Source: Bennett Raglin / Getty Remy Ma Celebrate’s Officially Being Off Probation Remy Ma is finally off probation! The New York rapper serving a five-year parole term after she was released from prison in 2014, after having spent six years in prison for a 2007 shooting. View this post on Instagram And they lived happily ever after!!!! #blacklove Off papers The #queen A post shared by Papoose Mackie (@papoosepapoose) on Aug 1, 2019 at 8:26pm PDT Papoose reportedly shared a video to his Instagram showing the couple getting loose on a yacht celebrating Remy’s freedom. Pap wrote “And they lived happily ever after!!!! #blacklove Off papers The #queen,” Its good to see Remy get this behind her, if you recall Remy Ma was arrested back in May for allegedly getting in a fight with Love and Hip Hop: New York star Brittney Taylor. Taylor stated that Remy attacked her, and she had to go to the hospital to get medical attention leading Remy to be charged with misdemeanor assault.
Source: Bryce Duffy / Getty Florida Man On Trial Throws Feces At Judge Today in WTF news, a Florida man decided to scatter his stool all over a Miami courtroom, and the Judge was his target. 33-year old Dorleans Philidor who is currently on trial was sitting in a wheelchair next to Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Lisa Walsh before closing arguments on Friday when he reportedly “cast feces” in her direction. Philidor’s response during the whole ordeal? He yelled out, “It’s protein! It’s good for you!” Fortunately, his stool missed the judges, but some of the witnesses got hit with it. One of the witnesses, Allen Rios, told reporters: “It was intense. The corrections officers and police officers were swarming. Like 60 of them. They told everyone to leave and you couldn’t go back in. It was a hazardous area.” After law enforcement swarmed Philidor, the trial was moved to another room so the courtroom could be sanitized. According to the Miami Herald, closing arguments in the trial were set to begin after a lunch break, but Philidor defecated and smeared it all over himself and the holding cell he was in. On Friday, he was acquitted of the original burglary charge but will remain in jail as he waits to face another trial in a grand theft auto case. No word on whether or not he’ll be charged for spewing feces. Yuck.
Source: Splash News / Splash News Bill Cosby Defamation Lawsuits Settled Without His Consent Seven women who’ve accused Bill Cosby of sexual misconduct have settled the defamation lawsuits they brought against the comedian . According to the paperwork filed in a Massachusetts Federal Court: “Plaintiffs’ claims against Defendant William H. Cosby, Jr. have been settled. Each Plaintiff is satisfied with the settlement. Contemporaneously with this Report, Plaintiffs are filing a Motion for Entry of Order Dismissing Claims as Settled.” But according to a Cosby spokesperson, the infamous comedian had no knowledge about the settlements and is still pursuing his countersuits against his accusers. “Mr. Cosby did not settle any cases with anyone. He is not paying anything to anyone, and he is still pursuing his counterclaims. AIG decided to settle these cases, without the knowledge, permission and/or consent of Mr. Cosby. Mr. Cosby vehemently denies the allegations brought against him in these defamation suits and he maintains his innocence. #FarFromFinished #FreeBillCosby #BillCosbyDenied Settlement #AIGSettlesWithoutBillCosbyConsent #BillCosbyWillNotPayADime” View this post on Instagram ——For Immediate Release—— Mr. Cosby did not settle any cases with anyone. He is not paying anything to anyone, and he is still pursuing his counterclaims. AIG decided to settle these cases, without the knowledge, permission and/or consent of Mr. Cosby. Mr. Cosby vehemently denies the allegations brought against him in these defamation suits and he maintains his innocence. #FarFromFinished #FreeBillCosby #BillCosbyDeniedSettlement #AIGSettlesWithoutBillCosbyConsent #BillCosbyWillNotPayADime A post shared by Bill Cosby (@billcosby) on Apr 5, 2019 at 11:59am PDT Despite the settlements, Mr. Cosby is still currently serving his three to ten year sentence in a Pennsylvania correctional facility, after being found guilty on three counts of aggravated indecent assault in April 2018. Thoughts?
