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Palace handed Andrew's controversial envoy emails six years ago
Thousands of emails containing information about the former prince's financial dealings were given to the Royal Household in 2020.
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Supreme Court Lets $5 Million Sex Abuse Verdict Against Trump Stand
President Trump had asked the justices to intervene after a jury found that he had sexually abused and defamed the writer E. Jean Carroll.
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Tiger Woods called Trump after DUI crash, he told cop on bodycam video
President Trump called Tiger Woods a close friend after the golfer's auto crash in Jupiter, Fla., last week. Woods is dating the ex-wife of Donald Trump Jr.
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Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni settle lawsuit over It Ends With Us film
The settlement comes just ahead of a trial slated to begin in May, where both stars were expected to testify.
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Rebel Wilson's claims against actress are 'malicious concoctions', Australian court hears
Wilson has been accused of defaming the star of her film The Deb over an incident involving a bath in Bondi.
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US judge dismisses $10bn Trump defamation suit against Wall Street Journal
Trump sued the newspaper and its owners, including Rupert Murdoch, in a Florida federal court over a birthday book for Jeffrey Epstein.
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Singer Dua Lipa sues Samsung for $15 million for using her image on TV boxes
Lipa says her picture contributed to Samsung's "enormous revenue."
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Prince Harry sued for defamation by charity Sentebale he co-founded
Prince Harry left the charity last year in an acrimonious dispute over how Sentebale was being managed.
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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor faces police investigation into ‘alleged inappropriate behaviour at Royal Ascot’
Incident said to have happened at racing event in 2002, year of queen’s Golden Jubilee, according to Sunday Times
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French star Patrick Bruel denies multiple sexual assault allegations
Singer and actor who has appeared in more than 40 films faces investigations in France and Belgium
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Epstein survivors' calls to meet King and Queen harder to ignore as US visit approaches
The King and Queen's state visit to the US faces more questions about sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
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Serbian TV pundit causes outrage with racist comment during Belgium game
Rade Bogdanovic made comments on public broadcaster
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Rebel Wilson labelled ‘nuts’ by PR team she allegedly hired to attack colleague, court hears
Wilson is being sued for defamation by actor Charlotte MacInnes over social media posts alleging a sexual harassment complaint
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Epstein victim says she had dinner at Andrew's palace apartment
Testimony to US Congress members is the first time a woman abused and trafficked by the late financier has publicly spoken of attending royal residences.
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Pedro Pascal v Pedro Piscal: actor in legal battle with Chilean spirit brand
Pedro Piscal pisco is latest Chilean brand to resemble a Hollywood name – and others have fought off the lawsuits
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Dua Lipa sues Samsung for $15m over use of her image on TV boxes
The pop star's legal team alleges a photograph of her face was used on Samsung television boxes without permission.
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Rebel Wilson’s courtroom makeover shows why style matters on the stand
Wilson is not the first high profile respondent to change her wardrobe for court, but fashion can also help plaintiffs express themselves when speech is constrained
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Supreme Court rejects Trump bid to appeal E. Jean Carroll $5 million verdict
E. Jean Carroll has said since 2019 that President Donald Trump sexually assaulted her in a New York department store dressing room in the mid-1990s.
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BBC knew about Scott Mills sexual offences investigation in 2017
The corporation also says it is "doing more work to understand the detail of what was known by the BBC".
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Phillies’ 3-Time All-Star Seeks Return In New Role After Drug Charges
The Philadelphia Phillies former Silver Slugger offered a two-word response on team fans as he seeks to “reestablish” his ties.
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Rebel Wilson is a ‘fantastical liar’ who ‘made up terrible allegations against multiple people’, court told
Barrister for actor Charlotte MacInnes, who is suing the Pitch Perfect star for defamation, also accused Wilson of ‘a complete revision of history’. Wilson has rejected defamation claims
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Bodycam footage shows Tiger Woods’s shock after crash: ‘I’m being arrested?’
Golfer has pled not guilty to DUI charges
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Amy Winehouse’s father Mitch loses high court battle against her friends
Judge throws out claim by the singer’s father over the sale of items she once owned
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Rebel Wilson accused in court of trying to paint actor as ‘money grabbing opportunist’ as defamation trial begins
Wilson denies allegations made by Charlotte MacInnes, who she claims told her about uncomfortable situation with producer
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Actress sues Avatar director for 'theft' of facial features for character
Q'orianka Kilcher alleges James Cameron "extracted her facial features" for a character when she was 14.
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double quotation mark Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni’s legal trainwreck has taught us this: never go to court. Ever
The alleged conflict between the pair began on a film set and has been disastrous for everyone involved. Apart from the lawyers, naturally
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Dua Lipa sues Samsung for $15m over use of her image on TV boxes
British singer claims electronics company ‘repeatedly refused’ to stop using a photo of her on its packaging
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Italy bans Kanye West and Travis Scott concerts over security concerns
Local authorities say the cancellation of other West concerts had played a role in the decision.
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Claudine Longet, singer and actor at center of a notorious manslaughter trial, dies at 84
French singer and actor Claudine Longet has died at age 84. She became infamous after being charged with the fatal shooting of her boyfriend, Olympic skier Vladimir “Spider” Sabich, in 1976.
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double quotation mark Why every woman can see herself in the story of a German celebrity couple’s split
Many will recognise their own experiences of digital abuse in Collien Fernandes’s allegations – the sense that technology offers perps both tools and cover
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BBC was aware of concerns over Ashley Cain’s ‘toxic masculinity’ online
Disclosure casts doubt on broadcaster’s claim that failure to properly vet presenter lay with independent production partners
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Judge Rejects Majority Of Blake Lively’s Claims Against Justin Baldoni
The legal battle between the “It Ends with Us” co-stars has dragged on for over a year.
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