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K.J. Yossman Oscar-winning screenwriter Dustin Lance Black is set to face trial in the U.K. after allegedly assaulting a BBC host in a nightclub. Black appeared at Westminster Magistrates Court in London via videolink on Thursday morning local time where he pled not guilty to a charge of assault by beating. Black was released on unconditional bail. His trial is set to take place on August 8. The charge stems from an alleged altercation with an LGBTQ+ party planner and host of BBC3 show “The Big Proud Party Agency” Teddy Edwardes last summer. According to reports, Black allegedly threw a drink over Edwardes, who has also appeared as a contestant on BBC gameshow “Unbreakable,” at Freedom nightclub in Soho in August. He was reported to have been accompanied by his husband, British Olympic diver Tom Daley, at the time.
Edwardes reportedly posted on Instagram after the alleged incident, writing: “I went out for a couple of quiet drinks with my friends last night, nothing crazy, and I bumped into Tom Daley and his husband in Soho, who… pretty much unprovoked he threw an entire drink over me in Freedom. I didn’t have a drink to throw back so I did choose violence, it wasn’t that violent, he got a little tap on the back of the head.” The following month, Black also posted on social media. “So I vanished for a while…,” he wrote on Instagram last September. “A month ago I sustained a serious head injury that put me out of commission. Showing little improvement, my doctors ordered me to shut off my brain in hopes of it healing. This has been a challenging, frightening time for a creative type who depends on what’s in his skull to work, care and love. And now I understand the road back will be long. But this week my sweet, over
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The 2023 Academy of Country Music Awards are here, and the stars are getting ready. Nominees for the big night were announced in April, country music heavyweights Garth Brooks and Dolly Parton are set to host, and HARDY leads the pack with nominations. Here is what else to know about one of country music's biggest nights.
Labour’s leader on Glasgow City Council is facing a challenge for the top job after a year in the post.
Ed Meza @edmezavar Buenos Aires-based FilmSharks has nabbed worldwide rights to Spanish filmmaker Chiqui Carabante’s black-comedy whodunnit “The Fortress” (“La Fortaleza”) and is debuting its trailer ahead of the Cannes Film Market. The film centers on the death of Arturo Viaplana and its aftermath as his offspring, hoping to inherit a great fortune, discover that instead of leaving them the estate, their father has devised a macabre, posthumous game in which his children must first locate his body and bury it themselves in a specified location. Working together to carry out their father’s instructions and pass a series of tests, the siblings are forced to come to terms with a deeply hidden family secret.
The Runaways‘ songwriter Kari Krome has sued the estate of Kim Fowley and former KROQ DJ and club owner Rodney Bingenheimer for sexual assault of a minor.As reported by Rolling Stone, Krome – real name Cari Lee Mitchell – filed the lawsuit accusing both Fowley and Bingenheimer of sexually assaulting her when she was 13.According to the suit, Krome alleges that both Fowley and Bingenheimer groomed her before sexually abusing her.Mitchell also shared the impact these allegations have had on her for years. “You can come to a conclusion or think that something isn’t right, but if you’re speaking on something too soon, a lot of times you’ll get nothing but blowback, and you have to wait until the time is right,” she told Rolling Stone.“I never shut up about it.
Michael Kors is enjoying a rare day out with his husband.
Hollywood writers’ strike. However, a “Tonight Show” insider told The Post that neither Fallon, 48, nor “Late Night” host Seth Meyers, 49 — whom Kobos later mentioned — are typically not in those production meetings.The Writers Guild of America (WGA) announced in the wee hours Tuesday that its 11,500 screenwriter members in California, New York and other cities will refuse to work after the union and studios failed to agree on a new three-year contract after their current one expired just after midnight.In the wake of the strike, Fallon’s “The Tonight Show,” “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert,” “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” and “Late Night With Seth Meyers” have all been shut down.On Tuesday, Kobos, a non-union member who is not striking, quote tweeted a video of Fallon at the Met Gala on Monday night, in which he told Variety: “I wouldn’t have a show if it wasn’t for my writers, I support them all the way.“They got to have a fair contract and they got a lot of stuff to iron out and hopefully, they get it done,” he added.
Two men who licked blood from their victim's face have been caged for an “unmerciful and savage murder.” Samuel Atcheson and Steven Arthur Hunter, both from Ballymena, Northern Ireland, brutally killed Donald Harold Fraser-Rennie, 33, on October 29, 2020.
Three teenagers have been arrested in connection to the tragic death of 20-year-old Alexa Bartell — and horrifyingly, it’s now being reported they took photos of the scene as souvenirs of their actions!
