Singer FKA twigs has filed a new lawsuit against ex-boyfriend Shia LaBeouf, renewing an ongoing legal battle and alleging that the actor attempted to silence her through an unlawful nondisclosure agreement. This legal dispute follows accusations made in 2020 by FKA twigs, — born Tahliah Barnett — who alleged the actor subjected her to “relentless … Read more
SACRAMENTO, Calif — California lawmakers will vote Thursday to rename César Chavez Day as Farmworkers Day in an effort to reconcile the Latino labor icon’s legacy with explosive sexual abuse allegations before the state holiday March 31. Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom is expected to quickly sign the bill. The change comes after allegations became public … Read more
A civil jury in California found Monday that Bill Cosby was liable for drugging and sexually assaulting a woman in 1972 and awarded her $19.25 million. After a nearly two-week trial in Santa Monica, jurors found the 88-year-old Cosby liable for the sexual battery and assault of Donna Motsinger. Cosby’s attorney, Jennifer Bonjean, said in … Read more
A woman who accused Bill Cosby of sexually abusing her more than five decades ago was awarded $19.2 million by a Southern California civil jury Monday, an attorney for the plaintiff said. Punitive damages are still pending in the 2023 lawsuit,filed in Santa Monica Superior Court by Donna Motsinger, who accused the comedian and entertainer … Read more
In a podcast interview with Latino USA, a show by Futuro Media, revered labor leader Dolores Huerta speaks out about the allegations of sexual abuse against acclaimed civil rights leader Cesar Chavez. A New York Times investigation that was published on Wednesday revealed allegations that Chavez raped and abused women and girls. The investigation included accounts from … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Democrats are facing a reckoning after casting César Chavez as a near-sacred figure of the American left for decades— honoring him in DNC statements, White House proclamations and annual public tributes — but that long-running celebration is now colliding with newly surfaced abuse allegations serious enough that … Read more
What we know about the César Chávez sexual abuse allegations – CBS News Watch CBS News More details are emerging about the allegations of abuse against the late Cesar Chavez. CBS News’ Ed O’Keefe has more. Source link
Many of the upcoming celebrations and holidays honoring the late farmworker labor leader César Chavez are being renamed, postponed or completely canceled in the wake of allegations that he sexually abused women and girls while at the helm of the United Farm Workers Union. Labor rights activist Dolores Huerta revealed this week she was among … Read more
PHOENIX — Mary Rose Wilcox and her husband marched and fasted alongside César Chavez. They helped him open a radio station in Phoenix and plastered their Mexican restaurant with photos and a mural of the widely admired Latino icon. So when Wilcox’s daughter called this week to inform them of sexual abuse allegations that were … Read more
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration wants to stop representing Eric Adams in a lawsuit that alleges the former mayor sexually assaulted a woman more than three decades ago, according to a court filing Tuesday. The move comes just a few months after Mamdani took office, following a bitter campaign season last year that … Read more