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Jamie Foxx Denies Allegation Involving His Genitals

Woman says he assaulted her in 2002

(Newser) - Jamie Foxx is denying allegations that he slapped a woman in the face with his penis almost 16 years ago in Las Vegas. The accuser says she was with a friend at Foxx's place for a party in 2002 when he attempted to get her to perform oral sex...

Coming to a Theater Near You This Summer: Kevin Spacey

Actor stars in 'Billionaire Boys Club,' filmed before he was accused of sexual assault

(Newser) - We may not be seeing Kevin Spacey in House of Cards anymore, but he will be coming to the big screen this summer. Sky News reports the 58-year-old actor, virtually banished from Hollywood after sexual assault allegations against him first emerged in October, will appear in Billionaire Boys Club, co-starring...

Valedictorian: My Mic Was Cut Due to 'Fear of the Truth'

17-year-old Lulabel Seitz was silenced when she started talking about sexual assault

(Newser) - As valedictorian of California's Petaluma High School, Lulabel Seitz took to the podium at the June 2 graduation to give the commencement speech. But a few minutes in, after speaking on typical topics like good times and facing adversity, the 17-year-old broached a not-so-typical subject: sexual assault. "The...

Jury Awards Record $1B to Georgia Rape Victim

Security worker raped her when she was 14

(Newser) - "A jury, from now on, will know there is no ceiling on the damages that rape causes to a woman," attorney L. Chris Stewart said Wednesday after a jury awarded his client $1 billion in a civil case. Hope Cheston, now 20, was 14 years old when she...

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Cosby Will Be Sentenced in September

He's expected to get up to 10 years

(Newser) - Bill Cosby will be sentenced Sept. 24, almost five months to the day after he was convicted of sexual assault, a judge said Tuesday. Lawyers for the comedian, who turns 81 in July and faces the prospect of the rest of his life in prison, had asked Judge Steven O'...

Uber CEO Vows to 'Do the Right Thing' With Newest Move

San Francisco company will allow court action, public airing of sexual assault allegations

(Newser) - Uber will give its US passengers and drivers more leeway to pursue claims of sexual misconduct, its latest attempt to shed its reputation for brushing aside bad behavior, reports the AP . The shift announced Tuesday will allow riders and drivers to file allegations of rape, sexual assault, and harassment in...

There Will Be No Nobel for Literature This Year

Prize called off amid sex-abuse scandal

(Newser) - The Nobel Prize in literature will be not awarded this year following sex-abuse allegations and other issues within the ranks of the Swedish Academy that selects the winner. The academy said Friday the 2018 prize will be given in 2019. The decision was made at a weekly meeting in Stockholm...

Camille Cosby: Undo Bill's Conviction for America

Comedian's wife fires off lengthy statement attacking legal system, 'unconstitutional frenzy'

(Newser) - In the wake of his conviction for sexual assault, we've heard from Bill Cosby and the women who've accused him . Now Camille Cosby, who's been married to the disgraced comedian for almost 55 years, is taking her turn at the podium, via a statement released Thursday that...

There's a New Crisis at Rohingya Camps

A 'child protection crisis' as officials prepare for wave of births

(Newser) - Soldiers committed no rapes during a crackdown on the Rohingya in Myanmar, the country's army chief told a UN Security Council delegation on Monday, per AFP . But such denials will only become harder to sustain with the cries of infants taking over refugee camps in neighboring Bangladesh, where hundreds...

Cosby 'Probably Biggest Rapist in US History': Accusers React

Responses from Andrea Constand, Janice Dickinson, and others after Cosby found guilty

(Newser) - Most people have heard about Bill Cosby's reaction to being found guilty Thursday on three counts of sexual assault against Andrea Constand, but now it's time for the women to speak. One of the first to respond to the 80-year-old comedian's conviction: ex-model Janice Dickinson, who testified...

Video Surfaces of Angry Prof Telling Student, 'F--- Your Life'

Howard Finkelstein didn't exactly hold back

(Newser) - A professor's profanity-laced outburst has prompted an apology from his school and shed light on his ongoing political feud with a conservative student, the Star-Ledger reports. Howard Finkelstein, who teaches sociology at Brookdale Community College in New Jersey, was recently caught on video shouting "f--- your life" at...

Witness: Cosby Accuser Wanted to 'Get That Money'

She claims Andrea Constand spoke of plot

(Newser) - The chief accuser at Bill Cosby's sexual assault retrial talked about framing a celebrity before going to police with her allegations in 2005, a key defense witness testified Wednesday as the TV star's lawyers began setting out their case. Marguerite Jackson, an academic adviser at Temple University, said...

Jury Hears Cosby Admit It: He Used Quaaludes

'You gave them to other people?' 'Yes.'

(Newser) - Jurors at Bill Cosby's sexual assault retrial on Wednesday heard his damaging testimony about giving a sedative to women before sex, the AP reports. Cosby, who was deposed in 2005 and 2006 as part of his chief accuser's civil suit, was asked about quaaludes, a 1970s party drug...

Why Men in One Profession 'Get Away With' Sexual Assault

Doctors mostly just take therapy and move on

(Newser) - Entertainers, journalists, and politicians have lost their careers over sexual misconduct in the age of #MeToo, but it seems doctors have little to worry about. According to an AP investigation , many doctors facing sexual assault charges will keep their medical license and simply go on suspension while taking a kind...

Kevin Spacey Being Investigated in 2 Countries

LA prosecutors reviewing case it received in early April

(Newser) - Kevin Spacey is now the subject of criminal investigations in two countries. The Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office has confirmed to the Hollywood Reporter that it is reviewing a sexual assault case against the actor passed to it by the sheriff's office earlier this month. Police say...

Lawyer: Bill Cosby Was Framed by 'Con Artist'

Another woman says she was drugged, forced to perform oral sex

(Newser) - Bill Cosby's retrial took a far more combative turn Tuesday than the first go-round, as his lawyers launched a scathing attack on his accuser and prosecutors put the first in a parade of women on the stand to portray the comedian as a sexual predator. Heidi Thomas, who was...

Hidden Amount Bill Cosby Paid Andrea Constand Is Revealed

Both sides intend to use the figure in the retrial

(Newser) - Day one of Bill Cosby's retrial on sexual assault charges was markedly different than his first go-round, beginning with a topless protester who barreled toward him outside a Pennsylvania courthouse and evident in the prosecution's revelation of what he paid accuser Andrea Constand to settle her 2005 lawsuit....

Bill Cosby Lawyers: Oust Juror Over His Comment

Male juror reportedly considers trial a waste of time

(Newser) - A man selected as a juror in Bill Cosby's sexual assault retrial thinks the comedian is guilty and wants the case to be over, according to a prospective juror who says the man offered his opinion as they chatted during jury selection, the AP reports. Cosby's lawyers seized...

Bill Cosby Lawyers Try to Have Judge Removed

They plan to portray Cosby's accuser as greedy

(Newser) - The judge in Bill Cosby's retrial rejected demands from the comedian's defense lawyers to step aside during a Thursday hearing in which they made clear they plan to attack his accuser as a greedy liar who falsely accused him of sexually assaulting her to collect a payoff. Judge...

Ex-Casino Boss on Alleged Wynn Abuse: Speak Up and You'd 'Be Gone'

Executives failed to act on complaints, targeted victims: 'WSJ'

(Newser) - Steve Wynn's alleged inappropriate sexual behavior was allowed to continue for decades as casino managers looked the other way—or looked to punish his victims, former employees tell the Wall Street Journal . The CEO and chairman of Wynn Resorts resigned in February after the Journal reported on accusations of...

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