Streetwear "it-boy" Ian Connor was trending on Twitter overnight and, when that happens, it's usually for nothing good. The creative has previously been accused of rape by 21 women and, for some reason, those allegations were never taken too seriously. Well, that number has officially risen to 33 and Ian Connor responded by virtually spitting in his accusers' faces.
"Make The Number 31 or 78 or Even 1,000 While Y’all At It," he wrote on Twitter, adding a bunch of laughing faces. "And Yes I’m Laughing Outta Pure Amusement. Ciao!"
After that, he went on to spend his entire evening clapping back at trolls threatening to cancel him. In fact, he's so confident that he will never be silenced that he's putting up money.
"I’ll Give Away Half My Bank Account If Y’all Successfully Cancel Meh, and That’s On Blood, Raven and Oli," wrote Ian Connor. "I Say This With The Upmost Composure and Conscious Mind."
Prior to that, he sent off a few trolling responses to his haters.
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"'I’ve Seen It On The Internet, It Must Be True,'" he mimicked. "I’m Actually Gay. I Sold My Soul 2 Get Back On Top. I’m Illuminated."
Finally, he realized that he probably shouldn't be making light of the allegations, given how serious they are. He told fans that he would be heading off the internet for the night.
"I Apologize, I Shouldn’t Be Trolling No Matter How Personal It May Be To Self," wrote the model. "Imma Get Off Y’all’s Internet For Ah Bit."
Lucki Defends Himself Against Rape Accusations
Chicago rapper Lucki denies the rape accusations made against him.
Chicago rapper Lucki has a cult following that will ride for him regardless of what he does. However, new accusations made against his character have them reconsidering their support of the 24-year-old.
The recording artist has been accused of raping a woman while in San Diego for the Burnin' Mad Tour 2 in 2015. The woman accusing him has alleged that others have reached out to her with their own experiences about Lucki.
"Lucki raped me in 2015 and I've been quiet for the last fucking 5 years about it," she said on Twitter. "Y'all wonder why I sit on here and talk my shit and then say 'it's deeper than the music' there you go. I don't care if it's the first or last time. It's forever fuck him."
The rapper isn't taking these allegations lightly, addressing them with a lengthy statement on social media.
"Stop fuckin playin wit my name. I got a mother & a sister that I respect how they look @ me. Why the fuck r y’all bothering me," he said initially. "Stop saying my name bro. Fr y’all got me shaking. Like I’m fr I been rapping all these years and it seem like since this last week y’all been really picking w me! LEAVE ME THE FUCK ALONE. Some of y’all liking that shit hurt my feelings cause y’all the same ones I used to make sure nobody bothered while u was drunk, High etc at parties even we was teens. I can’t play victim but seriously, that shit bogus. I got some corny ass tweets but I Promise it’s not true. This my last tweet. I’m really sorry for even having to defend my self on some shit like that. but fr it’s not true."
What do you make of these serious accusations?
Former Harvey Weinstein Assistant Details Abuse In New Documentary
Harvey Weinstein’s former assistant at Miramax tells her story of abuse in a new documentary series.
A former assistant for Harvey Weinstein, Rowena Chiu, is set to share the graphic story of Weinstein’s attempt to rape her during a new documentary series Harvey Weinstein: ID Breaking Now.
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The former Miramax assistant says that Weinstein attempted to rape her at the 1998 Venice Film Festival. Two months into the job, Weinstein invited her to a late-night meeting, where he tried to force her into a bed and throw himself on her. She fended him off and escaped.
Eventually, the two reached a $426,000 settlement, which included non-disclosure agreements.
“It was a very difficult number of years after signing the NDA, the business of not speaking is a huge burden to bear,” she told the New York Post. “I attempted to commit suicide twice, three years after signing the agreement. It was an incredible struggle and eventually, I rebuilt my life.”
Weinstein received 23 years in prison in March 2020.
“On the day of sentencing when he got 23 years, that was very vindicating. He has destroyed so many lives,” she said.
“It took a long time, an entire movement for some survivors to have the courage to come out,” she said. “I would hope that when the world finally gets back to business after coronavirus some of that momentum will continue.”
Harvey Weinstein: ID Breaking Now will air on the Investigation Discovery network, Sunday at 10:00 PM.
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Chris Brown’s Trial Date In Alleged Rape Case Postponed
Chris Brown’s trial date in an alleged rape case has been postponed as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
Chris Brown will be not be showing up to court anytime soon in his alleged rape case, as the judge has ordered for his initial trial date to be postponed in an effort to maintain social distancing measures amid the coronavirus pandemic. The trial was initially scheduled to take place on April 27th, 2020, but, according to court documents, a Los Angeles judge has removed the date from the calendar. The order states that, “the court finds good cause to advance and vacate the final status conference and trial dates in this matter.” The trial date has yet to be rescheduled.
