Asia Argento says Jimmy Bennett — who had sex with her when he was 17 years old — is lucky she didn’t file charges that HE sexually assaulted and then extorted her. Argento’s lawyer, Mark Jay Heller, tells TMZ, his client’s text messages that TMZ…
Showing posts with label Assaulted. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Assaulted. Show all posts
Wednesday, September 5, 2018
Sunday, September 2, 2018
Rae Sremmurd Victims of Home Invasion Robbery, 1 Person Assaulted
Masked gunman stormed into the home where the hip hop duo Rae Sremmurd were staying, assaulted a security guard, and made off with a safe … TMZ has learned. Law enforcement sources tell us … 4 armed robbers knocked on the door of the San…
Thursday, July 12, 2018
Charlamagne Tha God, "I Never Sexually Assaulted Anyone"
Charlamagne Tha God is furious over new reports suggesting he sexually assaulted a teenage girl more than 17 years ago since he was already cleared in a court of law … and now he’s lawyered up. “The Breakfast Club” star’s 2001 case is back…
Monday, July 2, 2018
XXXTentacion"s Murder Suspect Was Not Raped or Sexually Assaulted in Jail
XXXTentacion’s murder suspect who is sitting in jail was reported to have been sexually assaulted in a Florida jail – but, that’s just not true … according to Broward County Sheriff’s Office. Law enforcement officials at BSO tell us…
Tuesday, June 26, 2018
Sen. Rand Paul Sues Neighbor Who Assaulted Him at Kentucky Home
Sen. Rand Paul is suing the neighbor who pummeled him outside his own home. The Kentucky Senator is suing Rene Boucher for physical pain and mental suffering after Boucher tackled him from behind during a heated argument back in…
Wednesday, May 23, 2018
Meredith Phillips, Former Bachelorette Star, Says She Was Drugged and Assaulted on Season 2
Meredith Phillips, the star of ABC’s Bachelorette back in 2004, said this week on a podcast that she was drugged and sexually assaulted by a crew member on the set of this long-running ABC reality show.
It’s a damning and troubling accusation.
Per Reality Blured, Phillips made this allegation while speaking to Steve Carbone (aka Reality Steve) in response to a question about the most challenging aspect of production.
“Well, besides being always really tired and some of the producers were – how do I say this? Helpful but not helpful, in terms of trying to make me relax,” Phillips replied, somewhat mysteriously.
She then elaborated:
“Normally, I wouldn’t talk about this, but I’m going to tell you because it’s bothered me for years.
“And I know another friend of mine who was working on the show felt the same experience I did, about getting roofied and in a hot tub and kind of accosted.”
Wait… what? Roofied?
As in: someone drugged Phillips and took advantage of her?
Yes, she says.
The allegedly awful deed was done by “a masseuse that a producer hired to come into my room and to give me a massage,” says Phillips.
The ex-reality star says she assumed the pill this person gave her was an “aspirin or something to loosen up my back.” But…
“It definltey wasn’t that, that’s for sure. The last thing I remember was she got naked and she was in the tub with me, and rubbing my back and rubbing areas probably she shouldn’t have.
“And then I was put in bed. I woke up naked. Don’t remember much.”
Yikes. That’s extremely disturbing to hear.
Phillips, whose season of The Bachelorette was filmed in 2003 and aired in early 2004, said that the experience was “hard for me to talk about because I think I’ve put it somewhere else in my brain.”
She was rejected by Bob Guiney on The Bachelor Season 4, finishing as the third runner-up, prior to starring as The Bachelorette and selecting Ian McKee as her winning suitior.
The couple broke up in February of 2005.
Thinking back on this horrifying incident, Phillips said once whatever she had taken kicked in, “I literally couldn’t even move my body, so I have no idea what the pill was, at all.
“All I know is that I was told that, ‘This will make you feel better."”
ABC is yet to address this charge, but we’d expect the network to make a statement at some point.
Why didn’t she leave the series after this happened?
There was “definitely a part of me” that wanted to, she acknowledges, “but I am also the kind of person that finishes what she starts…
“It is a huge deal. I have worked through it.”
The story has come out just days before Becca Kufrin debuts as The Bachelorette on Season 14.
Wednesday, May 16, 2018
Lucas Glover: Assaulted By Wife Due to Bad Round of Golf
Golf-related marital disputes have been the subject of thousands of hacky standup routines and Family Circus cartoons, but Krista Glover took the trope to a new level over the weekend when she was arrested for assaulting her husband, pro golfer Lucas Glover.
