B.C. civil lawsuit against Sex Pistols guitarist alleges 1980 sexual assault

WARNING: This article contains graphic content and may affect those who have experienced​ ​​​sexual violence or know someone affected by it. A Vancouver woman has filed a civil lawsuit against Paramount Pictures Corp. and punk rocker Stephen Jones of The Sex Pistols alleging he sexually assaulted her as a teenager while she was a movie extra more than … Read more

Montreal-based musician awarded $1.5M in Alberta defamation lawsuit

A Quebec-based electronic music artist hopes to get his career and life back on track after triumphing in an Alberta defamation lawsuit tied to social media posts accusing him of being a sexual predator. “It was terrible. The whole thing was like pure nightmare and hell,” Frederik Durand said in an interview from Montreal. “I … Read more

T-shirt giant Gildan’s new CEO rocked by allegations of affair with underling: sources

One of the world’s largest apparel makers has been roiled by fresh dirt coming to the surface during a CEO shuffle — muddying a succession battle forged by activist investors who want the company to bring back the ousted boss, The Post has learned. Gildan Activewear, a Montreal-based T-shirt wholesaler with a roughly $6 billion … Read more

Twitter’s former CEO, CFO add to ‘staggering’ number of suits Musk, X face over nonpayment

Former senior executives of Twitter are suing Elon Musk and X Corp., saying they are entitled to a total of more than $128 million US in unpaid severance payments. Twitter’s former CEO Parag Agrawal, chief financial officer Ned Segal, chief legal counsel Vijaya Gadde and general counsel Sean Edgett claim in the lawsuit filed Monday that … Read more

Episcopal Church makes clergy disciplinary process transparent

By Michael Gryboski, Mainline Church Editor Friday, February 23, 2024 The Right Rev. Michael Curry, the first African-American Presiding Bishop of The Episcopal Church, gives a sermon at his installation service at the Washington National Cathedral in the District of Columbia on Sunday, November 1, 2015. | Washington National Cathedral/Danielle Thomas In response to recent … Read more

Pair convicted in sophisticated $3 million iPhone fraud

A scam that defrauded Apple out of millions of dollars’ worth of iPhones has led to the convictions of two of the perpetrators, with each facing up to 20 years in jail. Haotian Sun, 33, and Pengfei Xue, 33, both Chinese nationals, were found guilty by a federal jury on Tuesday for participating in what … Read more

IHOPKC says some misconduct reports likely ‘not handled properly’

By Leonardo Blair, Senior Features Reporter Tuesday, January 16, 2024 Eric Volz of the David House Agency presents an update on the investigation of misconduct allegations at Forerunner Church on Sunday, Jan. 14, 2023. | YouTube/International House of Prayer Though reports of misconduct at the International House of Prayer Kansas City have been relatively low, … Read more

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

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

Chris Broussard: TD Jakes’ response to allegations is ‘offensive’

By Leonardo Blair, Senior Features Reporter Monday, January 08, 2024 Fox Sports 1 analyst Chris Broussard (L) and televangelist T.D. Jakes (R). | Creative Commons; YouTube/T.D. Jakes Citing Scripture from Titus, Christian Fox Sports 1 analyst Chris Broussard slammed a suggestion by televangelist T.D. Jakes as “offensive” and unbiblical that if unverified sexual misconduct allegations … Read more