A Texas woman is facing a capital murder charge in the death of her 6-year-old daughter, police told news outlets. San Antonio police were called for reports of a disturbance involving a naked woman Jan. 3, according to WOAI. “She said she heard someone screaming really, really loud and she was freaked out, she was […]
SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — A woman is suing West Jordan police alleging several officers violated her rights when they mistakenly arrested her at a hotel in September, dragging her outside in handcuffs, naked from the waist down. Sheri Meyer filed the civil lawsuit earlier this month in 3rd Judicial Court, seeking damages for what […]
Ksenia Sobchak at the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Almaty, Kazakhstan, on November 2, 2013.Vladimir Tretyakov/Getty Images for Capital Partners Ksenia Sobchak, a socialite rumored to be Putin‘s goddaughter, attended a now infamous Russian party. Many celebrities have offered groveling apologies after the “almost naked” party sparked backlash. Sobchak is also releasing statements in a rush to […]
Actress Ksenia Sobchak attends a party at Ritz-Carlton Hotel on November 2, 2013 in Almaty, Kazakhstan.Vladimir Tretyakov/Getty Images for Capital Partners Socialite Ksenia Sobchak, rumored to be Putin‘s god daughter, attended a now-infamous Russian party. Many celebrities have offered groveling apologies after the “almost naked” party sparked a backlash. Sobchak is also releasing statements in […]
The nightlife of Russia’s elite has long been famously rakish but a recent party crossed an invisible line and provoked a public scandal. One pop star ended up in jail and several others issued public apologies while an ensuing lawsuit demanded a fortune in reparations. The scandal erupted after TV presenter and actress Anastasia Ivleeva […]
A celebrity-studded “Almost Naked” party in Moscow’s famed Mutabor nightclub has drawn outrage from Russia’s political establishment, which has become increasingly po-faced since the assault on Ukraine. Footage showing Russian VIPs in lingerie and raunchy costumes led to the arrest of a rapper for wearing nothing but a strategically-placed sock, and calls for boycotts and […]
The outraged public reaction to a raunchy Russian celebrity party has reached a fever pitch. Celebrities who attended the “almost naked” party face boycotts and have even been jailed. The backlash appears to be a touchstone moment for Russia’s increasing social conservatism. Fallout from a raunchy party in Moscow that shocked Russian society has spiraled, with […]
This is Partygate: Russia-style. What happened at a Moscow nightclub was bizarre. What happened next says so much about the current atmosphere in Russia. On 20 December, blogger and TV presenter Nastya Ivleeva threw an “Almost Naked Party” at Moscow’s Mutabor nightclub. Dress code? More like an undress code. Scantily clad pop stars and celebrities […]
GOP Rep. Tim Burchett said he thinks it’s likely his coworkers have been “personally compromised.” “Why in the world would good conservatives vote for crazy stuff?” Burchett was one of eight Republicans in the House who voted to oust Rep. Kevin McCarthy as speaker. A Republican member of the House suggested in an interview that Russian […]
GOP Rep. Tim Burchett said he thinks it’s likely his coworkers have been “personally compromised.” “Why in the world would good conservatives vote for crazy stuff?” Burchett was one of eight Republicans in the House who voted to oust Rep. Kevin McCarthy as speaker. A Republican member of the House suggested in an interview that Russian […]
A federal appeals court on Thursday revived a child sexual exploitation lawsuit filed by the man who appeared naked as a four-month-old on the cover of Nirvana’s 1991 album Nevermind. Spencer Elden’s lawsuit against the grunge rock group alleges that he has suffered “permanent harm” as the band and others profited from the image of […]
Robert Downey Jr. and Mark Ruffalo first met 28 years ago, through their girlfriends at the time, before hunting a serial killer in David Fincher’s “Zodiac,” and well before battling Thanos in Marvel’s “Avengers” movies. The milage on their friendship shows in their shared enthusiasm for their electrifying performances this year: Downey in Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” […]