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Yahoo
02-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Prince Harry Loses Appeal Over U.K. Security Detail After Barristers Argued His Life Was 'At Stake'
Prince Harry has lost a legal challenge over the level of security he is permitted while in the U.K. The Duke of Sussex had appeared in court last month to appeal the decision to downgrade his taxpayer-funded security arrangements while in Britain, describing the country as 'central to the heritage' of his children, Archie and Lilibet, who he shares with wife Meghan Markle. More from The Hollywood Reporter Cinemark Swings to First-Quarter Loss Amid "Suppressed Box Office Environment" Timothée Chalamet to Receive Italian Award for "Cinematic Excellence" Russell Brand Granted Bail at First London Court Hearing on Rape, Sexual Assault Charges 'I want them to feel at home as much as where they live at the moment in the U.S.,' he said in 2023. 'That cannot happen if it's not possible to keep them safe when they are on U.K. soil.' When Harry and Meghan Markle confirmed they would be stepping back from their duties as senior members of the royal family in 2020, the Royal and VIP Executive Committee (Ravec) decided the couple would no longer be given the 'same degree' of protection when in the country. Harry's barristers said the duke had been 'singled out' for 'inferior treatment' and that his safety, security and life were 'at stake.' The new arrangement meant that the Sussexes would instead receive a cheaper, 'bespoke' security service, necessitating that they give 30 days' notice of any plans to come to the U.K. and that each visit be assessed for threat levels. On Friday, the duke lost his appeal challenging the decision. High court judge Geoffrey Vos said the arguments put forward on behalf of Harry were 'powerful' and said it was 'plain' he had felt 'badly treated' by the system. But, he added, there was no legal basis to challenge Ravec's decision. 'The conclusion in my judgement… was that the Duke of Sussex's appeal would be dismissed,' he said on Friday. Prince Harry now lives with the Duchess of Sussex and their two children in Montecito, California. His returns to his native U.K. have been few and far between since their move to the west coast of the U.S., including a memorial service for his uncle, Robert Fellowes, in August 2024, the Platinum Jubilee of the late Queen Elizabeth in June 2022 and that same year, in September, her funeral. Harry did attend the coronation of his father, King Charles III in May 2023, but Meghan did not join. Best of The Hollywood Reporter Hollywood's Most Notable Deaths of 2025 Harvey Weinstein's "Jane Doe 1" Victim Reveals Identity: "I'm Tired of Hiding" 'Awards Chatter' Podcast: 'Sopranos' Creator David Chase Finally Reveals What Happened to Tony (Exclusive)
Yahoo
20-03-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Wisconsin parents claim school punished daughters for refusing to change in front of trans student
FIRST ON FOX– Two Wisconsin parents have filed a civil rights complaint after they claimed their daughters were forced to share a locker room with a biological male transgender student and faced academic penalties for attempting to avoid undressing in front of the student. The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) filed a Title IX complaint on behalf of the parents with the Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights (OCR) and with U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi against Westosha Central High School for "endangering the safety and privacy of multiple female students." The complaint, shared first with Fox News Digital, claims that Westosha Central High allowed a male student to share a locker room for gym class with female students and allegedly punished students who attempted to avoid changing in front of the male student. The complaint was brought by two parents of female students in the class. One of the parents said he ended up pulling his daughter out of the school because of the situation. Illinois Mother Files Civil Rights Complaint, Says Daughter Nearly Forced To Change In Front Of Trans Student "Parents send their kids to school so they can learn in a safe environment, but that's not what happened here. My daughter was punished for standing up for her own privacy and safety. The district's misplaced priorities left us no choice but to leave the school," former Westosha parent Nicholas Puchter said. Read On The Fox News App The complaint states that at the beginning of the second semester last December, two female students, "Jane Doe 1" and "Jane Doe 2," began a new physical education class where they became aware that a male transgender student would be allowed to change in the girls' locker room. "While some girls could use the few available toilet stalls to change in privacy and away from the gaze of the male student, others could not because of the limited time offered for changing. The result was a crowded and uncomfortable environment where many girls felt pressured into an inadequate choice between exposure and tardiness," the complaint states. After Jane Doe 1 and Jane Doe 2 expressed "discomfort and embarrassment" at being required to undress in front of a male student to their gym teacher, the complaint claims they were told "not to worry about it" and that it would be considered "bullying," to not allow the transgender student to use the girls' locker room. Conservative School Board In Blue State Asking Trump Admin To Intervene On Gender Policy The complaint says the parents of the two girls also called the school's administration office to demand they address the issue. However, the transgender student was still allowed to change in the same locker room, the complaint claims. During the winter break, Westosha also sent a letter to families, claiming that "no reports of inappropriate locker room behaviors were made to school personnel or law enforcement" but regardless, the school said it had "taken steps to ensure all students feel safe and comfortable in the locker room." The complaint says that Jane Doe 1 and Jane Doe 2 faced academic penalties when they attempted to avoid changing in front of the transgender student. Jane Doe 1 allegedly "received multiple unexcused absences attempting to avoid the leering gaze of a male student in the locker room." Hhs' Civil Rights Office Finds Maine In Violation Of Title Ix For Allowing Biological Males In Women's Sports In one instance, Jane Doe 1 tried to sit in the girls' bathroom outside the locker room to avoid the male student when a teacher "yelled" at her for skipping class and forced her to return to PE class, the complaint says. Jane Doe 2 was also marked absent on multiple occasions because she would wait for an empty stall to change clothes for class. Although her absences were excused after her father called the school, she still received a failing grade in the class, the complaint says. Her family ultimately chose to pull her out of Westosha, which is located in Paddock Lake, a village