Disgraced movie mogul <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/it-will-not-happen-again-disgraced-movie-mogul-harvey-weinstein-forced-to-apologize-for-sneaking-milk-duds-into-prison/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Harvey Weinstein</a> and his attorneys have filed an appeal in New York City, claiming that a &#8220;carnival atmosphere&#8221; surrounding the 2020 proceedings prevented him from receiving a fair trial.
<a href="https://dailywire.com/news/next-week-harvey-weinstein-cnns-john-berman-blows-up-over-rudy-giulianis-masked-singer-debut/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Weinstein</a> attorney Arthur L. Aidala — of Aidala, Bertuna &amp; Kamins — said that despite being found guilty and sentenced to 23 years in New York, his client had never once wavered from maintaining his innocence.
&#8220;The day I met Harvey in 2019 he told me, ‘I was innocent.&#8217; Despite all the negative things that have happened from 2019 to today, the one thing that hasn’t been diminished is his powerful defense of himself and his proclamations of innocence. He has not given up,&#8221; Aidala said in a <a href="https://pagesix.com/2023/01/10/harvey-weinstein-appeals-citing-trials-carnival-atmosphere/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a> to entertainment outlet Page Six.
Aidala went on to say that Weinstein was actively participating in the appeals process, drafting and approving some of the documents himself even as he awaits sentencing on three separate counts of rape and sexual assault in Los Angeles.
The appeal, Aidala explained to Page Six, is really &#8220;a trial of the trial judge,” James Burke, and seeks to determine if he &#8220;ruled fairly and accurately, whether he followed the law in his rulings about what could and couldn’t go into evidence.&#8221;
Aidala <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/01/10/harvey-weinstein-appeals-rape-conviction-with-ny-high-court/?_gl=1*qrb81g*_ga*MTkzMTkwODE1Ni4xNjY3OTUyODk2*_ga_0DZ7LHF5PZ*MTY3MzQ2MzU2OC4yNzkuMS4xNjczNDYzNTcxLjAuMC4w&amp;_ga=2.71818067.1598016361.1670171891-1931908156.1667952896" target="_blank" rel="noopener">filed the appeal</a> on Tuesday, which read, &#8220;An unrelenting deluge of publicity, vocal special interest groups, and a morally outraged public, created a carnival atmosphere before and during Weinstein’s trial that deprived him of the judicial serenity and calm to which he was entitled.&#8221;
&#8220;Against this backdrop, Weinstein was stripped of the presumption of innocence and subjected to a process that bore little resemblance to the fair and impartial trial demanded by the Constitution. Put bluntly, the court of public opinion became the court in this case,&#8221; the appeal continued, going on to accuse the judge of giving in &#8220;to the pressure of an influential social movement determined to punish centuries of male misbehavior by setting an example in convicting one man.&#8221;
Weinstein <a href="https://pagesix.com/2020/02/24/harvey-weinstein-verdict-jury-convicts-on-two-sex-crimes-charges/?_ga=2.10229045.1639756819.1673392705-1651350589.1665002520&amp;_gl=1*1orhzwq*_ga*MTY1MTM1MDU4OS4xNjY1MDAyNTIw*_ga_0DZ7LHF5PZ*MTY3MzM5MjcwNC44NS4xLjE2NzMzOTM0NDQuMC4wLjA." target="_blank" rel="noopener">was convicted</a> in New York — in February of 2020 — of performing oral sex on &#8220;Project Runway&#8221; production assistant Miriam “Mimi” Haleyi against her will in 2006 and of raping Jessica Mann in 2013.

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Harvey Weinstein Files NYC Appeal, Claims ‘Carnival Atmosphere’ Denied Him Fair Trial

Harvey Weinstein Files NYC Appeal, Claims 'Carnival Atmosphere' Denied Him Fair Trial

