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Noel Clarke arrives at the Royal Courts of Justice in London

Noel Clarke faces £3 million Guardian costs bid

The publisher of the Guardian newspaper wants Noel Clarke to pay £3 million of its legal costs, after a judge found its reporting into allegations of sexual misconduct against the actor was substantially true.

UK • 23 Sep

Actor Michael Ward wearing sunglasses as he arrives at Thames Magistrates' Court in London

Top Boy actor Micheal Ward bailed on rape charges

Actor Micheal Ward has been granted bail after appearing at Thames Magistrates' Court charged with rape and sexual assault.

Courts • 28 Aug

R&B singer Chris Brown arriving at Southwark Crown Court, south London, where he is due to appear in court over an alleged assault in a London nightclub.

Chris Brown arrives at court over 'bottle attack'

R&B singer Chris Brown has arrived at court where he is due to enter a plea after he was charged over an alleged bottle attack at a London nightclub.

Music • 20 Jun

Graham Linehan charged with harassment and criminal damage

Father Ted co-creator Linehan charged with harassment

Father Ted co-creator Graham Linehan has been charged with harassment and criminal damage.

Television • 27 Apr

Sean 'Diddy' Combs' lawyer defends 'swinger' lifestyle

Sean 'Diddy' Combs' lawyer told a judge on Friday that the "swinger" lifestyle is common, laying out part of the hip-hop mogul's strategy for securing an acquittal on sex trafficking charges after he rejected a plea offer.

US • 26 Apr

Actor-turned-politician and former GB News presenter Laurence Fox outside Westminster Magistrates' Court in central London on Friday

Laurence Fox denies sharing upskirting photo of TV star

Laurence Fox has denied sharing a compromising photo of TV star Narinder Kaur on social media.

Courts • 25 Apr

Former movie producer Harvey Weinstein appears for jury selection in his retrial in Manhattan Criminal Court

Jury selected in Harvey Weinstein's New York retrial

A jury of seven women and five men has been picked for Harvey Weinstein's rape retrial.

US • 22 Apr

Weinstein requests to stay in hospital during trial

Harvey Weinstein's lawyers have asked that the ailing ex-studio boss is allowed to spend his nights at a New York City hospital instead of jail for the duration of his rape retrial.

US • 17 Apr

Diddy lawyers seek to delay trial by two months

Lawyers for hip-hop star Sean "Diddy" Combs have asked a federal judge in New York to delay his 5 May sex-trafficking trial by two months so they can better prepare a defence.

US • 17 Apr

Cherl Tweedy stalker jailed for 16 weeks

Stalker who 'terrified' Cheryl Tweedy jailed

A convicted killer who "terrified" Girls Aloud singer Cheryl Tweedy by repeatedly turning up to her home has been jailed.

Music • 14 Mar

R. Kelly appears during a hearing at the Leighton Criminal Courthouse in Chicago on Sept. 17, 2019

R. Kelly loses sex trafficking convictions appeal

R' Kelly's racketeering and sex trafficking convictions, and his 30-year prison sentence, have been upheld by a federal appeals court in the US that concluded the singer exploited his fame to sexually abuse girls and young women.

Music • 13 Feb

Rapper Slowthai cleared of raping two women at party

Grammy-nominated rapper Slowthai has been cleared of raping two women at a house party after a gig.

Courts • 16 Dec 24

Sean Combs' sex trafficking trial set for May 2025

A US judge has set 5 May 2025 as the date for the start of hip-hop mogul Sean 'Diddy' Combs trial on federal sex trafficking and racketeering charges.

Music • 10 Oct 24

Inquest into death of Jeremy Kyle guest rules show is not to blame

Coroner clears Jeremy Kyle Show of blame for death

A coroner has ruled that The Jeremy Kyle Show's treatment of Steve Dymond was not a "contributory factor" to his death.

Television • 10 Sep 24

Judge issues arrest warrant for Katie Price

An arrest warrant has been issued for Katie Price by a judge after she failed to attend a hearing relating to her bankruptcies.

Television • 30 Jul 24

Madonna played the Barclays Centre in Brooklyn in December

Madonna sued by fans for starting concert late

Fans of Madonna have filed a lawsuit alleging she started her gig in New York City more than two hours late.

Music • 19 Jan 24

Kevin Spacey leaves Southwark Crown Court after being found not guilty of sexually assaulting four men Photo: Press Association

Kevin Spacey not guilty of sexual assault of four men

Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey has been found not guilty of sexually assaulting four men following a trial at Southwark Crown Court in London.

UK • 26 Jul 23

Kevin Spacey pictured at Southwark Crown Court in London on Thursday

Kevin Spacey 'tried by social media', court hears

The Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey was "tried by social media" and "cancelled" after he was accused of sexual assaults, a court in London has heard.

Courts • 20 Jul 23

Elton John and David Furnish gave evidence via video link from Monaco

Elton John called as defence witness in Spacey trial

Elton John has told Kevin Spacey's sexual assault trial in London that the star went straight to a ball at his house after flying in on a private jet, then bought a Mini Cooper at the event and stayed the night.

Courts • 17 Jul 23

Lee Ryan outside Westminster Magistrates' Court in the UK

Blue star Lee Ryan's charge of alleged biting dropped

Blue singer Lee Ryan has had a charge against him dropped over a claim he assaulted a police officer after boarding a flight drunk.

Music • 12 Jul 23

Kevin Spacey arrives at Southwark Crown Court in London today Photo: Press Association

Kevin Spacey trial hears of alleged assault in theatre

The actor Kevin Spacey allegedly grabbed a man in a West End theatre while making crude comments, a court in London has heard.

Courts • 05 Jul 23

Kevin Spacey arrives at Southwark Crown Court in London on Tuesday Photo: Press Association

Court hears of 'panicked' Spacey after alleged incident

The actor Kevin Spacey had a "panicked" look on his face when a man he met in a pub rejected the star after he allegedly kissed his neck and grabbed him, a court in London has heard.

Courts • 05 Jul 23

Kevin Spacey arrives at Southwark Crown Court in London on Monday

Alleged Kevin Spacey victim denies 'bandwagon'

A man who claims he was sexually assaulted by the actor Kevin Spacey has told a court in London that it is "not true at all" that he reported the allegations to police because he "saw a bandwagon".

Courts • 04 Jul 23

Kevin Spacey arrives at Southwark Crown Court in London on Friday

Four complainants give evidence in Kevin Spacey trial

Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey allegedly made a series of advances on four men who did not want to be touched by him in a sexual way, a court has heard at a trial at Southwark Crown Court in the UK.

Courts • 30 Jun 23

Britain's Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex waves as he arrives at the Royal Courts of Justice, Britain's High Court, in central London

Prince Harry back in UK High Court for second day

The Duke of Sussex has returned to the Royal Courts of Justice in the UK for the second day of a High Court hearing over multiple privacy claims brought against the publisher of the Daily Mail.

UK • 28 Mar 23