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San Francisco Chronicle
02-07-2025
- Entertainment
- San Francisco Chronicle
Diddy's trial was the latest in a line of high-profile celebrity criminal cases
A New York City jury's decision Wednesday to convict Sean 'Diddy' Combs on prostitution-related offenses and acquit the music mogul on sex trafficking and racketeering charges was the latest in a line of high-profile celebrity criminal cases that garnered widespread attention. O.J. Simpson In 1995, football star and actor O.J. Simpson was acquitted of murder in the deaths of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend Ronald Goldman after the 'trial of the century.' Two years later, a civil trial jury found him liable for the deaths and ordered him to pay $33.5 million to relatives of Brown and Goldman. Simpson died in 2024 at age 76 of prostate cancer. Michael Jackson Michael Jackson was acquitted in 2005 of molesting a 13-year-old cancer survivor at his Neverland Ranch. The King of Pop was also accused of plying the boy with alcohol and conspiring to hold him and his family captive. Jackson had faced nearly 20 years in prison. Jackson died in 2009 at age 50 of an overdose of the anesthetic propofol. R. Kelly R. Kelly is serving time at a prison in North Carolina. This year, a federal appeals court upheld the Grammy Award-winning R&B singer's 2021 racketeering and sex trafficking convictions, along with a 30-year prison sentence. The court concluding that the singer exploited his fame for over a quarter century to sexually abuse girls and young women. Last year, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal of a 20-year sentence Kelly received after his 2022 conviction on child sex charges including charges of producing images of child sexual abuse in Chicago. Bill Cosby Bill Cosby was convicted in 2018 of sexual assault and sentenced to up to a decade in prison. But three years later the Pennsylvania Supreme Court said the district attorney who made the decision to arrest Cosby was obligated to stand by a predecessor's promise not to charge Cosby, though there was no evidence that agreement was ever put in writing. The former 'Cosby Show' star was the first celebrity tried and convicted in the #MeToo era and spent nearly three years at a state prison near Philadelphia before the higher court overturned his conviction and released him in 2021. Alec Baldwin Last year, a judge decided halfway through Alec Baldwin's involuntary manslaughter trial to dismiss the charge. Baldwin had been charged in the 2021 fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the movie 'Rust.' The judge dismissed the case on allegations that police and prosecutors withheld evidence from the defense. This year, Baldwin sued for malicious prosecution and civil rights violations. Baldwin also alleged defamation, saying that prosecutors and investigators intentionally mishandled evidence. A$AP Rocky A Los Angeles jury acquitted A$AP Rocky in February after a trial on two counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm. The hip-hop star was accused of firing on a former friend in Hollywood in 2021. Rocky, who rejected a plea deal that would have involved very little jail time, opted not to testify at trial. Harvey Weinstein Former Oscar-winning movie producer Harvey Weinstein was convicted of rape and other charges in 2022 by a Los Angeles jury. He was sentenced then to 16 years in prison and is appealing that conviction. Weinstein, 73, also was found guilty last month during the retrial of a rape case in New York City. The charges against Weinstein have been pivotal for the #MeToo movement. The anti-sexual-misconduct campaign was fueled by allegations against him. Martha Stewart Homemaking icon and media personality Martha Stewart was convicted in 2004 of lying to the federal government about a 2001 stock sale. She served five months in prison. Her brand rebounded following her release. In 2023, at the age of 81, Stewart was chosen as one of Sports Illustrated's swimsuit cover models. Kevin Spacey In 2023, a London jury acquitted Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey on sexual assault charges stemming from allegations by four men dating back 20 years. Spacey had denied the allegations against him and told the jury how they had destroyed his acting career as the #MeToo movement gained momentum in the U.S. Spacey told British broadcast host Piers Morgan last year that he was millions of dollars in debt, largely because of unpaid legal bills.