But Krista’s issue wasn’t that Lucas decided to hit the links instead of instead of joining her ar Bed Bath & Beyond to look at duvet covers.
No, her beef was that the 2009 U.S. Open champion performed like a total beta-cuck on the back nine, standing idly by as scores of superior alpha golfers beat him to the hole.
Anyway, we assume that’s what was going through the mind of full-blown psychopath Krista, as she drunkenly attacked Lucas and his elderly mother (!!!) after he failed to make the 54-hole cut at The Players Championship on Saturday.
Krista, 36, was arrested on domestic assault and resisting arrest charges, having allegedly gone ballistic on Lucas as a result of his poor performance.
According to a police report obtained by TMZ, Krista began by verbally attacking her husband, calling him a “loser” and p-ssy.”
It wasn’t long before the situation got physical, with Krista throwing punches at Lucas until his mother, Hershey Glover, stepped in to try and break up the fight.
At that point, of course, Krista turned her attention to Hershey and started raining blows upon the old woman because golf.
This all allegedly took place in front of Krista and Lucas’ two chldren, aged 2 and 5.
“When he plays a bad round of golf, Krista proceeds to start an altercation with him and telling him is a loser and a p-ssy, how he needs to fire everyone, and how he’d better win or her and the kids would leave him and he would never see the kids again,” Hershey told police.
Correctly guessing that the media would latch onto this story as tenaciously as Krista grips her eighth gin and tonic and weaponized fireplace poker, Lucas decided to address the situation on Twitter:
“On May 12, my wife and mother were involved in an argument to which the police were called,” he tweeted.
“Everyone is fine. Regrettably, although Krista was charged, we are comfortable that the judicial system is able to address what actually happened and Krista will be cleared in this private matter,” the golfer added.
“We thank you for respecting our privacy as we work through this unfortunate situation.”
Luke, maybe you’d succeed in convincing the world to move on if there weren’t two young kids involved, but we’re thinking no one’s gonna leave this alone until you kick Krista to the curb.
She might go full Elin Nordegren on your windshield as you pull out of the driveway, but what’s the alternative?
We’re afraid leaving Krista’s psycho ass in the dust is the only way to ensure you’ll be able to protect your kids or enjoy a round of golf without worrying about someone shattering a full bottle of pinot grigio over your head the second you get home.
Monday, May 14, 2018
Pauley Perrette (Strongly) Implies She Was Assaulted on NCIS Set
Pauley Perrette has officially left NCIS.
The actress confirmed many months ago that she planned to leave television’s highest-rated drama toward the end of Season 15, saying in October:
“There has been all kinds of false stories as to why (NO I DON’T HAVE A SKIN CARE LINE AND NO MY NETWORK AND SHOW ARE NOT MAD AT ME!)…
“I hope everyone will love and enjoy EVERYTHING ABBY not only for the rest of this season but for everything she has given all of us for 16 years.
“All the love, all the laughter, all the inspiration…I love her as much as you do.”
Perrette’s beloved character was written off last week, on NCIS Season 15 Episode 22, although writers chose to keep Abby alive.
This, in turn, left hope alive that Perrette may return to the series at some point down the line.
But we’re pretty sure Perrette has now shot down any possibility of a character reprisal — and she’s done so in cryptic/disturbing fashion.
On Saturday morning, while interacting with followers on social media, Perrette made it clear that she has been the victim of bullying.
She added that she’s been a victim of bullying at some place she had to be for years, implying strongly that these incidents took place on the set of NCIS.
Here, specifically, is the Tweet that has so many people talking and wondering:
I’ve been supporting ant-bullying programs forever. But now I KNOW because it was ME! If it’s school or work, that you’re required to go to?
It’s horrifying. I left. Multiple Physical Assaults. I REALLY get it now. Stay safe. Nothing is worth your safety. Tell someone.
Yikes, right?
This message came on the heels several other troubling messages posted by Perrette late last week.
For example:
I refused to go low, that’s why I’ve never told publicly what happened.
But there are tabloid articles out there that are telling total lies about me. If you believe them? Please leave me alone. You clearly don’t know me. (Sorry guys, had to be said).
We cannot say for certain what Perrette is alluding to here.
We follow both the celebrity gossip world and the television world pretty closely and we’ve never heard reports of this sort of behavior behind the scenes of NCIS.
That doesn’t mean it hasn’t been happening, of course.
Added the 49-year old star on Sunday as a follow-up to the previous two messages:
Maybe I’m wrong for not “spilling the beans” Telling the story, THE TRUTH. I feel I have to protect my crew, jobs and so many people. But at what cost? I.don’t know.