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Chris, along with his friend, Lowell Grissom Jr., is being sued by a Jane Doe for allegedly raping her in Chris’ Tarzana home in February 2017. The woman claims she had attended an after-party at his house, where the two men allegedly confiscated her phone and tried to give her cocaine, molly, and marijuana before assaulting her. Chris and Lowell have denied any wrongdoing and have requested for the case to be dismissed.
The singer has faced a myriad of issues in this legal battle. His legal representation withdrew from the case back in February, as a result of his inability to meet his obligations under their contract. “Over the past several months,” his lawyer, Blair Berk, explained, “Mr. Brown has not met his material obligations under the terms of our engagement letter, and has rendered it unreasonably difficult for Tarlow & Berk to carry out the representation effectively. Our relationship with Mr. Brown has come to a point where Tarlow & Brown and I can no longer adequately defend or represent him.” After Jane Doe demanded he be grilled under oath, Chris was also ordered to sit for a deposition and pay $2,500 to his alleged victim.
French Montana Accused Of Drugging & Sexually Assaulting Model In Lawsuit
French Montana and his employee are accused of drugging an unidentified woman while at his home. She alleges the employee also raped her.
The legal trouble for French Montana has heated up. During their rapid exchange of insults on social media, 50 Cent hurled scathing accusations toward the award-winning artist. However, none match up to what an unidentified woman claims she endured at the hands of “No Stylist” rapper. According to documents reportedly obtained by The Blast, a woman who wants to remain anonymous has filed a lawsuit against Montana, his employee Mansour Bennouna, and his Coke Boy Records label.
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In the lawsuit, Jane Doe states that she and Montana first met at a recording studio in Los Angeles back in March 2018. Later, the rapper reportedly invited her to his private residence and she claims that’s when things took a turn. It was around 6:00 a.m. when Jane Doe says both French and Bennouna told her to take a shot. Soon after, the woman claims she blacked out, “was rendered incapacitated, and remembered ‘several men coming in and out of the bedroom.’ She claimed that she remembered French Montana as one of those men.”
It wasn’t until 1:30 p.m. that the woman “regained consciousness” to find Bennouna cuddling her in a “spooning” position. She later told authorities that she “felt a pain in her pelvis, lower back and vagina” and went to a hospital to have a rape kit administered after leaving the house “crying hysterically because she felt that she had been drugged and raped.”
“The investigation showed the presence of semen,” The Blast reports. “She also reported the alleged rape to police.” The woman, an aspiring model, says she had to halt her career because of the incident. She’s suing for unspecified damages.
Harvey Weinstein Taken To Hospital With Chest Pains After Sentencing
Harvey Weinstein was sentenced to 23 years in prison, but before he was taken into custody, he requested that he be taken to the hospital because of chest pains.
After receiving the breaking news that Harvey Weinstein would be serving 23 years of jail time for the assault and rape charges which he was convicted of in February, we learned that he was transported to a hospital instead of back into custody. This follows a series of health complications that have been plaguing Weinstein’s time in court. In December, Weinstein underwent back surgery as a corrective measure for a car accident that took place earlier in the year. Weinstein told police that he swerved off the road to avoid hitting a deer. On March 4th, Weinstein underwent an angioplasty procedure, so doctors could insert a surgical balloon into a clogged heart vessel to improve blood flow.
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Weinstein’s spokesperson, Juda Engelmayer said in a statement that the decision to take Harvey Weinstein to Bellevue Hospital in New York, instead of back to Rikers Island, was to ensure his safety and good health. Engelmayer credited the NYC Department of Corrections for the “level of care and attention” that they are showing regarding Mr. Weinstein’s medical condition. It is reported that Weinstein was taken to the hospital to check on his ongoing heart problems and possible complications related to his back surgery. He was treated overnight and has since been transported back to Rikers. He is to be housed in the North Infirmary Command and is being supervised closely.
Grime MC Solo 45 Convicted Of Raping Four Women
Solo 45, former member of Boy Better Know, was convicted of 30 charges including 21 counts of rape.
UK rapper and grime artist Solo 45 has been convicted of raping four women, The Guardian reports. Andy Anokye, better known as Solo 45, was found guilty by the jury of 21 counts of rape, five counts of false imprisonment, two counts of assault by penetration, and two counts of assault with bodily harm. Anokye had pleaded not guilty to the 31 charges previously that included 22 counts of rape.
Crown Prosecution Service's Jill MacNamara said, "We were able to prove that Anokye was a violent, controlling narcissist and bully who took pleasure in inflicting pain and suffering upon his victims... He claimed sexual activity with these women was consensual role-play and pointed to the fact that some of the women stayed in a relationship with him after the assaults. However, the CPS was able to prove none of these women had consented to the sexual activity or the violence and threats made against them."
The guilty verdict arrived after jurors watched footage of the rapes that Anokye allegedly filmed himself. Four victims provided evidence against the rapper as they also detailed the alleged assaults. One woman detailed being waterboarded while another claimed that he stabbed her in the thigh.
