Berkeley Startup Accused of Stealing Actors’ Voices to Create AI Generator

EXCLUSIVE: Showrunner Industries is now working with the AI startup ScriptGen on a collaboration involving the former’s script development platform WritersRoom Pro.

Steven J. Horowitz Senior Music Writer Singer-songwriter The-Dream, best known as a solo performer and for his work penning massive hits for Rihanna and Beyoncé, has been accused of sexual and physical assault in a new lawsuit filed by a woman named Chanaaz Mangroe (a/k/a Channii Monroe). The suit, filed in California federal court today, lays out accusations of abuse, violence and manipulation.

A pensioner has reappeared in court charged with the alleged 'gunshot' death of Brian Low in Aberfeldy.

With its two billion monthly active users, WhatsApp has turned into a hotbed for scammers and fraudsters aiming to target a vast audience swiftly and effortlessly.

Adele recently went viral for criticising a heckler who shouted “Pride sucks” during one of her shows in Las Vegas, but it appears that the singer may have misheard the crowd member.The star was performing at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace last Saturday (June 1) – which coincided with the start of Pride Month – as part of her ongoing Weekends With Adele residency.At one point in the concert, a male attendee interrupted Adele speaking with an apparent homophobic remark.“Did you come to my fucking show and just say that Pride sucks? Are you fucking stupid?” she fired back. “Don’t be so fucking ridiculous.

Hackread (via Billboard), the compromise in data was carried out by a well known hacker group called ShinyHunters, who claimed that they had stolen 1.3 terabytes of data from Ticketmaster.Details obtained from the 560million customers include full names, addresses, email addresses, phone numbers, ticket sales and event details, order information, and partial payment card data. They have threatened to sell the data for $500,000 (£393,800).The ticketing company previously urged its users to carry out checks due to the data breach.Live Nation has now confirmed the matter in an SEC filing on Friday (May 31).

A producer who worked with Donald Trump on the first two seasons of his reality show The Apprentice is making some big allegations about the reality star turned politician.

K-pop.Yesterday (Wednesday May 29), South Korea’s Joint Chiefs Of Staff (JCS) claimed the supreme leader of North Korea had floated more than 260 balloons across the border since Tuesday (May 28).According to a JCS official, the fallen inflatables contained “various pieces of trash, such as plastic bottles, batteries, shoe parts and even manure” (via the Seoul-based Yonhap News Agency). No damage has been reported as of yet.Reuters noted that North Korean defectors and activists in South Korea “regularly” send balloons containing anti-Pyongyang leaflets, food, medicine, money and USB sticks loaded with K-pop music videos and dramas across the border.North Korea had warned last Sunday (May 26) that it would send “mounds of wastepaper and filth” over to South Korea in a “tit-for-tat” retaliation (via Consequence).The JCS said this marked the largest number of North Korean balloons sent into the South, following similar instances between 2016 and 2018.In response to the latest action, the military deployed personnel from chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear response teams, as well as bomb disposal units to collect the objects for a detailed analysis.“These acts by North Korea clearly violate international law and seriously threaten our people’s safety,” the JCS said.

When we're in love, it can be tempting to spend all your time with your other half.Typically, you enjoy being around the other person and feel like a part of you is missing when they're not there. But this isn't the case for everyone. In fact, one introvert revealed she has been trying to get some much-needed space from her partner.

Diddy has been accused of verbally assaulting Chaka Khan as well as having his security attack her son Damien Holland.Diddy – real name Sean Combs – is currently facing a series of ongoing investigations regarding alleged sex trafficking, sexual assault and harassment. The rapper’s homes in Miami and Los Angeles were raided in March, seemingly in connection with the accusations.The allegations made against him about assaulting the ‘I’m Every Woman’ singer were made by the singer’s daughter – Indira Milini Khan – after he publicly apologised for assaulting his ex-partner Cassie in surveillance footage recently published by CNN.A post shared by LOVE (@diddy)Chaka Khan’s daughter left a comment under Diddy’s apology video.“I'm glad this is happening to you, you got in my mothers face and publicly disrespected her yelling and screaming like a lunatic when my little brother tried to get you out of my mothers face your security jumped… pic.twitter.com/uylNkLHRgd— The Art Of Dialogue (@ArtOfDialogue_) May 22, 2024Indira took to the comments section of Diddy’s apology video on Instagram and wrote: “I’m glad this is happening to you, you got in my mothers face and publicly disrespected her yelling and screaming like a lunatic.”She continued: “When my little brother tried to get you out of my mothers face your security jumped my 19 year old brother[.] [T]hese may be your dark days but I’m singing and dancing watching your demise.

