A federal judge has rejected Donald Trump’s bid for a new trial in E. Jean Carroll’s defamation case against him, keeping the former president on the hook for $83 million in damages.
In January, after years of legal action, a New York jury found that Trump repeatedly defamed her after she accused him of sexual assault. Trump’s lawyers appealed the decision — which called for $7.3 million in compensatory damages, $11 million in reputation repair damages, and $65 million in putative damages — and sought a new trial.
The retrial bid was rejected...
In January, after years of legal action, a New York jury found that Trump repeatedly defamed her after she accused him of sexual assault. Trump’s lawyers appealed the decision — which called for $7.3 million in compensatory damages, $11 million in reputation repair damages, and $65 million in putative damages — and sought a new trial.
The retrial bid was rejected...
- 4/25/2024
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Donald Trump said Saturday he is willing to go to jail, but not for the crimes he’s accused of committing.
The presumptive GOP candidate said he wanted to violate the expanded gag order against him in his upcoming hush money trial. In fact, he would be willing to make himself a martyr and serve jail time if the judge found him guilty of violating the order.
In a three-part post on his tanking social media company, Truth Social, Trump lashed out at the New York judge who granted the gag order,...
The presumptive GOP candidate said he wanted to violate the expanded gag order against him in his upcoming hush money trial. In fact, he would be willing to make himself a martyr and serve jail time if the judge found him guilty of violating the order.
In a three-part post on his tanking social media company, Truth Social, Trump lashed out at the New York judge who granted the gag order,...
- 4/6/2024
- by Jeremy Childs
- Rollingstone.com
Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of crypto exchange Ftx, was sentenced to 25 years in prison for defrauding investors.
Judge Lewis Kaplan of the Southern District of New York set the sentence today in a hearing in New York Federal Court. He said the long sentence would serve as a deterrent, that Bankman-Fried had lied on the stand during his trial, and that he felt there was a risk of him repeating similar crimes.
Speaking before the sentence, Bankman-Fried said what happened to Ftx customers has “been excruciating to watch.” But, he said, “I don’t think the reasons for that have been properly told.” The 31-year-old said he had made a series of bad decisions and thrown his life away.
In November, the former crypto king was found guilty by a Manhattan jury of seven counts of fraud in a scheme that cost Ftx customers over $10 billion. U.S. Attorney Damian Williams...
Judge Lewis Kaplan of the Southern District of New York set the sentence today in a hearing in New York Federal Court. He said the long sentence would serve as a deterrent, that Bankman-Fried had lied on the stand during his trial, and that he felt there was a risk of him repeating similar crimes.
Speaking before the sentence, Bankman-Fried said what happened to Ftx customers has “been excruciating to watch.” But, he said, “I don’t think the reasons for that have been properly told.” The 31-year-old said he had made a series of bad decisions and thrown his life away.
In November, the former crypto king was found guilty by a Manhattan jury of seven counts of fraud in a scheme that cost Ftx customers over $10 billion. U.S. Attorney Damian Williams...
- 3/28/2024
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
According to those who’ve spoken to him lately, former President Donald Trump doesn’t seem to think he’s actually going to win his defamation lawsuit against ABC News and its star host George Stephanopoulos — but that’s not the point.
Over the weekend, Stephanopoulos asserted that Trump had been “found liable for rape and defaming” the victim, writer E. Jean Carroll, by judges and two juries. As a factual matter, a jury found Trump defamed and sexually abused Carroll — and he was ordered to pay $83 million for defaming her again.
Over the weekend, Stephanopoulos asserted that Trump had been “found liable for rape and defaming” the victim, writer E. Jean Carroll, by judges and two juries. As a factual matter, a jury found Trump defamed and sexually abused Carroll — and he was ordered to pay $83 million for defaming her again.
- 3/21/2024
- by Adam Rawnsley and Asawin Suebsaeng
- Rollingstone.com
Former President Donald Trump has again filed a defamation lawsuit against a major media outlet, this time over comments that ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos made during a contentious recent interview with Rep. Nancy Mace (R-sc).
The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Miami, claims that Stephanopoulos defamed him during his questioning of Mace during an interview on This Week.
During the interview, Stephanopoulos played a video in which Mace said that she was a victim of rape. He first asked Mace, “You endorsed Donald Trump for president. Judges and two separate juries have found him liable for rape and for defaming the victim of that rape. How do you square your endorsement of Donald Trump with the testimony that we just saw?”
Mace said to Stephanopoulos, “I’ve lived for 30 years with an incredible amount of shame over being raped. I didn’t come forward because of that...
The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Miami, claims that Stephanopoulos defamed him during his questioning of Mace during an interview on This Week.
During the interview, Stephanopoulos played a video in which Mace said that she was a victim of rape. He first asked Mace, “You endorsed Donald Trump for president. Judges and two separate juries have found him liable for rape and for defaming the victim of that rape. How do you square your endorsement of Donald Trump with the testimony that we just saw?”
Mace said to Stephanopoulos, “I’ve lived for 30 years with an incredible amount of shame over being raped. I didn’t come forward because of that...
- 3/19/2024
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
On Friday morning, former President Donald Trump posted a $91.6 million bond for the $83.3 million civil defamation judgment in favor of writer E. Jean Carroll. The higher amount was required due to interest payments owed by Trump.
The bond was issued by Federal Insurance Company, a division of Chubb, which required extensive collateral, likely including mostly cast assets.
On Thursday, Judge Lewis Kaplan denied Trump’s request for a delay, ruling that Trump must either pay Carroll by Monday or provide a bond or assets as collateral while he appeals the jury’s verdict from January, which found him guilty of defaming Carroll after she accused him of rape in 2019.
This civil judgment is just one of three financial obligations Trump faces, with a total of $540 million owed to the New York attorney general and Carroll.
Trump’s legal team had sought a pause in the Carroll case judgment until after...
The bond was issued by Federal Insurance Company, a division of Chubb, which required extensive collateral, likely including mostly cast assets.
On Thursday, Judge Lewis Kaplan denied Trump’s request for a delay, ruling that Trump must either pay Carroll by Monday or provide a bond or assets as collateral while he appeals the jury’s verdict from January, which found him guilty of defaming Carroll after she accused him of rape in 2019.
This civil judgment is just one of three financial obligations Trump faces, with a total of $540 million owed to the New York attorney general and Carroll.
Trump’s legal team had sought a pause in the Carroll case judgment until after...
