EXCLUSIVE
R. Kelly knew good and well that his one-time protege (and future wife) Aaliyah was a 14-year-old child the same year he married her — which debunks a claim put forth by his lawyer that the singer was oblivious to her being a minor.
An old video of a documentary about R. Kelly...
R. Kelly He Knew Aaliyah"s Age at 14 ... Lawyer"s Claim Debunked
Showing posts with label Lawyers. Show all posts
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Sunday, January 13, 2019
R. Kelly He Knew Aaliyah"s Age at 14 ... Lawyer"s Claim Debunked
Thursday, June 14, 2018
Lil Scrappy"s Passenger in Car Accident Lawyers Up
Lil Scrappy’s friend, Ca$ ino Roulette, got the worst of it when they got into that horrific car accident in Florida earlier this month, and now he’s preparing to sue over his extensive injuries … TMZ has learned. Ca$ ino’s attorney, Brett L.…
Tuesday, May 29, 2018
Morgan Freeman"s Lawyers Lash Out at CNN, Sexual Harassment Story
Morgan Freeman is lashing out at CNN over its report that he sexually harassed women … his lawyer calling the story “the product of malicious intent, falsehoods, slight-of-hand, an absence of editorial control, and journalistic malpractice.”…
Thursday, May 24, 2018
"Racist Rant" Lawyer"s Office Gets Suspicious White Powder in Mail
Aaron Schlossberg, the attorney whose threats against Spanish-speaking restaurant employees went viral … was the target of a suspicious white powder delivered to his office. FDNY was called to his Madison Avenue law firm office where a…
Wednesday, March 28, 2018
Bill Cosby"s Lawyers Fight to Block Jury from Hearing Andrea Constand"s Call to Mother
Bill Cosby’s legal team doesn’t want the jury to hear a phone call Andrea Constand made to her mom, and is asking a judge to bar it from his retrial … TMZ has learned. According to new legal docs … Cosby’s lawyers claim his accuser’s call in…
Tuesday, March 13, 2018
Nas and Kelis" Custody Battle Is So Nasty, Their Lawyers Are Hurling Insults
When Nas and Kelis go to war, their lawyers jump right in also … according to Kelis, who says Nas’ attorney is calling hers a “dick.” Of course, the exes have an ongoing dispute over their child and she just filed docs, obtained by TMZ, which…
Friday, February 23, 2018
Lisa Marie Presley"s Ex Says Her Math Is Way Off, She Can Pay for His Lawyers
Lisa Marie Presley is lying about the mountain of debt she claims to be under, and about how much money she’s earning … according to her estranged husband, Michael Lockwood … TMZ has learned. TMZ broke the story … LMP says she’s $ 16 million in…
Tuesday, February 20, 2018
Nikolas Cruz, Judge to Determine if State Pays Lawyers" Fees
Nikolas Cruz is getting a second look by a judge to determine if he’s eligible for a lawyer paid for by the State of Florida. The Broward County Public Defender’s Office has just filed legal docs, obtained by TMZ, noting that a probate case has…
Thursday, February 15, 2018
Lil Pump Says He"s Got Rich Lawyers to Fight Firearms Charges
Lil Pump isn’t taking his arrest Wednesday night seriously … which is the biggest understatement of the week. We got the 17-year-old Thursday at 2:30 PM leaving Sylmar Juvenile Court, and he was as hyped as ever, showing off his newly acquired…
Monday, February 12, 2018
Meek Mill"s Lawyers Say Judge is Only Worried About Herself
Meek Mill’s lawyers are now in an all-out war with the judge who sentenced the rapper … saying the judge in the case is more worried about her personal reputation than Meek’s constitutional right to a fair hearing. Meek’s lawyers are referring to…
Friday, February 9, 2018
Bill Cosby Retrial: Lawyers Move to Exclude 19 "Prejudicial" Accusers From Testifying
Just a few weeks ago, Bill Cosby went on stage and joked about his rape accusations. People actually went to see him, if you can imagine.
The disgraced comedian’s last trial ended in a deadlock, but he’s up for retrial over the later this year for the 2004 sexual assault of Andrea Constand.
And his lawyers are righting to exclude 19 different women from testifying.
Bill Cosby has more than 60 accusers who alleged that he sexually assaulted them.
That is a tremendous number of women who’ve come forward with stories of some of the worst moments of their lives.
Of course, convicted sex monster Dr. Larry Nassar has over 140 accusers.
And Director James Toback has over 300 accusers, including Selma Blair and Rachel McAdams.
But this isn’t the world’s worst contest, and for anyone accused of any crime to stand accused by so many is rare. The idea that a single person could do so much harm to so many people is horrifying.
For many of Bill Cosby’s accusers, there are no options for criminal prosecution because of statutory rape laws that allow countless sexual predators to evade justice.
Traumatized victims do not always come forward immediately, especially in a sex-negative society that shames survivors and especially when the sex monster who preyed upon them is wealthy, beloved, or a celebrity.
Or all three.
Andrea Constand, however, is able to take Bill Cosby to trial because she did come forward in 2004. We cannot image how much bravery she needed.
