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the Jan. 2 trial date set during a hearing a week ago – where Turner, 27, phoned in and Jonas, 34, was not present.“Due to the progress made at mediation, the parties believe that an amicable resolution on all issues between them is forthcoming,” attorneys for both sides wrote in a letter to the court.The “Game of Thrones” actress on Sept. 21 filed an emergency lawsuit against the Jonas Brothers rocker, seeking for their two daughters Willa, 3, and Delphine, 1, to be returned to their “forever home” in England.The pair attended mediation in the Big Apple from Oct.

Expelled ex-Rep. George Santos is suing television host Jimmy Kimmel for allegedly misusing his Cameo clips on his show, The Post has learned.Santos claims Kimmel duped him into producing over a dozen personalized videos through the video platform, which he then featured on his late-night talk show, according to a complaint filed Saturday in Manhattan federal court.

center stage again in Manhattan federal court Tuesday as he begrudgingly copped to asking his former personal assistant to scratch his back — before exploding, “You got me!”The blustery, 80-year-old Oscar winner got defensive on the stand for the second day running as he attempted to rebuff accusations from longtime ex-staffer Graham Chase Robinson, 41, that he was a terrible boss who subjected her to years of unwanted touching, abusive language and demeaning misogynistic tasks. Asked about an incident where Robinson claims De Niro forced her to scratch his back instead of using a back-scratcher, the “Raging Bull’’ star confessed it likely happened twice — but only when he had an itch in a spot where he couldn’t reach.“OK, twice? You got me! I’m saying this is nonsense,” fumed De Niro, who was dressed in a dark gray polo shirt and navy blazer.

Manhattan court showdown with his former assistant, who has accused him of everything from unwanted touching to making lewd jokes about his Viagra prescription.The 80-year-old “Raging Bull” Oscar winner was expected to take the stand on the first day of his civil-trial face-off involving ex-longtime right-hand woman Graham Chase Robinson, his lawyers confirmed to The Post.The pair’s long-running legal battle first erupted when the “Taxi Driver” actor’s production company, Canal Productions, sued Robinson in August 2019 — alleging the once-trusted employee had raided company coffers, binge-watched “Friends” and Netflix at work and even stole millions of De Niro’s frequent flyer miles.Robinson fired back with her own $12 million suit two months later, accusing her former boss of subjecting her to sexual harassment and bullying while forcing her to assume the role of his “office wife.” The assistant, who started working for De Niro in 2008, alleged that De Niro assigned her “stereotypically female job duties that were inconsistent with her job title” — including putting away his boxers, washing his sheets and setting his table. “Among other things, De Niro [also] would direct Ms Robinson to scratch his back, button his shirts and prod him awake when he was in bed,” her filing alleges.

to be returned to their “forever home” in England.The Jonas Brothers frontman, 34, and the “Dark Phoenix” star, 27, were not present in court – although Turner did call into the hearing, but didn’t speak except to ask if the judge and lawyers could hear her.Her attorneys pressed the judge to set a trial date as soon as possible, arguing that Turner had a new project beginning in England in January and urging that the case should be resolved before then.“We have young kids, and we have the petitioner who is here now in the United States, but she has work commitments in the UK in January,” one of her lawyers said.Jonas’ side asked for a date next year after his music tour ended.The singer filed for divorce from Turner in a Florida court in early September seeking to end their four year marriage.Turner argued in her Sept. 21 lawsuit that prior to the relationship imploding, the couple had planned to move into a stunning Wallingford, Oxford estate by December – making the UK their daughters’ home base.The pair agreed that while they duke out custody in court the children will temporarily remain in New York City.Taylor Swift has loaned out her Big Apple pad to Turner until the custody battle is resolved.The estranged duo are also fighting each other about what court should have jurisdiction over the custody struggle.

her new lawsuit against estranged husband Joe Jonas, legal experts say.New York matrimonial lawyers told The Post that Turner’s case is weak – and that it’s a bid to try to get out of the Florida ruling that restricts the parents from relocating their two young daughters amid their divorce.“Sophie appears to be trying very hard to get the kids to England in violation of the Florida court’s prohibition,” Manhattan divorce lawyer Bernard Clair said. “In short, she thinks that her petition here in New York is a way to do something indirectly, that she cannot do directly.”The 27-year-old “Game of Thrones” actress claimed in the Manhattan federal suit from Thursday that the Jonas Brothers singer, 34, was refusing to allow their two daughters to return to their “forever home” in England.Jonas – who abruptly filed for a divorce earlier this month – fired back in a statement from his rep claiming: “The Florida Court has already entered an order that restricts both parents from relocating the children.”The spokesperson said Turner was served with the court order on Sept.

Ed Sheeran performed a snippet of “Thinking Out Loud” in front of a Manhattan courtroom Thursday, singing and strumming a few notes on an acoustic guitar during his Marvin Gaye copyright infringement trial.While testifying on the witness stand, the “Shape of You” singer took a tan Lowden wooden acoustic guitar and played the basic four-chord progression highlighting the 2014 hit single, giving the courtroom an intimate teaser of his gigs.Sheeran’s appearance came after his attorney Ilene Farkas called him to the stand to refute comments made by the plaintiffs’ musicologist Alexander Stewart, who argued that the first 24 seconds of “Thinking Out Loud” were similar to the beginning of Gaye’s “Let’s Get it On.”However, Sheeran said that Stewart’s analysis was wrong, and performed the version he said he plays at every concert before he then played Stewart’s version.“It works very well with him, but it’s not the truth,” Sheeran said.The 32-year-old British singer-songwriter explained the origins of “Thinking Out Loud” and how the song was created after the death of his grandfather and watching his grandmother’s health decline.The song, which was written with longtime collaborator Amy Wadge, came to life after Sheeran hopped out of the shower of his home and heard Wadge strumming the chords.Kathryn Townsend Griffin — the daughter of the late Ed Townsend, who co-wrote the 1973 R&B classic with Gaye — wasn’t present Thursday. She had collapsed in court Wednesday and left the Moynihan Courthouse on a stretcher.Her attorney Ben Crump said that she was feeling better and is expected to return to court next week.Judge Louis L.

Tekashi 6ix9ine pal was sentenced Tuesday to 4 1/2 years in prison in connection to a brazen Times Square shooting.Kintea McKenzie, a recording artist who goes by the name Kooda B, was the last of a dozen defendants indicted alongside Tekashi for their roles in the Nine Trey Gangsta Bloods criminal enterprise.The gang was responsible for numerous shootings, robberies, assaults and narcotics trafficking in Manhattan and Brooklyn, according to federal prosecutors.Tekashi, aka Daniel Hernandez,

Page Six reported that HoodCelebrityy was ending her beef with superstar Cardi B.The Bronx pair were once “besties,” but fell out, according to HoodCelebrityy, because Cardi B resented her for signing a deal with the rapper’s then-manager, Shaft.HoodCelebrityy got her big break in 2015 when Cardi B posted about her song, “Wine Pon It.”