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Blake Lively Scores Big Win Against Justin Baldoni

Judge tosses his $400M countersuit, along with his defamation case against the New York Times

(Newser) - A high-profile legal battle between It Ends With Us co-stars Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively took another turn on Monday—in Lively's favor:
  • A New York judge dismissed Baldoni's $400 million countersuit against Lively and her husband, Ryan Reynolds, reports People . Baldoni had accused them of defamation
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Call Her Daddy Podcaster: BU Coach Sexually Harassed Me

Alex Cooper describes her discomfort in working with Boston University's Nancy Feldman

(Newser) - Call Her Daddy podcast host Alex Cooper is breaking her silence with allegations of sexual harassment by her former college soccer coach—claims she reveals publicly for the first time in her new Hulu docuseries, Call Her Alex. The series, which had its premiere at the Tribeca Festival on...

Another Drop in Number of Military Sexual Assault Reports

Decrease attributed to decline in Army reports, as other services see increases

(Newser) - The US military saw reported sexual assaults drop for a second straight year—but Pentagon officials describe the numbers as still too high. The new report counted 8,195 reported sexual assaults in 2024, down nearly 4% from the prior year's 8,515; the count in 2022 was...

Statehouses Can't Shake Sexual Misconduct Claims

At least 14 state lawmakers were accused last year, per AP investigation

(Newser) - The #MeToo movement hit critical mass in 2017, toppling politicians and public figures across the country. Allegations of harassment and misconduct—some from many years prior—emerged. Many state legislatures responded by adopting or enhancing policies against sexual misconduct. In the years since, women's representation in US statehouses has...

Woman in Hot Water Over Kiss of K-Pop Star

S. Korean cops summon 50-something woman for questioning after smooch of BTS member

(Newser) - A kiss is not just a kiss in South Korea—especially if you try to smooch a member of BTS. NBC News reports that police there have summoned a woman accused of planting one on 32-year-old Kim Seok-jin, better known as the K-pop group's Jin, without his consent, with...

Fox Sports Exec Accused of Sex Assault —Again

Former FS1 host sues the network, says executive VP Charlie Dixon assaulted her

(Newser) - Charlie Dixon, executive vice president at Fox Sports, has been accused of sexual assault for the second time. In a new lawsuit, former FS1 host Julie Stewart-Binks, who worked at the network from 2013 to 2016, says that in January 2016, Dixon invited her out to a hotel bar to...

Yet Another Lawsuit Coming in the Baldoni-Lively Feud

Baldoni is countersuing his It Ends With Us co-star

(Newser) - Justin Baldoni is expected to soon file a countersuit against It End With Us costar Blake Lively, who accused him of sexual harassment and mounting a smear campaign against her in a federal lawsuit filed Tuesday. Baldoni attorney Bryan Freedman told NBC News on Thursday that a countersuit is "...

Baldoni Stripped of Women's Solidarity Honor
More Fallout for
Justin Baldoni
Dec 24, 2024 9:09 AM CST

More Fallout for Justin Baldoni

Actor stripped of women's solidarity honor over Blake Lively's sexual harassment claims

(Newser) - Justin Baldoni, the actor accused of sexually harassing Blake Lively , has been stripped of an award he received just two weeks ago for his apparent support of women and girls. On Dec. 9, Vital Voices, a global non-profit focused on female empowerment, awarded Baldoni the Voices of Solidarity Award, which...

Justin Baldoni's Podcast Co-Host: I'm Out

Liz Plank leaves Man Enough after 4 years

(Newser) - Following Blake Lively's complaint against Justin Baldoni alleging harassment on the set of It Ends With Us , Baldoni's co-host has exited their podcast. Liz Plank, a journalist and author of a book urging a move away from toxic masculinity , announced Monday on Instagram that she will no longer...

Blake Lively Accuses Co-Star of Sexual Harassment

Actor's complaint says It Ends With Us studio tried to ruin her reputation

(Newser) - Actor Blake Lively has filed a complaint with the California Civil Rights Department accusing her director and co-star on the film It Ends With Us of sexual harassment on the set and a campaign to destroy her reputation. The complaint , which precedes a lawsuit, says that Justin Baldoni hired a...

