sexual assault
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Oprah, Apple TV+ Abandon Russell Simmons Accuser Documentary; Filmmakers and #TimesUp Chief Respond
Is something rotten in the cotton? After further consideration, Oprah Winfrey will not participate in a high-profile documentary focusing on one of several women who have accused hip-hop pioneer Russell Simmons of sexual violence. On Friday, the media mogul announced that she would “no longer be executive producer” on the untitled documentary, which is set…
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'We Got on Gayle King as Stupid as Can Be': Azriel Clary Reveals She and Joycelyn Savage Lied for R. Kelly
Following the explosive second chapter of the Surviving R. Kelly series, there has been an alarming turn of events involving Robert “R” Kelly’s girlfriends/alleged sex slaves. According to USA Today, Azriel Clary, 22, and Joycelyn Savage, 24, engaged in a verbal and “physical altercation” at Kelly’s Trump Tower condo on Wednesday, which happened to be…
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Trauma Has No Time Limit: Surviving R. Kelly Part II Prompted a 40 Percent Increase in Calls to RAINN
“We’re grown girls, but we’re still little girls that cry silently. If you weren’t there, you’ll never understand it,” says Jovanté Cunningham, one of R. Kelly’s alleged victims in Surviving R. Kelly Part II: The Reckoning. If Surviving R. Kelly, Part I was a devastating—if long-overdue—moment in both criminal justice and television history, Surviving R.…
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Continuing to Support R. Kelly Is an Assault on Black Women
It happened twice and she couldn’t tell anyone. But she told me. In the decades since it had happened, she hadn’t told any other men because she thought it would make things worse. But she knew me—she raised me. My father left when I was born and all of the men in my family were…
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Dame Dash Accused of Sexual Battery in $50 Million Lawsuit
Roc-A-Fella Records co-founder Dame Dash has been pummeled with lawsuit after lawsuit throughout the years, but his latest might be the most shocking yet. TheWrap reports that the 48-year-old mogul has been accused of sexual assault in a $50 million lawsuit that was filed in U.S. District Court on Thursday: In the complaint obtained by…
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Court Denies Bill Cosby’s Sexual Assault Conviction Appeal
Welp, it looks like Bill Cosby’s sexual assault conviction is ironclad. Cosby, 82, sought to appeal his 2018 conviction for the 2004 sexual assault of Andrea Constand. At the appeal hearings, which began in August, Cosby’s lawyers argued that five additional witnesses shouldn’t have been allowed to testify in the 2018 trial and that the…
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Man Kills Chicago College Student Because She Ignored His Advances, Police Say
It’s an experience not unfamiliar to many women: walking past, and ignoring, a stranger’s catcalls. It’s so common that our responses are automatic—a sharp retort, maybe, or an exasperated eye roll. Many of us show no reaction at all, turning up the music in our headphones or continuing to stare straight ahead at the path…
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Advice Columnist Who Accused Donald Trump of Sexual Assault Is Suing Him for Defamation
After accusing Donald Trump of sexual assault in her memoir, What Do We Need Men For?, advice columnist E. Jean Carroll is suing Donald Trump for defamation. Per the Washington Post, the lawsuit is related to statements he made this summer after she accused him of sexually assaulting her two decades ago in a New…
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‘Still Gotta Pay Me’: Antonio Brown Wants Back In the NFL, Despite Accusations of Rape and Sexual Misconduct
Saying “they still gotta pay me,” Antonio Brown, the wide receiver cut from the New England Patriots amid explosive accusations of rape and sexual misconduct, wants the Patriots to let him back on the team. As the Los Angeles Times reports, Brown went live on Instagram and directed his fans to tell the Patriots to…