Culture
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Judge Denies R. Kelly’s Emergency Request for Home Detention to Protect Him From Alleged Murder Plot
The disgraced R&B singer filed for temporary furlough earlier this month, citing a “widespread conspiracy” to have him killed
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R. Kelly Overdosed on Prescription Meds Administered by Prison Staff, Lawyers Allege
The incident happened days after the disgraced singer’s legal team claimed Bureau of Prisons officials were plotting to have him killed
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Diddy Juror Removed for Inconsistencies About Where He Lives, Rapper’s Lawyer Questions Racial Bias
“There’s nothing that the juror could say at this point to put the genie back in the bottle,” Judge Arun Subramanian says of Juror No. 6, initially one of two Black men on the jury
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John Mayer Says He Quit Stand-Up Comedy After Learning He Was Too Famous to Make UTI Jokes
The “Gravity” singer reflected on his short-lived stint at the mic as Thursday’s surprise “Smartless Live” guest in Los Angeles
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Marc Maron Explains Why He’s Shuttering ‘WTF’ After 16 Years: ‘The World Is Ending’ | Video
The comedian also tells Jimmy Fallon he felt the weight of the parasocial relationship his podcast fans have with him
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Manhattan DA Apologizes to Kaja Sokola for Harvey Weinstein Rape Acquittal: ‘Thank You for Your Bravery’
Weinstein was convicted Wednesday of one of the counts against him, acquitted on the second and was given a mistrial on the third
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Harvey Weinstein Mistrial Declared on 3rd Charge as Jury Foreman Refuses to Return to Deliberations
A New York jury found the producer guilty on one charge of first-degree sexual assault on Wednesday, but acquitted him on a second charge
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Harvey Weinstein May ‘Come Home Much Sooner’ Than Expected After Split Verdict, His Team Says
“This trial has raised substantial appellate issues — and Harvey would welcome the opportunity to have those fully reviewed,” the producer’s spokesperson tells TheWrap
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Encounters With Brian Wilson: A Tortured Genius Found His Own Love and Mercy | Appreciation
He was troubled and fragile and undeniably brilliant, driven to make music of surpassing beauty, complexity and depth
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Harris Yulin, Emmy-Nominated Actor of ‘Scarface’ and ‘Ozark,’ Dies at 88
The actor, nominated for his guest role on “Frasier,” was also a Broadway staple
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Harvey Weinstein Found Guilty on One Count of Sexual Assault in New York Retrial, Acquitted on 2nd
The jury was ordered to continue deliberating on a lesser charge of 3rd-degree rape
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The Night Sly Stone Delivered the Most Memorable Awful Concert Ever
On a November night in Hollywood, the audience brought Sly’s music to life because he couldn’t
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Sly Stone, Funk-Rock Icon and Subject of ‘Sly Lives!’ Doc, Dies at 82
The music pioneer succumbed after a prolonged battle with COPD and other underlying health issues, his family says
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Taylor Swift Files Restraining Order Against Former Inmate Who Came to LA Home 5 Times Saying They Shared a Child
The pop star claims Brian Jason Wagner, a 45-year-old Colorado resident, lied to the DMV and changed the address on his driver’s license to hers
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Harvey Weinstein Jurors Report Fights, Turmoil in Deliberations: ‘I Don’t Think This Is Fair’
The foreperson says in a note to the judge that a situation has developed that isn’t “very good”