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Mark Wahlberg has been dubbed a hypocrite after posting a tribute to George Floyd. The “Spenser Confidential” actor, 49, called for people to “work together” to fight racial injustices, which led some followers to remind him of his assaults on minorities when he was a teenager. “Let’s not forget that Mark Wahlberg himself almost beat …

Harvey Weinstein won’t be headed to Los Angeles anytime soon to face a fresh slew of sex crimes charges — due to the coronavirus pandemic, officials said. “The virus has delayed the processing of the extradition paperwork,” said Greg Risling, a spokesman for the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office. “There is no time estimate …

Messages between director Paul Haggis’ rape accuser and her pals about the alleged 2013 incident will remain secret, a judge ruled Monday. The Oscar-winning “Crash” filmmaker — who was sued by publicist Haleigh Breest in 2017 for the alleged attack — asked a judge to unseal the text messages along with other information, claiming it …

Joe Biden on Thursday again addressed allegations of sexual assault from former staffer Tara Reade, saying that voters should not choose him in the November elections if they believe Reade’s claims. Voters “should vote their heart and if they believe Tara Reade, they probably shouldn’t vote for me,” Biden said on MSNBC’s The Last Word. “I …

Nikki Bella opens up about being raped twice as a teenager in her new memoir, “Incomparable.” The former WWE star shares in the book, co-written by her twin sister Brie Bella, that she was first attacked at the age of 15 by a fellow student she “thought was a friend.” “My virginity was stolen from …

A coalition of national women’s advocacy groups drafted a letter urging Joe Biden to address sexual-assault claims by former staffer Tara Reade, but decided against releasing the letter publicly after the Biden campaign learned of the efforts, the New York Times reported on Wednesday. Instead, the unspecified groups decided to work with Biden advisers to …

A woman who used to live next door to the former Senate staffer who has accused Joe Biden of sexual assault says that she remembers being told about details of the allegation in the mid-1990s. Lynda LaCasse told Business Insider that former Biden staffer Tara Reade told her “about the senator that she had worked …

Rose McGowan has slammed fellow #MeToo advocate Alyssa Milano for endorsing 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden after he was recently accused of sexual assault by a former staffer. “You are a fraud,” McGowan, 46, tweeted the former “Charmed” star. “This is about holding the media accountable. You go after Trump & Kavanaugh saying Believe …

A woman is suing French Montana for sexual battery, alleging she was drugged and raped in his home. The victim, referring to herself by the pseudonym Jane Doe, is also suing Montana’s employee, Mansour Bennouna, and Coke Boy Records for assault and battery, sexual battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress, negligent hiring, supervision and retention …

Duffy has broken her silence nearly a month after revealing to fans that she was held captive, drugged and raped. The 35-year-old singer, known for her 2008 hit song “Mercy,” said that she is feeling “freer” and will be putting out a new song to lift spirits amid the coronavirus pandemic. In what appears to …