Top NYPD Officer Accused of Demanding Sex for Overtime

Chief of Department Jeffrey Maddrey has resigned

(Newser) - The top uniformed police officer in the New York Police Department has resigned after being accused of demanding sex from a subordinate in exchange for opportunities to earn extra pay. Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch accepted the resignation of Chief of Department Jeffrey Maddrey on Friday night, effective immediately, according to...

Eying Comeback, Cuomo to Sue Accuser for Defamation

Former NY governor says ex-aide knowingly made false statement about him harassing her

(Newser) - Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, said to be planning a political comeback despite findings that he sexually harassed more than a dozen employees , now intends to sue one of his accusers. Cuomo lays out his plan to sue former aide Charlotte Bennett for defamation in a court document submitted...

Charlie Rose Avoids Sex Harassment Trial

Former TV host settles with 3 women who assign him no 'ill intent'

(Newser) - Former TV host Charlie Rose has resolved a sexual harassment lawsuit brought by three women in the wake of his #MeToo-era ouster from CBS News in 2017 and the cancellation of his long-running, eponymous PBS talk show, per the AP . In settling, the plaintiffs said they assign no "ill...

Garth Brooks Faces Rape Allegation in Lawsuit

Singer had filed a case arguing the accusations by a former employee are false

(Newser) - A lawsuit filed Thursday accuses Garth Brooks of rape, saying the country music star preyed on a woman who worked for him and then tried to silence her. The filing says the plaintiff worked as a hair and makeup stylist for Brooks from 2017 to about 2020, the New York ...

FBI Cuts Hefty Settlement With 34 Female Recruits

Women who said they were sexually discriminated against get $22M payout

(Newser) - The FBI has agreed to pay more than $22 million to settle a class-action lawsuit alleging female recruits were singled out for dismissal in training and routinely harassed by instructors with sexually charged comments about their breast size, false allegations of infidelity, and the need to take contraception "to...

Matt Groening Sued: Allegedly Failed to Stop Sexual Assault

Ex-employee accuses Simpsons creator of doing nothing despite having been informed of co-worker's advances

(Newser) - Simpsons creator Matt Groening is being sued over alleged sexual assault that did not involve him, but that allegedly happened at his home. Giavanna Scotto says that when she worked as house manager at Groening's Santa Monica estate, she was subjected to nonconsensual groping and kissing, as well as...

Footage Emerges After Claims of 'Unprofessional' Coppola Behavior

Clips show Godfather director embracing, kissing female extras on set of Megalopolis

(Newser) - Francis Ford Coppola's Megalopolis is coming out at the end of September, but the current advance buzz doesn't have much to do with the movie itself. Instead, it focuses on more allegations against the famed Godfather film director involving him acting "unprofessional" on the movie set, including...

RFK Jr. Sends Sorry Text to Sex Assault Accuser

'I have no memory of this incident but I apologize sincerely,' he wrote to ex-nanny Eliza Cooney

(Newser) - A bombshell allegation in a recent Vanity Fair article that accuses Robert F. Kennedy Jr. of a 1998 sexual assault has been roundly dismissed by the independent presidential candidate, who declared on a podcast after the story released, "I am not a church boy. ... I am who I am....

US Woman Charged With Stabbing German Man After Sex Harassment

20-year-old is in custody after fatal stabbing in region home to many US military personnel

(Newser) - Prosecutors in Germany say video shows a 64-year-old German man touching the buttocks of a 20-year-old American woman on a train station escalator shortly before he was fatally stabbed. The woman turned herself into authorities after the Saturday afternoon incident in Kaiserslautern in southwest Germany. Stars and Stripes reports that...

Snapchat Treated Women Like 'Second-Class Citizens': Lawsuit

And it will pay $15M in sex discrimination lawsuit

(Newser) - Snapchat Inc. will pay $15 million to settle a lawsuit brought by California's civil rights agency. The suit claimed the company discriminated against female employees, failed to prevent workplace sexual harassment, and retaliated against women who complained, the AP reports. The settlement with Snapchat Inc., which owns the popular...

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