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06-06-2025
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Jonathan Joss: Police Are Investigating Actor's Sexual Orientation as Motive in His Killing
Police investigating the shooting death of actor Jonathan Joss have not ruled out his sexual orientation playing a role in his killing, despite an earlier statement suggesting otherwise. During a dispute Sunday night near his San Antonio, Texas home, Joss was shot and killed; a neighbor, identified by investigators as Sigfredo Ceja Alvarez, was taken into custody and charged with murder. More from Rolling Stone 'King of the Hill' Creators Pay Tribute to Jonathan Joss Jonathan Joss, 'King of the Hill' Voice Actor, Fatally Shot at 59 Johnny Hardwick, Voice of Conspiracy Nut Dale Gribble on 'King of the Hill,' Dead at 64 Following Joss' death, the King of the Hill voice actor's husband, Tristan Kern de Gonzales, said on social media that they were approached by the neighbor who began yelling homophobic slurs and fired his gun. 'Jonathan and I had no weapons. We were not threatening anyone,' said de Gonzales. 'We were standing side by side. When the man fired, Jonathan pushed me out of the way. He saved my life.' The day after Joss' killing, the San Antonio police wrote on social media that 'despite online claims of this being a hate crime, currently the investigation has found no evidence to indicate that the Mr. Joss's murder was related to his sexual orientation.' However, during a press conference Thursday, San Antonio Police Chief William McManus said that statement was 'premature.' 'I will own that and simply say again that we simply shouldn't have done that. It was way too early in the process for any statement of that nature to be issued,' McManus said, adding that authorities are investigating the actor's sexual orientation as a possible motive. 'The loss of Jonathan Joss was tragic, most heavily felt by the LGBTQ+ community,' McManus said (via the Associated Press). 'We gather the facts, and we give those facts to the district attorney's office. And then that hate crime designation is determined at sentencing.' Joss' King of the Hill and Parks and Recreation co-stars and creators paid tribute to the actor following news of his death. King of the Hill's co-creators, Mike Judge and Greg Daniels, and revival showrunner Saladin Patterson shared a post on Instagram alongside images of Joss and his character, John Redcorn. 'Jonathan brought King of the Hill's 'John Redcorn' to life for over a dozen seasons, including in the upcoming revival,' they wrote. 'His voice will be missed at King of the Hill, and we extend our deepest condolences to Jonathan's friends and family.' Best of Rolling Stone The 50 Best 'Saturday Night Live' Characters of All Time Denzel Washington's Movies Ranked, From Worst to Best 70 Greatest Comedies of the 21st Century
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05-06-2025
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Sean Combs Is No Longer Allowed to Nod at the Jury
The judge in Sean Combs' racketeering and sex-trafficking trial rebuked the hip-hop mogul Thursday for 'nodding vigorously' at the jury during witness testimony and warned that continued interaction with the jury could result in Combs' expulsion from the courtroom. During the questioning of witness Bryana Bongolan, who claims that Combs dangled her over a balcony railing in 2016, Judge Arun Subramanian twice observed the defendant nodding in the direction of the jury; any defendant interactions or expressions aimed at the jury are not allowed as it could influence jurors. More from Rolling Stone Second Alleged Sean Combs Sex Trafficking Victim Begins Testimony Woman Recalls Sean Combs' Alleged Threat: 'I'm The Devil, And I Could Kill You' Sean Combs' Accuser Thalia Graves Wins Fight to Dismiss Bodyguard's Defamation Suit 'I could not have been any clearer in terms of what I said,' the judge told the court. 'There was a line of questioning when your client was nodding vigorously and looking at the jury.' Subramanian then called a sidebar with Combs' lawyers and told them to get their client to stop nodding. 'It is absolutely unacceptable,' he told defense attorney Marc Agnifilo, who promised the judge that Combs would cease nodding. 'It cannot happen again,' Subramanian added. In the event of further gesticulations, Subramanian warned, he would allow federal prosecutors to make an application to give the jury an instruction on the issue and, if it persisted, he would have Combs removed entirely from his own trial. Court sketch artist Jane Rosenberg told NBC News that Combs has frequently made facial expressions toward the jury since the onset of the trial based on the testimony and has at times even attempted to interact with jurors. On Thursday, a woman who alleged Combs dangled her over the 17th floor balcony of Ventura's high-rise apartment faced an intense cross-examination from Combs' attorney, Nicole Westmoreland. Westmoreland sought to poke holes in Bongolan's recollection of events, noting what she claimed were inconsistencies in Bryana Bongolan's testimony. The defense scored one of its most dramatic moments in the trial so far when Westmoreland claimed Bongolan's timeline of events was impossible. In her $10 million civil lawsuit filed against Combs last November, Bongolan said the balcony incident happened 'on or about' Sept. 26, 2016. Westmoreland said hotel and dining receipts showed Combs was in New York from Sept. 24 to Sept. 29 in 2016. 