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Former Reality TV Star Josh Duggar Gets 12 Years in Child Porn Case

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark.—Former reality TV star Josh Duggar was sentenced Wednesday to about 12.5 years in prison after he was convicted of receiving and possessing child pornography. Prosecutors had asked U.S. District Judge Timothy Brooks to give the maximum term of 20 years to Duggar, whose large family was the focus of TLC’s “19 Kids and…


Kate Moss Testifies in Support of Johnny Depp in Defamation Case

British model Kate Moss briefly took the witness stand in the defamation battle between actors Johnny Depp and Amber Heard on Wednesday as his attorneys tried to convince a jury that Heard was the abuser in their relationship. The “Pirates of the Caribbean” star, 58, is suing Heard in Virginia for $50 million, saying she…


Amber Heard Rests Case in Civil Suit Without Calling Depp

FALLS CHURCH, Va.—Actor Amber Heard rested her case Tuesday in the civil suit between her and ex-husband Johnny Depp without calling Depp to the stand. Heard’s lawyers had initially suggested they would call Depp as a witness, but ultimately opted against it. Depp is suing Heard for libel in Fairfax County Circuit Court over a…


Surgeon: Johnny Depp’s Severed Finger Story Has Flaws

FALLS CHURCH, Va.—A hand surgeon testified Monday that Johnny Depp could not have lost the tip of his middle finger the way he told jurors it happened in his civil lawsuit against ex-wife Amber Heard. The finger injury, which occurred in a March 2015 fight in Australia between Depp and Heard, has been one of…


Creator of ‘Star Wars’ X-Wing and Death Star Dies at 90

Colin Cantwell, the man who designed the spacecraft in the “Star Wars” films, has died. He was 90. The Hollywood Reporter reported Sunday that Sierra Dall, Cantwell’s partner, confirmed that he died at his home in Colorado on Saturday. Cantwell designed the prototypes for the X-wing Starfighter, TIE fighter and Death Star. He also worked…


Heard’s Lawyers Try to Poke Holes in Depp’s Libel Lawsuit

Attorneys for actress Amber Heard spent much of last week trying to portray her ex-husband, Johnny Depp, as a jealous and drunken abuser who can only blame himself for his nose-diving Hollywood career. Since Heard concluded her testimony in a Virginia courtroom Tuesday, her lawyers have presented witness testimony from people who were once close…


Ed Sheeran ‘Over the Moon’ at Birth of Second Daughter

Famed British singer and songwriter Ed Sheeran and his wife, Cherry Seaborn, have welcomed the birth of their second daughter. The award-winning singer posted a photo of a pair of tiny socks on Instagram on Thursday and wrote: “Want to let you all know we’ve had another beautiful baby girl. We are both so in…


Netflix Scraps Plan to Produce ‘Antiracist Baby’ Cartoon Aimed at Preschoolers

Netflix has canceled two projects based on books by critical race theory advocate Ibram X. Kendi, including one animated show aimed at preschoolers. The entertainment giant announced last year that it would adapt Kendi’s works for the screen with three different projects to give audiences of different age groups “a timely and thoughtful examination of…


Netflix Shares Fall More Than 7 Percent After Data Shows Continued Losses of Long-Term Subscribers

Shares of Netflix fell more than 7 percent on May 18 after new data showed the streaming giant is losing long-term subscribers. The streaming giant, based in Los Gatos, California, said in April 2022 that it had lost 200,000 subscribers globally in the first three months of the year and warned investors that it expects to lose 2…


Alleged Chappelle Tackler Also Charged in Roommate Stabbing

LOS ANGELES—A man charged in an on-stage attack of comedian Dave Chappelle has now also been charged with the attempted murder of a roommate months earlier, authorities said Thursday. Isaiah Lee, 23, has pleaded not guilty in the December stabbing that occurred during a fight at a Los Angeles transitional living facility, the LA County…