TV star Richard Franklin has passed away on Christmas Day at the age of 87.
07.12.2023 - 00:45 / variety.com
Steven J. Horowitz Senior Music Writer Mike Greene, who was president of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences from the late 1980s until 2002, has been sued by a former female employee for sexual assault and harassment. The news was first reported by the Los Angeles Times.
Terri McIntyre, who was the L.A. chapter executive director from 1994 to 1996, alleges sexual harassment, negligence and harassment in the 55-page suit, filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court on Wednesday. Additionally, it names the Recording Academy and claims that “Defendant Greene and/or Defendant Academy have engaged in a cover-up and/or an attempted cover-up.” It comes on the heels of a suit filed against Neil Portnow, former chairman and president of the Recording Academy, who was accused by a woman who claimed he drugged and sexually assaulted her in 2018.
Today’s complaint was filed under California’s Sexual Abuse and Cover-Up Accountability Act, similar to Portnow’s suit in New York under the recently expired Adult Survivors Act. Greene resigned from the Academy back in 2022 after an investigation into numerous harassment and assault allegations from an Academy employee, as well as mismanaged funds. McIntyre describes how she was hired in 1994 at the Recording Academy and shortly thereafter learned that Greene expected her to perform sex acts on him to maintain employment.
The complaint states that Greene repeatedly told her that she needed to “give some head to get ahead” in the position. The suit goes into numerous incidents where Greene reportedly assaulted and harassed her. One instance reflects on a 1994 trip to Hawaii where Greene provided her with champagne and “quickly began to feel unwell and began to lose control
.TV star Richard Franklin has passed away on Christmas Day at the age of 87.
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Jonathan Majors has been found guilty of reckless assault in the third degree and harassment following a trial in New York.The actor, who faced four charges of assault, aggravated harassment and harassment, was found guilty on two of the charges in court on Monday (December 18). Majors was found not guilty on one of the counts of assault in the third degree and aggravated harassment in the second degree.As reported by Variety, his sentencing is set for February 6, with the actor facing up to a year in prison.Majors was arrested in New York in March after he allegedly assaulted ex-girlfriend Grace Jabbari in the backseat of a car. The actor pleaded not guilty to all the charges against him.In the trial, Jabbari said she grabbed Majors’ phone after seeing a text message from another woman, which read: “Oh how I wish to be kissing you.” As Majors attempted to retrieve his phone, Jabbari said she felt “a hard blow” across her head and that he twisted her arm.The prosecution claimed Majors was manipulative and controlling throughout their two-year relationship, which culminated in the car incident.
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In a village in the Indian state of Jharkhand, Ranjit and his wife Jiganti keep vigil at night over their home, a simple dwelling with packed-earth floors. If they don’t, anything could happen: Their neighbors have threatened to kill the couple and their children.