Winnipeg Free Press
02-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Winnipeg Free Press
Diddy's trial was the latest in a line of high-profile celebrity criminal cases
A New York City jury's decision Wednesday to convict Sean 'Diddy' Combs on prostitution-related offenses and acquit the music mogul on sex trafficking and racketeering charges was the latest in a line of high-profile celebrity criminal cases that garnered widespread attention. O.J. Simpson In 1995, football star and actor O.J. Simpson was acquitted of murder in the deaths of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend Ronald Goldman after the 'trial of the century.' Two years later, a civil trial jury found him liable for the deaths and ordered him to pay $33.5 million to relatives of Brown and Goldman. Simpson died in 2024 at age 76 of prostate cancer. Michael Jackson Michael Jackson was acquitted in 2005 of molesting a 13-year-old cancer survivor at his Neverland Ranch. The King of Pop was also accused of plying the boy with alcohol and conspiring to hold him and his family captive. Jackson had faced nearly 20 years in prison. Jackson died in 2009 at age 50 of an overdose of the anesthetic propofol. R. Kelly R. Kelly is serving time at a prison in North Carolina. This year, a federal appeals court upheld the Grammy Award-winning R&B singer's 2021 racketeering and sex trafficking convictions, along with a 30-year prison sentence. The court concluding that the singer exploited his fame for over a quarter century to sexually abuse girls and young women. Last year, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal of a 20-year sentence Kelly received after his 2022 conviction on child sex charges including charges of producing images of child sexual abuse in Chicago. Bill Cosby Bill Cosby was convicted in 2018 of sexual assault and sentenced to up to a decade in prison. But three years later the Pennsylvania Supreme Court said the district attorney who made the decision to arrest Cosby was obligated to stand by a predecessor's promise not to charge Cosby, though there was no evidence that agreement was ever put in writing. The former 'Cosby Show' star was the first celebrity tried and convicted in the #MeToo era and spent nearly three years at a state prison near Philadelphia before the higher court overturned his conviction and released him in 2021. Alec Baldwin Last year, a judge decided halfway through Alec Baldwin's involuntary manslaughter trial to dismiss the charge. Baldwin had been charged in the 2021 fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the movie 'Rust.' The judge dismissed the case on allegations that police and prosecutors withheld evidence from the defense. This year, Baldwin sued for malicious prosecution and civil rights violations. Baldwin also alleged defamation, saying that prosecutors and investigators intentionally mishandled evidence. A$AP Rocky A Los Angeles jury acquitted A$AP Rocky in February after a trial on two counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm. The hip-hop star was accused of firing on a former friend in Hollywood in 2021. Rocky, who rejected a plea deal that would have involved very little jail time, opted not to testify at trial. Harvey Weinstein Weekly A weekly look at what's happening in Winnipeg's arts and entertainment scene. Former Oscar-winning movie producer Harvey Weinstein was convicted of rape and other charges in 2022 by a Los Angeles jury. He was sentenced then to 16 years in prison and is appealing that conviction. Weinstein, 73, also was found guilty last month during the retrial of a rape case in New York City. The charges against Weinstein have been pivotal for the #MeToo movement. The anti-sexual-misconduct campaign was fueled by allegations against him. Martha Stewart Homemaking icon and media personality Martha Stewart was convicted in 2004 of lying to the federal government about a 2001 stock sale. She served five months in prison. Her brand rebounded following her release. In 2023, at the age of 81, Stewart was chosen as one of Sports Illustrated's swimsuit cover models. Kevin Spacey In 2023, a London jury acquitted Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey on sexual assault charges stemming from allegations by four men dating back 20 years. Spacey had denied the allegations against him and told the jury how they had destroyed his acting career as the #MeToo movement gained momentum in the U.S. Spacey told British broadcast host Piers Morgan last year that he was millions of dollars in debt, largely because of unpaid legal bills.
