Simone Biles and Her Team Testified About Surviving Abuse. It Was Excruciating and Exceptional

Jay-Z was last week encouraged to testify in person when his long running legal battle with perfume company Parlux finally gets to court in New York later this month.Fragrance firm Parlux sued Jay-Z – real name Shawn Carter – back in 2016, accusing the rapper of failing to meet his commitments to plug Gold Jay-Z, a perfume that Parlux and Carter launched together.The case has been slowly working its way through the courts ever since, with Parlux seeking access to Carter’s work diary, in order to

R Kelly has said that he will “fight” to prove that he is not guilty of sexual abuse, racketeering and sex trafficking, after being found guilty of all those things at the conclusion of a trial in New York earlier this week.In a statement posted on his Facebook page, Kelly said: “To all my fans and supporters I love you all and thank you for all the support.

Olympic hero Simone Biles has spoken out about how she should have quit gymnastics long before the Tokyo games after being sexually abused by team doctor Larry Nassar.

Simone Biles is still feeling very blessed by the amount of love and support she's received since the 2021 Tokyo Olympics this summer. Biles spoke ET at the Gold Over America Tour, a.k.a «GOAT Tour,» about life since making the difficult decision to withdraw herself from the team competition, the all-around and the majority of her individual events for her own mental health.«Overwhelming amount of love and support of outreach of fans, family and it's just been insane,» Biles admitted.

Simone Biles, 24, is looking back on her struggles and triumphs in her gymnastics career in a new interview. The skilled athlete admitted she shouldn’t have continued on with the sport in the midst of the former USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar‘s sexual abuse case because of the impact it had on her.

NEW YORK -- R. Kelly told a judge on Wednesday that he won't take the witness stand at his sex trafficking trial, meaning he'll avoid the risk of a potentially brutal cross-examination.“You don't want to testify, correct?” U.S.

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A picture is worth a thousand words, so McKayla Maroney didn’t have to say much more than what she posted on Wednesday evening. Hours after McKayla, 25, testified about the FBI’s mishandling the Larry Nassar sexual abuse investigation, she posted photos of her alongside the other three women who spoke in front of Congress: Simone Biles, Aly Raisman, and Maggie Nichols.

The jury in the ongoing R Kelly trial in New York yesterday heard two recordings which, prosecution lawyers say, back up their allegations that the star abused numerous women and girls.Jurors listened to the recordings through headphones, meaning press and members of the public in attendance, and R Kelly himself, did not get to hear what they contained.However, when prosecutors sought permission to play the recordings from the judge earlier this week, they gave some insight into what jurors

Simone Biles delivered a chilling testimony in a US court hearing against the disgraced former US Gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar, 58, who has been accused of assaulting dozens of young athletes under his care.

Simone Biles holds hands with McKayla Maroney as they leave the Senate Judiciary hearing in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday afternoon (September 15).

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Simone Biles, McKayla Maroney, Maggie Nichols and Aly Raisman appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee as part of a two-part hearing on the FBI's mishandling of the investigation into Nassar, who was found to have sexually abused scores of young athletes while working at Michigan State University and with USA Gymnastics.

Still searching for justice. Gymnasts Aly Raisman, Simone Biles, McKayla Maroney and Maggie Nichols testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, September 15, about USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar‘s sexual abuse and why they believe the FBI is partially to blame.

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Simone Biles is an Olympic icon and a fashion icon.

Simone Biles is stepping out in style!

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