Just know, I’m trying to do the right thing, but maybe silence isn’t the right thing about crime. I’m… Just… ?
And then there was this Tweet, implying that forces out there (affiliated with CBS? With the show?) have been trying to keep her quiet for a long time:
There is a “machine’ keeping me silent, and feeding FALSE stories about me. A very rich, very powerful publicity “machine”. No morals, no obligation to truth, and I’m just left here, reading the lies, trying to protect my crew.
Trying to remain calm. He did it.
Back in October, around the time she announced her departure from NCIS, Perrette told USA Today that she had been “bullied by a powerful man for way too long in a work environment until I finally said enough and took no more words from anyone, including myself that being complacent was ‘good behavior.”
So this isn’t a brand new allegation.
But it’s still a very upsetting one.
If it’s valid, let’s hope the truth soon comes out and the perpetrator brought to justice.
Wednesday, May 9, 2018
Gloria Allred Alleges Client Sexually Assaulted at Chris Brown"s House (LIVE STREAM)
Gloria Allred intends to file a lawsuit alleging her client was repeatedly sexually assaulted at Chris Brown’s house … she’ll hold a news conference to share details and TMZ will be streaming live. The high-powered attorney filed the…
Monday, January 15, 2018
Simone Biles: Larry Nassar Sexually Assaulted Me, Too
Simone Biles says she was also sexually assaulted by Team USA gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar — and is now ready to go public with her story. The 20-year-old phenom — who was a key member of the 2016 gold medal winning Olympics team –…
Tuesday, December 19, 2017
Track Palin Allegedly Assaulted His Father, Sarah Palin Called Cops
Sarah Palin’s oldest son allegedly broke into his parents’ house and beat his dad bloody until cops showed up and busted him … TMZ has learned. According to an affidavit by the arresting officer, Sarah called police in Wasilla, Alaska Saturday…
Thursday, November 16, 2017
Sylvester Stallone Denies Allegation He Sexually Assaulted a 16-Year-Old in 1986
Sylvester Stallone is vehemently denying an allegation he sexually assaulted a 16-year-old girl back in 1986 while he was in Las Vegas. The claim is based on a police report in which the alleged victim said Stallone, who was 40 at the time,…
Friday, November 10, 2017
Aly Raisman: Olympic Gymnast Reveals She Was Sexually Assaulted By Team Doctor
Olympic medalist Aly Raisman has become the latest member of the Us Women’s Gymnastics team to accuse Dr. Larry Nassar of sexual abuse.
The disgraced Nassar served as the team’s primary physician for several years.
He first treated Raisman when she was just 15 years old.
Raisman’s former teammate, McKayla Maroney, accused Nassar of sexual assault last month,
In an interview with 60 Minutes that’s set to air on Sunday night, Raisman describes her abuse and the ways in which she feels the US Gymnastics program failed Nassar’s victims:
“Why are we looking at why didn’t the girls speak up?” Raisman said in a clip released by CBS today.
“Why not look at what about the culture? What did USA Gymnastics do, and Larry Nassar do, to manipulate these girls so much that they are so afraid to speak up?”
Asked if she’s angry about the way she and her teammates have been treated, Raisman replied:
“I am angry. I’m really upset because it’s been — I care a lot, you know, when I see these young girls that come up to me, and they ask for pictures or autographs, whatever it is, I just — I can’t — every time I look at them, every time I see them smiling, I just think — I just want to create change so that they never, ever have to go through this.”
Now 23, Raisman achieved fame as a member of the “Fierce Five” team of American gymnasts that wowed audiences with their dominant performance at the 2012 Olympics.
Raisman competed again in the 2016 games, bringing her career medal count to six.
On October 18, Maroney first revealed the abuse she had suffered at Nassar’s hands in response to the trending “#MeToo” hashtag.
“It seemed whenever and wherever this man could find the chance, I was ‘treated.’ It happened in London before my team and I won the gold medal, and it happened before I won my silver,” Maroney said at the time.
She went on to describe one encounter with Nassar as “the scariest night of my life.”
Dozens of women have accused Nassar of sexual misconduct, and he is currently awaiting trial on 33 criminal charges, ranging from rape to possession of child pornography.
In a statement issued today, the US Gymnastics program praised Raisman for coming forward with her own account of Nassar’s abuse:
“In the last year, Aly has become an advocate for many issues, and sharing her personal experience of abuse takes great courage,” the statement reads.