Hindustan Times
02-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Hindustan Times
Diddy's trial was the latest in a line of high-profile celebrity criminal cases
A New York City jury's decision Wednesday to convict Sean 'Diddy' Combs on prostitution-related offenses and acquit the music mogul on sex trafficking and racketeering charges was the latest in a line of high-profile celebrity criminal cases that garnered widespread attention. Diddy's trial was the latest in a line of high-profile celebrity criminal cases In 1995, football star and actor O.J. Simpson was acquitted of murder in the deaths of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend Ronald Goldman after the 'trial of the century.' Two years later, a civil trial jury found him liable for the deaths and ordered him to pay $33.5 million to relatives of Brown and Goldman. Simpson died in 2024 at age 76 of prostate cancer. Michael Jackson was acquitted in 2005 of molesting a 13-year-old cancer survivor at his Neverland Ranch. The King of Pop was also accused of plying the boy with alcohol and conspiring to hold him and his family captive. Jackson had faced nearly 20 years in prison. Jackson died in 2009 at age 50 of an overdose of the anesthetic propofol. R. Kelly is serving time at a prison in North Carolina. This year, a federal appeals court upheld the Grammy Award-winning R&B singer's 2021 racketeering and sex trafficking convictions, along with a 30-year prison sentence. The court concluding that the singer exploited his fame for over a quarter century to sexually abuse girls and young women. Last year, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal of a 20-year sentence Kelly received after his 2022 conviction on child sex charges including charges of producing images of child sexual abuse in Chicago. Bill Cosby was convicted in 2018 of sexual assault and sentenced to up to a decade in prison. But three years later the Pennsylvania Supreme Court said the district attorney who made the decision to arrest Cosby was obligated to stand by a predecessor's promise not to charge Cosby, though there was no evidence that agreement was ever put in writing. The former 'Cosby Show' star was the first celebrity tried and convicted in the #MeToo era and spent nearly three years at a state prison near Philadelphia before the higher court overturned his conviction and released him in 2021. Last year, a judge decided halfway through Alec Baldwin's involuntary manslaughter trial to dismiss the charge. Baldwin had been charged in the 2021 fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the movie 'Rust.' The judge dismissed the case on allegations that police and prosecutors withheld evidence from the defense. This year, Baldwin sued for malicious prosecution and civil rights violations. Baldwin also alleged defamation, saying that prosecutors and investigators intentionally mishandled evidence. A Los Angeles jury acquitted A$ Rocky in February after a trial on two counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm. The hip-hop star was accused of firing on a former friend in Hollywood in 2021. Rocky, who rejected a plea deal that would have involved very little jail time, opted not to testify at trial. Former Oscar-winning movie producer Harvey Weinstein was convicted of rape and other charges in 2022 by a Los Angeles jury. He was sentenced then to 16 years in prison and is appealing that conviction. Weinstein, 73, also was found guilty last month during the retrial of a rape case in New York City. The charges against Weinstein have been pivotal for the #MeToo movement. The anti-sexual-misconduct campaign was fueled by allegations against him. Homemaking icon and media personality Martha Stewart was convicted in 2004 of lying to the federal government about a 2001 stock sale. She served five months in prison. Her brand rebounded following her release. In 2023, at the age of 81, Stewart was chosen as one of Sports Illustrated's swimsuit cover models. In 2023, a London jury acquitted Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey on sexual assault charges stemming from allegations by four men dating back 20 years. Spacey had denied the allegations against him and told the jury how they had destroyed his acting career as the #MeToo movement gained momentum in the U.S. Spacey told British broadcast host Piers Morgan last year that he was millions of dollars in debt, largely because of unpaid legal bills. This article was generated from an automated news agency feed without modifications to text.
Evening Standard
25-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Evening Standard
This Bitter Earth at Soho Theatre review: Billy Porter makes an assured directing debut
Pleasingly, though, the play refuses to settle for being *just* about the politics or the love affair, or to follow predictable tramlines. There are nice digressions into the morals of Googling your partner's parents, the legacy of the Cosby Show and why Barack Obama was a revelation for white people not black people. Each man learns how the other takes up space differently in society. That Jesse won't dance is at least as galling for Neil as the fact he won't march.