The famous college cheerleading coach who starred in Netflix‘s groundbreaking series Cheer is being sued for allegedly trying to cover up a sexual assault that happened between two members of her squad. Monica Aldama rose to
Navarro College and its head cheerleading coach, Monica Aldama, have been named in a lawsuit for allegedly concealing a sexual assault, Us Weekly can confirm.
Jem Aswad Senior Music Editor Kari Krome, a songwriter for the 1970s all-female rock band the Runaways, has filed a lawsuit against the group’s late manager, Kim Fowley, and longtime KROQ DJ and nightclub owner Rodney Bingenheimer, alleging that both of them sexually assaulted when she was a minor. The news was first reported by Rolling Stone. “Plaintiff, Kari Krome [legal name: Carrie Mitchell] is a survivor of childhood sexual abuse, sexual battery, assault, and molestation at the hands of Defendant Rodney Bingenheimer,” the lawsuit, obtained by Variety, reads in part. “When Plaintiff was approximately 13 and 14 and 15 years old, Defendant Rodney Bingenheimer and Defendant Kim Fowley used their roles, status, and power as adults, as well as their connections to and work in the music industry to gain access to manipulate, exploit, and sexually assault Plaintiff in the State of California, County of Los Angeles. As a result of Defendant Rodney Bingenheimer’s and Defendant Kim Fowley’s sexual abuse and assault, Plaintiff has suffered severe emotional, physical and psychological distress, including shame, and guilt, economic loss, economic capacity and emotional loss.”
posted on Instagram after Black allegedly threw a drink over the celebrity, who also appeared on BBC gameshow “Unbreakable.”“I went out for a couple of quiet drinks with my friends last night, nothing crazy, and I bumped into Tom Daley and his husband in Soho, who… pretty much unprovoked he threw an entire drink over me in Freedom. I didn’t have a drink to throw back so I did choose violence, it wasn’t that violent, he got a little tap on the back of the head.”Black posted on social media the following month, writing of a concussion that caused him to pause creative activity in order to recover from the head injury.“A month ago I sustained a serious head injury that put me out of commission. Showing little improvement, my doctors ordered me to shut off my brain in hopes of it healing.
Dustin Lance Black will have to go to trial after being accused of alleged assault.
Oscar-winning screenwriter Dustin Lance Black will stand trial in the UK after being accused of assaulting a BBC TV presenter at a nightclub in London.
Tom Daley's husband Dustin Lance Black has been accused of attacking a woman in a nightclub and is now facing trial, according to reports. American screenwriter Dustin, 48, has been accused of throwing a drink over Teddy Edwardes, 32, who is the founder of Lick Events and host of BBC Three show The Big Proud Party Agency. Dustin allegedly got into a dispute with Teddy at Freedom nightclub in London in August 2022, where he was out with Olympic diver husband Tom, 28.
Bam Margera has a warrant issued for his arrest following an alleged domestic dispute on Sunday. In documents obtained by ET, the former star is facing misdemeanor charges after Pennsylvania police responded to a call by his brother. The documents state that on Sunday, police were called to a Chester, Pennsylvania residence for a «domestic in progress.» Upon arriving at the residence, the police spoke with Bam's brother, Jesse Margera, and father, Phil Margera Jr., who informed the officers that the reality star fled into the nearby woods following the incident.According to the docs, Jesse alleged that around 8 a.m., he was woken up to Bam kicking and banging on his locked bedroom door. As Jesse exited his room, he alleged that he saw a note from Bam that read, «If you even f**king think of calling the police on me I will officially f**k you up, singed Bam.»Jesse alleged that when he entered the kitchen, he saw Bam urinating into the kitchen sink.
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Emily Longeretta Sophia Bush, Hilarie Burton and Bethany Joy Lenz are continuing to use their voices to spread awareness about the abuse they suffered throughout their television careers. During Monday’s episode of the “Drama Queens” podcast, the actors were joined by Danneel Ackles to recap the Season 4 finale of “One Tree Hill.” However, the discussion turned into a much more emotional one that explained why they keep speaking out about the behavior of creator Mark Schwahn and what they experienced on later jobs. First, Burton claims that Schwahn told everyone she was doing cocaine while filming the episode, during which she was taking caffeine pills to make it through the night shoots. Ackles and Burton also alleged that he then called their next employers to say they were problematic. Lenz added, “He was super happy to say anything that he could to keep people from hiring us at any moment.”
Two men face long jail sentences after plying a woman they met in a bar with drink and then filming her rape.