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Kanye West accused of sexual assault on set of music video in new lawsuit | Ents & Arts News

Kanye West accused of sexual assault on set of music video in new lawsuit | Ents & Arts News

Rapper Ye – formerly known as Kanye West – has been accused of sexual assault in a civil lawsuit that alleges he strangled a model on the set of a music video. Warning: This story contains details that readers may find distressing The lawsuit alleges the musician shoved his fingers in the claimant’s mouth at the Chelsea Hotel in New York City in 2010, in what it refers to as “pornographic gagging”, Sky News’ US partner network NBC News reported. The model who brought the case – which was filed on Friday in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York – was a background actor for another musician’s music video that Ye was guest-starring in, NBC said, citing the lawsuit. She is seeking compensatory and punitive damages against the 47-year-old. A representative for Ye was approached for comment by NBC News on Saturday. The New York City Police Department said it took “sexual assault and rape cases extremely seriously, and urges anyone who has been a victim to file a police …

Trump Defense Department pick Pete Hegseth was accused of sexual assault in 2017

Trump Defense Department pick Pete Hegseth was accused of sexual assault in 2017

Fox News host turned Secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth faced an investigation over a sexual assault allegation, blindsiding President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team, according to news reports. Officials in Monterey, California, confirmed Friday that Hegeth was investigated for sexual assault in 2017 following an incident in the city that left a victim with “contusions to [their] right thigh.” Hegseth was not charged. “The City of Monterey will not be making any other remarks related to this inquiry,” the confirmation read. The allegations came to the attention of Trump’s incoming Chief of Staff Susie Wiles on Wednesday night, a day after Trump announced the pick, with one Trump team source telling Vanity Fair that Hegseth “wasn’t vetted.” Another transition high-up told the publication Hegseth “was vetted, but this alleged incident didn’t come up.” Wiles and Trump’s attorneys met with Hegseth on Thursday to discuss the allegations, a transition team source told Vanity Fair. Hegseth’s attorney denied the allegation and said the Monterey police department “found no evidence for it.” Wiles has reportedly already been kept …

Kanye West accused of drugging and sexually assaulting former assistant at party hosted with Diddy

Kanye West accused of drugging and sexually assaulting former assistant at party hosted with Diddy

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US A former employee of the musician and fashion designer formerly known as Kanye West accused the rapper of drugging and sexually assaulting her at a party he hosted alongside Sean “Diddy” Combs, alongside a litany of other serious offenses including sex trafficking. Lauren Pisciotta, who served as an assistant for the musician between 2021 and 2022, alleged that the incident occured years prior at an unspecified date. In an amended lawsuit filed on October 8 in Los Angeles court, Pisciotta alleges that she was invited to a gathering at a Santa Monica recording studio co-hosted with Combs, alongside a female music artist she was working with at the time. At the studio, according to legal documents obtained by The Independent, guests were told “everybody had to drink” beverages being served or they would have to leave. The suit describes the drinks as “poured at the direction” of West. The …

How Priests Accused of Abuse End Up in Pacific Nations

How Priests Accused of Abuse End Up in Pacific Nations

Over a period of decades, at least 34 priests and missionaries left their home countries in the West for the Pacific Islands after they allegedly sexually abused children, or were found to have done so, according to court records, government inquiries, survivor testimonies, news media reports and comments by church officials. The pattern suggests that in some cases, Catholic organizations saw Pacific nations as a “dumping ground” for abusive clergy. Pete McKenzie, a freelance journalist, explains. Source link

Author of WHITE FRAGILITY Accused of Plagiarism

Author of WHITE FRAGILITY Accused of Plagiarism

Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. Anti-Racism Author Accused of Plagiarizing Minority Academics Robin DiAngelo’s White Fragility flew to the top of bestseller lists in mid-2020 during the height of Black Lives Matter protests in the wake of George Floyd’s killing. Criticism came along with sales, and her follow-up book, largely went unnoticed. Now, according to a complaint filed by The University of Washington, DiAngelo’s doctoral dissertation copied passages from the work of multiple Asian-American academics. Having looked at the passages in the complaint, I am not sure how you defend this one. Neil Gaiman Accused of Sexual Assault by Fifth Woman When the news first broke of The Tortoise’s reporting on women coming forward about Neil Gaiman, I thought this was probably going to turn out to be much, much worse. This recent allegation, backed up by a phone recording of someone alleged to be Gaiman, is indeed worse. (A side note: The Bookseller did it’s due diligence and sought …

