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Supreme Court dismisses CBC appeal of order to identify source in military sex assault case

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The Supreme Court of Canada decided on Thursday morning that it will not hear the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation’s challenge of a court order that demanded it identify a source and release related documents in the sexual misconduct case against Vice-Admiral Haydn Edmundson. Edmundson was charged in December 2021 with sexual assault and committing indecent acts. The alleged offences date back to 1991. He … Read more

Nigel Lythgoe to ‘step back’ as So You Think You Can Dance judge amid sexual assault allegations

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TV producer Nigel Lythgoe said Friday that he is stepping aside as a judge on So You Think You Can Dance after lawsuits accusing him of sexual assault, including one from Paula Abdul. Lythgoe is also co-creator and executive producer of the Fox dance competition series, which is set to launch its 18th season in March. … Read more

Paula Abdul accuses American Idol producer Nigel Lythgoe of sexual assault in lawsuit

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WARNING: This article contains descriptions of sexual assault. Paula Abdul has accused former American Idol producer Nigel Lythgoe of sexually assaulting her in the early 2000s when she was a judge on the reality competition show, according to a new lawsuit. The lawsuit filed Friday in Los Angeles also accuses Lythgoe of sexually assaulting Abdul after she left American … Read more

Marvel Actor Jonathan Majors Found Guilty Of Assaulting Ex-Girlfriend

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Hollywood actor Jonathan Majors has been convicted of assaulting and harassing his former girlfriend, Grace Jabbari. The 34-year-old actor now faces up to a year in prison after the court found him guilty of attacking his ex, a British choreographer, during an altercation in March. According to Jabbari, Majors assaulted her in the backseat of … Read more

The year of projectiles: 11 times fans hurled items at musicians in 2023

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“I f–cking dare you,” Adele warned a crowd during a July show, to discourage them from throwing objects at her onstage. The Grammy winner appeared to be joking, strolling across the stage in Las Vegas with a T-shirt cannon and firing merchandise into the audience. However, she was addressing the epidemic of fans throwing objects at singers, which reached a … Read more