“We are appalled by the conduct of which Larry Nassar is accused, and we are very sorry that any athlete has been harmed during her or his gymnastics career.”
The organization concluded:
“Aly’s passion and concern for athlete safety is shared by USA Gymnastics.”
We’ll have further updates on this story as more information becomes available.
Corey Haim"s Mother Denies Charlie Sheen Sexually Assaulted Her Son
Corey Haim’s mother says her son was an open book with her, and while she claims someone did abuse Corey … she knows it wasn’t Charlie Sheen. Tomorrow, Corey Haim’s mom, Judy, talks allegations that her son was sexually assaulted by Charlie Sheen…
Wednesday, November 8, 2017
Kevin Spacey, Former TV Anchor Says 18-Year-Old Family Member "Sexually Assaulted"
A former Boston TV news anchor is about to hold a news conference, pointing the finger at Kevin Spacey for allegedly sexually assaulting an 18-year-old family member. Heather Unruh’s story is different because of the timing. We’ve learned the…
Saturday, November 4, 2017
Senator Rand Paul Assaulted by Man at His Kentucky Home
Rand Paul was “blindsided” by a 59-year-old man at his home and cops have arrested the guy … according to various reports. The Kentucky Senator was reportedly assaulted at his home Friday afternoon by Rene Boucher and suffered a minor…
Wednesday, October 25, 2017
Mimi Haleyi: Harvey Weinstein Orally Assaulted Me While I Was on My Period
If we documented every sexual assault charge against movie producer Harvey Weinstein, we’d never have time to write about anything else at The Hollywood Gossip.
But the accusation leveled against Weinstein this afternoon by a former production assistant named Mimi Haleyi seems worth mentioning because it’s just so appalling.
And disgusting, to be honest.
An ex-employee of the Weinstein Co., Haleyi sat alongside attorney Gloria Allred in New York City on Tuesday and told the press that she met Weinstein at the 2004 premiere of The Aviator.
Two years later, at the Cannes Film Festival, Weinstein invited Haleyi to his hotel room to supposedly discuss business.
After “a few minutes of normal conversation,” he attempted to convince Haleyi to give him a massage, she explained.
But she declined and left the room.
“By that time I was crying, as I felt completely humiliated and stupid for having been excited about meeting with him,” Haleyi said.
Following this incident, Weinstein actually asked Haleyi to work on one of his television shows. After this jobs ended, he asked her to go to Paris with him.
This seemed like a “romantic” request, Haleyi said today, so she turned it down.
Angered that she would say no to him (twice, no less), Weinstein allegedly showed up to Haleyi’s apartment in New York and “physically forced himself in through the door, pleading with me to come to Paris,” she said.
But she did not give in.
After Weinstein returned from France, Haleyi said she wanted to “maintain a good relationship” with the producer, so she agreed to meet him at his Manhattan apartment.
They watched TV for a few minutes, but soon “he was all over me, making sexual advances,” she said, adding:
“I said, ‘I am on my period. There is no way this is going to happen. Please stop.’ He wouldn’t take no for an answer.”
Weinstein is then accused of backing Haleyi into what looked like a child’s bedroom.
“He held me on the bed, I tried to get him off me but … he was extremely persistent and physically overpowering,” she said.
“He orally forced himself on me while i was on my period. He even pulled my tampon out. I was mortified. I was in disbelief and disgusted.”
After the alleged assault, Haleyi said Weinstein rolled over on his back and asked: “Don’t you feel like we’re so much closer now?”
No, she replied.
Earlier this month, a New York Times article detailed eight separate settlements Weinstein had arrived at with women who accused him of sexual misconduct.
Since this article went viral, countless others in Hollywood have shared their Harvey Weinstein stories.
And many sound eerily similar to this one, with women saying Weinstein would invite them to his hotel room under the guise of business… only to force himself on them in various ways.
A spokeswoman for Weinstein has previously said that “any allegations of non-consensual sex are unequivocally denied” by him.
As of this writing, 54 women have accused Weinstein of sexual assault or harassment.