In 2017, a teen girl was accused of pressuring her boyfriend to commit suicide … and he went through with it. She stood trial for his death in the controversial case, and was sentenced to prison. Now, Michelle Carter is finally heading to prison. On Monday, a Massachusetts judge ordered Michelle Carter to report to prison. She is to begin serving out her sentence, which was handed down to her about a year and a half ago. Bristol County Juvenile Court Judge Lawrence Moniz sentenced Michelle Carter to a minimum of 15 months in prison. She was, however, permitted to remain free while she appealed her conviction. But now the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has upheld that conviction. The finding of the court was that the evidence in the case demonstrated that she was culpable for the death of Conrad Roy III. Michelle was 17 when her then-boyfriend, Conrad, took his own life in 2014. The case was framed around a series of text messages that she had sent to him. Prosecutors argued that her text messages were clearly encouraging him to commit suicide. At times, it even seemed that Michelle was more enthusiastic about his suicide than he was, pushing him to work past his reluctance. Clearly, the jury and now a series of judges have all agreed. Conrad died from inhaling carbon monoxide fumes from his truck. Michelle was then accused of having listened over the phone as he died, and of then not notifying his parents or police. The issue, however, was whether or not she pushed a vulnerable man who was already battling with suicidal ideation to take his own life. (At times, she even chastised him over his apparent indecision, and downplayed how sad others would be with him gone) Michelle’s attorneys argued that, as vile as her words to him were, they constitute protected speech under the First Amendment. Attorney Daniel Marx lamented the court’s ruling. “Today’s decision stretches the law to assign blame for a tragedy that was not a crime,” Marx says. “It has very troubling implications, for free speech, due process, and the exercise of prosecutorial discretion, that should concern us all,” he states. Of course, the Supreme Court has long upheld that there are certain, reasonable restrictions to Free Speech. Conspiracy to commit a crime is not protected speech. Inciting a person or group to commit an act of violence is not protected speech. While people can make their (logically flawed) slippery slope arguments, a teenage boy lost his life. And, given that he was already experiencing suicidal ideation, he was particularly vulnerable to this exact type of influence. Some people may view suicide as a personal choice, rather than as a terminal symptom of mental illness. Suicide is not the same thing as medically assisted euthanasia for people who are already dying. Those of us who are not at risk for suicide can view “kill yourself” messages as, at worst, hurtful, no matter their origins. That was not the case for Conrad Roy III. One could liken verbal pushes to commit suicide from someone so close to him to exposing peanuts to someone with a peanut allergy. Just because the rest of us would go unaffected doesn’t make it any less deadly for the victim. Clearly, that was also what the court decided. View Slideshow: 21 Stars Who Very Likely Killed Someone
A law imposing restrictions on abortion clinics in Louisiana was set to go into effect this week, but thanks to the U.S. Supreme Court, the repressive legislation has been put on hold. In a 5-4 decision late Thursday, the justices declared that that they will not allow the state to put into effect a law that requires abortion providers to have admitting privileges at nearby hospitals. Abortion rights supporters everywhere are celebrating the victory, but the law could still go into effect eventually once the court rules on its constitutionality. There are justices on the court, like Brett Kavanaugh who want the anti-abortion law to go into effect — which means there’s a long road ahead to prohibit the controversial 2014 law from permanently passing. SMH.
