Diddy faces public scrutiny over alleged sex crimes as questions arise about future of his music

Diddy faces public scrutiny over alleged sex crimes as questions arise about future of his music

LOS ANGELES — LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs created a hit-making empire with big name performers, earning his place as a savvy music mogul and becoming a three-time Grammy winner while securing high-profile deals across other industries. But now, Combs’ kingdom is collapsing under charges of sex trafficking and racketeering. He was arrested … Read more

Alec Baldwin urges judge to stand by dismissal of involuntary manslaughter case in ‘Rust’ shooting

Alec Baldwin urges judge to stand by dismissal of involuntary manslaughter case in ‘Rust’ shooting

SANTA FE, N.M. — Alec Baldwin urged a New Mexico judge on Friday to stand by her decision to skuttle his trial and dismiss an involuntary manslaughter charge against the actor in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the set of a Western movie. State District Court Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer dismissed the case … Read more

Harvey Weinstein hit with new sex crime charge in New York

Harvey Weinstein hit with new sex crime charge in New York

NEW YORK — NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein pleaded not guilty Wednesday to a new sex crime charge in New York, as he awaits retrial in his landmark #MeToo case. A new indictment charged the jailed ex-movie mogul with committing a criminal sex act, accusing him of forcing oral sex on a woman at … Read more

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ indictment alleges he used power to build empire of sexual crime

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ indictment alleges he used power to build empire of sexual crime

NEW YORK — For 10 months, rumblings, lawsuits, law enforcement raids and mounting allegations of widespread sexual abuse had surrounded Sean “Diddy Combs. The business empire, cultural cachet and fatherly image he had cultivated in the decades since he became a hot young hip-hop mogul in the 1990s had begun to erode. On Tuesday, those … Read more

What to know about Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ indictment

What to know about Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ indictment

Sean “Diddy” Combs, the disgraced hip-hop mogul, faces federal sex trafficking and racketeering charges in an indictment that was unsealed Tuesday. He was arrested Monday in New York after being indicted by a federal grand jury. The arrest and indictment come after a months-long sex trafficking investigation and 10 months after a flurry of women … Read more

The Latest: Music mogul Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs to appear in court on sex trafficking charges

The Latest: Music mogul Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs to appear in court on sex trafficking charges

NEW YORK — NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs is due in court Tuesday on federal sex trafficking and racketeering charges. An indictment says the music mogul “engaged in a persistent and pervasive pattern of abuse toward women and other individuals.” Combs was arrested late Monday in Manhattan, roughly six months after federal authorities … Read more

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is arrested, and the indictment is expected to be unsealed

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is arrested, and the indictment is expected to be unsealed

NEW YORK — NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs was expected to appear before a federal judge in New York on Tuesday after his indictment on undisclosed criminal charges. The music mogul was arrested late Monday in Manhattan, roughly six months after federal authorities conducting a sex trafficking investigation raided his luxurious homes in … Read more

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is arrested in New York after federal indictment

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is arrested in New York after federal indictment

NEW YORK — NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs, the hip-hop mogul who has faced a stream of allegations by women accusing him of sexual assault, was arrested late Monday in New York after he was indicted by a federal grand jury. The indictment was sealed and details of the charges weren’t immediately announced … Read more

A look at Harvey Weinstein’s health and legal issues as he faces more criminal charges

A look at Harvey Weinstein’s health and legal issues as he faces more criminal charges

NEW YORK — Disgraced ex-movie mogul Harvey Weinstein faces mounting legal and health troubles some seven years after scores of women came forward with allegations of sexual misconduct against him, helping launch the global #MeToo movement. On Thursday, he was indicted on additional sex crimes charges in New York ahead of a retrial this fall. … Read more

Nebraska AG alleges thousands of invalid signatures on pot ballot petitions, with 1 man charged

Nebraska AG alleges thousands of invalid signatures on pot ballot petitions, with 1 man charged

Nebraska’s Republican attorney general said Friday that supporters of two measures to legalize medical marijuana could have submitted at least “several thousand” invalid signatures to get them on the ballot, suggesting that the issue ultimately could keep the proposals from becoming law. Attorney General Mike Hilgers made the statement during a Zoom news conference with … Read more