Anokye had reportedly admitted that he enjoyed striking fear in others, referred to as "dacryphilia,” saying that he "terrorized" his victims but denying that he had raped any of them.
At that time in my life things were going so smoothly,” he said during the trial. “Everything was working so well. I would never do anything to put my freedom on the line … Life was too sweet.”
Solo 45 was part of the grime collective Boy Better Know alongside artists like JME and Skepta who he allegedly made his victims refer to him as during the assaults.
Harvey Weinstein’s Lawyer Calls 23-Year Sentence "Cowardly"
Harvey Weinstein’s defense attorney Donna Rotunno says that his 23-year prison sentence is “obscene” and “cowardly.”
News broke this morning that Harvey Weinstein, the disgraced movie mogul, was sentenced to twenty-three years in prison for third-degree rape and a felony sex crime. Many are celebrating the judgment handed down by Justice James Burke — especially the countless women who have accused him of assault — but Weinstein’s defense attorney does not believe his sentence is fair at all.
Speaking with the media directly following the ruling, Harvey Weinstein’s attorney Donna Rotunno declared that the judge had “caved” to the public’s pressure to put away her client for a long time, noting that she believes a twenty-three sentence is unjust.
“That sentence that was just handed down by this court was obscene,” said Rotunno, according to Variety. “I am overcome with anger at that number. I think that number is a cowardly number to give.”
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Although the film producer was facing a maximum sentence of twenty-nine years, it was predicted this week that he would be getting somewhere around ten. As expected, Rotunno revealed that Weinstein will be appealing the sentence.
“There are murderers who will get out of court faster than Harvey Weinstein will,” she said. “We hope this sentence will speak to the appellate court in a way that will show this has been unfair from the beginning.”
What do you think about Harvey Weinstein’s sentence? Let us know in the comments.
Harvey Weinstein Sentenced To 23 Years In Prison
Harvey Weinstein has been sentenced to twenty-three years in prison for third-degree rape and sexual assault.
After being found guilty of rape and a felony sex crime in his New York trial last month, disgraced film producer Harvey Weinstein has officially been sentenced to twenty-three years in prison, according to TMZ.
The 67-year-old movie mogul was in court this morning where he briefly spoke, addressing his accusers who were also present.
“I have great remorse for all of you. I have great remorse for all women,” said Weinstein before admitting that he was confused about the charges against him. “If I had to do a lot of things over I would care less about movies and more about my children and my family. I really feel remorse for this situation. I feel it deeply in my heart.”
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Earlier this week, Weinstein’s defense team attempted to plea for a lightened sentence, noting that the producer has no prior criminal record and is likely to die in prison. Despite his past, twenty-years in prison means that the latter is likely veritable, especially given the fact that Weinstein is already in poor health. He was recently rushed to a hospital for heart surgery and reportedly suffered a nasty fall on Rikers Island.
After basically being the reason why #MeToo started, this is surely a good feeling for everybody who championed that movement.
Corey Feldman Claims Charlie Sheen Raped Corey Haim
Corey Feldman’s “(My) Truth” details Charlie Sheen’s alleged rape of Corey Haim.
This past Monday night (March 9), Corey Feldman held a screening of his documentary (My) Truth, which details the alleged sexual abuse that he and Corey Haim endured as child stars in Hollywood. In 2017, Charlie Sheen adamantly denied that he and Haim had any sexual encounter. However, Friday the 13th actor, Dominick Brascia accused Sheen of raping Haim during the filming of the 1986 movie Lucas. At the time of the production of the movie, the former Two and a Half Men actor was 19-years-old while Haim was only 13-years-old which would legally classify the encounter as statutory rape despite the act being consensual.
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Corey Feldman’s (My) Truth documentary aired at Los Angeles’ Director’s Guild of America and featured a segment entitled The Rape of Two Coreys which detailed the alleged sexual assault claims that Corey Haim made against Charlie Sheen during a revealing conversation Haim had with Feldman. Entertainment Weekly states that Feldman directly included Sheen’s name as one of Haim’s abusers during the documentary as he said:
“This wasn’t like a one-time thing he said in passing. It wasn’t like ‘Oh, by the way, this happened.’ He went into great detail,” as Feldman cried during the scene. “He told me, ‘Charlie bent me over in between two trailers and put Crisco oil on my butt and raped me in broad daylight. Anybody could have walked by, anybody could have seen it.'”
Corey Haim tragically passed away from pneumonia in 2010 and doesn’t have the opportunity to defend himself from his alleged abuser in Charlie Sheen. As for Sheen, he’s found himself in a sh*t storm as of late after being accused of plotting to murder his former assistant and revealing that he was HIV-positive in 2017 and has possibly knowingly spread the virus to his intimate partners.
Check out the trailer Corey Feldman’s disturbing (My) Truth documentary in the video provided below.