Russell Brand’s rape trial: Six women, disturbing evidence and a defence that raises more questions
Trigger warning: This article discusses allegations of rape, sexual assault and abuse. Some details may be distressing to readers. Russell Brand has spent much of his career presenting himself as an outrageous, sexually liberated...
Meghan Markle’s 2018 story about her father unravels
Meghan Markle’s story takes another twist: A disputed police letter, Harry’s Netflix confession and The Sun’s very curious investigation As shocking allegations against Thomas Markle Sr emerge, Meghan Markle has offered a dramatic new...
Harry and Meghan are moving back to Britain – apparently the freedom flight had a return ticket
Well, well, well. Someone dig out the inspirational background music, cue the slow-motion airport footage and fire up the private jet, because Harry and Meghan’s legendary “freedom flight” has apparently acquired a return ticket....
The anatomy of a PR defence: why Russell Brand admitted to sleeping with a 16-year-old
Russell Brand’s admission that he slept with a 16-year-old girl when he was 30 is a calculated public relations and legal manoeuvre designed to counter the sexual assault charges he faces in the United...
Brad Pitt is drinking again after seven years sober – because apparently that was a good idea to him
Brad Pitt has spent the better part of a decade selling one very particular story about himself: he screwed up, his marriage imploded, he stopped drinking, went to a 12-step program and emerged as...
Courtney Stodden is naming the grown men who turned a teenage girl into entertainment
Trigger warning: This article discusses child marriage, grooming, sexualisation of a minor and alleged abuse. Courtney Stodden is revisiting some of the most disturbing moments of her teenage years and asking the question that...
Jennifer Aniston, 57, turns Mallorca yacht holiday into a floating A-list love-in
Jennifer Aniston has apparently decided that a normal European summer holiday is for people who carry their own luggage and have to reserve a sun lounger before breakfast. The 57-year-old actress has instead been...
Perez Hilton hospitalised after apparent self-harm incident following a devastating year
Trigger warning: This article discusses self-harm, suicide and serious physical and mental health crises. No graphic details from the livestream are included. Perez Hilton is receiving medical care after an apparent self-harm incident was...
Simon O’Connor blamed a 16-year-old’s bikini photos as the reason why he sent her sexually explicit memes
Trigger warning: This article discusses inappropriate messages sent to a minor and sexually explicit material. Modest Mouse guitarist Simon O’Connor has been dumped from the band’s upcoming tour after screenshots showed him sending a...
Jared Leto accused by 10 women while Hollywood keeps the machine running
The new allegations are disturbing, the industry response is disgracefully familiar and WME apparently cannot even be bothered to investigate its own client. Trigger warning: This article discusses allegations of sexual assault, sexual coercion,...