- 3/8/2024
- by Baila Eve Zisman
- Uinterview
A New York lawsuit accusing Steven Tyler of sexually assaulting a model in the Seventies was dismissed on Wednesday, according to court documents reviewed by Rolling Stone.
Judge Lewis Kaplan ruled that plaintiff Jeanne Bellino’s case failed to meet the criteria for New York’s Victims of Gender-Motivated Violence Protection Act because Bellino didn’t allege that Tyler had presented “a serious risk of physical injury” to her.
“We agree with the judge’s reasoning, and are grateful for this result on behalf of our client,” Tyler’s lawyer,...
Judge Lewis Kaplan ruled that plaintiff Jeanne Bellino’s case failed to meet the criteria for New York’s Victims of Gender-Motivated Violence Protection Act because Bellino didn’t allege that Tyler had presented “a serious risk of physical injury” to her.
“We agree with the judge’s reasoning, and are grateful for this result on behalf of our client,” Tyler’s lawyer,...
- 2/22/2024
- by Ethan Millman
- Rollingstone.com
A federal judge in New York has dismissed a case stemming from an alleged 1975 incident in which Aerosmith singer Steven Tyler is accused of sexual assault against a teenage girl.
Jeanne Bellino filed the suit against Tyler under the Victims of Gender-Motivated Violence Protection Act, a New York City law that extends the statute of limitations and is designed to aid sex abuse victims in recovering compensation and holding perpetrators accountable. On Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan said that Bellino’s case did not qualify for the two-year window because she “does not allege conduct presenting a serious risk of physical injury” and therefore was not legally sufficient.
In granting the defense’s request for a dismissal, Kaplan noted that two state laws, the Child Victims Act and the Adult Survivors Act, pre-empt the filing under Vgmvpa. Kaplan agreed with Tyler’s lawyers’ claims that these two laws...
Jeanne Bellino filed the suit against Tyler under the Victims of Gender-Motivated Violence Protection Act, a New York City law that extends the statute of limitations and is designed to aid sex abuse victims in recovering compensation and holding perpetrators accountable. On Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan said that Bellino’s case did not qualify for the two-year window because she “does not allege conduct presenting a serious risk of physical injury” and therefore was not legally sufficient.
In granting the defense’s request for a dismissal, Kaplan noted that two state laws, the Child Victims Act and the Adult Survivors Act, pre-empt the filing under Vgmvpa. Kaplan agreed with Tyler’s lawyers’ claims that these two laws...
- 2/22/2024
- by Kevin Dolak
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
A sexual assault case against Aerosmith singer Steven Tyler stemming from an alleged encounter in 1975 has been dismissed by a judge.
According to Reuters, US District Judge Lewis Kaplan in Manhattan ruled that the plaintiff, Jeanne Bellino, a former child model who was 17 at the time of the alleged encounter, waited too long to sue Tyler under a New York City law protecting victims of gender-motivated violence.
The plaintiff’s initial allegations involve two encounters on the same day in Manhattan in 1975.
Bellino alleged that she first met Tyler, 27 at the time, via a friend who had arranged for them to meet Aerosmith at the Warwick Hotel following a Manhattan fashion show that Bellino was working. From there, Bellino, her friend, Tyler, and members of his entourage began walking down Sixth Avenue together. At this point, Bellino claims that she asked the singer about a song lyric, and that he...
According to Reuters, US District Judge Lewis Kaplan in Manhattan ruled that the plaintiff, Jeanne Bellino, a former child model who was 17 at the time of the alleged encounter, waited too long to sue Tyler under a New York City law protecting victims of gender-motivated violence.
The plaintiff’s initial allegations involve two encounters on the same day in Manhattan in 1975.
Bellino alleged that she first met Tyler, 27 at the time, via a friend who had arranged for them to meet Aerosmith at the Warwick Hotel following a Manhattan fashion show that Bellino was working. From there, Bellino, her friend, Tyler, and members of his entourage began walking down Sixth Avenue together. At this point, Bellino claims that she asked the singer about a song lyric, and that he...
- 2/22/2024
- by Jon Hadusek
- Consequence - Music
Roberta Kaplan, the lead lawyer for E. Jean Carroll in her defamation suit against former President Donald Trump, threatened to pursue sanctions against Trump’s lawyer, Alina Habba, for making a false claim about her relationship with U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan, who presided over the case.
On January 29, Habba stated in a letter to the federal court in Manhattan that Judge Kaplan had a conflict of interest that might warrant overturning the $83.3 million jury award for Carroll.
In her letter, Trump’s lawyer cited a New York Post article mentioning the judge allegedly working with Kaplan. (The two are not related.)
They both worked at Paul, Weiss Rifkin, Wharton & Garrison in the early 1990s, before Kaplan left to become a founding partner of Kaplan Hecker & Fink Llp.
“They overlapped for less than two years in the early 90s at a large law firm when he was a senior...
On January 29, Habba stated in a letter to the federal court in Manhattan that Judge Kaplan had a conflict of interest that might warrant overturning the $83.3 million jury award for Carroll.
In her letter, Trump’s lawyer cited a New York Post article mentioning the judge allegedly working with Kaplan. (The two are not related.)
They both worked at Paul, Weiss Rifkin, Wharton & Garrison in the early 1990s, before Kaplan left to become a founding partner of Kaplan Hecker & Fink Llp.
“They overlapped for less than two years in the early 90s at a large law firm when he was a senior...
- 2/2/2024
- by Alessio Atria
- Uinterview
In 2023, Donald Trump‘s super PACs spent $50 million in donor funds on legal expenses.
Trump spent the money after being criminally indicted in his failed effort to overturn the election and misuse of classified documents. He also faces defamation and civil fraud cases in civil courts.
The former president began raising millions of donations to him after he lost to Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election.
Trump pushed false claims of voter fraud to encourage his supporters to donate after his loss, attempts which have since become crucial to two of the indictments filed against him.
Save America, a Trump Pac which previously had over $100 million in the bank, almost went broke last year under the crush of legal fees.
The super Pac had paid for attorneys for Trump and some of his aides, who were named in the indictments, including Walt Nauta and Carlos de Oliveira, who were both...
Trump spent the money after being criminally indicted in his failed effort to overturn the election and misuse of classified documents. He also faces defamation and civil fraud cases in civil courts.
The former president began raising millions of donations to him after he lost to Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election.
Trump pushed false claims of voter fraud to encourage his supporters to donate after his loss, attempts which have since become crucial to two of the indictments filed against him.
Save America, a Trump Pac which previously had over $100 million in the bank, almost went broke last year under the crush of legal fees.