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A lawsuit against singer <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/marilyn-manson" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Marilyn Manson</a> was <a href="https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2023-01-04/sexual-assault-lawsuit-against-marilyn-manson-dismissed" target="_blank" rel="noopener">dismissed</a> without prejudice on Tuesday after Ashley Morgan Smithline attempted to fire her legal representation and did not find new counsel prior to a deadline.
The lawsuit dismissal means that the suit can be brought forward again in the future. Smithline submitted a motion to withdraw representation in October but didn’t get new lawyers by December 5.
Smithline’s original lawsuit included accusations against Manson, whose entire name is Brian Warner, saying that he raped and abused her multiple times from 2010 to 2013.
&#8220;We thank and commend Ashley Smithline for dismissing her claims against Brian Warner without seeking or receiving anything in return,&#8221; Manson&#8217;s lawyer, Howard King, <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/marilyn-manson-sexual-assault-lawsuit-dismissed-federal-judge" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in a statement given to Fox News Digital.
&#8220;Ms. Smithline has refused to be manipulated by others who are trying to pursue their own agendas against Mr. Warner. We wish her well and will continue to work to assure that a significant price will be paid by those who have tried to abuse our legal system,” King added.
Manson has claimed that his and Smithline’s relationship didn’t even last a week in 2010 and that her allegations never happened.
“There are so many falsehoods within her claims that we wouldn’t know where to begin to answer them,” he <a href="https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2023-01-04/sexual-assault-lawsuit-against-marilyn-manson-dismissed" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in a statement last year shortly after the filing of the suit.
&#8220;It has been important for me to come forward the way I have because I live in constant fear even to this day,&#8221; Smithline <a href="https://people.com/music/marilyn-manson-accuser-ashley-morgan-smithline-files-lawsuit-sexual-abuse/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told People when she filed the lawsuit</a>. &#8220;I am seeking justice because I want to move forward and heal from the terrible abuse I faced. I want Brian Warner to be held accountable once and for all.”
These are not the only sexual assault accusations that have been lobbed at Manson. Actresses Evan Rachel Wood and Esmé Bianco have both said that he abused them.
Manson has said he did not abuse the women who have come forward, which amount to at least 15 women in addition to Smithline.
An additional sexual abuse investigation was <a href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-09-20/marilyn-manson-sexual-abuse-investigation-george-gascon" target="_blank" rel="noopener">carried</a> out over 19 months by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and given to District Attorney George Gascón in September.
Gascón’s office <a href="https://www.foxla.com/news/lasd-submits-marilyn-manson-investigation-file-to-la-da-gascon" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> at the time that &#8220;there is more material that is still outstanding, however, we do not have a timeline for the additional submission from the LASD,” adding that the &#8220;review will take some time, but rest assured, our officer takes these allegations very seriously.&#8221;

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Despite two new <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/sexual-abuse">sexual assault</a> and abuse lawsuits, comedian <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/bill-cosby">Bill Cosby</a> said he’s considering going on tour again starting next year. 
The 85-year-old actor made the comments during an appearance on Ohio&#8217;s WGH Talk radio station on Wednesday. Cosby said he wanted to begin a new <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/comedy">comedy</a> tour starting in 2023. 
&#8220;Yes, because there&#8217;s so much fun to be had in this storytelling that I do,&#8221; Cosby said of his tour plans. &#8220;When I come out of this, I feel that I will be able to perform and be the Bill Cosby that my audience knows me to be.&#8221;
The actor’s publicist Andrew Wyatt confirmed this information to <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/bill-cosby-return-to-touring-2023-1235288267/">The Hollywood Reporter</a>. “We&#8217;re looking at getting back out here around Spring/Summer of 2023,&#8221; he told the publication.
The news comes after a slew of legal battles for the star of “The Cosby Show.” In 2014, more than 50 women came forward with sexual assault allegations against Cosby. The next year he was charged with the assault of Andrea Constand, a former director of operations for Temple University&#8217;s women&#8217;s basketball team. The actor was found guilty and sentenced to up to 10 years in prison, but was later released in 2021 after the Pennsylvania Supreme Court overturned his conviction citing an unfair violation of due process.
In March 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that it would not review Cosby’s sexual assault case.
Most recently, “Cosby Show” actresses Lili Bernard and Eden Tirl and others, including Jewel Gittens, Jennifer Thompson, and Cindra Ladd, accused Cosby again of assault, battery, and infliction of emotional distress and false imprisonment. They had filed allegations previously but are now introducing a new civil suit filed under New York&#8217;s Adult Survivors Act, which gives survivors of sexual abuse a one-year window to sue even if the statute of limitations on their allegations has expired, per <a href="https://ew.com/celebrity/bill-cosby-wants-to-return-to-touring-in-2023-despite-new-sexual-assault-allegations/">Entertainment Weekly</a>. 
Cosby denied these new allegations in a statement. Per EW, he said, &#8220;As we have always stated, and now America can see, this isn&#8217;t about justice for victims of alleged sexual assault; it&#8217;s ALL ABOUT MONEY. We believe that the courts, as well as the court of public opinion, will follow the rules of law and relieve Mr. Cosby of these alleged accusations. Mr. Cosby continues to vehemently deny all allegations waged against him and looks forward to defending himself in court.&#8221;
Cosby last went on tour in 2015. At the time, the comedian faced protests and was forced to cancel shows as multiple women came forward and accused the actor of sexual crimes.