Sean “Diddy” Combs is facing another lawsuit from a former acquaintance.

Another woman has come forward with sexual assault accusations against Diddy. Prepare yourselves for the disturbing details in this new lawsuit, Perezcious readers. According to TMZ on Thursday,

Amanda Abbington's fiancé Jonathan Goodwin has responded to a fan after a troll accused Amanda of 'trying to ruin Giovanni Pernice's Strictly Come Dancing career'. Amid reports that the BBC has launched an investigation into Strictly pro Giovanni following questions about his training style with the celebrities on the show, former Britain's Got Talent star Jonathan, 44, who has been engaged to Amanda since 2021, took to Instagram to share a cryptic quote.

Beyoncé has been hit with a copyright lawsuit over her hit song ‘Break My Soul’.The filing has been put forward by a New Orleans group called Da Showstoppaz, who claim that the pop star is guilty of copyright infringement with her hit ‘Renaissance’ track.The issue stems from Beyoncé’s 2022 song sampling Big Freedia – who the band claim unlawfully used lyrics from their track ‘Release A Wiggle’, which they shared back in 2002.Members of the band, Tessa Avie, Keva Bourgeois, Henri Braggs, and Brian Clark, all filed a complaint to the Louisiana federal court yesterday (May 22). In the filing, they alleged that Bey sampled Big Freedia’s 2014 track ‘Explode’ – however, the latter unlawfully used “copyrighted lyrics, melody, and musical arrangement” from their own track, making the feature in ‘Break My Soul’ unlawful.As well as the ‘Cowboy Carter’ singer, Big Freedia, Sony Music, Jay-Z and more have been named as defendants.“Defendants used Plaintiffs’ words, melody, and musical arrangement from their copyrighted works to create an album as homage to ‘uncle Johnny’ who exposed the music and culture of the LGBTQ community of greater New Orleans, of which three members are strongly affiliated with themselves, all displayed in its full force — the tone, actual words, melody, musical arrangement of bounce music,” the suit claims (via Rolling Stone).It goes on to recall how the song has seen huge success due to it topping the US singles chart, being played frequently on her ‘Renaissance’ tour, and appearing in her accompanying documentary film about the live shows.“Mrs.

Scarlett Johansson does NOT want to be turned into an AI chatbot… And she ain’t about to let ChatGPT use a knockoff version of her voice for theirs!

Kid Rock has been accused of drunkenly waving a gun in a reporter’s face during a recent interview.The allegations have been put forward by journalist David Pesiner, who described the encounter in detail as part of a new piece for Rolling Stone.In the piece, which was shared last night (May 19), Pesiner recalls how he visited the ‘00s rapper at his ranch in Nashville last month and ended up staying for hours as the interview progressed and saw Kid Rock act increasingly erratically.During the discussion, the journalist claims, the Detroit rocker discussed his support for Donald Trump, and his views on the right-wing culture laws.

For some years now, Nicolas Cage has been a genre unto himself: desperate, deranged, deliciously cheesy, with that special mastery of dialogue that moves seamlessly from a panting whisper to a bellow and back again. Put Cage’s name above the title and your film has an immediate brand that not only rides over script glitches but does a full Fast and Furious speed-jump over the top of any yawning gaps in probability.

Illusionist David Copperfield says he is the target of "false allegations" after 16 women came forward to accuse him of sexual misconduct spanning over four decades.The 67 year old has been accused of groping four of the women on stage during live performances, including one when she was 15 years old. His representatives have denied any allegations of sexual misconduct, after 16 women have accused him in a new investigation.

Jurors have retired to consider their verdicts in the trial of a teacher accused of having sex with two pupils. Rebecca Joynes, 30, denies six counts of engaging in sexual activity with a child.

Prince Harry may encounter significant issues when the time arrives for him to renew his visa in the United States. This warning comes from an immigration solicitor, soon after allegations surfaced intimating that the Duke of Sussex may not have been entirely honest on his original US visa application.