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Newsom's deepfake election laws are already being challenged in federal court

New legislation signed by California Gov. Gavin Newsom regulating AI-generated “deepfake” election content and requiring the removal of “deceptive content” from social media is now being challenged in court. The new laws build on legislation passed years earlier regulating campaign ads and communications, according to the governor’s office. But two of the three new laws are being challenged in the …

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Sean 'Diddy' Combs' former protégé Shyne says disgraced music mogul 'destroyed' his life

Moses “Shyne” Barrow recalled how Sean “Diddy” Combs forever changed the trajectory of his life after a 1999 New York nightclub shooting. Shyne, a former Bad Boy rapper and current politician in Belize, discussed his history with the fallen music mogul after Diddy’s arrest and subsequent criminal charges for racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking as the alleged ringleader of a …

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Harvey Weinstein to be arraigned on more sex crimes charges in Manhattan

Harvey Weinstein is expected to be arraigned Wednesday in Manhattan on a new indictment charging him with up to three additional sex offenses, his lawyer said. Weinstein’s lawyer Arthur Aidala said the jailed ex-movie mogul will appear in court in person to face his latest legal hurdle after he was excused from a hearing last week while recovering from emergency …

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Top 5 Diddy indictment bombshells: What legal experts predict for future of fallen music mogul

Sean “Diddy” Combs was accused of being the leader of a criminal enterprise in a bombshell indictment unsealed hours after the disgraced media mogul was arrested in the lobby of the Park Hyatt New York City hotel. Combs, 54, appeared in Manhattan federal court Tuesday where he pleaded not guilty to racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking charges. Not only was …

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Diddy remains in jail after bail appeal denied

A judge denied Diddy’s bail for a second time as the disgraced music mogul fought for his release Wednesday. Sean “Diddy” Combs appeared in front of U.S. District Court Judge Andrew Carter for a second chance at bail after being charged with racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion, and transportation to engage in prostitution. The rapper entered …

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Diddy hit with sex trafficking and racketeering charges following arrest

WARNING: THIS ARTICLE CONTAINS GRAPHIC INFORMATION Authorities charged Sean “Diddy” Combs with sex trafficking, racketeering conspiracy and more in an indictment featuring explosive and disturbing allegations against the rapper. Combs pleaded not guilty after appearing in a Manhattan courtroom for his arraignment Tuesday. He was arrested Monday by federal agents based on a sealed indictment, the US Attorney’s Office for …

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Mass rape trial lays bare France's disturbing culture of sexual assault, critics allege

WARNING: Content in the following story may be disturbing for some readers. A mass-rape trial in France has exposed what many have called a “rape culture” that has run rampant in the country. “Today I maintain that, along with the other men here, I am a rapist,″ Dominique Pélicot, 71, said during a court appearance on Tuesday. “They knew everything. …

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Baltimore bridge victims' families filing suit to prevent shipowner from shirking legal liability

Families of some of the immigrant workers who died when a cargo ship plowed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore in March are expected to announce Tuesday that they will take legal action to hold the owners of the vessel legally liable for the deadly collapse, according to a report. The families of three of the six victims …

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Diddy denied bail after pleading not guilty to sex trafficking crimes

WARNING: THIS ARTICLE CONTAINS GRAPHIC INFORMATION A judge denied Sean “Diddy” Combs’ request for bail after the rapper pleaded not guilty to sex trafficking. Diddy appeared in front of Magistrate Judge Robyn F. Tarnofsky in a Manhattan, New York, courtroom on Tuesday. Diddy was charged with racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion, and transportation to engage in …

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Matthew Perry's death is tied to a problem that is more common than you know

It’s been nearly a year since the sad news of actor Matthew Perry’s passing. The “Friends” star had shared his struggles with drugs and alcohol, as well as his various stints in rehab, in his 2022 memoir, “Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing.” Though initial reports shared that Perry had died at home in his hot tub, many speculated …

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