A federal grand jury has filed a second superseding indictment against Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., following previous allegations of accepting bribes. The new allegations say Menendez made positive statements about Qatar to help a New Jersey developer get a multimillion-dollar investment from a company tied to the country. The developer cited in the indictment is […]
The owner of Ukrainian vodka distiller Khortytsia, Yevhen Cherniak, has denied allegations that his company has contributed to funding the Russian state budget in a Dec. 30 Facebook post, following allegations by Ukraine’s SBU security service that he had done so. The SBU charged Cherniak with continuing to do business with Russia despite the on-set of full-scale war […]
SEOUL (Reuters) -Lee Sun-kyun, a South Korean actor of the Oscar-winning film “Parasite”, was found dead, Yonhap news agency reported on Wednesday, citing police. Lee had been under investigation over illegal drug use allegations amid an ongoing government crackdown on illegal drugs. Lee was found unconscious next to briquettes inside a car at a park […]
More than 50 French performers, writers and producers published an essay on Tuesday defending film star Gerard Depardieu amid growing scrutiny of his behaviour towards women during his five-decade career. Advocates for sexual abuse victims expressed dismay at the outpouring of support. Mr Depardieu was handed preliminary rape and sexual assault charges in 2020 after […]
DOVER, Del. (AP) — Deposition testimony from billionaire Jimmy Haslam supports claims by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathway that Haslam tried to bribe employees at the Pilot truck stop chain amid a dispute with Berkshire over the future of the company, a Berkshire attorney told a judge Thursday. In a deposition Tuesday, Haslam denied offering a […]
Women’s rights activists criticised French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday for appearing to take sides with actor Gerard Depardieu by saying the film star who is facing sexual misconduct allegations “makes France proud”. Speaking on Wednesday night on TV channel France 5, Mr Macron described himself as a “big admirer” of a “great actor”. Mr […]
Russell Brand has been questioned for a second time by detectives investigating allegations of sexual offences. The comedian, 48, was interviewed under caution last week over six allegations, following questioning in November over three other claims. The Metropolitan Police did not identify Brand, but said in a statement: “A man in his 40s attended a […]
Sean “Diddy” Combs has released a new statement addressing what he describes as “sickening allegations” made against him in recent weeks. The statement comes amid allegations of abuse, rape and sex trafficking recently issued against him, and follows a new lawsuit filed Dec. 6 accusing him of sex trafficking and gang rape. The 54-year-old rapper […]
CNN — Senate Democrats railed against Justice Clarence Thomas on Tuesday amid reports that the Supreme Court conservative failed to disclose luxury travel, gifts and a real estate transaction involving a GOP megadonor, but their plan to investigate the conservative jurist remains unclear. Senate Judiciary Chairman Dick Durbin has promised that his committee will hold […]
President Biden shot down a question Wednesday regarding his alleged role in his son Hunter Biden and brother James Biden’s foreign business dealings, calling the allegations “a bunch of lies.” During a Wednesday press conference at The White House, New York Post reporter Steven Nelson asked Biden if he would explain to Americans ahead of […]