The super Pac had paid for attorneys for Trump and some of his aides, who were named in the indictments, including Walt Nauta and Carlos de Oliveira, who were both...
- 1/31/2024
- by Alessio Atria
- Uinterview
Former President Donald Trump made waves after storming out of court during the E. Jean Carroll trial on Friday. Trump left while Carroll’s attorney relayed his closing statements to the jurors. While Trump was gone from court, Carroll’s attorney Robert Kaplan said to the jury, “[Trump] thinks with his wealth and power he can treat Ms. Carroll how he wants and will suffer no consequences.”
After storming out, Trump returned to the court while his attorney made her closing statements. He was not present when the verdict was delivered.
The jury found Trump guilty in the defamation trial. Trump has been ordered to pay Carroll $83.3 million in damages. After the trial, Trump turned to social media to express his anger toward Judge Lewis Kaplan, who oversaw the trial.
“Judge Kaplan refuses to allow the Anderson Cooper Interview on CNN of E. Jean Carroll wherein Carroll says, ‘Rape is sexy,...
After storming out, Trump returned to the court while his attorney made her closing statements. He was not present when the verdict was delivered.
The jury found Trump guilty in the defamation trial. Trump has been ordered to pay Carroll $83.3 million in damages. After the trial, Trump turned to social media to express his anger toward Judge Lewis Kaplan, who oversaw the trial.
“Judge Kaplan refuses to allow the Anderson Cooper Interview on CNN of E. Jean Carroll wherein Carroll says, ‘Rape is sexy,...
- 1/28/2024
- by Ann Hoang
- Uinterview
A New York jury ruled on Friday that Donald Trump must pay E. Jean Carroll $83.3 million in total damages for repeatedly defaming her after she accused him of sexual assault.
Trump, the frontrunner to win the Republican nomination for president, must pay the author $7.3 million in compensatory damages, $11 million in reputation repair damages, and $65 million in putative damages. Trump was ordered to pay Carroll $5 million in a separate defamation ruling last May.
Carroll has now twice successfully sued Trump in civil court. All of the former president’s rantings and...
Trump, the frontrunner to win the Republican nomination for president, must pay the author $7.3 million in compensatory damages, $11 million in reputation repair damages, and $65 million in putative damages. Trump was ordered to pay Carroll $5 million in a separate defamation ruling last May.
Carroll has now twice successfully sued Trump in civil court. All of the former president’s rantings and...
- 1/26/2024
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
Update: 1:33 Pm: The jury has reached a verdict in E. Jean Carroll’s multi-million defamation trial against Donald Trump after just a few hours of deliberations.
The decision is expected to be read out in the next few minutes. Trump will not be there when the verdict is announced, as he left the Manhattan court about half an hour ago for the airport.
Carroll’s lawyers are looking for at least $24 million in compensatory damages, plus more in punitive damages. Trump has already been found liable last year of sexual abusing and defaming Carroll. Back in May, that jury awarded the former Elle columnist $5 million. Ever since the allegations of the mid-1990s attack came to light in 2019, the much-accused Trump has continued to smear Carroll and declare his innocence in and out of the White House. Carroll says his defaming remarks put her in danger and ruined her reputation.
The decision is expected to be read out in the next few minutes. Trump will not be there when the verdict is announced, as he left the Manhattan court about half an hour ago for the airport.
Carroll’s lawyers are looking for at least $24 million in compensatory damages, plus more in punitive damages. Trump has already been found liable last year of sexual abusing and defaming Carroll. Back in May, that jury awarded the former Elle columnist $5 million. Ever since the allegations of the mid-1990s attack came to light in 2019, the much-accused Trump has continued to smear Carroll and declare his innocence in and out of the White House. Carroll says his defaming remarks put her in danger and ruined her reputation.
- 1/26/2024
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
Donald Trump stormed out of a Manhattan courtroom on Friday as lawyers for E. Jean Carroll delivered their closing arguments in the author’s second civil defamation case against the former president.
As Carroll’s attorney, Roberta Kaplan, addressed the jury, Trump stood up from his place at the defense table and left the room. According to Politico, the former president’s outburst came shortly after Kaplan stated Trump hadn’t even waited 24 hours before disrespecting the verdict in Carroll’s first case against him, in which Trump was found...
As Carroll’s attorney, Roberta Kaplan, addressed the jury, Trump stood up from his place at the defense table and left the room. According to Politico, the former president’s outburst came shortly after Kaplan stated Trump hadn’t even waited 24 hours before disrespecting the verdict in Carroll’s first case against him, in which Trump was found...
- 1/26/2024
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
On Thursday afternoon, former President Donald Trump returned to court to take a stand in the defamation lawsuit brought against him by author E. Jean Carroll.
Trump’s testimony was delayed earlier after a Covid-19 scare.
Carroll’s lawyers wrapped their case on Thursday morning, where they presented evidence, which included footage of a deposition Trump gave in a separate civil fraud case.
When Trump took the stand, his lawyer asked whether he had intended to hurt Carroll with his statements.
“No,” Mr. Trump said. “I just wanted to defend myself, my family and, frankly, the presidency.”
Carroll’s lawyer, Roberta Kaplan, immediately objected.
Judge Lewis Kaplan agreed, saying, “Everything after ‘no’ is stricken — the jury will disregard it.”
Trump was briefly cross-examined and then left the stand after just three minutes.
The lawsuit against Trump centers around defamatory statements made by the 45th president, in which he denied sexually assaulting and ever meeting her.
Trump’s testimony was delayed earlier after a Covid-19 scare.
Carroll’s lawyers wrapped their case on Thursday morning, where they presented evidence, which included footage of a deposition Trump gave in a separate civil fraud case.
When Trump took the stand, his lawyer asked whether he had intended to hurt Carroll with his statements.
“No,” Mr. Trump said. “I just wanted to defend myself, my family and, frankly, the presidency.”
Carroll’s lawyer, Roberta Kaplan, immediately objected.
Judge Lewis Kaplan agreed, saying, “Everything after ‘no’ is stricken — the jury will disregard it.”
Trump was briefly cross-examined and then left the stand after just three minutes.
The lawsuit against Trump centers around defamatory statements made by the 45th president, in which he denied sexually assaulting and ever meeting her.
- 1/26/2024
- by Zach Ament
- Uinterview
Updated: As he bounces from the campaign trail to courtroom, former President Donald Trump on Wednesday got a rebuke from a Manhattan federal judge for not obeying admonishments to keep quiet.
