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64-year-old author of “The Sandman” comic book series and novel “American Gods” was responding to a New York Magazine article that detailed allegations of assault, abuse and coercion leveled by eight women.The allegations of four of them had been broadcast in July in a Tortoise Media podcast.Gaiman said he had watched stories about him circulate on the Internet for months with “horror and dismay.”“As I read through this latest collection of accounts, there are moments I half-recognize and moments I don’t, descriptions of things that happened sitting beside things that emphatically did not happen. I’m far from a perfect person, but I have never engaged in non-consensual sexual activity with anyone.

NEW YORK — Paul Schrader, the writer of “Taxi Driver” and director of “American Gigolo,” has been accused in a lawsuit of sexually assaulting his former personal assistant, firing her when she wouldn’t acquiesce to advances and reneging on a settlement that was meant to keep the allegations confidential.The former assistant, identified in court documents as Jane Doe, sued the filmmaker and his production company on Thursday. She is seeking a judge’s order to enforce the agreement after Schrader said he couldn’t go through with it.

A dog rescue shelter started by “Impractical Jokers” star Joe Gatto is rebranding shortly after a TikTok user accused the comedian of sexually assaulting her when she was a teenager.Gatto, 48, allegedly sexually assaulted the then 19-year-old fan when he invited her back to his hotel room a couple of hours after a meet-and-greet in 2023, the woman said. He denied all accusations and voluntarily entered an in-patient facility to “continue working on [himself],” Gatto announced last Wednesday.After the alleged victim came forward with her story, another woman who claimed to have worked with Gatto during his time on “Impractical Jokers” accused him of sexual harassment.Now, his Long Island-based rescue shelter, previously known as Gatto Pups and Friends, has changed its name to Cannoli’s Sweet Life Senior Rescue, his wife Bessy Gatto announced on Instagram.“Formerly known as Gatto Pups and Friends, Cannoli’s Sweet Life Senior Rescue is here to continue being what this rescue and page were only ever designed for—saving the lives of senior dogs in need, and finding their forever homes.

accused of sexual assault and harassment, The Post can confirm.The comedian, 48, has also chosen to cancel all of his upcoming tour dates, according to an insider.“Having taken some time to reflect, I’ve decided to voluntarily enter an inpatient program to continue working on myself,” Gatto said in a statement to The Post. “I just want to thank my friends, fans and especially my family for all of their support – never more so than over the last few days,” he added.

sexually assaulted her in 2023. Gatto denied the accusation but admitted he “used poor judgment.”A second woman has since come forward accusing Gatto of acting inappropriately toward her when she worked for him before he left “Impractical Jokers” in 2021.The unnamed person told People in an article published Sunday that she met the comedian at one of his live shows when she was 15.

March 20 video that she was sexually assaulted by the comedian, 48, when she was 19 years old in 2023.Gatto denied the accusation in a statement to Page Six on Saturday.“I have used poor judgment and as a result have violated the trust of the people I love most,” said Gatto. “But anyone who knows me at all knows full well that I wouldn’t assault anyone.” “Working on myself is an ongoing process, and I am now going to take some time away from the public eye to focus my energies where I need to,” Gatto continued.The Post has reached out to Gatto for comment.In a series of TikToks, Gatto’s accuser claimed they met at one of his shows in Milwaukee in September 2023.Joozyb shared screenshots of the pair’s alleged DM exchanges on Instagram, where Gatto allegedly told her that he was giving her “two meet greet passes” so she could come backstage.

NJ.com reported. He arranged for the girl to come to his Fort Lee home late last month, and she was reported missing to the NYPD while there, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said.Piovanetti then gave the youngster marijuana and sexually assaulted her over two days — while his wife and an unidentified child who was under 13 were also home, the prosecutor alleged.Authorities eventually located the child at the Piovanettis’ home on Feb.

the Hollywood Reporter’s “Awards Chatter” podcast.Still, Pearce admits that he brushed off the “House of Cards” actor’s alleged actions for nearly half a year.“Ah, that’s nothing. Ah, no, that’s nothing,” he said, recalling what he told himself at the time.

Neil Gaiman’s publishers has dropped him as the British author faces multiple allegations of sexual assault and harassment. And his name is not on the website of the agency, which has handled his speaking appearances for years.Dark Horse Comics announced on X last weekend that it would no longer release its illustrated series based on Gaiman’s novel, “Anansi Boys.” The seventh of eight planned editions came out earlier this month.“Dark Horse takes seriously the allegations against Neil Gaiman and we are no longer publishing his works,” reads the statement from Dark Horse, which still includes Gaiman’s books on its website.Allegations against Gaiman, known for such bestsellers as “Coraline” and “The Sandman” series, first emerged last summer on a Tortoise Media podcast.

accused Jay-Z of raping her when she was 13 years old nearly 25 years ago a secret for now — just weeks after the rap hip-hop mogul’s attorney pushed for her name to be revealed.In a new filing Thursday, Judge Analisa Torres scolded the rapper’s lawyer Alex Spiro for being combative and attempting to “fast-track” the judicial process after he made multiple requests that the court deny the alleged victim’s plea request to remain anonymous and dismiss the scathing lawsuit filed against Jay-Z — whose real name is Shawn Carter.“Carter’s lawyer’s relentless filing of combative motions containing inflammatory language and ad hominem attacks is inappropriate, a waste of judicial resources, and a tactic unlikely to benefit his client,” Torres said in the five-page filing.“The Court will not fast-track the judicial process merely because counsel demands it,” the judge added.