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A class action lawsuit alleges a registered nurse at a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/colorado" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Colorado</a> hospital drugged and sexually assaulted possibly thousands of intensive care unit patients and took lewd photos and videos without their consent for at least ten years.
Christopher Lambros, 61, reportedly was hit with the lawsuit filed Tuesday by Denver civil rights law firm Rathod Mohamedbhai LLC, which accused the registered nurse of committing such egregious acts while employed at Saint Mary&#8217;s Hospital, SCL Health and Intermountain Healthcare in Grand Junction, Colorado.
&#8220;Don&#8217;t ever get rid of these videos,&#8221; Lambros whispered to the camera in one of the videos from June 24, 2022, according to documents. &#8220;You need to keep them forever … this is your Dexter collection.&#8221;
Attorneys told <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/colorado-nurse-photos-unconscious-patients-class-action-suit-christopher-lambros/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CBS News</a> they filed the lawsuit after uncovering four terabytes of data connected to Lambro&#8217;s alleged assaults.
&#8220;Four terabytes of data amounts to approximately 700,000 cellphone photos or 65,000 hours of cellphone videos,&#8221; the law firm said in a press release.
Local media <a href="https://kdvr.com/news/local/this-is-my-dexter-collection-700000-photos-years-of-alleged-sex-assault-by-rn/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> that the data contained video and photo evidence that allegedly showed the health care provider had drugged, sexually touched, sexually penetrated, and/or taken lewd photos and/or videos for sexual gratification.
Authorities arrested Lambros earlier this year on three charges of sexual assault after finding the lewd images on his phone.
Officers found probable cause to seize Lambros&#8217; phone and conducted a digital forensic analysis, which found evidence of Lambros posing with several unconscious victims and participating in lewd acts.
According to arrest documents, an employee claims she saw Lambros with his head on the patient&#8217;s stomach in a position as if he was taking a selfie picture while the patient&#8217;s genitalia was exposed. Once Lambros noticed the employee had seen him, he immediately dropped the phone and re-covered the unconscious patient.
Lambros denied the allegation, claiming he gave the patient a stomach injection for blood clots.
Authorities have identified at least three alleged victims during the investigation and suspect several more.
&#8220;I just want the public to be aware of what&#8217;s going on there, Saint Mary&#8217;s needs to change their policy,&#8221; an anonymous victim told local media.
The lawsuit alleges that hospitals are liable when such acts are committed at their facilities for the &#8220;numerous corporate failures that permitted Lambros to abuse patients and invade their privacy.&#8221;
Court documents allegedly state that the hospital has surveillance cameras in each room, which could point to a number of failures allowed by the facility.
St. Mary&#8217;s Medical Center told local media that the medical facility terminated Lambros from employment immediately following his arrest by the Grand Junction Police Department under suspicion of sexual assault while delivering care at the hospital.
&#8220;The safety of our patients is our highest priority, and we take this matter very seriously,&#8221; Bryan Johnson, president of St. Mary&#8217;s Medical Center, said. &#8220;We have zero tolerance for anyone who engages in the abuse or mistreatment of our patients.&#8221;
&#8220;What this former nurse is accused of is reprehensible and goes against everything we believe and value at St. Mary&#8217;s Medical Center,&#8221; Johnson added. &#8220;Patients put their trust in us and should feel safe in our care. We are working closely with law enforcement to protect our patients from those who intend to cause harm. We are doing everything possible to ensure our patients continue to feel safe and respected while receiving care at St. Mary&#8217;s Medical Center.&#8221;
The hospital said it continues to fully cooperate with the local authorities in the ongoing investigation and has set up a call center to directly connect people with a patient representative so they can get information about their care.
That phone number is 970-298-2273.
According to local media, patients from St. Mary&#8217;s Hospital treated by or accessible to Lambros from 2012 to 2022 could be victims and have been asked to please reach out to the GJPD at 970-549-5000.

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Colorado Nurse Accused Of Drugging, Sexually Assaulting And Recording Lewd Images Of Unconscious Patients For Ten Years

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The Backstreet Boys&#8217; television special “A Very Backstreet Holiday” was scheduled to air December 14 on ABC, but the network has postponed it in the wake of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/sexual-assault">sexual assault allegations</a> against band member <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/celebrities">Nick Carter</a>.
The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/entertainment">special</a> has been removed from the network’s schedule, and comedy reruns have taken its place, per <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/abc-drops-backstreet-boys-holiday-special-nick-carter-1235278505/">The Hollywood Reporter</a>. The program was set to feature the boy band singing songs from their just-released holiday album, which was also called “A Very Backstreet Holiday.”
Carter was recently accused of raping a then-17-year-old fan on his tour bus after a 2001 concert in Tacoma, Washington. 
Shannon “Shay” Ruth filed a lawsuit in Nevada, claiming the singer picked her out of a crowd to join him on the tour bus. While there, Carter allegedly gave Ruth an alcoholic beverage called “VIP juice” and then assaulted her, per THR. Ruth’s attorney said his client thought the beverage tasted “funny” and believed the drink included alcohol and cranberry juice.
She further alleged that Carter took her to the bathroom and “ordered her to perform sexual acts on him.” Ruth claims to have been crying but says he continued the assault in the bedroom. She also claims to have been a virgin at the time. 
The lawsuit also claims that three other anonymous Jane Doe accusers were also sexually assaulted by the Backstreet Boys singer between 2003 and 2006. One of those accusers was also underage at the time.
“The last 21 years have been filled with pain, confusion, frustration, shame, and self-harm that are a direct result of Nick Carter raping me,” Ruth shared in a speech, as The Daily Wire previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/backstreet-boys-member-nick-carter-being-sued-for-alleged-sexual-assault">reported</a>.
“Even though I’m autistic and live with cerebral palsy, I believe that nothing has affected me more or had a more lasting impact on my life than what Nick Carter did and said to me,” she continued.
Carter’s attorney Michael Holtz called the allegations “not only legally meritless but also entirely untrue” in a statement shared by Page Six.
The singer was also <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-11517975/Nick-Carter-sued-sexual-battery-star-accused-assaulting-disabled-minor-2001.html">accused</a> of sexual assault in 2017 by Melissa Schuman, a former member of the pop group Dream. Carter said he and Schuman did engage in sexual activity but it was consensual. Charges were never filed against the singer as prosecutors said the statute of limitations had expired.