'You agree that one person can't be in two places at the same time,' Westmoreland asked. On re-direct, though, Bongolan was asked if she had any doubt that Combs dangled her from the 17th story. 'I have no doubt,' she said. 'I will never forget him holding me over the balcony.' Best of Rolling Stone The 50 Greatest Eminem Songs All 274 of Taylor Swift's Songs, Ranked The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time
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12-05-2025
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Robert Fripp Suffered a Heart Attack After Thinking He Had Acid Reflux
Robert Fripp recently underwent two surgeries after suffering a heart attack he didn't even know he'd had. The King Crimson guitarist shared the story in a new video posted over the weekend alongside wife/collaborator, Toyah Wilcox. 'He had a heart attack two weeks ago,' Wilcox said in the clip. 'And you were in the right place, in the right time, and I am so grateful, because you've been through a lot.' More from Rolling Stone Robert Fripp's 1979 Cult Classic Album Has Never Been Played Live. Until Now Yes Drummer Bill Bruford Quit Music Over a Decade Ago. At 75, He's Back Behind the Kit Peter Sinfield, King Crimson's Original Lyricist and Key Collaborator, Dead at 80 Fripp then explained the surreal sequence of events. Last month, the musician said he'd been dealing with what he thought was acid reflux in the weeks leading up to a trip to Italy for a show. Having endured something similar a few years prior, Fripp didn't think much of it. But the day he flew to Italy, he said, he felt 'more discomfort.' While Fripp's team had already scheduled a doctor's visit, upon landing, they decided to take him to a cardiac hospital in Bergamo instead. While Fripp said he thought the doctors would prescribe him some acid reflux medication, they ultimately alerted him to some alarmingly high troponin levels in his blood, which can be a sign of a recent heart attack. Wilcox then said Fripp underwent 'five hours of surgery, intensive care, then a second surgery.' But the musician fixated on a totally different moment. 'I was in A&E [accident and emergency], not quite knowing what was going on, other than I knew they were going to do something. And an orderly came along and shaved my balls!' Fripp said with a laugh. 'The dear man, I really didn't wish his job on him at that point. Now this is the thing, you're concerned with my heart? Fine. What are you doing shaving my balls!' (Wilcox then sagely explained it was likely to rid his body of anything that could possibly harbor germs before undergoing heart surgery.) Fripp has since been able to return home to the U.K., and while he's currently on a few medications, he's on pace to recover well over the next couple months. Fripp ended the video by encouraging people who think they have heart burn or acid reflux to 'really look into it,' because 'it might be something more.' The musician also didn't seem to be letting the emergency surgeries get in the way of his music. Fripp noted that after being released from the hospital in Italy, he still managed to play his scheduled gig. 'You went to work,' Wilcox quipped, to which Fripp replied, 'No, dear, I went to play with my friends. And the performance in the church at in Castione della Presolana, it was stunning on the Saturday night. The audience were prepped with orchestral maneuvers, and it really was a magical event for me.' Best of Rolling Stone The 50 Greatest Eminem Songs All 274 of Taylor Swift's Songs, Ranked The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time
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08-05-2025
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Paul Haggis: Italian Judge Drops Sexual Assault Charges Against Director