in Kenosha County bordering Illinois. WILL accuses the school of violating Title IX protections by failing to "take meaningful action to accommodate" or address the students' concerns and creating an environment where female students' participation in gym class was hindered. WILL is asking the Department of Justice and Department of Education to investigate these claims and "act swiftly to remedy unlawful policies and practices, and order appropriate relief." WILL Associate Counsel Lauren Greuel provided the following statement: "When schools like Westosha force girls into an inadequate choice between exposing themselves to a male student or academic penalties, they abandon all common-sense and their core mission. The law requires protections for girls to have the same educational opportunities as their male peers. The decision to punish these girls for protecting themselves must be promptly investigated by the Department of Education. We ask the department to consider the allegations in our complaint and quickly remedy these unlawful policies and practices." In response to the complaint, the Department of Justice told Fox News Digital, "Forcing girls to compete against and share locker rooms with boys is demeaning, unfair, and dangerous. The Department of Justice will protect women and continue to vigorously defend President Trump's executive actions, including the Keeping Men Out of Women's Sports executive order." Wetosha Central High and the Department of Education did not respond to Fox News Digital's requests for article source: Wisconsin parents claim school punished daughters for refusing to change in front of trans student
Fox News
20-03-2025
- Politics
- Fox News
Wisconsin parents claim school punished daughters for refusing to change in front of trans student
FIRST ON FOX– Two Wisconsin parents have filed a civil rights complaint after they claimed their daughters were forced to share a locker room with a biological male transgender student and faced academic penalties for attempting to avoid undressing in front of the student. The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) filed a Title IX complaint on behalf of the parents with the Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights (OCR) and with U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi against Westosha Central High School for "endangering the safety and privacy of multiple female students." The complaint, shared first with Fox News Digital, claims that Westosha Central High allowed a male student to share a locker room for gym class with female students and allegedly punished students who attempted to avoid changing in front of the male student. The complaint was brought by two parents of female students in the class. One of the parents said he ended up pulling his daughter out of the school because of the situation. "Parents send their kids to school so they can learn in a safe environment, but that's not what happened here. My daughter was punished for standing up for her own privacy and safety. The district's misplaced priorities left us no choice but to leave the school," former Westosha parent Nicholas Puchter said. The complaint states that at the beginning of the second semester last December, two female students, "Jane Doe 1" and "Jane Doe 2," began a new physical education class where they became aware that a male transgender student would be allowed to change in the girls' locker room. "While some girls could use the few available toilet stalls to change in privacy and away from the gaze of the male student, others could not because of the limited time offered for changing. The result was a crowded and uncomfortable environment where many girls felt pressured into an inadequate choice between exposure and tardiness," the complaint states. After Jane Doe 1 and Jane Doe 2 expressed "discomfort and embarrassment" at being required to undress in front of a male student to their gym teacher, the complaint claims they were told "not to worry about it" and that it would be considered "bullying," to not allow the transgender student to use the girls' locker room. The complaint says the parents of the two girls also called the school's administration office to demand they address the issue. However, the transgender student was still allowed to change in the same locker room, the complaint claims. During the winter break, Westosha also sent a letter to families, claiming that "no reports of inappropriate locker room behaviors were made to school personnel or law enforcement" but regardless, the school said it had "taken steps to ensure all students feel safe and comfortable in the locker room." The complaint says that Jane Doe 1 and Jane Doe 2 faced academic penalties when they attempted to avoid changing in front of the transgender student. Jane Doe 1 allegedly "received multiple unexcused absences attempting to avoid the leering gaze of a male student in the locker room." In one instance, Jane Doe 1 tried to sit in the girls' bathroom outside the locker room to avoid the male student when a teacher "yelled" at her for skipping class and forced her to return to PE class, the complaint says. Jane Doe 2 was also marked absent on multiple occasions because she would wait for an empty stall to change clothes for class. Although her absences were excused after her father called the school, she still received a failing grade in the class, the complaint says. Her family ultimately chose to pull her out of Westosha, which is located in Paddock Lake, a village in Kenosha County bordering Illinois. WILL accuses the school of violating Title IX protections by failing to "take meaningful action to accommodate" or address the students' concerns and creating an environment where female students' participation in gym class was hindered. WILL is asking the Department of Justice and Department of Education to investigate these claims and "act swiftly to remedy unlawful policies and practices, and order appropriate relief." WILL Associate Counsel Lauren Greuel provided the following statement: "When schools like Westosha force girls into an inadequate choice between exposing themselves to a male student or academic penalties, they abandon all common-sense and their core mission. The law requires protections for girls to have the same educational opportunities as their male peers. The decision to punish these girls for protecting themselves must be promptly investigated by the Department of Education. We ask the department to consider the allegations in our complaint and quickly remedy these unlawful policies and practices." In response to the complaint, the Department of Justice told Fox News Digital, "Forcing girls to compete against and share locker rooms with boys is demeaning, unfair, and dangerous. The Department of Justice will protect women and continue to vigorously defend President Trump's executive actions, including the Keeping Men Out of Women's Sports executive order." Wetosha Central High and the Department of Education did not respond to Fox News Digital's requests for comment.