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ABC Pulls Backstreet Boys Special Amid Nick Carter Sexual Assault Lawsuit

&#8220;Backstreet Boys&#8221; member Nick Carter is being sued for an alleged 2001 <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/sexual-assault" target="_blank" rel="noopener">sexual assault</a>, with a source close to the singer calling the claims &#8220;categorically false.&#8221;
In a press conference live-streamed on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/914059282943723/?ref=newsfeed" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Facebook</a> Thursday, the 39-year-old singer was accused of allegedly raping a 17-year-old girl more than two decades ago after the boy band&#8217;s concert in February 2001 in Tacoma, Washington, <a href="https://pagesix.com/2022/12/08/nick-carter-accused-of-raping-underage-autistic-fan-in-2001/?utm_source=like2buy.curalate.com&amp;crl8_id=7dd1f0c4-d070-495c-8fb7-05f02eebf41b" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Page Six</a> reported.
&#8220;The last 21 years have been filled with pain, confusion, frustration, shame and self-harm that are a direct result of Nick Carter raping me,&#8221; Shannon &#8220;Shay&#8221; Ruth shared in a tearful speech.
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&#8220;Even though I&#8217;m autistic and live with cerebral palsy, I believe that nothing has affected me more or had a more lasting impact on my life than what Nick Carter did and said to me,&#8221; she added.
&#8220;After he raped me, I remember him calling me a &#8216;r*****ed b****&#8217; and grabbing me and leaving bruises on my arm,&#8221; Ruth continued. &#8220;Carter tried to scare me into silence … he was nasty and threatening.&#8221;
Ruth said she never told anyone because she thought she could &#8220;go to jail,” but said she is speaking out now to allegedly &#8220;stop&#8221; Carter from &#8220;assaulting more teens and women&#8221; and &#8220;hold Nick Carter accountable.&#8221;
A source close to Carter reportedly told <a href="https://www.tmz.com/2022/12/08/nick-carter-sued-sexual-battery-alcohol-minor-backstreet-boys/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">TMZ</a>, &#8220;This accusation is categorically false, Nick is focusing on his family and mourning the death of his brother.&#8221;
Earlier in the press conference, the attorney detailed the claims made in the lawsuit. He alleges that his client — who was a minor — was invited on the bus after the concert where she was given a &#8220;red colored&#8221; drink that Carter reportedly called &#8220;VIP juice.&#8221; The attorney said his client thought the drink tasted &#8220;funny&#8221; and believes she was given a cocktail of alcohol and cranberry juice.
Carter then allegedly took the girl to the &#8220;bathroom&#8221; and &#8220;ordered her to perform sexual acts on him.&#8221; The attorney said Ruth claimed she was crying the entire time, but the singer reportedly &#8220;kept instructing her.&#8221;
His client claimed that the pop singer then took her &#8220;to a bed on the bus&#8221; and continued sexually assaulting her despite her repeated pleas. The attorney said she was a virgin at the time, and after the alleged interaction contracted HPV.
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/former-pop-star-nick-carter-raped-me-when-i-was-amanda-prestigiacomo" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Carter</a> previously faced multiple allegations of rape. He denied them and has never been charged with any crime, the <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-11517975/Nick-Carter-sued-sexual-battery-star-accused-assaulting-disabled-minor-2001.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Daily Mail</a> noted.

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Backstreet Boys Member Nick Carter Being Sued For Alleged Sexual Assault