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Source: Sakura/WENN.com / WENN The woman who accused Nelly of sexual assault is now claiming that the rapper is trying to intimidate her. The woman, known only as Jane Doe, says a motion filed by Nelly in order to get her to reveal her identity is a tactic to have her drop a connected lawsuit. The Blast reports : The woman suing Nelly (who filed the case under the pseudonym Jane Doe) is responding to the rapper’s request to dismiss the case unless she reveals her identity. “Nelly is attempting to intimidate his sexual assault victim into dropping her case by publicly ‘outing’ her,” Doe’s attorney writes in a new filing. “There is no other reason.” She is demanding his motion to force her to reveal her true identity be denied by the court. The woman says Nelly and his lawyers were already informed privately of her identity last year before this lawsuit was filed. They claim, “There is no prejudice to the Defense in allowing Plaintiff to stay out of the public eye such that her identity remains known only to the Court and to the parties here.” She points out courts have repeatedly ruled that allegations of “sexual assault and rape, as in this case, concern highly sensitive and personal subjects, and that forcing the victims to identify themselves publicly would deter those victims and others from reporting their assaults.” The lawsuit is connected to a November 2017 event in England where Jane Doe claims Nelly masturbated in front of her backstage and forced his penis into her mouth. The woman is also filing a defamation lawsuit against Nelly’s girlfriend, who blasted Jane Doe’s claims on social media. — Photo: WENN
Source: Marco Quintarelli / EyeEm / Getty Church Bishop Arrested For Raping His Own Daughter Mathew Gibson , whose father, Ben T. Gibson, is the head of Progressive Baptist Church in Brownsville, is accused of raping his own daughter between 2013 and 2017 when she visited on the weekends, police sources confirmed with The New York Post . The girl, now 14, kept quiet about what was happening — but recently told her brother, who is her legal guardian. He immediately went to police. The teen told police that Gibson would abuse her in various rooms inside the church. Gibson, 44, was arrested last Thursday around 5:50 p.m. at an East New York homeless shelter at Forbell Street and Conduit Boulevard where he’d been living. Gibson is charged with sexual abuse of a child, incest and child endangerment. He is being held on $10,000 bail with another court date on Tuesday. According to Myia Maples , the wife of the alleged victim’s brother, Gibson had been working in the church as a bishop. In a now viral Facebook post, the unsettled wife came to tears, asking for help from viewers. She says she wants the church to be shut down and treated as a crime scene. Myia also says that for years, after the victim’s mother died, her husband has been going through the court system to get the father’s rights revoked after they both suspected him of physically abusing the teen. She says the news of the alleged abuse was shocking. The teen blurted it out one day after confiding in her brother about her dislike for boys at school. She also says she has the father’s confession to the sexual assaults against his daughter on tape. Myia Maples is determined to get the church shut down as they seek justice for the unnamed young woman. So sad.
Divorce Court Relationship Recess Divorce Court’s Nicky B ( @NickyBTV ) recently welcomed Bossip’s Deputy Editor Dani Canada ( @IamDaniCanada ) as a guest for a Relationship Recess. In this web exclusive, Dani and Judge Lynn Toler’s bailiff talk dating terms you might’ve never heard of. Sure you’ve heard of “ghosting” and “cuffing season” but what about “micro cheating” and “cohabitdating”? Stay tuned for more sit downs and talks with Nick on Relationship Recess! Continue reading →
Y esterday, Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam granted executive clemency to 11 people and none of them was Cyntoia Brown . In a news release, he said, “I am pleased to grant these acts of clemency. These individuals have made positive contributions to their communities and deserve pardons, or are individuals who will receive another chance to become contributing members of society by virtue of their commutations.” See Also: Mia Love Whines People Don’t Like Her Because She’s Black, Not Because She Supported A Racist Cyntoia Brown was 16 years old in 2004 when she shot and killed Johnny Mitchell Allen , 43, in self-defense. She thought he was reaching for a gun after he solicited her for sex. Prosecutors argued she wanted to rob Allen, not defend herself. After being tried as an adult, Brown was convicted of first-degree murder in 2006. Due to outrage on social media, and attention from Rihanna and Kim Kardashian, her story went viral. The case eventually made it to the Tennessee Supreme Court due to the work not from celebrities but prison reform advocates. On Dec. 8, CNN.com reported, “On Thursday the court said defendants like Cyntoia Brown, who are convicted of first-degree murder committed after July 1, 1995, and sentenced to life imprisonment, can’t become eligible for release from prison before serving more than five decades. The court’s five justices were unanimous in their decision against Brown.” The Tennessee Supreme Court explained their ruling in a statement that read in part “under state law, a life sentence is a determinate sentence of 60 years. However, the sixty-year sentence can be reduced by up to 15 percent, or 9 years, by earning various sentence credits.” Brown’s case is pending judgment in the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, but Haslam could have been the one to give her a second chance. SEE ALSO: Prosecutor Convinced The Two Black Men Who Were Lynched By Four Whites ‘Was Not Racially Motivated’ New Study Shatters The ‘Black-On-Black Crime’ Argument From Conservatives Report: Identity Of White Woman Who Called The Cops On Black People At A BBQ Has Been Revealed [ione_media_gallery src=”https://newsone.com” id=”3793345″ overlay=”true”]