Danny Masterson’s legal team filed an appeal Wednesday to the disgraced actor’s 2023 rape conviction, according to documents obtained by Fox News Digital.The defense requested that convictions be overturned due to numerous procedural and substantive errors that compromised the fairness and reliability of the trial, per the documents. The “That 70s Show” actor was sentenced to 30 years to life in prison last year, the maximum allowed by law, and will be eligible for parole after serving more than 25 years.“The Appellant’s Opening Brief submitted on December 18, 2024, demonstrates two fundamental flaws in Danny Masterson’s convictions: (1) the trial was rife with erroneous judicial rulings that skewed the jury’s view of the evidence against him and (2) there was a stunning amount of exculpatory evidence which was never presented to the jury,” Masterson’s lawyer, Cliff Gardner, shared in a statement.

A judge denied Garth Brooks’ request to dismiss a sexual assault lawsuit filed by a former makeup artist, according to documents obtained by Fox News Digital.US District Judge Michael Fitzgerald denied Brooks’ motion to dismiss the complaint filed in the central district of California due to an “original action” still pending in another state. A court date originally scheduled for Monday, Dec.

the troubling rape accusations against the Roc Nation founder. Brown, 46, shared posts on her Instagram Stories that said “WOW” and “WAIT” with a shocked face emoji on Monday.On her third and final IG Story slide, Brown posted a cold face emoji.The Post has reached out to Brown’s rep for comment.Brown has not confirmed that her posts were about Jay-Z, 55, being accused of raping a 13-year-old girl with Sean “Diddy” Combs at an after-party following the MTV Video Music Awards in 2000.

lawsuit claiming that he sexually assaulted a 13-year-old girl with Diddy at a party in 2000. Lawyers for the “99 Problems” rapper, born Shawn Carter, have filed a motion asking a judge to dismiss the claim — and he also wants the identity of the anonymous accuser to be “disclosed immediately” to the public.

Russell Brand and are considering whether to charge him.The Crown Prosecution Service said late Saturday that “we have been passed a file by the police to consider a charging decision in this case. Any decision to charge is made independently, based on the evidence and in line with our legal test.”Detectives from London’s Metropolitan Police force have interviewed 49-year-old Brand three times over “non-recent sexual offenses.”“Our investigation continues and a file has now been passed to the CPS,” said Detective Superintendent Andy Furphy, who is leading the investigation.

cannibalism allegations that derailed his career on the first episode of his new podcast, “Armie HammerTime,” released on Monday.“It’s wild,” he told his guest Tom Arnold. “I’m not going to lie, I kind of like the cannibal stuff now.”“The accusations are the thing that make so much noise.

actor Gérard Depardieu is expected to appear before a criminal court in Paris on Monday over the alleged sexual assaults of two women on a film set in 2021.Depardieu, who previously has denied any wrongdoing, is accused of using “violence, coercion, surprise or threat” in the alleged assault, which prosecutors said took place on the set of “Les Volets verts” (”The Green Shutters.”)Prosecutors say that in both cases, victims reported that the 75-year-old actor trapped them between his legs and groped their buttocks, genitals, chest and breasts over their clothes.The trial comes as France continues to reckon with sexual violence in the wake of the #MeToo movement that struggled to find traction especially in the cinema industry.One of the victims has been identified as a 53-year-old production designer. The Associated Press doesn’t generally identify victims of sexual assault without their consent.

repeatedly sexually assaulted by men and women at the disgraced music mogul’s party in June 2022 — including an unnamed celebrity who he was forced to perform oral sex on, the court papers state.The famous person — only identified as “Celebrity A” — then spit in the trainer’s mouth, the filing alleges.“While in and out of consciousness, individuals at the party forced Plaintiff into sexual acts with both men and woman. Plaintiff’s physical disposition made it impossible for him to reject their advances or otherwise control his body,” the suit, filed in Manhattan earlier this week, said.

emotional Instagram post on Thursday after performing in Las Vegas on the heels of a former employee filing a lawsuit accusing him of sexual assault and rape.“If there was ever a night that I really needed this, TONIGHT was that night! Thank you for my life!!!!! Love, g,” Brooks, 62, wrote alongside a picture of himself performing to a sold-out crowd. The singer is in the middle of his residency at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, which started in May 2023 and is set to run through early 2025.

arrested this week on federal sex charges – was the only one present when she and two friends arrived at his room.The now-disgraced hip hop mogul answered the door in a robe holding a bottle of Champagne.“We all knew at that point it was going to turn out to be just a party of one,” Kennedy said. Kennedy told The Post she was doing cocaine with her pals on the night they were lured to Diddy’s hotel room under false party pretenses, but the rapper did not partake.Little did she know at the time she was about to be introduced to what Diddy would later call “Freak Offs” – highly charged sexual performances – which have now landed him in legal trouble, charged with racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking and transportation to engage in prostitution.“We were partying, doing cocaine.

according to the Los Angeles Police Department.Police launched an investigation into the New York native after a 41-year-old woman came forward claiming that Olds had forced himself onto her inside her Los Angeles home.She filed the report to police on Jan. 19, 2023 while other claims against the actor were made between 2013 and 2023.Olds, who lives in Los Angeles, Calif., was accused of sexual assault by two other women, and two others reported less violent acts.Olds was charged on July 19 after the Los Angeles Superior Court issued a warrant for his arrest.The 52-year-old allegedly used his status as a Yale University alumni and success in the entertainment industry to secure dates with women on dating apps, cops said.Olds graduated from the private university in 1995.