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Five women filed a lawsuit against actor and comedian <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/bill-cosby" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bill Cosby</a> in New York court on Monday regarding accusations of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/sexual-assault" target="_blank" rel="noopener">sexual assault</a>.
The lawsuit by actresses Lili Bernard and Eden Tirl, as well as Jewel Gittens, Jennifer Thompson, and Cindra Ladd names Cosby and media companies NBC Universal Media, Kaufman Astoria Studios, and The Carsey-Werner Company.
<p class="paragraph inline-placeholder" data-uri="archive.cms.cnn.com/_components/paragraph/instances/paragraph_71E4E73E-71A8-2551-4FC9-E7C9111A52B3@published" data-editable="text" data-component-name="paragraph" data-analytics-observe="off">“Each plaintiff was sexually assaulted and battered by defendant Bill Cosby in the same or similar manner when he used his power, fame, and prestige, including the power, fame and prestige given to him by [the] defendants … to misuse his enormous power in such a nefarious, horrific way,” the suit <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/06/entertainment/bill-cosby-lawsuit-ny/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reads</a>.
<p class="paragraph inline-placeholder" data-uri="archive.cms.cnn.com/_components/paragraph/instances/paragraph_2D6969EF-AED5-11E0-74C8-E7C9CDA311D3@published" data-editable="text" data-component-name="paragraph" data-analytics-observe="off">“Now, these five Plaintiffs have come forward to stand up for themselves and others, after they were sexually abused and assaulted by Bill Cosby,&#8221; it added.
<p data-uri="archive.cms.cnn.com/_components/paragraph/instances/paragraph_2D6969EF-AED5-11E0-74C8-E7C9CDA311D3@published" data-editable="text" data-component-name="paragraph" data-analytics-observe="off"><a class="c-link" tabindex="-1" href="https://get.dailywire.com/readers-pass/read-only-v2?utm_campaign=dwplus&amp;utm_medium=editorial&amp;utm_source=dwsite&amp;cid=dwplus&amp;mid=z&amp;xid=0" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-stringify-link="https://get.dailywire.com/readers-pass/read-only-v2?utm_campaign=dwplus&amp;utm_medium=editorial&amp;utm_source=dwsite&amp;cid=dwplus&amp;mid=z&amp;xid=0" data-sk="tooltip_parent" data-remove-tab-index="true">TIRED OF THE LEGACY MEDIA’S BIAS CONTROLLING THE NARRATIVE AND OBSCURING THE TRUTH? JOIN US.</a>
<p data-uri="archive.cms.cnn.com/_components/paragraph/instances/paragraph_2D6969EF-AED5-11E0-74C8-E7C9CDA311D3@published" data-editable="text" data-component-name="paragraph" data-analytics-observe="off">Four of the allegations relate to alleged rape or sexual acts during the 1980s or 1990s when &#8220;The Cosby Show&#8221; aired on NBC. The fifth allegation accuses Cosby of raping Ladd in 1969.
<p data-uri="archive.cms.cnn.com/_components/paragraph/instances/paragraph_2D6969EF-AED5-11E0-74C8-E7C9CDA311D3@published" data-editable="text" data-component-name="paragraph" data-analytics-observe="off">Bernard, one of the women bringing the lawsuit against Cosby, was a guest actress on &#8220;The Cosby Show,” and first accused the actor in 2015. She would later file a lawsuit against Cosby in 2021.
<p data-uri="archive.cms.cnn.com/_components/paragraph/instances/paragraph_2D6969EF-AED5-11E0-74C8-E7C9CDA311D3@published" data-editable="text" data-component-name="paragraph" data-analytics-observe="off">The legal suit was filed under New York&#8217;s <a href="https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-hochul-signs-adult-survivors-act" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Adult Survivors Act</a>, a new law that allows a one-year lookback for accusers to file civil claims of sexual assault, regardless of the statute of limitations. The new law took effect on November 24, six months after Governor Kathy Hochul signed it.
<p data-uri="archive.cms.cnn.com/_components/paragraph/instances/paragraph_2D6969EF-AED5-11E0-74C8-E7C9CDA311D3@published" data-editable="text" data-component-name="paragraph" data-analytics-observe="off">&#8220;The fight against sexual assault requires us to recognize the impact of trauma within our justice system,&#8221; Hochul said when signing the legislation. &#8220;I am proud to sign this legislation, which is part of our collective responsibility to protect one another and create an environment that makes survivors feel safe.&#8221;
<p data-uri="archive.cms.cnn.com/_components/paragraph/instances/paragraph_2D6969EF-AED5-11E0-74C8-E7C9CDA311D3@published" data-editable="text" data-component-name="paragraph" data-analytics-observe="off">Cosby spokesman Andrew Wyatt blasted the effort as a &#8220;frivolous&#8221; lawsuit.
<p data-uri="archive.cms.cnn.com/_components/paragraph/instances/paragraph_2D6969EF-AED5-11E0-74C8-E7C9CDA311D3@published" data-editable="text" data-component-name="paragraph" data-analytics-observe="off">“As we have always stated, and now America can see, this isn’t about justice for victims of alleged sexual assault, it’s ALL ABOUT MONEY,” Wyatt <a href="https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/bill-cosby-sexual-assault-lawsuit-new-york-1235451695/amp/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>. “We believe that the courts, as well as the court of public opinion, will follow the rules of law and relieve Mr. Cosby of these alleged accusations. Mr. Cosby continues to vehemently deny all allegations waged against him and looks forward to defending himself in court.”
<p data-uri="archive.cms.cnn.com/_components/paragraph/instances/paragraph_2D6969EF-AED5-11E0-74C8-E7C9CDA311D3@published" data-editable="text" data-component-name="paragraph" data-analytics-observe="off">The Daily Wire previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/bill-cosby-found-liable-for-sexual-battery" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> that Cosby faced a civil suit in July. A Los Angeles jury found Cosby liable and awarded his accuser $500,000 in damages.
Judy Huth, now 64, had accused Cosby of sexually abusing her nearly 50 years ago when Cosby was in his mid-30s. Huth first filed suit seven years ago.
Last year, Cosby’s conviction after he was found guilty of drugging and molesting Temple University employee Andrea Constand was <a href="https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2021-06-30/explainer-why-bill-cosbys-conviction-was-overturned" target="_blank" rel="noopener">thrown out</a> and he was released from prison, where he had been incarcerated since 2018.

