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Jury convicts actor and Scientologist Danny Masterson of raping two women in 2003
Masterson was handcuffed at the defense table. His $3.3 million bond was exonerated and he's been jailed without bail as he faces 30 years to life in…
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My LiveNOW with Fox discussion about the guilty verdicts in Danny Masterson's rape trial
A jury in Los Angeles on Wednesday, May 31, convicted former "That '70s Show" actor and second-generation Church of Scientology member Danny Masterson…
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9th Circuit’s mid-trial intervention prompts judge to vacate ruling on alleged sex trafficking victims
U.S. District Judge Fernando Olguin was going to allow lawyers for a woman accused of sex trafficking to question the alleged victims about their…
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Video report on T.I. and Tiny Harris' OMG dolls v. OMG Girlz lawsuit trial with toymaker MGA
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Jury finds in favor of toymaker MGA in trial with T.I. and Tiny Harris over OMG Girlz, OMG dolls
The hip-hop moguls were seeking $100 million from MGA Entertainment related to the hugely popular L.O.L. Surprise! O.M.G. Dolls, alleging trade dress…
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'Extremely disturbed': Judge calls out MGA's lawyers for accusations against T.I.'s lawyers
Lawyers for the toymaker secured a curative instruction over questions about allegedly missing data that actually existed, but their tactics earned a…
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Prosecutors cite ‘high level of callousness’ in Tory Lanez’s shooting of Megan Thee Stallion
A new filing describes Megan as a “particularly vulnerable” victim while laying out aggravating circumstances for the judge to consider when he…
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‘Fulsome' evidence supports Mark Ridley-Thomas' USC bribery convictions, prosecutors say
Two new filings say the Los Angeles politician's lawyers failed to object in trial to issues they now say warrant a new trial, including testimony from…
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Doll designer breaks down after cross-exam about 'lingerie-gate', Marilyn Manson's Nazi cap
MGA's first witness denied using T.I. as inspiration, but cross-exam revealed a photo of the rapper on a doll design board.
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'Humor, sarcasm and satire': Rapper T.I. testifies in civil infringement trial over dolls, OMG Girlz
The three-time Grammy winner, father of seven and convicted felon is at the federal courthouse in Santa Ana for a retrial in a $100 million intellectual…
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Racial issues still lurk in toymaker's new trial with T.I. and Tiny Harris over OMG Girlz and dolls
After controversy erupted over questions about the n-word in lyrics, lawyers have returned for a second trial in an infringement case over dolls popular…
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'The outcome wouldn’t be different': No new trial for Tory Lanez in Megan Thee Stallion shooting
The rapper's lawyers filed two disqualification motions against Judge David Herriford during the two-day hearing to try to prevent him from issuing his…
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Two trials, two fates: The fishing boat murder prosecuted under federal maritime law
A woman in an alcoholic 'downward spiral' formed a fast friendship with a drug dealer who ended up shooting a man on her boat during a midnight fishing…
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Ex-Scientologist's 'brouhaha' with priest leads to jury restrictions in Danny Masterson's retrial
Attorneys also are being allowed to question witnesses about members of the public gallery amid claims that a Church of Scientology lawyer was staring…
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