Trump has been attending a civil trial in Manhattan, where a jury will decide on damages after Trump was found liable for sexual abuse and defamation last year. His accuser, writer E. Jean Carroll, has been testifying today that Trump ruined her reputation. She sued him after he denied that he ever sexually abused her.
According to the Associated Press, Carroll’s attorneys complained that Trump could still be heard making remarks to his attorneys, including those calling the proceedings a “witch hunt” and “con job.”
As U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan warned Trump that he could be removed, Trump said back to him, “I would love it,” per the AP. Cameras and audio were barred from the proceedings.
Trump has been attending a civil trial in Manhattan, where a jury will decide on damages after Trump was found liable for sexual abuse and defamation last year. His accuser, writer E. Jean Carroll, has been testifying today that Trump ruined her reputation. She sued him after he denied that he ever sexually abused her.
According to the Associated Press, Carroll’s attorneys complained that Trump could still be heard making remarks to his attorneys, including those calling the proceedings a “witch hunt” and “con job.”
As U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan warned Trump that he could be removed, Trump said back to him, “I would love it,” per the AP. Cameras and audio were barred from the proceedings.
- 1/17/2024
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Judge Lewis Kaplan threatened to kick Donald Trump out of court during E. Jean Carroll’s second defamation trial against the former president.
Throughout Carroll’s testimony on Wednesday, Trump maintained a stream of commentary and reactions from his place at the defense table. During a break in which the jury was excluded, Carroll’s attorneys told the judge that if they could hear Trump’s comments, it was likely the jury could as well. When the trial resumed, Kaplan asked that the former president “take special care to keep...
Throughout Carroll’s testimony on Wednesday, Trump maintained a stream of commentary and reactions from his place at the defense table. During a break in which the jury was excluded, Carroll’s attorneys told the judge that if they could hear Trump’s comments, it was likely the jury could as well. When the trial resumed, Kaplan asked that the former president “take special care to keep...
- 1/17/2024
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
Donald Trump was back in court on Tuesday, this time for jury selection in a trial that will determine what additional damages the former president owes E. Jean Carroll after repeatedly attacking her despite being found liable for sexual abuse and defamation against the author last year.
Despite already being on the hook for $5 million in damages — and facing steep additional penalties for his continued public attacks against her — Trump spent the morning after his Iowa caucus win unleashing a social media tirade against the columnist he allegedly raped in the 1990s.
Despite already being on the hook for $5 million in damages — and facing steep additional penalties for his continued public attacks against her — Trump spent the morning after his Iowa caucus win unleashing a social media tirade against the columnist he allegedly raped in the 1990s.
- 1/16/2024
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
E. Jean Carroll’s defamation trial against Donald Trump will go ahead in January after an appeals court rejected the former president’s motion to stay a previous ruling denying his attempt to use presidential immunity as a defense.
Trump’s legal team filed the motion last week, seeking a 90-day stay to consider other appellate court options, or potentially take the case to the Supreme Court. That motion was denied Thursday by a three-judge panel on the Second Circuit Court of Appeals.
Just In: The 2nd Circuit appeals court...
Trump’s legal team filed the motion last week, seeking a 90-day stay to consider other appellate court options, or potentially take the case to the Supreme Court. That motion was denied Thursday by a three-judge panel on the Second Circuit Court of Appeals.
Just In: The 2nd Circuit appeals court...
- 12/28/2023
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
MSNBC’s Katie Phang says there’s one important takeaway from Wednesday’s second defamation ruling against Donald Trump in federal court.
Phang, in a dispatch from outside a Lower Manhattan courtroom, told “The ReidOut” that if the notion the twice-impeached and four-times indicted former president is a liar wasn’t stamped into concrete before Judge Lewis Kaplan’s ruling, it is now.
“It just goes to show that Donald Trump is a proven liar,” a fired-up Phang said. “And when you have this many criminal cases pending, and your credibility as a criminal defendant may come into play, either because other defendants say that you have done something or you yourself are crazy enough to take the stand, which Donald Trump says he’s willing to do, if you already have findings that he’s a liar — it may not be admissible in your criminal trial, but trust me,...
Phang, in a dispatch from outside a Lower Manhattan courtroom, told “The ReidOut” that if the notion the twice-impeached and four-times indicted former president is a liar wasn’t stamped into concrete before Judge Lewis Kaplan’s ruling, it is now.
“It just goes to show that Donald Trump is a proven liar,” a fired-up Phang said. “And when you have this many criminal cases pending, and your credibility as a criminal defendant may come into play, either because other defendants say that you have done something or you yourself are crazy enough to take the stand, which Donald Trump says he’s willing to do, if you already have findings that he’s a liar — it may not be admissible in your criminal trial, but trust me,...
- 9/7/2023
- by Jeremy Bailey
- The Wrap
A judge has found Donald Trump liable for defaming columnist E. Jean Carroll in 2019. Now, the only issue at hand is how much he should pay in damages.
In a ruling Wednesday morning, Judge Lewis Kaplan issued a partial summary judgment in Carroll’s favor. Because a jury determined in May that Trump defamed Carroll in Oct. 2022 when he denied raping her in a department store dressing room in the mid-Nineties, Kaplan ruled that similar 2019 statements by Trump about Carroll were “substantially the same” and made with “actual malice.” Therefore,...
In a ruling Wednesday morning, Judge Lewis Kaplan issued a partial summary judgment in Carroll’s favor. Because a jury determined in May that Trump defamed Carroll in Oct. 2022 when he denied raping her in a department store dressing room in the mid-Nineties, Kaplan ruled that similar 2019 statements by Trump about Carroll were “substantially the same” and made with “actual malice.” Therefore,...
- 9/6/2023
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
Sam Bankman-Fried, the disgraced wunderkind whose cryptocurrency exchange platform Ftx imploded last November, will go from house arrest at his parents’ home to jail, a judge has ordered ahead of his trial on fraud charges.
In a Friday hearing, Judge Lewis Kaplan of Federal District Court in Manhattan formally revoked Bankman-Fried’s bail, ending his residence with his family in Palo Alto, California, as he prepares a legal defense for a blockbuster case centered on the ruins of a company once valued at $32 billion. The 31-year-old, admired as a brilliant crypto kingpin until his downfall,...
In a Friday hearing, Judge Lewis Kaplan of Federal District Court in Manhattan formally revoked Bankman-Fried’s bail, ending his residence with his family in Palo Alto, California, as he prepares a legal defense for a blockbuster case centered on the ruins of a company once valued at $32 billion. The 31-year-old, admired as a brilliant crypto kingpin until his downfall,...