Though Cosby’s trial last year ended in a deadlock, one can’t help but wonder if jurors might view him differently in the #MeToo era, when people are conscious of how many sex monsters have been prowling the entertainment industry for decades.
When asked about how he thinks that his trial might be impacted by the (slowly) changing culture, Billy Cosby made this face:
We don’t yet know whether Cosby will face his #TimesUp moment. Like we said, he went on stage just a few weeks ago in an impromptu performance.
But, though he makes the human equivalent of the shrugging emoticon … ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ … when asked, his attorneys are taking a more proactive approach when it comes to determining what the jurors will decide.
Cosby’s team is attempting to exclude 19 of his accusers from testifying at his trial, arguing that it would be prejudicial.
Interestingly, they’re claiming that hearing 19 women say that Bill Cosby sexually assaulted them won’t be helpful in letting jurors decide if it’s likely that he sexually assaulted a woman.
In papers filed in Montgomery County Court, Cosby’s team argues:
“While the prospect of trotting out 19 other accusers makes for a splashy headline, it does nothing to advance the goal of fairly deciding Bill Cosby’s guilt or innocence.”
That’s quite the claim.
“Admitting evidence of even just one of these uncharged and unproven accusations would be highly prejudicial.”
For the record, usually when something is excluded for being prejudicial, it is because it’s either irrelevant or, well, subject to actual prejudices, without yielding sufficient probative value for the judge to consider it “worth the risk.”
For example, issues or race or religion or sexuality — of the victim or the defendant — might impact bigoted jurors who weren’t excluded during the Voir Dire process.
We’re no legal experts by any means.
Since these are accusations that Bill Cosby did the same crime for which he’s on trial, however, it sounds pertinent to our unschooled ears.
Similarly, if a man is accused of robbing a bank, hearing testimony accusing him of 19 other bank robberies might be good to know, right?
Seems like that might be something that jurors would want before they put it to a vote, as it ties him to some sort of pattern. Who knows.
It’s up to the individual jurors and their conscience to process all of the evidence and determine who is likely to be telling the truth and who is likely to be lying.
But there’s no telling what a judge might determine, especially when an expensive defense team and national attention are involved.
We won’t know the ruling until March, and the retrial date is currently set at April 2nd.
If the judge allows the testimony from these 19 accusers, Cosby’s team has indicated that they will seek a postponement.
Wednesday, December 27, 2017
2 Chainz Claims Guy Suing Him Posed as Lawyers, Wants Rolls-Royce Suit Tossed
2 Chainz believes the guy suing him for an alleged unpaid Rolls-Royce tab tried to trick him into settling the case … by fraudulently posing as 2 different lawyers. The rapper claims Joshua Waddell of Highline Holdings Group sent him texts in…
Wednesday, November 22, 2017
Meek Mill"s Lawyers Say Judge is a Jealous, Failed Actress
Meek Mill’s been fighting an uphill battle with the judge who sent him back to prison since day one, because she’s a failed actress taking her anger out on the famous rapper … so claim sources close to the rapper. TMZ has learned Meek’s…
Tuesday, November 14, 2017
Meek Mill"s Lawyers File Legal Docs to Boot the Judge
Meek Mill’s lawyers have just filed legal docs asking the judge who sentenced him to years in prison to take herself off the case because of inappropriate conduct. Meek’s lawyers claim Judge Genece Brinkley has a personal vendetta against Meek, in…
Tuesday, November 7, 2017
Jared Fogle"s Case Gets Jailhouse Lawyer"s Attention, Seriously
Jared Fogle’s clearly made at least one friend in prison … because a jailhouse lawyer wants to get him out. Jared’s pal, Frank Edwin Pate, filed legal docs to say there’s no proof Jared traveled to engage in sex with a minor. The docs,…
Sunday, October 22, 2017
Dr. Phil, Accident Victim Lashes Out, Lawyers Up
The skateboarder Dr. Phil hit Friday is pulling out all the stops … going after Phil and threatening a lawsuit. TMZ broke the story … Phil was coming out of a Universal City parking lot Friday when he impatiently attempted to pass a van,…
Dr. Phil, Accident Victim Lashes Out, Lawyers Up
The skateboarder Dr. Phil hit Friday is pulling out all the stops … going after Phil and threatening a lawsuit. TMZ broke the story … Phil was coming out of a Universal City parking lot Friday when he impatiently attempted to pass a van,…
Thursday, October 19, 2017
Venus Williams Ready to Talk to Lawyers in Fatal Car Crash Case
Venus Williams is finally making herself available to talk to opposing lawyers about the fatal car crash … and the wrongful death lawsuit. According to a court doc obtained by TMZ Sports … Venus will sit for a deposition on November 9 in…
Wednesday, October 18, 2017
Johnny Depp Sues Lawyers for Malpractice
Johnny Depp claims the law firm that represented him for years betrayed him by conspiring with his financial manager who Depp claims fleeced him out of $ 40 million. Depp is suing the highly respected entertainment law firm, Bloom Hergott Diemer…
Johnny Depp Sues Lawyers for Malpractice
Johnny Depp claims the law firm that represented him for years betrayed him by conspiring with his financial manager who Depp claims fleeced him out of $ 40 million. Depp is suing the highly respected entertainment law firm, Bloom Hergott Diemer…
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