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A man convicted of stabbing Salman Rushdie, leaving the author blind in one eye, has been jailed for 25 years.Hadi Matar was found guilty of attempted murder and assault in February. Prosecutors had been seeking the maximum sentence of 25 years for the attack in August 2022, along with an additional seven-year term for injuring a second man. Image: Hadi Matar. Pic: AP During the trial, Sir Salman revealed he […]

Singer Cassie is the key witness in the prosecution's case against Sean "Diddy" Combs.The pair were in an on-off relationship for about 11 years, from 2007 to 2018, after she signed to his label, Bad Boy Records. She has alleged she was physically, sexually and mentally abused by Combs for most of this time, accusing him of forcing her into "hundreds" of drug-fuelled sex sessions with male escorts, known as […]

Motown legend Smokey Robinson is under criminal investigation after four former housekeepers accused him of rape and sexual assault, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said.The investigation comes just over a week after the housekeepers filed a lawsuit seeking $50m (£37m) in damages in a civil case over the alleged assaults - which the women say took place between 2007 and 2024. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said in […]

US singer Chris Brown has been charged with grievous bodily harm with intent in connection with a 2023 incident in London.He remains in custody and is due to appear at Manchester Magistrates' Court at 10am this morning, police said. The charge relates to an assault which reportedly took place at a venue in Hanover Square in Mayfair on Sunday 19 February 2023.The 36-year-old was arrested at a hotel in Manchester […]

Cassie Ventura broke down in tears in court as she described her "personal shame" at taking part in "freak off" sex sessions for Sean Combs - and also accused him of raping her as their relationship came to an end.During her second day of testimony, the singer and model told jurors of several alleged violent incidents and said the hip-hop mogul, who was known as Puff Daddy and Diddy throughout […]

One of France's most successful actors has been convicted of sexually assaulting two women on the set of one of his films.Gerard Depardieu, 76, has starred in more than 200 films over five decades, winning two best lead actor awards at the Cesars, as well as being nominated for an Oscar and 15 other Cesars. On Tuesday, judges at the Tribunal de Paris found him guilty of two counts of […]

Gary Lineker has "apologised unreservedly" for a social media re-post featuring a rat, saying he would "never knowingly share anything antisemitic".The 64-year-old presenter faced criticism after he shared a post on Instagram from the Palestine Lobby group showing a picture of a rat and titled: "Zionism explained in two minutes." In a statement, he said: "On Instagram I reposted material which I have since learned contained offensive references."I very much […]

Father Ted co-creator Graham Linehan has pleaded not guilty to harassing a transgender woman and damaging her phone.The Bafta-winning writer, who also came up with TV sitcoms The IT Crowd and Black Books, appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Monday to deny the charges of harassing Sophia Brooks on social media and damaging her mobile in October. Linehan, 56, who created the three-season sitcom Father Ted in the 1990s with […]

French actor Gerard Depardieu has been found guilty of sexually assaulting two women - and handed an 18-month suspended sentence.Depardieu, 76, was convicted by a court in Paris of groping the women during the filming of the 2021 movie Les Volets Verts (The Green Shutters). Both victims had been working on the film in behind-the-scenes roles.Following his convictions, Depardieu was fined €29,040 (about £24,000) and the court requested that he […]