Paul Haggis will not face trial over an alleged sexual assault that occurred in Italy in 2022 after a judge dropped the charges against the writer-director. In June 2022, Haggis was detained in Brindisi, Italy, on charges of sexual assault after a 'young foreign woman' told investigators that she was 'forced to seek medical care' following 'non-consensual sexual relations' with a man Italian authorities identified as Haggis. More from Rolling Stone Paul Haggis Loses Civil Rape Case, Ordered to Pay Accuser $10 Million Leah Remini Tries to Boost Paul Haggis' Claim That He's a 'Victim' of Scientology in Rape Lawsuit Paul Haggis Calls Himself a 'Broken Person' in Civil Rape Trial Prosecutors said that the alleged victim was dropped off at a nearby airport on Sunday morning following an alleged encounter with Haggis that lasted two days. Airport police and staff said they found the woman in 'precarious physical and psychological conditions' and in a 'confused state.' The woman was taken to a nearby hospital, where she was examined and later told authorities of the sexual assault and filed formal charges. Haggis was detained until July 2022, when he was released from house arrest pending the conclusion of the investigation. However, on Thursday, an Italian judge ruled that no sexual act occurred without consent and formally dropped the charges against Haggis, the BBC reports. 'For Mr. Haggis, it is the end of a nightmare that has unfairly shattered the career of a film genius and 2006 Oscar winner,' his lawyers, Michele Laforgia and Daniele Romeo, said in a statement. In late 2017 and early 2018, several women came forward with allegations of sexual misconduct against Haggis, including publicist Haleigh Breest, who filed a civil lawsuit against the Million Dollar Baby screenwriter; that civil trial ended in November 2022 with Haggis ordered to pay $10 million in damages to Breest. Priya Chaudhry, Haggis' lawyer at that trial, said in a statement to Rolling Stone Thursday following the dismissal of the Italian charges, 'It was always obvious that Paul was completely innocent — and that this woman lied. The timing of the lie, and the inevitability that it would be exposed, strongly suggest her false accusation was planned to sabotage Paul's other case on the eve of trial — deliberately engineered to inflict maximum damage and sway media and public opinion. Everyone should now question the credibility of a verdict delivered in the shadow of a false criminal allegation — one strategically timed to generate global headlines, inflame public opinion, and irreparably taint the course of justice.' Best of Rolling Stone The 50 Best 'Saturday Night Live' Characters of All Time Denzel Washington's Movies Ranked, From Worst to Best 70 Greatest Comedies of the 21st Century
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21-04-2025
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Lil Durk's Lawyer Files Motion to Get Murder-for-Hire Case Dismissed
Chicago drill star Lil Durk's lawyer filed a motion on Friday to dismiss murder-for-hire charges from 2022. His team is claiming the feds gave 'false evidence' to a grand jury as they presented lyrics he wrote six months before the shooting as evidence. Durk (born Durk Banks) was charged last year for the attempted murder of rival Quando Rondo, allegedly having ordered his own 'OTF' crew to murder Rondo. While Rondo survived, his friend Lul Pab was killed in the crossfire. Durk has pleaded not guilty. The feds cited lyrics from Lil Durk's verse on Babyface Ray's song 'Wonderful Wayne & Jackie Boy' as evidence that he was 'rapping about his revenge.' The song had been released in December 2022, three months after the shooting. More from Rolling Stone Sean Combs Loses Bid to Delay Racketeering and Sex Trafficking Trial New Pornographers Drummer Joe Seiders Arrested for Possession of Child Pornography Menendez Brothers' Lawyer Wants DA 'Thrown Off' Case, Resentencing Hearing Delayed 'Told me they got an addy (go, go)/ Got location (go, go)/ Green light (go, go, go, go, go),' Durk raps in the song. 'Look on the news and see your son/You screamin', 'No, no' (pu–y).' According to the motion filed by his lawyers, Durk recorded the song in January 2022 and cited sworn affidavits from music producers who worked on the song. 'The government told the grand jury that Mr. Banks, through specific lyrics in his music, celebrated and profited from a revenge murder that he had ordered,' David Findling, Durk's lawyer, wrote. 'That claim is demonstrably false. Unless the government is prosecuting Banks on a theory of extra-sensory prescience, the lyrics could not have soundly informed the grand jury's finding of probable cause.' The prosecution also claimed that his verse on the song references a news clip filmed after the shooting, where Rondo can be heard saying 'No, no' after seeing Lul Pab's body. Durk's lawyers, however, contest this, saying that audio from the original video was not used in the original song and that these are from YouTube edits. 'Mr. Banks did not create these videos, and the government has failed to show any nexus between these manufactured video clips and Mr. Banks,' Findling said. 'The internet users who posted the videos … are apparent 'fan pages' maintained by people with no affiliation to Mr. Banks.' Best of Rolling Stone The 50 Greatest Eminem Songs All 274 of Taylor Swift's Songs, Ranked The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time