Bill Cosby Sued By Five Women For Sexual Assault Under New State Law

Several months after former Senate staffer <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/tara-reade">Tara Reade</a> accused <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/joe-biden">Joe Biden</a> of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/sexual-assault">sexual assault</a>, the Department of Justice (<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/doj">DOJ</a>) issued a subpoena to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/twitter">Twitter</a> demanding personal information on her accounts, including credit card or bank account numbers.
The subpoena was only <a href="https://dailycaller.com/2022/12/02/doj-tara-reade-twitter-joe-biden-sexual-assault-allegations/">recently revealed</a> by the Daily Caller, which obtained emails and documents relating to the incident showing the DOJ asked Twitter to testify in front of a grand jury on December 16, 2020, to provide “all subscriber information” for Reade’s accounts. The information was requested of two accounts belonging to Reade, including @ReadeAlexandra and @TaraMcCabe.
The DOJ requested the following information from the accounts, according to the Caller:
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<li>Subscriber name;</li>
<li>Address;</li>
<li>Records of session times and durations, to include attempted/failed/unauthenticated logins;</li>
<li>Length of service (including start date) and types of service utilized;</li>
<li>Telephone or instrument number or other subscriber number or identity, including any temporarily assigned network address; and</li>
<li>Means and source of payment for such service (including any credit card or bank account number)</li>
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Reade told the Caller that she didn’t “know why” the DOJ requested the information.
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“Other than coming forward about Joe Biden, there would be no reason for them to do that,” she told the outlet.
The grand jury was scheduled for July 9, 2020, but Hayden Schottlaender, a Perkins Coie lawyer representing Twitter, didn’t reach out to Reade until December 8, 2020, to tell her about the subpoena.
Reade told the Caller that Schottlaender spoke to her on the phone that day, telling her Twitter tried to fight the subpoena in court but “then had to file a motion” to let her know it “was happening.” Schottlaender followed up that conversation with an email obtained by the Caller.
“To recap our conversations to date, I represent Twitter and have contacted you to inform you that Twitter received the attached subpoena from the United States Department of Justice, seeking data related to your Twitter account(s). The subpoena issues in a sealed proceeding,” Schottlaender wrote in the email.
“As I mentioned, Twitter intends to comply with this subpoena on December 16, 2020, unless it receives notice from you that a motion to quash or otherwise invalidate this subpoena has been filed. If you do file any such motions, please send a copy directly to me at this email address. If, on the other hand, you have no concerns with Twitter producing the requested data, please similarly let me know,” Schottlaender added.
Earlier in 2020, Reade said she had filed a police report in April 2020 alleging Biden sexually assaulted her in 1993 while he was a senator. Reade <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/schow-the-metoo-women-the-democratic-party-doesnt-care-about">reportedly</a> told friends of Biden’s alleged assault that year. Her story has apparently evolved over time, however, from sexual harassment to assault, and her claim that Biden assaulted her in a “side area” somewhere between Biden’s old Senate office and the gym isn’t possible, as no such side area exists in that space.