Daily Mail
29-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Jennifer Lopez's producing partner shares shocking information on Marilyn Monroe's 'murder' in tell-all book
Jennifer Lopez 's producing partner is sharing some of Hollywood's darkest secrets in a new book. Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas has drawn from her years in show business to write her debut novel, Climbing in Heels. On Tuesday she talked to People about the page turner as she offered excerpts. And one of her stories has to do with the death of Marilyn Monroe at age 36 in 1962 as she offered a Hollywood insider's take on it. 'I was working in the theater department and one day an old man came shuffling up and said he was here to see my boss,' she recalled. 'He said to no one in particular, "They killed Marilyn." I said, "Excuse me?" 'He said, "I didn't want it to happen. I really liked the kid. She called me Uncle Milty." But she was just getting out of control ... so they killed her.' When Goldsmith-Thomas later asked her boss who the man was, she showed her a book with photos of Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis and JFK's brother-in-law, Peter Lawford and told her. 'Milt Ebbins. There was a time when his name could open any door in Hollywood. He was Peter Lawford's manager. He was the keeper of their secrets,' she said. Milton Keith Ebbins was an American trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter, talent manager and movie/television producer. He began his career as a trumpet player and bandleader in the early-1930s. He died in 2008 at the age of 96. Elaine used to be a secretary before she started producing movies. Her book follows three young women working at one of Tinseltown's biggest talent agencies and some of its biggest stars including Julia Roberts, Madonna and Nicolas Cage. Goldsmith-Thomas, who began her own career at the William Morris Agency in the early 1980s, told Page Six it was like working in the 'Wild Wild West.' 'You know, people like Harvey Weinstein were not the anomaly, they were the norm,' she told the outlet. Details in the book include a male assistant who is allowed to listen in on his boss while he is having sex with actresses auditioning for a role. 'That was a story I had heard from a trainee who was allowed to listen in as his boss, that was his bonus … his little treat. His boss let him listen in as he f***ed actresses.' Goldsmith-Thomas recalled her own close call when she met Bill Cosby. The Cosby Show star threw a luncheon for all the William Morris secretaries to show his thanks for the success of the sitcom. During a brief encounter, the Emmy winner asked her about her future plans. She had recently graduated from college and Goldsmith-Thomas told the comic she would love to represent him one day. 'Later, I got a call from the executive secretary on the first floor saying, "Mr. Cosby was very impressed by you. And we're going to give you contracts to sign, bring them over to his hotel, The Beverly Wilshire,"' she explained. 'And I went into the bathroom, I was really excited getting ready — oh my God, I felt seen, I felt really seen. 'And my friend who worked for the president of the agency happened to be there. I told her and she said, "Don't do it." I said, "Why?" She said, "Don't do it." 'Now she didn't say anything bad would happen … there was just something about the way she said it that frightened me enough that I didn't go.' Cosby has been accused by some 60 women of drugging and raping them. He was convicted of aggravated indecent assault in 2018. The conviction was later overturned, and Cosby, who has denied all the allegations, was released in 2021. Writing the book 'made me look back,' she recalled, revealing that when she was still fresh in the business when agents in Los Angeles would have their secretaries send cocaine cross-country in something called the 'New York pouch that went back and forth to New York overnight.' Sexual harassment was common in the workplace when the Second Act producer was still new in the business. 'I mean the guys in the mail room, they'd go, "Hey, could I have a little keppy?" — meaning, "Can I have a little [oral sex]?" I'd go, "How can you ask me that? We're friends" … "Well, you don't ask, you don't get," they'd say.' Lopez and her future producing partner met when they were both attending a performance of Cabaret starring the late Natasha Richardson in 1998 and the two connected 'on a very visceral level.' Together they have worked on more than a dozen projects together including Hustlers, Kiss of the Spider Woman, which will be released in October, and Office Romance, in which Lopez is starring with Ted Lasso's Brett Goldstein. It was the Hustlers star who insisted Goldsmith-Thomas write the book. 'Jennifer is extraordinary because here's a dancer who became an actor, who became a singer, who became a global brand, who is probably one of the biggest stars on earth and she's incredibly kind,' she said of her friend. 'I felt when I worked with Jennifer that I had a partner — that she put her shoulder next to mine and we'd push. It sounds funny, but the sky wasn't the limit; it was a resting place.'
