Rust armourer sentenced to 18 months over fatal on-set shooting by Alec Baldwin

A movie weapons supervisor was sentenced to 18 months in prison over the fatal shooting of a cinematographer by Alec Baldwin on the set of the western film Rust during a hearing Monday in which tearful family members and friends gave testimonials that included calls for justice and a punishment that would instill greater accountability for … Read more

Armourer for Alec Baldwin movie Rust convicted in deadly on-set shooting of cinematographer

A jury convicted a movie weapons supervisor of involuntary manslaughter on Wednesday in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer by actor Alec Baldwin during a rehearsal on the set of the Western movie Rust. The verdict against movie armourer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed assigns new blame in the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins in October 2021 after … Read more

Two men convicted in killing of Run-DMC’s Jam Master Jay

Two men were convicted of murder Tuesday in the death of Run-DMC star Jam Master Jay, a brazen 2002 shooting in the rap legend’s studio. An anonymous Brooklyn federal jury delivered the verdict in the trial of Karl Jordan Jr. and Ronald Washington. Jam Master Jay, born Jason Mizell, worked the turntables in Run-DMC as … Read more

George Santos sues late-night host Jimmy Kimmel for allegedly tricking him into making videos

Former U.S. Rep. George Santos alleged in a lawsuit filed Saturday that late-night host Jimmy Kimmel deceived him into making videos on the Cameo app that were used to ridicule the disgraced New York Republican on the show. The lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York names Kimmel, … 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