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Hollywood star Brendan Fraser said his &#8220;mother didn&#8217;t raise a hypocrite&#8221; as he explained why fans won&#8217;t see him at the 2023 Golden Globes awards despite talk of him being nominated because of his role in &#8220;The Whale.&#8221;
The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/brendan-fraser-dons-a-fatsuit-in-the-whale-for-his-big-hollywood-comeback" target="_blank" rel="noopener">53-year-old</a> actor talked about his history with the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which puts on the Golden Globes, and said that its response to his sexual assault accusations against its former president and member Philip Berk is the reason why he wouldn’t attend, <a href="https://www.gq.com/story/brendan-fraser-men-of-the-year-cover-2022" target="_blank" rel="noopener">GQ</a> magazine reported.
&#8220;I have more history with the Hollywood Foreign Press Association than I have respect for the Hollywood Foreign Press Association,&#8221; Fraser shared when asked if he would attend if invited. &#8220;No, I will not participate. It&#8217;s because of the history that I have with them. And my mother didn&#8217;t raise a hypocrite. You can call me a lot of things, but not that.&#8221;
In 2018, Fraser told <a href="https://www.gq.com/story/what-ever-happened-to-brendan-fraser" target="_blank" rel="noopener">GQ</a> that Berk had allegedly groped and assaulted him during a lunch they had in 2003. The former president of the organization disputed the accusations. Fraser shared that, at that time, the alleged assault &#8220;made me retreat,&#8221; sharing that &#8220;something had been taken away from me.&#8221;
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Presenting our final <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GQMOTY?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GQMOTY</a> 2022 cover star: Brendan Fraser.
Four years ago, he opened up to GQ about his supposed disappearance from Hollywood. Now, he’s an Oscar favorite — and reckoning with the kind of comeback you only see in movies: <a href="https://t.co/ySB4Le6kOy">https://t.co/ySB4Le6kOy</a> <a href="https://t.co/uHF5ICaCEN">pic.twitter.com/uHF5ICaCEN</a>
&mdash; GQ Magazine (@GQMagazine) <a href="https://twitter.com/GQMagazine/status/1592865091484995585?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 16, 2022</a></blockquote>
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In the new article, the actor said after the accusations came out, he heard &#8220;from college friends, people I hadn&#8217;t worked with or seen going back 30 years of my career.&#8221; He said finding out the story had trended on Twitter made him feel like people had seen him &#8220;naked.&#8221;
&#8220;It&#8217;s like people know what you look like, they know the story about you,&#8221; the &#8220;Blast From The Past&#8221; star shared, but admitted that in the end, he found telling his story to be &#8220;liberating&#8221; and a &#8220;weight removed.&#8221;
The HFPA promised to do an inquiry into his allegations. After it was completed, they wanted to issue a joint statement with Fraser that read, according to the actor, &#8220;Although it was concluded that Mr. Berk inappropriately touched Mr. Fraser, the evidence supports that it was intended to be taken as a joke and not as a sexual advance.&#8221;
However, Berk wasn&#8217;t removed as a member and Fraser said the former president told him he faced no disciplinary action, &#8220;None at all.&#8221;
Fraser refused to sign the joint statement and said that he &#8220;knew they would kick the can down the road. I knew they would get ahead of the story. I knew that I certainly had no future with that system as it was.&#8221;
In 2021, Berk was kicked out of the group after sharing a piece labeling Black Lives Matter as a &#8220;racist hate movement,&#8221; the outlet noted.

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Oscar-winning <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/entertainment">screenwriter</a> Paul Haggis was ordered to pay an additional $2.5 million in damages in a rape <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/lawsuit">lawsuit</a>, bringing the total amount he owes to $10 million.
The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/hollywood">Hollywood</a> screenwriter, producer, and director worked on award winning projects including “Crash” and “Million Dollar Baby,” plus the James Bond movies “Casino Royale” and “Quantum of Solace.” He stands accused of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/sexual-assault">sexually assaulting</a> publicist Haleigh Breest in January 2013. Haggis claimed the sexual encounter was consensual.
The screenwriter expressed his dissatisfaction with the jury ruling, vowing to appeal their decision. “I can’t live with lies like this. I will die clearing my name,” Haggis said, per <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/jury-tells-filmmaker-paul-haggis-pay-10m-total-rape-suit-rcna57201">NBC News</a>.
The jury had already awarded Breest $7.5 million in compensatory damages for suffering as part of the civil suit, but returned to court to decide if she was also owed punitive damages based on Haggis’ financial situation. The screenwriter claimed to have made $25 million over the course of his career, but insisted that figure didn’t account for funds disbursed for taxes, agents fees, and payments to his two ex-wives.  
Haggis further said the loss of poorly insured homes on top of the amount he’d spent so far on legal fees had left him essentially broke. He noted that his career tanking didn’t help the situation. A former Scientologist, Haggis said that he&#8217;d given an estimated $2 million in donations to the church over the years.
The Hollywood director only has “a couple hundred thousand” left to his name, he said.
“I’ve spent all the money I have at my disposal. I’ve gutted my pension plan, I’ve lived on loans, in order to pay for this case in a very naïve belief in justice,” he explained during an interview outside court. 
“He’s not going to be able to pay the judgment you’ve already created,” Haggis’ lawyer Priya Chaudhry agreed. “And there’s no way he can pay anything further.”
“Nothing Paul Haggis says can be trusted,” Breest’s attorney Ilann Maazel insisted in response to the director being broke.
Though Haggis never faced criminal charges for the alleged sexual assault, Breest brought the civil suit to court, claiming she suffered professional and psychological harm from their encounter. After the first ruling, the publicist said in a statement that she was thankful for “the opportunity to seek justice and accountability in court — and that the jury chose to follow the facts — and believed me.”