Starmer accused of weakening support for Ukraine

Starmer accused of weakening support for Ukraine

A Pentagon spokesman said on Thursday that the US believes the use of the missiles would be an “escalation”, and provoke a response by Russia against Ukraine’s Western allies. Mr Zelensky’s criticism of the UK comes after Sir Keir suggested at last month’s Nato summit that Ukraine would be allowed to use the missiles. A Downing Street spokesman later said the ban using Storm Shadows inside Russia, first imposed by the previous Conservative government, would remain. A Ministry of Defence spokesman said on Sunday that there had been “no change in the UK’s position”. However, four former Tory defence secretaries told The Telegraph Sir Keir should do more to help Ukraine, after John Healey, his Defence Secretary, said Britain’s support would be “iron clad” under Labour. Sir Michael Fallon, who served as defence secretary under Theresa May’s government, said: “It can’t be right to let Putin hit a children’s hospital with glide bombs from miles over the border, yet bar Ukraine from defending itself with long-range missiles like Storm Shadow.” Sir Ben Wallace, who served …

Western DJs accused of ‘normalising war’ for playing at Russian techno events | Russia

Western DJs accused of ‘normalising war’ for playing at Russian techno events | Russia

An ecstatic crowd dances at sunset on a music stage nestled among trees and illuminated by vibrant art installations. They move to the beats of German, American and French DJs. The scene could easily be a summer festival in any European capital. Instead, it played out this month about four hours’ drive from the Kremlin, the seat of power that ordered Russia’s invasion of Ukraine almost two and a half years ago. The event, called Outline and held from 18-24 July, is one of this summer’s leading techno festivals in Russia. Set in a picturesque natural park, it drew thousands of Russian partygoers and featured performances by more than a dozen prominent western DJs. Since the onset of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, most western musicians and artists have cancelled their concerts in Russia, with many choosing to avoid Moscow as a gesture of protest against the aggression. Signal in 2023. The festival will take place again in August. Photograph: Instagram Yet, as the war drags on, foreign artists have started to trickle …

Doctor accused of amputating boy’s penis during ritual circumcision

Doctor accused of amputating boy’s penis during ritual circumcision

A doctor in Australia has been accused of amputating a baby’s penis during a ritual circumcision. Dr Hershel Goldman, a GP in Melbourne, ‘amputated or partially amputated‘ the penis of a seven day old baby, known as “Patient 2”, according to the Medical Board of Australia. He also circumcised another seven day old baby, known as “Patient 1”, who required “hospitalisation and an emergency blood transfusion”. In April, the Board took ‘immediate action’ to ban Goldman from carrying out circumcisions. Immediate action can be taken when the practitioner poses a “serious risk” and it is necessary to “protect public health or safety”. Last week, it emerged Goldman had failed at a tribunal to overturn the ban, pending a review of the Board’s decision later this year. Non-consensual circumcision of boys is a common practice among Jewish and Muslim communities, who believe it to be a religious requirement. In Jewish communities, boys are typically circumcised within days of birth. Goldman “pressed on with ritual prayers” despite amputation In the case of Patient 2, Goldman allegedly performed …

Candidate accused of Islamophobia in 2019 stands for Reform UK under different name | UK News

Candidate accused of Islamophobia in 2019 stands for Reform UK under different name | UK News

A former Brexit Party candidate is running for Reform UK under a different name, following accusations of Islamophobia in 2019. Dionne Moore Cocozza is now running in Glasgow West as Dionne Moore, using her middle name as a surname. No details on Reform UK’s website link the candidate to the 2019 race. The Reform UK candidate previously stood for the Brexit Party, later rebranded as Reform UK in Glasgow North under the name Dionne Cocozza, receiving 320 votes. Ms Cocozza’s candidacy in the 2019 election drew attention after the University of Glasgow’s student newspaper and Hope Not Hate reported on her social media use. At the time, she wrote on social media that Muslims wanted to institute Sharia law in a post viewed by Sky News. More on General Election 2024 Election latest: Boris Johnson ‘drafted in to counter Reform’ Image: A post shared by the candidate on social media According to the anti-racism advocacy group Hope Not Hate, Ms Cocozza also said on social media that, “You can’t say anything if your white 2019 …

Boss of US firm given £4bn in UK Covid contracts accused of squandering millions on jets and properties | Coronavirus

Boss of US firm given £4bn in UK Covid contracts accused of squandering millions on jets and properties | Coronavirus

In California, state of sunshine and palm trees, a small group of men are locked in a big legal fight over the money made by a US company selling Covid tests to the British government. The founder of Innova Medical Group says his business collected $2bn (£1.6bn) in profits, one of the largest fortunes banked by any medical supplier during the scramble for lifesaving equipment in the early months of the pandemic. In a storm of claims and counter-claims, Innova’s boss, Charles Huang, is accused by former associates of “squandering” or moving $1bn of those profits, spending lavishly on luxury aircraft, an $18m house in Los Angeles and “homes for his mistresses”. The previously little-known Chinese-American businessman’s fortune was transformed by the British taxpayer through 11 government contracts worth approximately £4.3bn for lateral flow tests (LFTs) made in China and sold by Innova. The government fast-tracked the company after its British representatives sent a direct email to Dominic Cummings, the chief adviser to the then prime minister, Boris Johnson, in July 2020. And, a Guardian …