- 8/11/2023
- by Miles Klee
- Rollingstone.com
A federal judge tossed out Donald Trump’s counterclaim against E. Jean Carroll, the writer who won a $5 million jury verdict earlier this year after it found the former president liable for sexual abuse and defamation.
U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan ruled that Trump had not shown that Carroll defamed him in the aftermath of the verdict. In a defamation claim, Trump challenged Carroll’s post-verdict contention that he raped her.
The jury in the case found that Trump sexually abused her, but did not find that he raped her as defined by New York law. In an interview on CNN the day after the verdict, Carroll was asked what went through her mind when “this jury found that Trump did not rape you.” Carroll said that she thought, ‘Oh yes, he did. Oh, yes, he did.’ See, that’s my response.”
Trump claimed that Carroll defamed him by...
U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan ruled that Trump had not shown that Carroll defamed him in the aftermath of the verdict. In a defamation claim, Trump challenged Carroll’s post-verdict contention that he raped her.
The jury in the case found that Trump sexually abused her, but did not find that he raped her as defined by New York law. In an interview on CNN the day after the verdict, Carroll was asked what went through her mind when “this jury found that Trump did not rape you.” Carroll said that she thought, ‘Oh yes, he did. Oh, yes, he did.’ See, that’s my response.”
Trump claimed that Carroll defamed him by...
- 8/7/2023
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Donald Trump earlier this year was found liable for defamation and battery against E. Jean Carroll. The former president responded to the verdict by continuing to bash the writer who accused him of raping her in a department store dressing room, prompting her to sue him again. Trump filed a defamation counterclaim against Carroll in June — which a federal judge dismissed on Monday.
Judge Lewis Kaplan wrote in the order dismissing the claim that Trump had failed to prove that the statements Carroll made following the verdict in May were “not at least substantially true.
Judge Lewis Kaplan wrote in the order dismissing the claim that Trump had failed to prove that the statements Carroll made following the verdict in May were “not at least substantially true.
- 8/7/2023
- by Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
It’s been a rough day for Donald Trump’s legal team. On Wednesday, Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein slapped down a bid by the former president to have charges related to his 2016 hush money payment to adult actress Stormy Daniels moved from state to federal court.
In his decision, Hellerstein wrote that “Trump has failed to show that the conduct charged by the Indictment is for or relating to any act performed by or for the President under color of the official acts of a President. Trump also has failed...
In his decision, Hellerstein wrote that “Trump has failed to show that the conduct charged by the Indictment is for or relating to any act performed by or for the President under color of the official acts of a President. Trump also has failed...
- 7/19/2023
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
A federal judge rejected Donald Trump‘s attempt to dismiss writer E. Jean Carroll‘s first defamation lawsuit. Carroll accused Trump of defaming her after she accused him of raping her in a New York City department store in the mid-1990s.
Judge Lewis Kaplan from the U.S. District Court in Manhattan ruled that the former president’s arguments for dismissing the case “are without merit.”
Two days earlier, Trump filed a counterclaim against Carroll, saying she defamed him by continuing to publicly assert that he raped her. His complaint referred to Carroll’s comments made the day after a May 9 jury found that Trump owed her $5 million in damages but did not find him culpable for rape. In a CNN interview regarding the ruling that Trump did not commit rape, Carroll said, “Oh yes he did, oh yes he did.”
Trump’s lawyers tried to get the first...
Judge Lewis Kaplan from the U.S. District Court in Manhattan ruled that the former president’s arguments for dismissing the case “are without merit.”
Two days earlier, Trump filed a counterclaim against Carroll, saying she defamed him by continuing to publicly assert that he raped her. His complaint referred to Carroll’s comments made the day after a May 9 jury found that Trump owed her $5 million in damages but did not find him culpable for rape. In a CNN interview regarding the ruling that Trump did not commit rape, Carroll said, “Oh yes he did, oh yes he did.”
Trump’s lawyers tried to get the first...
- 7/3/2023
- by Alex Nguyen
- Uinterview
How many times does E. Jean Carroll need to sue Donald Trump before he gets the message? On Monday, the author submitted a court filing seeking additional damages from the former president after he repeated claims ruled as defamatory by a New York jury during a CNN town hall. Trump responded by once again calling Carroll a liar on Truth Social.
“I don’t know E. Jean Carroll, I never met her or touched her (except on a celebrity line with her
African American husband who she disgustingly called the ‘Ape’),” Trump wrote.
“I don’t know E. Jean Carroll, I never met her or touched her (except on a celebrity line with her
African American husband who she disgustingly called the ‘Ape’),” Trump wrote.
- 5/23/2023
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
Let’s just take a moment to stop and smell the sweet bouquet of justice, as it were.
E. Jean Carroll received a very public vindication on Tuesday when a jury of nine people — six men and three women — agreed that she sufficiently proved she was sexually assaulted by Trump in the 1990s. She convinced the same nine jurors that he defamed her by calling her claims “a complete con job” and “a hoax and a lie” on social media.
Carroll is one of dozens of women who have accused...
E. Jean Carroll received a very public vindication on Tuesday when a jury of nine people — six men and three women — agreed that she sufficiently proved she was sexually assaulted by Trump in the 1990s. She convinced the same nine jurors that he defamed her by calling her claims “a complete con job” and “a hoax and a lie” on social media.
Carroll is one of dozens of women who have accused...
- 5/10/2023
- by Ron Kuby
- Rollingstone.com
Donald Trump is not happy that a jury determined he sexually abused and defamed E. Jean Carroll.
“I Have Absolutely No Idea Who This Woman Is,” the former president ranted on Truth Social minutes after the jury handed down the verdict. “This Verdict Is A Disgrace – A Continuation Of The Greatest Witch Hunt Of All Time!”
Trump taking the Carroll jury’s verdict exactly how you’d expect him to pic.twitter.com/RDXyPj8QJ6
— nikki mccann ramírez (@NikkiMcR) May 9, 2023
Trump added to Fox News that he plans to appeal the ruling.
“I Have Absolutely No Idea Who This Woman Is,” the former president ranted on Truth Social minutes after the jury handed down the verdict. “This Verdict Is A Disgrace – A Continuation Of The Greatest Witch Hunt Of All Time!”
Trump taking the Carroll jury’s verdict exactly how you’d expect him to pic.twitter.com/RDXyPj8QJ6
— nikki mccann ramírez (@NikkiMcR) May 9, 2023
Trump added to Fox News that he plans to appeal the ruling.
