In a video released Wednesday afternoon on Twitter, former Vice President Joe Biden responds to the backlash about the accusations from two women that he touched them inappropriately. Biden doesn’t admit to any wrongdoing, but attributes the women’s complaints to changing “social norms.” Social norms are changing. I understand that,…
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Lucy Flores Accuses Joe Biden of Touching Her Inappropriately
“He proceeded to plant a big slow kiss on the back of my head. My brain couldn’t process what was happening,” wrote Flores, a former Nevada state assemblywoman.
Opinion: R. Kelly and the Interview That Should Have Never Happened
R. Kelly appeared on “CBS Morning News” on Wednesday morning with Gayle King. In an exclusive interview, the singer, who is facing sexual abuse charges, denied the allegations. His current charges involve four women, three of whom were underage at the time of the reported events. There have also been…
Oprah Says Message of ‘Leaving Neverland’ is Bigger Than Michael Jackson
Oprah Winfrey interviewed two men featured in a documentary who claim Jackson sexually abused them when they were kids. Almost a decade after the death of Michael Jackson, allegations of sexual abuse still remain. Jackson settled one case against him, in 1994, where no charges were filed, then was acquitted…
Attorney: New Evidence Shows R. Kelly Sexually Assaulted a Minor
R. Kelly is facing a new scandal following reports of another alleged sex tape involving an underage girl. The Chicago-native singer has been embroiled in scandal for decades regarding his alleged penchant for underaged girls. None of the accusations have ever been proven in a court of law. Over recent…
Second Accuser of Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax Comes Forward
UPDATED: Feb. 8, 2019 at 5:30 p.m. EST As the hashtag #IBelieveVanessa circulates on Twitter, in regard to Dr. Vanessa Tyson’s claim that she was sexually assaulted by Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin E. Fairfax, another accuser has stepped forward. Lawyers for Meredith Watson released a statement Friday saying that Fairfax…
#MeToo: New York City Mayor's Former Aide Has a History of Sexual Harassment
New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio’s former top aide, Kevin O’Brien, was forced to resign from his position in Feb. 15, 2018, after it had been discovered that two female employees filed sexual harassment complaints against him. The New York Times, via investigative reporting, wrote about the resignation and…
Terry Crews Blasts Comedian D.L. Hughley for Mocking His Sexual Assault Claim
On Sunday morning via Twitter, Terry Crews tore into comedian, D.L. Hughley over his comment from an August 2018 interview. Hughley, host of his own afternoon radio show, said of Crews’ admission of being sexually assaulted by former WME agent Adam Venit: “I think that now everybody’s so into this…
R. Kelly Dropped From Sony's RCA Label: Report
R. Kelly was removed from RCA Records’ website on Friday, but no official statement has been made by the record label. Sony and R. Kelly have agreed to part ways, according to a Billboard report. The “Surviving R. Kelly” documentary and subsequent backlash from activists, music fans, and fellow music…
'All My Support Came From Black Women,' Says Actor Terry Crews
When actor Terry Crews revealed that he was the victim of sexual assault by a “high-level Hollywood executive,” he said Black men shunned him, while Black women supported him. The “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” actor and married father of five has said that talent agent Adam Venit grabbed his crotch in front…