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Eccentric billionaire Elon Musk and his attorneys filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit from a man Musk called a “pedo guy” following the dramatic rescue of 12 Thai boys and their soccer coach trapped in a cave. In a filing made on Wednesday, Musk’s lawyers claim his insults aimed …

Over the last decade, Ashley Judd has become as known for her activism as she has her acting. Judd was one of the first women to accuse Harvey Weinstein of sexual assault, and she has been a vocal advocate for the #MeToo movement; she has also come out strong as …

In two days of questioning by the prosecution, Miguel Ángel Martínez Martínez described how Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzmán went from a child in abject poverty, to an underling in the Guadalajara Cartel — ran by “El Padrino” Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo — to the boss of the Sinaloa Cartel. His …

Since the #MeToo movement started gathering momentum in Hollywood last year, there have been questions about whether the reckoning would come for other industries — whether this moment was a real sea change or just more Hollywood showmanship. But an international walk-out by Google employees Thursday morning to protest the …

Earlier this week, Sarah Silverman told Howard Stern that she used to let disgraced comedian Louis C.K. masturbate in front of her, in a statement that has drawn criticism from one of the women who accused C.K. of sexual misconduct last year. “I’ve known Louis forever, I’m not making excuses …

For the last several days, the internet has been buzzing with the news that the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) now allows travelers who pass through the hub to carry small amounts of marijuana in their checked luggage or carry on. And indeed, the airport’s website does dedicate a page …

“Men are going to try to break you,” one of Dorothy Carvello’s teachers told her in grade school — and, she says, they were words that seemed to prove true every day she worked in the record industry. Carvello began as a secretary to legendary Atlantic Records president and co-founder …

Florida inmates will lose their personal mp3 collections – over 6.7 million songs spread across 30,000 inmates – due to a required tablet swap instituted by the state’s Department of Corrections. Since 2011, Florida inmates have used a tablet distributed by Access Corrections to download mp3s at $1.70 apiece, the …

Late last month, news broke that pop star Demi Lovato was rushed to a Los Angeles hospital after experiencing an apparent opioid-related overdose. Paramedics who had arrived at her Hollywood Hills home reportedly gave the 25-year-old singer Narcan, one of the brand names for naloxone, a medication used to reverse …

It’s been quite the stormy week for Stephanie Clifford, better known as adult film star Stormy Daniels. On Wednesday night, Daniels was performing at Sirens Gentlemen’s Club in Columbus, Ohio, when she was arrested by vice officers and charged with three misdemeanor counts of illegal sexual activity. Within 24 hours, …