CNN — The Grammy-winning rapper Young Thug and a racketeering co-defendant conducted a melee drug deal during a court hearing, prosecutors said in a motion filed in Atlanta. Fulton County prosecutors said the alleged exchange was captured on courtroom surveillance video Wednesday. The rapper, real name Jeffery Lamar Williams, and Kahlieff Adams are charged with […]
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Getty Images sues creators of popular AI art tool for allegedly stealing photosNew York CNN — Getty Images has announced a lawsuit against Stability AI, the company behind popular AI art tool Stable Diffusion, alleging the tech company has committed copyright infringement. The stock image giant has accused Stability AI of copying and processing millions of its images without obtaining the proper license, according to a press […]
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Harvey Weinstein: Los Angeles jury deadlocked over factors that could have increased his sentenceCNN — After convicting former movie producer Harvey Weinstein of rape and sexual assault, a Los Angeles jury was unable to reach a unanimous verdict Tuesday on alleged aggravating circumstances that could have increased his sentence. The three counts Weinstein was convicted of — rape, foreign body sexual penetration and forced oral copulation — were […]
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Harvey Weinstein found guilty of 3 of 7 counts in sexual assault trial in Los AngelesCNN — Former film producer Harvey Weinstein was found guilty of three of seven charges against him, including rape, on Monday in a sexual assault trial in Los Angeles in which prosecutors said he had used his Hollywood influence to lure women into private meetings and assault them. He faces a 24-year prison sentence, according […]
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Jennifer Siebel Newsom, wife of California Governor Gavin Newsom, testifies Harvey Weinstein raped herAngels CNN — Jennifer Siebel Newsom, filmmaker and wife of California Governor Gavin Newsom, spoke at Harvey Weinstein’s sexual assault trial in Los Angeles on Monday, sometimes breaking down in tears as he alleged he raped her in a bedroom. hotel in 2005. Weinstein has pleaded not guilty to multiple sexual assault charges, including four […]
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Jury finds filmmaker Paul Haggis liable in sexual assault case involving former publicistCNN — A jury has found filmmaker Paul Haggis liable in a sexual assault case brought by a former publicist who alleged he raped her after a film premiered in 2013. The jury ordered the Oscar-winning screenwriter to pay Haleigh Breest at least $7.5 million in damages on Thursday, according to attorneys for Breest and […]
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Take-off shot: Houston officials vow to find those responsible for Atlanta rapper’s murderCNN — Houston officials have vowed to bring justice in the murder of rapper Takeoff, with the police chief calling the 28-year-old Atlantan a “peaceful” man and urging all witnesses to the shooting to come forward. The rapper, who is part of multi-platinum hip-hop trio Migos, was at a bowling alley and pool hall where […]
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Rap group Migos member Takeoff shot and killed outside private party in Houston, police sayCNN — Takeoff, who represented one-third of the platinum-selling rap group Migos, was fatally shot early Tuesday in Houston, Texas, authorities said. He was 28 years old. Police received a call of a shooting in progress around 2:34 a.m. local time, Houston Police Department Chief Troy Finner said Tuesday at a press conference. Officers arrived […]
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Harvey Weinstein’s second sexual assault trial begins with eight accusers ready to testify, prosecutors sayCNN — Eight women who say they were sexually assaulted by film producer Harvey Weinstein will testify at his criminal trial in Los Angeles over the next few weeks, prosecutors said in opening statements Monday. “Each of these women came forward independently of each other, and none of them knew each other,” prosecutor Paul Thompson […]
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Axie Infinity’s Ronin network suffers hack and theft of over $600 millionnew York CNN Business — The latest crypto hack has targeted a gaming-focused blockchain network that supports the popular video game Axie Infinity. Hackers made off with about $625 million worth of Ethereum and USDC, two cryptocurrencies, in one of the largest crypto hacks of all time. The hackers breached the Ronin Network, an independent […]
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