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New Mexico Cites ‘Rust’ Movie Production For ‘Willful’ Disregard of Firearms Safety

The State of New Mexico announced April 20 a nearly $140,000 fine against a movie company responsible for the low-budget “Rust” production following a months-long investigation into last year’s shooting death on set. The New Mexico Environment Department’s Occupational Health and Safety Bureau determined the production did not follow industry standards for firearms safety. The civil…


Johnny Depp Testifies He Was Demeaned, Berated by Ex-wife

FAIRFAX, Va.—Actor Johnny Depp scoffed at the notion during court testimony Wednesday that his constant quarrels with ex-wife Amber Heard would ever prompt him to hit her. “Violence isn’t necessary,” he said from the stand during his libel lawsuit against Heard. “Why would you hit someone to make them agree with you? Heard has accused…


LIVE: Johnny Depp Testifies in Defamation Case Against Ex-Wife Amber Heard

Johnny Depp is expected to take the stand as the defamation case against his ex-wife, Amber Heard, continues in Fairfax, Virginia. Depp claims Heard wrongly accused him of domestic abuse in Washington Post op-ed article. …


Johnny Depp Takes the Stand, Speaks Out in Defamation Case

Actor Johnny Depp took the stand in his multimillion-dollar defamation case against ex-wife Amber Heard, who previously accused Depp of abusing her while they were married. Depp, 58, alleges Heard, 35, defamed him when she penned a December 2018 opinion piece in the Washington Post about being a survivor of domestic abuse. He filed a…


Dealer Who Supplied Mac Miller With Fentanyl Sentenced to Nearly 11 Years in Prison

One of the drug dealers charged in connection to the fatal fentanyl overdose of rapper Mac Miller has been sentenced on Monday to nearly 11 years in prison. Ryan Michael Reavis, 38, of Lake Havasu City, Arizona was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Otis D. Wright at a California federal court to 10 years and 11 month…


Report Into Potential Safety Violations on ‘Rust’ Movie Set to be Published April 21: Officials

A report into possible workplace safety violations that occurred on the set of the film “Rust,” where cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was killed in October 2021, is reportedly “on track” to be released on April 21, officials have said. The report is being carried out by the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) and the incident is still…


Johnny Depp’s Severed Finger Found in Kitchen After Alleged Fight: Doctor

A piece of actor Johnny Depp’s finger was found in his kitchen after he was involved in a fight with his ex-wife Amber Heard in Australia, his doctor testified in a Virginia court on Monday. Depp’s addiction doctor, David Kipper, said via a videotaped deposition that the couple’s chef found a piece of his finger…


‘Game of Thrones’ Actor Joseph Gatt Arrested for Alleged Sexually Explicit Communication With a Minor

“Game of Thrones” actor Joseph Gatt has been arrested on an outstanding felony warrant for Contact with a Minor for Sexual Offense under the California Penal Code, the Los Angeles Police Department announced on April 12. Officials said in a news release Tuesday that police served Gatt, 50, with a residential search warrant at his home early April 6 at around…


Depp’s Friend Expresses Doubts Over Heard’s Allegations

A longtime friend and next-door neighbor of Johnny Depp testified Wednesday that Depp’s ex-wife, Amber Heard, had told him the movie star threw a phone at her and hit her inside the couple’s Los Angeles penthouse. But Isaac Baruch said he never noticed any evidence of abuse on Heard’s face, both when he first saw…


Gilbert Gottfried, Standup Comic and Actor, Dies at 67

LOS ANGELES—Gilbert Gottfried, the actor and legendary standup comic known for his raw, scorched voice and crude jokes, has died. He was 67. Gottfried died from a rare genetic muscle disease that can trigger a dangerously abnormal heartbeat. his publicist and longtime friend Glenn Schwartz said in a statement. “In addition to being the most…