Friday, October 20, 2017
Lupita Nyong"o Claims Harvey Weinstein Assaulted Her Too
Lupita Nyong’o just joined a long list of women accusing Harvey Weinstein of sexual misconduct … claiming he tried undressing in front of her in a bedroom. Nyong’o says she met Weinstein in 2011 at an awards ceremony in Berlin while she was still…
Lupita Nyong"o Claims Harvey Weinstein Assaulted Her Too
Lupita Nyong’o just joined a long list of women accusing Harvey Weinstein of sexual misconduct … claiming he tried undressing in front of her in a bedroom. Nyong’o says she met Weinstein in 2011 at an awards ceremony in Berlin while she was still…
Tuesday, October 17, 2017
Reese Witherspoon: I Was Sexually Assaulted By a Director at 16
If there is any silver lining at all to the horrifying reports of sexual assault by Harvey Weinstein over the course of decades, it is that the discussion and pressure might make it easier for more women — and men — to come forward with their own grim stories of sexual harassment and assault.
If you’ve been on Twitter or Facebook for the last few days, you’ve probably seen a solid chunk of your female acquaintances write “Me Too.” Many people, celebrities included, are speaking out — even if they’re not naming names.
Reese Witherspoon is revealing her own story, of when she was sexually assaulted by a director when she was just 16.
We’ve seen women from all walks of life post “Me Too,” whether as part of the hashtag on Twitter or in a simple post on Facebook.
These are women from rural areas and from major cities. Women young and old. Women with top-notch careers and women who were stay-at-home moms.
Not all shared more than “me too.”
While it may matter to them and the course of their lives whether their experiences are with sexual harassment or with sexual assault, the point of the “me too” posts was to show other women that they’re not alone and to show men that, yes, literally everyone knows women who have been through this.
Many, many women.
However, some women are telling their stories. Whether naming names or not, they’re talking about the sorts of gendered harassment and violence they’ve experienced during their lives.
Both close calls and times when they didn’t escape.
Now Reese Witherspoon is adding her voice to the chorus.
Last night, Reese Witherspoon gave a speech at the Elle Women in Hollywood event sponsored by Calvin Klein and L’Oréal Paris.
As reported by People, Reese spoke about her first sexual assault — and revealed that it was sadly not her last.
“This has been a really hard week for women in Hollywood, for women all over the world, and a lot of situations and a lot of industries are forced to remember and relive a lot of ugly truths.”
Remember, this discussion might be good for women in the long run, but for survivors, it also means reliving their trauma.
If you’ve never had a traumatic flashback, think of those times when you relive an awkward or humiliating moment that you had as a child. You cringe, right?
Now imagine that instead of an embarrassing moment that only you remember, it’s a vivid recollection of the worst moments of your life.
“I have my own experiences that have come back to me very vividly and I find it really hard to sleep, hard to think, hard to communicate a lot of the feelings that I’ve been having about anxiety, honest, the guilt for not speaking up earlier.”
Those sound like classic PTSD symptoms.
And Reese tells you exactly why:
“[I feel] true disgust at the director who assaulted me when I was 16 years old and anger at the agents and the producers who made me feel that silence was a condition of my employment.”
Horrible. The assault itself, and the cover-up that ensued.
“And I wish that I could tell you that was an isolated incident in my career, but sadly it wasn’t. I’ve had multiple experiences of harassment and sexual assault and I don’t speak about them very often.”
We’ve heard it said, by survivors, that they feared that they were more likely to be assaulted again. Because predators might realize that they were victims before, but also because their bodies freeze up as a defense mechanism.
Reese Witherspoon goes on to explain why she felt inspired to speak up.
“But after hearing all the stories these past few days and hearing these brave women speak up tonight about things that we’re kind of told to sweep under the rug and not to talk about, it’s made me want to speak up and speak up loudly because I actually felt less alone this week than I have ever felt in my entire career.”
That is inspiring but sad at the same time.
“I have just spoken to so many actresses and writers, particularly women, who have had similar experiences and many of them have bravely gone public with their stories. That truth is very encouraging to me and everyone out there in the world because you can only heal by telling the truth.”
Just as Evan Rachel Wood says, there is strength in numbers, and women know that.
“I feel really, really encouraged that there will be a new normal. For the young women in this room, life is going to be different because we’re with you, we have your back and it makes me feel better. It makes me so sad to talk about these issues, but I would be remiss not to.”
We absolutely hope that Reese Witherspoon’s optimism about a changing culture will be justified.
We’re not going to hold our breath for Harvey Weinstein to face justice. Sure he got fired from his own company, but that’s just business — not justice.
The Motion Picture Academy may have booted him out, but they still have Bill Cosby and Woody Allen in their ranks. Clearly, people in power aren’t going to make changes unless they’re forced to do so.
There are plenty of predators in Hollywood and elsewhere who are happy to condemn Weinstein … and are just waiting for the public attention to die down.
But every moment of even incremental change is a step towards a better world. Reese Witherspoon, sharing her story, is part of that.
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