- 5/9/2023
- by Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
(Updated with more details) A federal jury in Manhattan just found Donald Turmp liable today in the civil battery and defamation case brought by E. Jean Carroll. The writer claimed that that the one-time real estate mogul raped her in a department store dressing room in the mid-1990s.
While not finding Trump guilty of rape, the jury of six men and three women in the civil case did find him liable for sexual abuse and defamation. The jury awarded $2 million to Carroll for battery, and $3 million for defamation.
The past and present candidate for the White House had repeatedly mocked, attacked and dismissed Carroll’s claims. Trump, who denied the allegations and of even knowing Carroll all that well, referred to the decades old matter as “a complete con job.” In typical Trump fashion, the defendant claimed that former Elle magazine columnist Carroll simply made up the attack in...
While not finding Trump guilty of rape, the jury of six men and three women in the civil case did find him liable for sexual abuse and defamation. The jury awarded $2 million to Carroll for battery, and $3 million for defamation.
The past and present candidate for the White House had repeatedly mocked, attacked and dismissed Carroll’s claims. Trump, who denied the allegations and of even knowing Carroll all that well, referred to the decades old matter as “a complete con job.” In typical Trump fashion, the defendant claimed that former Elle magazine columnist Carroll simply made up the attack in...
- 5/9/2023
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
Donald Trump has been found liable for defamation and battery of E. Jean Carroll, a jury found after deliberating for only a few hours on Tuesday.
Carroll’s civil lawsuit against the former president means Trump will not face jail time, although the jury determined he must pay his accuser a total of $5 million. The jury found that Trump sexually abused and defamed Carroll, but not that Carroll proved Trump raped her.
The determination — reached by a jury of six men and three women — closes the legal saga that began...
Carroll’s civil lawsuit against the former president means Trump will not face jail time, although the jury determined he must pay his accuser a total of $5 million. The jury found that Trump sexually abused and defamed Carroll, but not that Carroll proved Trump raped her.
The determination — reached by a jury of six men and three women — closes the legal saga that began...
- 5/9/2023
- by Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
Update: A jury determined on Tuesday that Donald Trump is liable for defamation and battery of E. Jean Carroll.
Donald Trump wants you to know that in the civil rape lawsuit jurors will begin deliberating on Tuesday, he is the real victim.
“Waiting for a jury decision on a False Accusation where I, despite being a current political candidate and leading all others in both parties, am not allowed to speak or defend myself, even as hard nosed reporters scream questions about this case at me,” the former president wrote on Truth Social on Tuesday.
Donald Trump wants you to know that in the civil rape lawsuit jurors will begin deliberating on Tuesday, he is the real victim.
“Waiting for a jury decision on a False Accusation where I, despite being a current political candidate and leading all others in both parties, am not allowed to speak or defend myself, even as hard nosed reporters scream questions about this case at me,” the former president wrote on Truth Social on Tuesday.
- 5/9/2023
- by Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
Donald Trump hasn’t been mounting much of a defense in the defamation and battery case E. Jean Carroll brought against the former president. In fact, his lawyers told the court earlier this week they wouldn’t be presenting any defense at all, and that Trump would not be appearing at the trail, during which Carroll has already given powerful testimony about Trump allegedly raping her in a department store dressing room nearly 30 years ago.
Trump did, however, deliver a deposition. The former president’s testimony has already been made public,...
Trump did, however, deliver a deposition. The former president’s testimony has already been made public,...
- 5/5/2023
- by Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
Donald Trump took a break while golfing in Ireland on Thursday to complain to reporters that he, a “famous rich and political person that’s leading the polls by 40 points,” has to deal with a rape trial.
While the former president has spent the last several days hitting the links in Scotland and Ireland, back home in Manhattan a jury is weighing evidence against Trump in a civil rape trial brought by author E. Jean Carroll. On Wednesday, Trump’s lawyers informed U.S. District Court Judge Lewis Kaplan that...
While the former president has spent the last several days hitting the links in Scotland and Ireland, back home in Manhattan a jury is weighing evidence against Trump in a civil rape trial brought by author E. Jean Carroll. On Wednesday, Trump’s lawyers informed U.S. District Court Judge Lewis Kaplan that...
- 5/4/2023
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
Donald Trump will not take the stand or have his attorneys present a defense in the defamation and battery trial brought against him by author E. Jean Carroll.
Attorneys for the former president told U.S. District Court Judge Lewis Kaplan on Wednesday that they would be declining to present witnesses for the defense, including Trump’s testimony on his own behalf. An expert witness tapped by the team to rebut Carroll’s allegations against Trump was reportedly unable to participate in the trial due to “health issues.”
“It’s his call,...
Attorneys for the former president told U.S. District Court Judge Lewis Kaplan on Wednesday that they would be declining to present witnesses for the defense, including Trump’s testimony on his own behalf. An expert witness tapped by the team to rebut Carroll’s allegations against Trump was reportedly unable to participate in the trial due to “health issues.”
“It’s his call,...
- 5/3/2023
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
In 2016, businesswoman Jessica Leeds described to The New York Times how Donald Trump groped her non-consensually during a 1979 flight to New York City. On Tuesday, Leeds recounted her story under oath as a witness on behalf of E. Jean Carroll, who has accused the former president of raping her in a department store dressing room in the ‘90s.
Leeds told the jury how she was upgraded from her seat in coach to the flight’s first-class cabin, and was seated next to Trump. “Out of the blue” she recalled, “Trump...
Leeds told the jury how she was upgraded from her seat in coach to the flight’s first-class cabin, and was seated next to Trump. “Out of the blue” she recalled, “Trump...
- 5/2/2023
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
Donald Trump’s asked for a mistrial as the E. Jean Carroll rape trial enters its second week. Joe Tacopina filed the request early Monday morning, arguing that Judge Lewis Kaplan has made “pervasive unfair and prejudicial rulings” against the former president.
Judge Kaplan rejected the request later on Monday.
Tacopina alleged that the trial, which began in New York City last week, is already “replete with numerous explains of Defendant’s unfair treatment by the Court.” He wants the court to “correct the record for each and every instance...
Judge Kaplan rejected the request later on Monday.
Tacopina alleged that the trial, which began in New York City last week, is already “replete with numerous explains of Defendant’s unfair treatment by the Court.” He wants the court to “correct the record for each and every instance...
- 5/1/2023
- by Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
E. Jean Carroll was steadfast in the face of cross-examination from Donald Trump’s attorneys during the second day of testimony in her civil trial against the former president on Thursday.
