Hollywood Sexual Assault
Sean 'Diddy' Combs faces 120 explosive abuse claims, including minors
The new allegations have been made by 60 men and 60 women, including victims who were minors at the time of the alleged incidents
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Michael Jackson sexual abuse lawsuits revived by Calinfornia appeals court
A California appeals court on Friday revived lawsuits from two men who allege Michael Jackson sexually abused them for years when they were boys. A three-judge panel from California's 2nd District Court of Appeal found that the lawsuits of Wade Robson and James Safechuck should not have been dismissed by a lower court, and that the men can validly claim that the two Jackson-owned corporations that were named as defendants in the cases had a responsibility to protect them. It's the second time the lawsuits brought by Robson in 2013 and Safechuck the following year have been brought back after dismissal. The two men became more widely known for telling their stories in the 2019 HBO documentary Leaving Neverland. A judge who dismissed the suits in 2021 found that that the corporations, MJJ Productions Inc. and MJJ Ventures Inc., could not be expected to function like the Boy Scouts or a church where a child in their care could expect their protection. Jackson, who died in 2009, was
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Harvey Weinstein lawyer tells US court in closing: 'Regret is not rape'
An attorney for Harvey Weinstein at his Los Angeles rape and sexual assault trial told jurors on Thursday that prosecutors' case relies entirely on asking them to trust women whose testimony showed they were untrustworthy. Take my word for it' five words that sum up the entirety of the prosecution's case, Jackson told jurors in his closing argument. The 70-year-old former movie magnate is charged with raping and sexually assaulting two women and committing sexual battery against two others. Jackson argued that two of the women were entirely lying about their encounters, while the other two took part in transactional sex for the sake of career advancement that was 100 per cent consensual. But after the #MeToo explosion around Weinstein with stories in the New York Times and the New Yorker which Jackson called a dogpile on his client the women became regretful. Regret is not rape, Jackson told jurors several times. Weinstein is already serving a 23-year sentence for a conviction
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Way we tell the story of Hollywood sexual assault and harassment matters
As it turns out, Weinstein and others are becoming a never-ending story, as more women reveal experiences with powerful men
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