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Kobe Bryant family settles crash photos lawsuit for $28.5M US
The family of the late Kobe Bryant has agreed to a $28.5 million settlement with Los Angeles County to resolve the remaining claims in a lawsuit over deputies and firefighters sharing grisly photos of the NBA star, his 13-year-old daughter and other victims killed in a 2020 helicopter crash, attorneys and court filings said Tuesday.
Jury deadlocked, mistrial declared in Danny Masterson rape trial
A judge declared a mistrial Wednesday at the rape trial of "That '70s Show" actor Danny Masterson after jurors, who were leaning strongly toward acquitting him, were deadlocked following the month-long trial in which the Church of Scientology played a supporting role.
Judge drops 4 of 11 counts against Harvey Weinstein in sexual assault trial
The judge at the Los Angeles trial of Harvey Weinstein dropped four of the 11 sexual assault charges against the producer Tuesday after prosecutors said they would not proceed with the counts involving one of his accusers.
Woman says Harvey Weinstein sexually assaulted her twice at TIFF, 17 years apart
A woman testified Monday that Harvey Weinstein sexually assaulted her in a hotel room during the Toronto International Film Festival in 1991, then did it again when she went to confront him in the same hotel during the same festival 17 years later.
Kobe Bryant's widow awarded $16M US in trial over crash photos
Kobe Bryant's widow was awarded $16 million US as part of a $31 million jury verdict Wednesday against Los Angeles County for deputies and firefighters sharing grisly photos of the NBA star, their 13-year-old daughter and other victims killed in a 2020 helicopter crash.
Family of actor Bill Paxton agrees to settle wrongful death lawsuit
The family of the late actor Bill Paxton has agreed to settle a wrongful death lawsuit against a Los Angeles hospital and the surgeon who performed his heart surgery shortly before he died in 2017, according to a court filing Friday.
Kobe Bryant's widow testifies that crash photos turned grief into horror
Vanessa Bryant testified Friday that she was only beginning to grieve the loss of her husband, basketball star Kobe Bryant, and their 13-year-old daughter when she learned that sheriff's deputies and firefighters had shot and shared photos of their bodies at the site of their fatal helicopter crash.
Bill Cosby jurors nearly reach a verdict, but must restart deliberations
After two days of deliberations in which they reached verdicts on nearly all of the questions put before them, jurors in a civil trial who were deciding on sexual abuse allegations against Bill Cosby will have to start from scratch on Monday.
Rapper Tory Lanez jailed for violating court orders in Megan Thee Stallion case
Canadian rapper Tory Lanez was briefly jailed Tuesday after a judge said he had violated a protective order in a felony assault case in which he is charged with shooting rapper Megan Thee Stallion in the feet.
L.A. police were willing to arrest Will Smith, Oscars producer says
Oscars producer Will Packer said Los Angeles police were ready to arrest Will Smith after Smith slapped Chris Rock on the Academy Awards stage.