“You were supposedly raped?” asked Joe Tacopina, one of Trump’s lawyers.
“Not ‘supposedly,’” Carroll responded. “I was raped.”
“Those are the facts,” Carroll added when Tacopina countered that her description was simply her “version” of events.
In 2019, Carroll accused Trump of having sexually assaulted her in the dressing room of a New York department store sometime in the ‘90s.
“You were supposedly raped?” asked Joe Tacopina, one of Trump’s lawyers.
“Not ‘supposedly,’” Carroll responded. “I was raped.”
“Those are the facts,” Carroll added when Tacopina countered that her description was simply her “version” of events.
In 2019, Carroll accused Trump of having sexually assaulted her in the dressing room of a New York department store sometime in the ‘90s.
- 4/27/2023
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
Donald Trump may have stumbled onto a novel copyright issue.
On Jan. 30, the ever-litigious Trump sued Bob Woodward and his publisher Simon & Schuster over the public release of audio recordings from their interviews for Woodward’s book, aptly titled The Trump Tapes. More than eight hours of excerpts from the interviews were published in October as an audiobook, and Trump says he’s entitled to all or most of those profits because he only granted Woodward permission to use his responses in a book. The former president asked for a court order declaring that he owns the copyright to the recordings or, at least, to his responses to the questions in the back-and-forth.
Woodward, in his motion for dismissal, argues that Trump’s claim fails because he hasn’t obtained the requisite copyright registration. While few courts have addressed interview ownership, he also argues it’s “obvious that ownership vests in the journalist,...
On Jan. 30, the ever-litigious Trump sued Bob Woodward and his publisher Simon & Schuster over the public release of audio recordings from their interviews for Woodward’s book, aptly titled The Trump Tapes. More than eight hours of excerpts from the interviews were published in October as an audiobook, and Trump says he’s entitled to all or most of those profits because he only granted Woodward permission to use his responses in a book. The former president asked for a court order declaring that he owns the copyright to the recordings or, at least, to his responses to the questions in the back-and-forth.
Woodward, in his motion for dismissal, argues that Trump’s claim fails because he hasn’t obtained the requisite copyright registration. While few courts have addressed interview ownership, he also argues it’s “obvious that ownership vests in the journalist,...
- 4/17/2023
- by Winston Cho
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Donald Trump’s legal team says the saturation press coverage of his criminal case against him in Manhattan means he can’t get a fair trial in the defamation case against him filed by E. Jean Carroll — at least for now. But attorneys for Carroll say that the former president is stoking the media circus with fake mugshot merchandise and interviews about the case.
Late Tuesday, the former president’s attorney Joe Tacopina filed a motion asking for a month-long “cooling off” period before the defamation trial begins and jurors are selected.
Late Tuesday, the former president’s attorney Joe Tacopina filed a motion asking for a month-long “cooling off” period before the defamation trial begins and jurors are selected.
- 4/12/2023
- by Adam Rawnsley
- Rollingstone.com
A federal judge denied President Trump’s request for a summary judgment against writer E. Jean Carroll’s claim of defamation against him. In his Tuesday ruling, U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan gave a written lashing to the former President’s legal arguments.
Carroll has brought forth two lawsuits against Trump, including a civil rape lawsuit based on allegations that the former president sexually assaulted her in the dressing room of a department store in the Nineties. A separate suit argues that Trump defamed Carroll through statements that Trump...
Carroll has brought forth two lawsuits against Trump, including a civil rape lawsuit based on allegations that the former president sexually assaulted her in the dressing room of a department store in the Nineties. A separate suit argues that Trump defamed Carroll through statements that Trump...
- 3/29/2023
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
A federal judge has ruled that notorious Access Hollywood tape, in which former President Donald Trump brags about groping women, can be admitted as evidence in the civil rape lawsuit brought against him by author E. Jean Carroll.
“In this case, a jury reasonably could find […] that Mr. Trump admitted in the Access Hollywood tape that he in fact has had contact with women’s genitalia in the past without their consent, or that he has attempted to do so,” wrote U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan in his opinion.
“In this case, a jury reasonably could find […] that Mr. Trump admitted in the Access Hollywood tape that he in fact has had contact with women’s genitalia in the past without their consent, or that he has attempted to do so,” wrote U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan in his opinion.
- 3/10/2023
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
San Francisco, Jan 1 (Ians) Sam Bankman-Fried, the former CEO of bankrupt crypto exchange Ftx, is reportedly set to enter a plea of ‘not guilty’ when he appears before the court on January 3.
Bankman-Fried, charged by the US Attorney for the Southern District with eight counts including securities fraud and money laundering, is set to appear before US District Judge Lewis Kaplan in Manhattan, New York.
Bankman-Fried was released on a 250 million bond, “the largest-ever pretrial bond”, in December amid his trial for committing fraud and other criminal charges.
As part of the bond agreement, Bankman-Fried will wear an “electronic monitoring bracelet” and submit to “mental health counselling” amid restrictions on travelling out of the city.
Meanwhile, the government in The Bahamas has seized 3.5 billion in Ftx digital assets.
The country’s Securities Commission took control of the assets soon after the crypto exchange filed for bankruptcy in the US in November,...
Bankman-Fried, charged by the US Attorney for the Southern District with eight counts including securities fraud and money laundering, is set to appear before US District Judge Lewis Kaplan in Manhattan, New York.
Bankman-Fried was released on a 250 million bond, “the largest-ever pretrial bond”, in December amid his trial for committing fraud and other criminal charges.
As part of the bond agreement, Bankman-Fried will wear an “electronic monitoring bracelet” and submit to “mental health counselling” amid restrictions on travelling out of the city.
Meanwhile, the government in The Bahamas has seized 3.5 billion in Ftx digital assets.
The country’s Securities Commission took control of the assets soon after the crypto exchange filed for bankruptcy in the US in November,...
- 1/1/2023
- by News Bureau
- GlamSham
A New York jury has sided with actor Kevin Spacey in a 40 million civil lawsuit, finding that the Oscar-winner did not molest Anthony Rapp when he was a teenager and is not liable for battery.
After roughly 80 minutes of deliberations, jurors reached a unanimous decision that Rapp’s lawyers had failed to prove that Spacey ‘touched a sexual or intimate part’ of Rapp, reports Variety.
Rapp looked impassive as Judge Lewis Kaplan formally dismissed the case, and Spacey dropped his head briefly. He later stood up and hugged Chase Scolnick, a member of his legal team.
