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The Grand Jury was notified it would hear the Jussie Smollett case Tuesday, but there is now a 50/50 chance it could be delayed for several days … law enforcement sources tell TMZ.
We broke the story, the Grand Jury will hear testimony, specifically targeting the actor, for...
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Monday, May 7, 2018
Jay-Z Says He"ll Testify In SEC Investigation, But Only For A Day
Jay-Z’s time is money and holding him up for anything more than a day would seriously harm his upcoming 45-date world tour and those working on it, according to new legal docs. Jay-Z is supposed to appear in court Tuesday and explain to SEC…
Wednesday, March 28, 2018
Janice Dickinson to Testify at Bill Cosby Trial
Janice Dickinson will be among the 5 women who will testify against Bill Cosby in his upcoming rape trial … TMZ has learned. The judge in the case has allowed prosecutors to call 5 women to show an M.O. on the part of Cosby. Janice claims in 1982…
Friday, December 1, 2017
XXXTentacion Claims Ex Won"t Testify in Domestic Violence Case, Prosecutors Doubt It
XXXTentacion thought he was catching a huge break in his domestic violence case, but it looks like prosecutors are shutting that door on him … TMZ has learned. The rapper and his attorneys submitted a document on Friday they say was signed…
XXXTentacion Claims Ex Won"t Testify in Domestic Violence Case, Prosecutors Doubt It
XXXTentacion thought he was catching a huge break in his domestic violence case, but it looks like prosecutors are shutting that door on him … TMZ has learned. The rapper and his attorneys submitted a document on Friday they say was signed…
Mike Flynn Pleads Guilty, Will Testify Against Donald Trump!
Former Trump advisor Mike Flynn has entered a guilty plea.
The man who once led a chant of "lock her up!" is now facing up to 5 years in prison. But that"s not even the biggest part of this story.
As you"ll see in the video below, ABC News is reporting that Mike Flynn is prepared to testify against Donald Trump.
Mike Flynn is a retired Lt. General from the US Army. In 2016, he was a key advisor to Donald Trump"s presidential campaign.
After Trump entered office, Flynn continued to act as Trump"s adviser and confidant.
And, well, Flynn is in a whole heap of trouble.
He was the first big name to depart from the Trump administration.
(The first of many, though we think that Scaramucci"s 10-day stint as Communications Director before getting fired has been hard to top, even in an administration notorious for messiness and high turnover)
Paul Manafort was arrested, and Trump has taken steps to distance himself from his former campaign manager. Trump has also distanced himself from Papadopoulos.
But throughout his time in the White House, Trump has been curiously loyal to Flynn. Some believe that they might be genuine friends, or at least as close to friends as a man like Trump is capable of having.
Others believe that Mike Flynn may simply know too much about Donald Trump for Trump to be willing to alienate him.
Flynn has pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI, and faces as much as 5 years in prison.
He apparently lied about contact with the Russian Ambassador, discussing sanctions.
That plea is wildly lenient, considering that Flynn was facing other, more serious charges related to his backroom dealings with Russia on behalf of the Trump campaign.
Mueller"s investigation also had its eye on Flynn"s son.
Political analysts immediately pointed out that Mike Flynn must be cooperating with Mueller"s investigation, surrendering information on a "bigger fish" and agreeing to testify in exchange for leniency — for himself and for his son.
Flynn would have answered to very few people: to Mike Pence, to Reice Priebus, to Jared Kushner, and to Trump himself.
All of whom are big fish within the Trump administration.
ABC News reports that their reliable source tells them that Mike Flynn is cooperating fully with Mueller … and is willing to testify against Donald Trump himself.
As you"ll see in the video below, they say that Mike Flynn only reached this conclusion very recently and decided to cooperate and agree to reveal the truth to investigators rather than continue to battle charges in court.
While we don"t know the full details yet, apparently Flynn will testify that it was Donald Trump who directed Mike Flynn to contact the Russians during the campaign.
This is huge. To many Americans, it feels like Christmas has come early.
Those who are eager to see Trump impeached and ideally imprisoned shouldn"t count their eggs before they hatch, however.
The wheels of justice move slowly, particularly when there are so many ways for the Trump Administration to obstruct investigations.
And impeachment isn"t something that the will of the American public can do — it has to be Congress. Which, as the recent tax bill has demonstrated, clearly no longer feels beholden to the American voters.
Still, Flynn entering a plea is major news. We are all eager to hear what exactly he has to reveal about Trump.
Thursday, October 19, 2017
Nicki Minaj Will Testify at Brother"s Child Rape Trial, Which He Calls a "Shakedown" for $25 Mil
Nicki Minaj will take the stand during her brother’s child rape trial … and is expected to tell jurors the mother of the alleged victim attempted to extort her for millions. Nicki will be the star witness during Jelani Maraj’s court case in NYC,…
Friday, October 13, 2017
Nelly"s Rape Accuser Says She Will NOT Testify, Wants to Drop the Case
The woman who accused Nelly of rape is refusing to testify, and wants the whole matter dropped … TMZ has learned. The woman’s attorney says her client has told the Auburn PD in Washington State, and the King County D.A. to “put a halt to the…
Wednesday, October 4, 2017
Chris Brown"s Baby Mama Is Intimidating Me So I Won"t Testify in Child Custody
Nia Guzman is on a mission to intimidate an ex-friend who says she’s a witness in the custody battle with Chris Brown … at least according to the woman. The ex-friend, Skakur Sozahdah, is requesting a restraining order against Brown’s baby mama…
Tuesday, September 12, 2017
Mel B Allegedly Badgers Woman to Testify Stephen Belafonte Raped Her
Mel B’s being accused of harassing another potential witness in her divorce war with Stephen Belafonte … and this time the woman claims Mel wants her to lie about rape. TMZ has confirmed … a 22-year-old Swedish student allegedly had…
Mel B Allegedly Badgers Woman to Testify Stephen Belafonte Raped Her
Mel B’s being accused of harassing another potential witness in her divorce war with Stephen Belafonte … and this time the woman claims Mel wants her to lie about rape. TMZ has confirmed … a 22-year-old Swedish student allegedly had…
Saturday, July 29, 2017
Dr. Luke Demands Lady Gaga Testify and Give Up Text Messages Connected to Kesha Lawsuit
Lady Gaga’s been dodging Dr. Luke, refusing to be deposed in the Kesha case, but now he wants the judge to force her to do it … TMZ has learned. Dr. Luke filed docs demanding Gaga firm up a date when she will sit for the depo. In the docs,…
Thursday, April 20, 2017
Josh Duggar to Testify in Ashley Madison Lawsuit
Since it pales in comparison to the news that Josh Duggar molested five young girls, it’s easy to forget about the disgraced reality star’s second sex scandal.