Yahoo
27-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Gayle King, Katy Perry and Lauren Sanchez Will Fly to Space on One of Jeff Bezos' Rockets
Blue Origin, the rocket company owned by Jeff Bezos, has announced the crew for its upcoming mission, and it includes a number of boldface names. Lauren Sanchez, Bezos' fiancee, 'brought the mission together,' per the space company. In addition to Sanchez, CBS Morning co-anchor Gayle King and pop superstar Katy Perry will be part of the crew. More from The Hollywood Reporter Jeff Bezos' Next Big Washington Post Move: Opinion Pages Pivot to "Personal Liberties, Free Markets" Beat the Press: Inside Trump's War on Big Media Amazon Sues to Block Records Request From Jeff Bezos-Owned Washington Post '[Sanchez] is honored to lead a team of explorers on a mission that will challenge their perspectives of Earth, empower them to share their own stories, and create lasting impact that will inspire generations to come,' Blue Origin said in a statement. The mission was announced on CBS Mornings Thursday. Blue Origin says this is the first all-female crew for one of its flights, and the 11th manned mission overall. King, however, will be the second network morning show host to fly into space on one of the rockets. A specific date for the mission has not been set, but the company said that it will take place in the Spring. Bezos' company has leaned on high-profile 'astronauts' for years in a bid to drive awareness of what it is doing. Bezos himself was on the first manned launch in 2021, and Good Morning America co-anchor Michael Strahan also joined a crew later that year, with the experience featured on the show. Still, King, Sanchez and Perry make up arguably the starriest crew yet. Others joining them will be former NASA rocket scientist Aisha Bowe, research scientist Amanda Nguyen and film producer Kerianne Flynn. Blue Origin's New Shepard spacecraft takes passengers above the Kármán line 62 miles above the earth. It is generally accepted as the spot where earth's atmosphere gives way to space. Best of The Hollywood Reporter Harvey Weinstein's "Jane Doe 1" Victim Reveals Identity: "I'm Tired of Hiding" 'Awards Chatter' Podcast: 'Sopranos' Creator David Chase Finally Reveals What Happened to Tony (Exclusive)
Yahoo
22-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Matt Gaetz Claps Back at ‘Reacher' Star Alan Ritchson for Calling Him a 'Motherf***er'
Matt Gaetz is clapping back at Alan Ritchson, who called him a 'motherfucker' earlier this week. While speaking with GQ, the Reacher actor revealed he went to school with controversial politician Matt Gaetz while growing up in Florida. 'That motherfucker. We are adversaries,' Ritchson said. 'It's shocking to me that the panhandle of Florida continues to vote for somebody — knowing everything we know about him and the promises that he's made behind closed doors about pardoning certain criminals — he's just not a good dude!' More from The Hollywood Reporter Alan Ritchson Details Epic 'Reacher' Fight Sequence That Took Three Weeks to Film 'Reacher' Star Alan Ritchson Went to School With Matt Gaetz and Is Not a Fan: "We're Adversaries" Octavia Spencer Offers Elon Musk's DOGE Employees Poop Pie From 'The Help' The former U.S. representative then decided to take to his personal and professional X (formerly Twitter) accounts on Thursday to respond to Ritchson. 'Hollywood apparently changes people!' he wrote. 'Alan was a year behind me in high school and we were both on the Speech and Debate Team. We were not 'adversaries' as I won debate championships and Alan did more acting stuff. As I recall, his older brother Eric won more often than Alan did. He was always very nice to me (and everyone) and his mother, the computer lab monitor, loved me. At her invitation, I even went to his dad's retirement party from the Air Force.' Gaetz added on his professional account, 'Spoiler alert: We were not adversaries. He's just trying to get Hollywood attention (but not just with the steroids).' Elsewhere in his interview with GQ, Ritchson said that a part of him 'wants to get into politics to outdo somebody like him [Gaetz] for good, and there's part of me that's like, I'm not duplicitous enough to succeed in politics.' Gaetz, the former U.S. representative for Florida's 1st congressional district, was accused of child sex trafficking and statutory rape in 2020, but following an investigation, the U.S. Department of Justice decided not to charge him. At the end of 2024, he left his role as a U.S. representative after being nominated for U.S. attorney general by the Trump administration. However, he gave up his bid amid sexual misconduct allegations released in a House Ethics Committee report. Best of The Hollywood Reporter Harvey Weinstein's "Jane Doe 1" Victim Reveals Identity: "I'm Tired of Hiding" 'Awards Chatter' Podcast: 'Sopranos' Creator David Chase Finally Reveals What Happened to Tony (Exclusive)