In a statement on social media, Rapp made no direct mention of the verdict, but thanked the jury for hearing the case. “Bringing this lawsuit was always about shining a light, as part of the larger movement to stand up against all forms of sexual violence,” he wrote.
“I pledge to keep on advocating...
After roughly 80 minutes of deliberations, jurors reached a unanimous decision that Rapp’s lawyers had failed to prove that Spacey ‘touched a sexual or intimate part’ of Rapp, reports Variety.
Rapp looked impassive as Judge Lewis Kaplan formally dismissed the case, and Spacey dropped his head briefly. He later stood up and hugged Chase Scolnick, a member of his legal team.
In a statement on social media, Rapp made no direct mention of the verdict, but thanked the jury for hearing the case. “Bringing this lawsuit was always about shining a light, as part of the larger movement to stand up against all forms of sexual violence,” he wrote.
“I pledge to keep on advocating...
- 10/21/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
Kevin Spacey was found not liable in a 40 million civil lawsuit filed by Anthony Rapp.
The lawsuit has been dismissed after a jury came to a decision after deliberations.
“Star Trek: Discovery” actor Rapp accused Spacey of groping him against his will at age 14 in 1986. Spacey was 26 at the time of the alleged events. Rapp publicly accused Spacey of the events in 2017; Rapp sued Spacey for battery in 2022.
Per ABC, Judge Lewis Kaplan “dismissed Rapp’s claim of assault before the trial started and dismissed his claim of intentional infliction of emotional distress after Rapp’s attorneys rested his case, leaving the jury to decide only the battery claim. Under New York law, battery is touching another person, without their consent, in a way that a reasonable person would find offensive.”
More to come…...
The lawsuit has been dismissed after a jury came to a decision after deliberations.
“Star Trek: Discovery” actor Rapp accused Spacey of groping him against his will at age 14 in 1986. Spacey was 26 at the time of the alleged events. Rapp publicly accused Spacey of the events in 2017; Rapp sued Spacey for battery in 2022.
Per ABC, Judge Lewis Kaplan “dismissed Rapp’s claim of assault before the trial started and dismissed his claim of intentional infliction of emotional distress after Rapp’s attorneys rested his case, leaving the jury to decide only the battery claim. Under New York law, battery is touching another person, without their consent, in a way that a reasonable person would find offensive.”
More to come…...
- 10/20/2022
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
A New York jury has sided with Kevin Spacey in a 40 million civil lawsuit, finding that the Oscar-winning actor did not molest Anthony Rapp when he was a teenager and is not liable for battery. After roughly 80 minutes of deliberations, jurors reached a unanimous decision that Rapp’s lawyers had failed to prove that Spacey “touched a sexual or intimate part” of Rapp.
Rapp looked impassive as Judge Lewis Kaplan formally dismissed the case, and Spacey dropped his head briefly. He later stood up and hugged Chase Scolnick, a member of his legal team.
In a statement on social media, Rapp made no direct mention of the verdict, but thanked the jury for hearing the case. “Bringing this lawsuit was always about shining a light, as part of the larger movement to stand up against all forms of sexual violence,” he wrote. “I pledge to keep on advocating for efforts...
Rapp looked impassive as Judge Lewis Kaplan formally dismissed the case, and Spacey dropped his head briefly. He later stood up and hugged Chase Scolnick, a member of his legal team.
In a statement on social media, Rapp made no direct mention of the verdict, but thanked the jury for hearing the case. “Bringing this lawsuit was always about shining a light, as part of the larger movement to stand up against all forms of sexual violence,” he wrote. “I pledge to keep on advocating for efforts...
- 10/20/2022
- by Brent Lang and Antonio Ferme
- Variety Film + TV
Updated, 12:20 Pm: The civil trial in Anthony Rapp’s 40 million sexual misconduct lawsuit against Kevin Spacey is in the hands of the jury.
In her closing argument, defense attorney Jennifer Keller revisited the lack of a separate bedroom in Spacey’s studio apartment, a room where Rapp alleges he was sexually assaulted by the two-time Oascar winner in 1986, when Rapp was 14. Keller, who has recovered from a bout with Covid that threatened to disrupt the trial last week, called the Manhattan apartment’s floor plan “the star witness” in the case.
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She also hammered away at the contradicting recollections of Rapp and Spacey,...
In her closing argument, defense attorney Jennifer Keller revisited the lack of a separate bedroom in Spacey’s studio apartment, a room where Rapp alleges he was sexually assaulted by the two-time Oascar winner in 1986, when Rapp was 14. Keller, who has recovered from a bout with Covid that threatened to disrupt the trial last week, called the Manhattan apartment’s floor plan “the star witness” in the case.
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She also hammered away at the contradicting recollections of Rapp and Spacey,...
- 10/20/2022
- by Dominic Patten and Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Updated, 1:42 Pm: With the jurors gone, Judge Lewis Kaplan and the lawyers in Anthony Rapp’s civil suit against Kevin Spacey trial spent their last hour in court Wednesday hashing out instructions and a verdict form for jurors, who will be hearing closing arguments beginning Thursday morning. In the back and forth over how to phrase the legal instructions that will guide the jury’s deliberations, the judge made a couple of rulings that appeared to favor Spacey’s defense team over Rapp’s.
Kaplan said “there’s bundles of evidence” that Rapp contributed to his own mental distress by going public with his claim of sexual misconduct, “exposing himself to the lawsuit and watching Kevin Spacey movies ad nauseam,” despite the discomfort he testified that the movies caused him.
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Kaplan said “there’s bundles of evidence” that Rapp contributed to his own mental distress by going public with his claim of sexual misconduct, “exposing himself to the lawsuit and watching Kevin Spacey movies ad nauseam,” despite the discomfort he testified that the movies caused him.
Related Story Danny Masterson Rape Trial Tries To Move Beyond Scientology; Jane Doe #1 Testifies About Second Alleged Assault In...
- 10/19/2022
- by Dominic Patten and Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
In 2019, E. Jean Carroll accused Donald Trump of raping her in a department-store fitting room in the 1990s. Trump vehemently denied the allegation and called her a liar, prompting Carroll, a former magazine writer, to sue him for defamation. The case has been ongoing, and Trump has long been trying to avoid sitting for a deposition. Judge Lewis Kaplan ruled last week that the former will have to testify. He’ll do so on Wednesday, although it isn’t clear if Trump will actually answer questions.
“The defendant should not...
“The defendant should not...
- 10/19/2022
- by Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
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