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Hollywood star Warren Beatty has been sued for allegedly sexually assaulting a minor in 1973 when she was 14 and the actor was 35 years old.
In court documents from Los Angeles Superior Court, the 85-year-old actor&#8217;s not named but is described in the lawsuit as &#8220;portraying Clyde in &#8216;Bonnie and Clyde,&#8217; a major box-office success that earned defendant doe an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor,&#8221; <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11408491/Hollywood-star-Warren-Beatty-85-sued-woman-claims-groomed-sex-14.html">The Daily Mail</a> reported in a piece published Wednesday.
In 1967 Beatty, who portrayed Clyde in &#8220;Bonnie and Clyde,&#8221; was nominated for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his part in the film, the <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/warren-beatty-clyde-sued-for-coercing-sex-with-a-minor-in-1973-1235258908/">Hollywood Reporter</a> noted.
Court documents obtained by the outlet show the woman, Kristina Hirsch, 63, has accused Beatty of allegedly grooming her in 1973 for sex when she was just 14. The lawsuit alleges that the &#8220;Heaven Can Wait&#8221; star reportedly paid &#8220;undue attention&#8221; to the then-minor when she met him on the set of his movie after her neighbor who worked there brought her to the set.
&#8220;Plaintiff was initially thrilled that defendant doe was interested in her, and believed she was involved in a romantic relationship with a movie star,&#8221; the suit read, the Daily Mail reported.
&#8220;He used his role, status, and power as a well-known Hollywood Star to gain access to, groom, manipulate, exploit, and coerce sexual contact from her over the course of several months in the State of California,&#8221; it added.
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The woman has accused Beatty of allegedly giving her his number and &#8220;instructing her to call him when she was close to his hotel,&#8221; where he was living at the time. Hirsch alleged that he showered her with compliments and allegedly &#8220;used his position and status as an adult, and a Hollywood movie star to coerce&#8221; the teen into having sex with him in 1973 when she was both 14 and 15 years old.
The lawsuit alleged that Beatty reportedly coerced Hirsch into having a variety of sex with him on numerous occasions.
Hirsch claimed in the court documents that because of the alleged abuse, she &#8220;suffered severe emotional, physical and psychological distress, including humiliation, shame, and guilt.&#8221;
&#8220;Plaintiff has suffered personal physical injury of sexual assault, and has and will continue to suffer, psychological, mental and emotional distress, and all associated economic injury,&#8221; it added.
The woman is now seeking damages, special damages and punitive damages, the outlet noted.
Beatty has been married to actress Annette Bening since the two tied the knot in 1992. The couple have four kids together.

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Warren Beatty Sued For Allegedly Sexually Assaulting Minor In 1973

<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/harvey-weinstein" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Harvey Weinstein</a>’s defense lawyers told the jury that their client behaved in a manner that was accepted at the time before the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/metoo" target="_blank" rel="noopener">MeToo</a> movement changed everything.
Weinstein’s second <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/sexual-assault" target="_blank" rel="noopener">sexual assault</a> trial began this week in Los Angeles, with eight women ready to testify against the former Hollywood producer. But Weinstein’s attorneys say the women were willing participants in those sexual acts because they stood to gain from them, according to <a href="https://variety.com/2022/film/news/weinstein-lawyers-metoo-jennifer-siebel-newsom-bimbo-1235413157/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Variety</a>.
“Look at my client,” attorney Mark Werksman said to the jury. “He’s not Brad Pitt or George Clooney. Do you think these beautiful women had sex with him because he’s hot? No, it’s because he’s powerful.”
Werksman admitted that Hollywood is different now, but at the time the alleged incidents occurred, “transactional sex” was used and accepted in the industry. “Sex was a commodity” for “rich and powerful men, like my client,” he continued, referencing the infamous “casting couch” where the sexual acts took place.
“Transactional sex … it may have been unpleasant … and now embarrassing,” Werksman continued. “[But] everyone did it. He did it. They did it.”
“The sequel to the casting couch is the #MeToo trial,” the attorney said. “They will play the part of the damsel in distress with this beast. They have to lie to themselves, to you, to this court.&#8221;
&#8220;Their hypocrisy will be on full display,&#8221; he added. 
Meanwhile, the prosecution had earlier described Weinstein as a predator who sexually assaulted women against their will. The prosecution’s opening statement included quotes from women who claim the producer forced them to participate in oral sex plus groped, fondled, and raped them, then threatened retaliation if they spoke up.
Werksman said since the alleged abuse happened so long ago, it will come down to the jury deciding who to believe.
“With tremendous fame and fortune came fame of fortune seekers,” Weinstein’s defense said. He reiterated that the accusers all engaged in “consensual sex with Mr. Weinstein because they wanted to exploit their connection with Mr. Weinstein” and knew they were having “sex in exchange for something with value.”
Werksman focused on one of the accusers, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, the wife of California Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom. The attorney called her a “prominent figure of the #MeToo movement” who had consensual sex with Weinstein and later called it rape. 
The defense used Weinstein’s campaign contributions as proof of his version of events. “She brought her husband to meet and party with her rapist. Who does that?” Werksman said. “He took money from his wife’s rapist for his political campaigns.”
Finally, the attorney said if Siebel Newsom wasn’t married to the governor, “she’d be just another bimbo who slept with Harvey Weinstein to get ahead.”

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