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Mystikal is ready to make some changes after years of legal turmoil. In a recent interview with the Associated Press, the 50-year-old rapper opened up about his newly dismissed rape case and how the ordeal prompted a change in his lyrics. “When I look back and listen to the music, man — I was a nasty lil’ rapper!” […]
Two further alleged victims have accused T.I. and his wife Tiny of drugging, abusing, and sex-trafficking them and others in 2010. Vulture reports that lawyer Tyrone A. Blackburn, who previously sent a letter to federal prosecutors claiming the couple has committed a litany of abusive crimes, was retained by two anonymous survivors this week in addition […]
Deadline has learned that Pepe Le Pew will not be appearing in the upcoming LeBron James-led sequel, Space Jam: A New Legacy. His removal from the film allegedly has nothing to do with a recent piece from Charles M. Blow of the New York Times, where he asserts that the character “normalized rape culture.” The scene was filmed prior […]
New York Times columnist Charles M. Blow is defending comments he made about the Looney Tunes character Pepe Le Pew in a column published this week following right-wing backlash. In his Wednesday piece, titled “Six Seuss Books Bore a Bias,” Blow references Le Pew in a series of comments about problematic cartoon characters before blasting six of […]
On Monday a U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge confirmed a Weinstein Co. liquidation which will set aside more than $17 million for victims of Harvey Weinstein‘s sexual misconduct. The ruling comes almost three years after the company, which was co-founded by the currently imprisoned Weinstein, declared for bankruptcy. According to Variety, the plan will also give $9.7 million […]
People has learned Soulja Boy is being sued for sexual battery, assault, false imprisonment, and infliction of emotional distress by a woman who claims to be his former personal assistant. In the suit, the woman alleges she was hired by Soulja Boy in December 2018 for $500 per week, but was asked to go above and beyond […]
After a failed attempt to get his sexual assault case dismissed, Danny Masterson has pleaded not guilty to multiple rape charges. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the 44-year-old actor’s attorney entered the plea Wednesday, about seven months after he was formally charged with three counts of sexual assault. Masterson, best known for his role on […]
Three men—including Florida rapper Splash Zanotti—are behind bars after they allegedly kidnapped a couple during a home invasion in which they took $20,000. According to an affidavit obtained by the local CBS affiliate, Zanotti (born Kejuan Brandon Campbell) was the ringleader of the incident and his accomplices are identified as Dionte Alexander-Wilcox and Antonio James. Federal prosecutors say the three men […]
The Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office announced Wednesday that seven additional counts of sexual assault charges have been filed against adult film actor Ron Jeremy, Variety reports. These new charges, which have been brought forth by six women, ranging in age from 17 to 38 at the time, include three counts of forcible rape, two counts of […]
Nigeria’s Kaduna state passed a new law dictating that men who are convicted of rape can be castrated, the New York Post reports. Child rapists face the steeper punishment of castration and then execution. Women who are convicted of raping a child can be subject to the removal of their fallopian tubes. “Drastic penalties are required to help further […]
