Tiffany Haddish has canceled her upcoming stand-up show in Atlanta to protest Georgia’s new abortion law. The Girls Trip star was originally scheduled to perform at the Fox Theatre on June 22nd, but said she wouldn’t do her show in Georgia unless the heartbeat bill is rescinded. “After much deliberation, …
Read More »NXIVM Trial: Former Keith Raniere Girlfriend Says She Was Imprisoned for 2 Years
A former NXIVM member who was sexually involved with Keith Raniere testified on Wednesday that she was imprisoned in a room for nearly two years as punishment for becoming romantically involved with another man. The witness, who has been identified by the state only as Daniela, wept as she recounted …
Read More »Has There Really Been a Rash of Herpes Outbreaks at Music Festivals?
Last month, multiple news outlets reported that there had been a rash of herpes outbreaks at Coachella, the annual music festival in the California desert. The source of the reports was an app called HerpAlert, which diagnoses and treats herpes. HerpAlert reported a significant uptick of herpes inquiries in the …
Read More »Canadian Weed Company Canopy Growth to Buy U.S. Firm Acreage After Legalization
Canopy Growth, the Canadian cannabis conglomerate, which owns a variety of marijuana brands and companies, has struck a deal to purchase the U.S.-based cannabis firm, Acreage Holdings, for $3.4 billion on the condition that marijuana becomes federally legalized in the United States, CNBC reports. Canopy is reportedly paying Acreage $300 …
Read More »Former Weather Underground Member, 69, Granted Parole
A woman who served as the getaway driver for the radical organization the Weather Underground has been granted parole after serving a 37-year prison sentence. On Wednesday, the New York state parole board granted early release to Judith Clark, 69, who was arrested in 1981 after driving the getaway car …
Read More »SNL's Weekend Update Hosts Colin Jost, Michael Che Compete at WrestleMania 35
As the biggest pro-wrestling event of the year, WWE‘s WrestleMania is typically stuffed full of celebrity antics and shenanigans, and this year’s was no exception. Saturday Night Live‘s Colin Jost and Michael Che appeared on Sunday at the WrestleMania 35 pre-show to compete in the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle …
Read More »The Man Who Claimed to Be Timmothy Pitzen Is a 23-Year-Old Convicted Felon
When a young man found wandering the streets of Newport, Kentucky identified himself to police as missing child Timmothy Pitzen, many were hopeful that the sad story of Pitzen, a six-year-old boy who disappeared in 2011 after being kidnapped by his mother, would have a happy ending. But in a …
Read More »Los Angeles Set to Reduce or Expunge 50,000 Marijuana Convictions
Nearly 50,000 people who have been convicted of marijuana-related offenses will have their convictions erased or reduced, according to a statement on Monday from the district attorney of Los Angeles County. In partnership with Code for America, a nonprofit tech organization, Los Angeles County will identify decades-old court cases that …
Read More »Robert Kraft Rejects Plea Deal In Prostitution Solicitation Case
Robert Kraft, the owner of the New England Patriots who was recently busted in an Florida prostitution sting, has rejected a plea deal, CNBC reports. Kraft is currently facing two misdemeanor charges of solicitation of prostitution after allegedly being captured on surveillance footage soliciting sexual services at a massage parlor …
Read More »What, Exactly, Is an NDA?
If you pay any regular attention to the news cycle (or for that matter, network TV police procedurals), you’ve probably noticed one legal term popping up over and over again: non-disclosure agreements, or NDAs. Over the past few years, NDAs have been used by the wealthy and the powerful, from …
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