Just months after the world learned that shocking news, a hack on the affair-facilitating website Ashley Madison revealed that Josh used the site to try and cheat on Anna Duggar.
Now, it seems that despite his best efforts, Josh is still unable to move on from his paid attempts at infidelity.
Last year, Josh was sued by Matthew McCarthy, a Los Angeles-based DJ whose picture Duggar used for his dating profiles.
Now, despite the Duggar family’s reported attempts to settle out of court, the suit is going to trial.
Last month, we learned that Josh had been served with papers to ensure that he shows up to court.
Today, we learned that lawyers for McCarthy have every intention of calling Josh to the stand in order to testify.
Attorney Michelle Iarusso tells Life & Style that Josh will be called to testify, so that the court will “know the extent of the fraudulent conduct.”
Iarusso says Josh’s testimony is key to determining the extent of the damage he did to McCarthy’s public image.
“We need to know if there are people out there who think that they have been in touch with our client because Josh was pretending to be him,” she says.
While Josh’s history of child molestation will not be central to the case, Iarusso says the scandal will be brought up as part of plaintiff’s case:
“That makes my client’s forced association with Duggar all the more painful for him,” she explains.
“He certainly would rather not have been associated with a child molester. And prospective employers didn’t like it, either.”
McCarthy maintains that Duggar’s use of his photos resulted in irreparable harm to his business and reputation.
In his own testimony, he will reportedly tell the court that he suffered “loss of work and harassment” as a result of his unwitting involvement with the Duggar sex scandals.
No word yet on when the trial will take place.
Tuesday, April 4, 2017
Rick Ross To Testify in Kidnapping Case (LIVE STREAM)
Rick Ross will testify Tuesday in his kidnapping case … and we’re there live streaming. The rapper will appear in a Fayette County, GA courtroom where he’s also facing multiple charges for an incident at his massive Georgia home ……
Friday, March 18, 2016
Jenelle Evans to Testify Against Nathan Griffith in Larceny Trial
This may shock you, but it seems to us that Jenelle Evans doesn’t always consider the potential consequences of her actions.
For example, when Jenelle had Nathan Griffith arrested for larceny last month, she probably didn’t think about the fact that she would eventually be forced to testify against him in court.
Now, if someone stole your car, which is what Jenelle initially claimed Nathan did, you’d probably be happy to testify against them.
But Jenelle called 911 on Nathan for taking a car that was registered to him without asking her first.
With two custody battles coming up (one of them against Griffith), Jenelle has a lot on her plate and she probably just wants this pesky little larceny case to go away, but unfortunately, that’s not how the law works.
In fact, Radar Online is now reporting that Jenelle was subpoenaed today, and will be forced to testify in Griffith’s upcoming trial.
“Jenelle was served by the sheriff,” one insider tells the website.
“Jenelle’s boyfriend David Eason also has to appear in court on April 4 against Nathan. He got summoned too.”
Evans is reportedly nervous, as she’s afraid that if there are any discrepancies between her testimony and her original police report, it may hurt her fight for sole legal custody of her and Griffith’s son, Kaiser.
Probably the sort of thing she should’ve thought about before she called the cops to settle a minor disagreement. Just sayin’.
Monday, November 2, 2015
Bill Cosby to Testify in Janice Dickinson Lawsuit
Bill Cosby is headed to court.
No, the disgraced comic isn’t facing criminal sexual assault charges (yet), but he’ll reportedly be forced to testify in a civil suit filed by supermodel and reality TV personality Janice Dickinson.
Dickinson accused Cosby of rape in November of last year.
She offered shocking details of the alleged assault in a series of interviews, leading Cosby’s former attorney Martin Singer to go on the offensive and publicly condemn Dickinson as a liar.
Now, Dickinson’s lawyers are fighting back, claiming that Singer (and by extension Cosby) defamed Dickinson with damaging public statements.
In a hearing held this morning, Debre K. Weintraub decreed that both Cosby and Singer can be deposed and questioned as to whether they knew Dickinson’s statements were untrue before Singer made his remarks.
In other words, Cosby will be asked under oath if he’s guilty of sexual assault.
“A reasonable fact finder could conclude the press statements declare provable false assertions of fact, a factual assertion that Ms. Dickinson is lying,” Weintraub stated today.
“In other words, either the rape did occur or it did not occur, and in this regard Ms. Dickinson is either telling the truth or not telling the truth.”
It’s bad news for Cosby, but the TV legend may be facing much bigger problems. Police in both Philadelphia and Los Angeles are currently conducting investigations into Cosby’s actions to determine if he can be tried in criminal court.