An Australian man was acquitted of rape Friday when a jury ruled there had to be "collaboration" to remove the woman's tight size 6 skinny jeans.
Nicholas Gonzales, 23, admitted to having sex with the 24-year-old accuser, but insisted it was consensual.
The woman said Gonzales pushed her on his bed and held her down against her will, the Daily Mail reported.
"I struggled to try to get up for a while and then he undid my jeans… Continue
Hard-knock life. Nicki Minaj is revealing the details of her less-than-enchanted childhood. "[My dad] drank a lot and did drugs, and he would get violent. When he set fire to the house, he was attempting to kill my mother," the rapper du jour admits. But her upbringing only made Minaj more determined. "I thought, ‘If I'm successful, I can change [my mother's]… Continue
Gangsta rapper Rick Ross is going to have to cough up $300,000 for unleashing his entourage on a web journalist who questioned his street cred, the victim said Thursday. A Manhattan federal jury found Ross liable for his crew breaking Vlad "DJ Vlad" Lyubovny's eye socket at the Ozone Awards in Houston, Texas, in 2008. Ross' crew was furious that Vlad Lyubovny had reported Ross…
Two female suicide bombers blew themselves up in separate subway attacks during Monday rush hour in Moscow, killing at least 37 people.
Just before 8 a.m., a bomb rocked Lubyanka station, beneath a federal intelligence office. About 40 minutes later, another blast went off at a station near Gorky Park.
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin blamed Islamic separatists in the Caucasus region, where Russia fought the Chechens a decade… Continue
Two (possibly gay) men were captured brawling in a Chicago public aid office, and security guards were helpless to stop them.
Shocked onlookers began clearing the way as the two wielded chairs as weapons and used the floor space like a boxing ring as they engaged in a nearly minute-long battle.
But horrified gasps turned into bursts of laughter when the apparent winner of the fight began voguing to celebrate his victory. He even danced his way out of the… Continue
T.I. will finally get to roam free today for the first time since he was locked up for weapons charges last year ... but he's still gonna have the curfew of a 16-year-old schoolboy.
T.I.'s attorney, Steve Sadow, tells TMZ the rapper -- who's been serving the last 30 days of his sentence under house arrest -- will officially be done today.
T.I. will now be placed under 23 days of supervised release ... which means he'll have to be… Continue
Former child star actor Todd Bridges recently appeared on the Wendy Williams show to promote his new book and discuss how his publicist molested him at the tender age of 12. Bridges, now 44, is best known for his role as “Willis” on the television series Diff’rent Strokes. Like most childhood stars, Bridges turned to drugs later in life. After being molested, he turned to his co-star, Dana Plato, who comforted him due to the confusion of his sexuality. In a turn of events,… Continue
Rihanna's incredible physique is the subject of a nasty legal battle -- and it's all because the singer allegedly didn't pay her personal trainer for a few days worth of work.
The trainer -- Cindy Percival -- filed the lawsuit against Rihanna in L.A County Superior Court last week, claiming the singer owes her $26,144.14 in unpaid wages from 2009.
In the lawsuit, Cindy claims she was hired to perform "exclusive personal training… Continue
Eight people have been hit by subway trains over the last 13 days in a baffling spike of suicides, attempted suicides and accidents, the Daily News has learned.
There was as much carnage on the tracks between Feb. 13 and Wednesday as there typically is during an entire month, NYC Transit statistics reveal.
"It's the most I can recall, and I've been a train operator for 26 years," said Steve Downs, union chairman of the train… Continue
Recently freed rapper Shyne was denied entry into the United Kingdom early yesterday morning.
The rapper attempted to enter London via Cancun, Mexico, because he cannot enter the United States.
He was deported from the United States and sent to Belize upon his release from prison, after serving eight years in prison for a high profile shooting involving Sean “Diddy” Combs and then girlfriend Jennifer… Continue
Hollywood starlet Brittany Murphy's death has been tied to her use of prescription drugs, while troubled socialite Casey Johnson died of natural causes linked to diabetes.
Autopsy results on the two women were released Thursday by the Los Angeles County Coroner, answering questions that swirled about both women's sudden and tragic deaths.
Murphy, 32, the star of "8 Mile" and "Clueless," was suffering from pneumonia when she collapsed… Continue
As friends and colleagues of Mary J. Blige gathered on Wednesday evening at the Essence Black Women in Music event in Hollywood to honor the singer, Blige herself joked about her nearly two-decades-long career, saying that she's reached a point where she's got Oprah on speed dial. A number of A-listers were on hand to celebrate Blige at the Sunset Tower Hotel, including L.A. Reid, Ludacris, Melanie Fiona, Ledisi, and actresses Taraji P. Henson and… Continue
Christina Milian's 81-year-old neighbor claims he was mauled by one of her dogs back in 2008 -- and now the man wants Christina to pay for the canine's alleged brutality.
Leo Skolion filed a lawsuit against Christina and family earlier this month in L.A. County Superior Court, claiming the family's negligence lead to the attack that left him with "severe personal injuries."
Leo tells TMZ it all started in October of '08, when… Continue
As donations continue to pour in from around the world, "Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief" announced on Saturday (January 23) that it has raised more than $58 million to date - a new record for donations made by the general public through a disaster-relief telethon. The preliminary figure includes donations made via phone, online,… Continue