Motown legend Smokey Robinson is under criminal investigation in Los Angeles over accusations of sexual assault. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department confirmed it had launched a formal inquiry into the allegations, saying the probe was in the “early stages”. The investigation comes after a lawsuit was filed last week by four anonymous housekeepers against … Read more
French film star Gérard Depardieu has been found guilty of sexual assaulting two women on a film set at a trial in Paris and given a suspended jail term of 18 months. The 76-year-old actor was accused by the two women of groping them during work on a film in 2021. Depardieu had denied the … Read more
Motown legend Smokey Robinson has denied allegations of sexual assault that were made by several former employees. In a lawsuit filed on Tuesdayfour female housekeepers accused the singer-songwriter of sexual battery including rape, plus false imprisonment and a number of labour violations. In a statement to the BBC, Robinson’s lawyer Christopher Frost called the allegations … Read more
Actor Michael Pitt, known for “Boardwalk Empire” and “Dawson’s Creek,” faces criminal charges for allegedly sexually abusing, assaulting and choking his ex-girlfriend, according to a grand jury indictment recently filed in New York. Pitt was arrested Friday in Brooklyn in connection to the indictment, The Times has confirmed. The 44-year-old actor was indicted on nine … Read more
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Four former employees have sued Motown legend Smokey Robinson and his wife, alleging the singer sexually assaulted them on multiple occasions and failed to pay them properly for hours worked while claiming that Frances Robinson berated them. According to the complaint filed May 6 in Los Angeles County Superior Court, the Robinsons are accused of … Read more
We’re back in London, Ont., court Good morning. I’m a writer and editor based in Kingston, Ont., and I’ll be curating your live page updates today. We have multiple reporters at the Ontario Court of Justice in London, Ont., where the new sexual assault trial for five former world junior hockey players is set to … Read more
A new jury was chosen in London, Ont., on Friday for the trial of five former world junior hockey players accused of sexually assaulting a woman in a hotel room in 2018. Earlier in the day, the judge declared a mistrial, setting up the need for the new trial. Michael McLeod, Dillon Dubé, Cal Foote, Carter … Read more
Jury selection began anew in London, Ont., on Friday for the trial of five former world junior hockey players accused of sexually assaulting a woman in a hotel room in 2018. Earlier in the day, the judge declared a mistrial, setting up the need for a new trial that’s expected to last eight weeks. Michael … Read more
No evidence was heard Thursday at the trial of five former world junior hockey players accused of sexually assaulting a woman in a London, Ont., hotel room in 2018. Michael McLeod, Dillon Dubé, Cal Foote, Carter Hart and Alex Formenton each faces one count of sexual assault. McLeod faces an additional count of being a party to an … Read more
