Federal prosecutors want R. Kelly sentenced to at least 25 years in prison for sex crimes conviction

British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for luring young girls to massage rooms for disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein to molest.The 60-year-old looked straight ahead and showed no emotion as a judge in the Southern District of New York passed sentence in front of a packed public gallery. Her accusers came face to face with her on Tuesday as several women read victim impact statements to the court – describing her as a “manipulative, cruel and merciless person.” Maxwell, who was described as “dangerous” by the prosecution during her three-week trial last year, helped entice vulnerable teenagers to Epstein’s various properties for him to sexually abuse between 1994 and 2004.

British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell has today been sentenced to 20 years in prison for luring young girls to massage rooms for disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein to molest. The 60-year-old looked straight ahead and showed no emotion as a judge in the Southern District of New York passed sentence in front of a packed public gallery.

Ghislaine Maxwell has officially received her sentencing.

Elizabeth Wagmeister Senior CorrespondentGhislaine Maxwell has been sentenced to 20 years for facilitating financier Jeffrey Epstein in sexually abusing underage girls.The British socialite and close confidante to Epstein was convicted in December on federal sex trafficking charges for luring underage girls to engage in sex acts with Epstein.On Tuesday morning, Maxwell was brought into the courtroom in ankle shackles where judge Alison J. Nathan said, “I find that the defendant’s criminal activity was extensive,” according to the New York Times.Numerous victims impact statements were made ahead of the sentencing, including from one of Epstein’s most prominent accusers, Virginia Giuffre, whose lawyer read her statement to Maxwell.

An R Kelly fan and YouTuber was arrested in Chicago this weekend over threats he made in a video to “storm” the US attorney’s office in New York following last year’s court hearing in which the musician was found guilty of running a criminal enterprise in order to abuse young people.Christopher Gunn posts content to YouTube under the name DeBoSki, with the strapline “fighting for the due process rights of all people”. He has published countless videos about the prosecution of Kelly, often talking about and criticising witnesses and lawyers involved in the criminal cases against the musician, as well as the judge who oversaw last year’s trial in New York.Gunn’s own arrest relates to a video he made about a week after the guilty verdict was reached in that trial.

Kelly Ripa is a doting mother to three grown-up children, and her youngest Joaquin flew the nest in September to attend college in Michigan.MORE: Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos celebrate joint venture togetherThe Live with Kelly and Ryan star often meets up with the 19-year-old despite the distance, and when she does she brings fans along on the trip too.Recently, the down-to-earth star shared several photos of them together after they met in April, but hilariously was left unimpressed with the teen!  Posing in the kitchen, Kelly pulled a mock unimpressed face as she stood next to the teenager, writing in the caption: "Yeah I get it. You're bigger than me...

Married! Wedding bells were ringing this weekend for Sports Illustrated Swimsuit model Kate Bock and basketball star Kevin Love, who tied the knot in New York City.

Who will she date? Kristin Cavallari’s kids are giving their mom dating advice. The Hills alum posted a series of Instagram stories where her kids tell her who they want her to date.

New York Times first reported the news, citing “two people with knowledge of the decision who would only speak anonymously.”Bryce Thom, a spokesman for Murdoch, would not comment to TheWrap, and representatives for Ms. Hall did not immediately comment.This fourth divorce for Murdoch is not believed to change his ownership and stake-holding in parent companies of Fox News and the Wall Street Journal.

Rupert Murdoch has reportedly split from his wife Jerry Hall after six years of marriage.The media mogul, 91, and wife Jerry, 65, married in a lowkey ceremony in March 2016. It is Rupert's fourth marriage, having previously wed Wendi Deng, Anna Murdoch Mann and Patricia Booker.

This is so sad!!

Coldplay have welcomed Kelly Rowland to the stage during their North American tour with a group performance of the Destiny’s Child song, ‘Independent Women Part I’.

prequel, “The Many Saints of Newark,” the mystery behind Tony’s fate has been chipped away at — and it’s much more subtle than “Saw” meeting “The Godfather.”Falco revealed on Chuck D’s New York Knicks podcast that an alternate ending to the show was filmed with her and Gandolfini in 2010 in an effort to attract LeBron James to play in Madison Square Garden — even though she didn’t know who he was. Similar to the end of “Goodfellas,” it depicted Tony’s life in witness protection, likely thanks to the symbiotic relationship he had established with federal agent Dwight Harris (Matt Servitto).

prequel, “The Many Saints of Newark,” the mystery behind Tony’s fate has been chipped away at — and it’s much more subtle than “Saw” meeting “The Godfather.”Falco revealed on Chuck D’s New York Knicks podcast that an alternate ending to the show was filmed with her and Gandolfini in 2010 in an effort to attract LeBron James to play in Madison Square Garden — even though she didn’t know who he was. Similar to the end of “Goodfellas,” it depicted Tony’s life in witness protection, likely thanks to the symbiotic relationship he had established with federal agent Dwight Harris (Matt Servitto).

Later this year Kid Cudi's Entergalactic will debut on Netflix. The animated series is a passion project of Cudi's and was devised alongside Black-ish creator Kenya Barris.

Machine Gun Kelly opened his 2022 world tour this week (June 8) in Texas – watch him arrive in a huge pink helicopter.The tour, behind new album ‘Mainstream Sellout’, began in Austin at the Moody Center on Wednesday, and Kelly made a huge entrance.As footage shows, a massive pink and black helicopter landed in the middle of the venue, from which the rapper and pop-punk star attached himself onto via a rope and was carried in mid-air through the venue.Watch footage of the arrival below.Reviewing Machine Gun Kelly’s latest album ‘Mainstream Sellout’, NME wrote: “In less than two years, Machine Gun Kelly has gone from underrated rapper to the sort of bonafide rock star who headlines festivals alongside the likes of Metallica, Green Day and Dua Lipa.”The lengthy arena tour behind ‘Mainstream Sellout’, which sees Kelly supported by Avril Lavigne and Blink-182’s Travis Barker among others, continues this week and throughout 2022.

US prosecutors have called for R Kelly to be jailed for at least 25 years following last year’s guilty verdict in the first of the criminal cases pursued against the star in relation to allegations he abused numerous young people over a period of nearly three decades. In that case, in the New York courts, a jury ruled that Kelly had built up and run a criminal enterprise that allowed him to prolifically groom and abuse young people, often teenagers.The US Department Of Justice yesterday submitted a letter to the court ahead of an upcoming sentencing hearing explaining why it believes Kelly’s sentence should be in excess of 25 years.The letter first summarises the testimonies of many of Kelly’s victims that spoke during last year’s trial and then reviews what the law says about the specific crimes he committed, before setting out the maths that prosecutors have employed to conclude any sentence should be in excess of 25 years.The letter actually notes that, by the DoJ’s interpretation of the relevant laws, Kelly could be sentenced to life imprisonment.