Claims against actor Nicolas Cage have been dismissed from a civil lawsuit that was recently filed by his ex-girlfriend over an alleged assault by their son. Christina Fulton sued 34-year-old Weston Cage for assault and battery last month and accused Cage of negligence, claiming the star had failed to prevent their son’s alleged behaviour. However, the claims against the Oscar winner have now been removed from the lawsuit, according to US media. When the action was filed in February, the actor’s lawyers called them “frivolous”, saying: “Mr Cage does not control Weston’s behaviour in any manner and is not responsible…
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Prosecutors in New York have expanded their case against rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs, accusing him of coercing two additional women into commercial sex acts, and of dangling a person over an apartment balcony. Combs has been in jail since September after an initial indictment charged him with racketeering, sex trafficking by force, and transportation to engage in prostitution. On Thursday, the indictment was updated to add two more victims, although no new charges were added to the case. The musician, 55, has strenuously denied all the accusations against him, including the federal criminal case and more than 30 separate civil…
The Illinois Supreme Court has overturned a conviction against actor Jussie Smollett, who prosecutors accused of staging a racist and homophobic attack against himself in 2019 in Chicago. Smollett, who is black and gay, was convicted of five counts of disorderly conduct in 2021. He had claimed two men targeted him in a hate-crime, yelling racial slurs and putting a noose around his neck while he was walking down the street near his apartment. Two men testified that the Empire television show star paid them $3,500 (KSh. 456.1 K) to stage the attack. Smollett was sentenced to 150 days in…
Sean “Diddy” Combs has been breaking prison rules by contacting potential witnesses in his upcoming sex trafficking trial, prosecutors have alleged. The music mogul is accused of making “relentless efforts” to “corruptly influence witness testimony”, by using other inmates’ telephone accounts, and using three-way calls to speak to people who are not on his approved contacts list. Prosecutors said a review of recorded calls also found that Mr Combs instructed his family to contact potential witnesses in his case, they said in a court filing. Mr Combs, 55, is currently in custody in Manhattan. He has pleaded not guilty to…