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NDTV
21-05-2025
- Entertainment
- NDTV
Thug Life: Trisha Krishnan Reacts To Criticism Against Romancing Kamal Haasan Despite 30-Year Age Gap
Quick Read Summary is AI generated, newsroom reviewed. The release date for Mani Ratnam's Thug Life is set for June 5, 2025. Trisha Krishnan addresses age gap criticism with Kamal Haasan in film. Fans anticipate the reunion of Mani Ratnam and Kamal Haasan in Thug Life. New Delhi: The buzz around Mani Ratnam's Thug Life is getting stronger with the release date nearing. The film is set to hit the screens on June 5, 2025. The latest conversation that has taken flight is around the age disparity between Trisha Krishnan and Kamal Haasan in the film, and them romancing despite a 30-year age gap. Trisha was present at the pre-release event of the film in Mumbai recently. The actress had a befitting reply to the criticism coming her way for the onscreen romance with Kamal Haasan, and the conversations surrounding the age difference. Trisha responded by saying that she was prepared for the backlash, yet she also believed that the online pairing with Kamal Haasan would be magical. Trisha said, "I think that's something I knew when they announced the film and I had not even signed it. So that's when I knew, wow, this is magic. And I was not even part of the film at that point in time." Speaking of the incredible experience of witnessing Kamal Haasan and Mani Ratnam come together and work, Trisha added, "So all of us as actors, we were like, oh damn, we have to do some work here. We've got to stop staring at them. So it was magic." Trisha Krishnan has also been combatting negative feedback for her song Sugar Daddy in Thug Life. Internet users were not pleased to see an actress in her 40s dance to a song with an inappropriate title. There were also opinions regarding an item song for the first time in a Mani Ratnam production.
Yahoo
25-04-2025
- Yahoo
NYC executive used apartment to rape, torture women in 'calculated campaign of violence': prosecutors
WARNING: This story contains graphic details that may be disturbing to some readers. A private equity executive used a New York City apartment as a torture chamber where he raped, punched, shackled and used a cattle prod in a series of depraved acts involving six women, Manhattan prosecutors said Thursday. Ryan Hemphill, 43, has pleaded not guilty a 116-count indictment charging him with predatory sexual assault and other crimes dating back to last October. He faces life in prison. To conceal his crimes, Hemphill, who is also a lawyer, threatened to have the women arrested or killed by falsely claiming to have vast resources and connections to police and organized crime, prosecutors said. Deported 'Maryland Man' Championed By Dems Was Pulled Over Driving Car Belonging To Human Smuggler "The details in this case are beyond disturbing — a sustained, calculated campaign of violence and cruelty that targeted vulnerable women. This kind of predatory abuse has no place in our city and will be met with the full force of the law," New York Police Department Commissioner Jessica S. Tisch said in a statement announcing the charges. Read On The Fox News App Hemphill met many of the victims on dating websites like (formerly known as Seeking Arrangements), SugarDaddy and SugarDaddyMeet, FetLife and Craigslist, where he offered them money for sex and companionship, authorities said, adding that he sometimes paid them with counterfeit money. Hemphill's apartment had multiple surveillance cameras, and investigators have recovered images showing dozens, if not hundreds, of other women, many of them naked and blindfolded, Manhattan Assistant District Attorney Mirah Curzer told Judge Ann Scherzer during a Thursday hearing where Hemphill was present. Investigators also found hundreds of bullets and high-capacity magazines, and a large amount of drugs, including heroin, cocaine, amphetamines, and fentanyl, prosecutors said. Trump Admin Files First Racketeering Charges Against Massive Migrant Terrorist Group Present In Us As Hemphill got to know the women, he allegedly convinced them to confide their past sexual traumas, which he then deliberately reenacted as he assaulted them, Curzer said. He forced or tricked them into ingesting various drugs that rendered them unconscious or significantly impaired, prosecutors said. In addition, he also slapped and punched them repeatedly and tied them up with handcuffs and other restraints. In one incident, one of the victims was left shackled to Hemphill's bed as she begged him to let her go. Hemphill also used a cattle prod, an instrument meant for livestock, and a shock collar that he forced some women to wear around their necks, including while he raped them. He also allegedly tortured them psychologically by threatening them with guns and knives, urinating on them, and verbally humiliating and demeaning them. Some victims were allegedly forced to record videos in which they stated that they consented to being raped and tortured, which Hemphill allegedly used to convince them that they wouldn't be believed if they reported him. Scherzer ordered Hemphill to remain jailed after prosecutors raised concerns about him possibly fleeing the country, citing his wealth and connections — including a history of philanthropy and family real estate holdings. Hemphill's alleged behavior, the judge said, "shows his extent to which he's willing to go to protect himself from facing these charges." Fox News Digital has tried reaching out to Hemphill. The Associated Press contributed to this report. Original article source: NYC executive used apartment to rape, torture women in 'calculated campaign of violence': prosecutors
Fox News
25-04-2025
- Fox News
NYC executive used apartment to rape, torture women in 'calculated campaign of violence': prosecutors
WARNING: This story contains graphic details that may be disturbing to some readers. A private equity executive used a New York City apartment as a torture chamber where he raped, punched, shackled and used a cattle prod in a series of depraved acts involving six women, Manhattan prosecutors said Thursday. Ryan Hemphill, 43, has pleaded not guilty a 116-count indictment charging him with predatory sexual assault and other crimes dating back to last October. He faces life in prison. To conceal his crimes, Hemphill, who is also a lawyer, threatened to have the women arrested or killed by falsely claiming to have vast resources and connections to police and organized crime, prosecutors said. "The details in this case are beyond disturbing — a sustained, calculated campaign of violence and cruelty that targeted vulnerable women. This kind of predatory abuse has no place in our city and will be met with the full force of the law," New York Police Department Commissioner Jessica S. Tisch said in a statement announcing the charges. Hemphill met many of the victims on dating websites like (formerly known as Seeking Arrangements), SugarDaddy and SugarDaddyMeet, FetLife and Craigslist, where he offered them money for sex and companionship, authorities said, adding that he sometimes paid them with counterfeit money. Hemphill's apartment had multiple surveillance cameras, and investigators have recovered images showing dozens, if not hundreds, of other women, many of them naked and blindfolded, Manhattan Assistant District Attorney Mirah Curzer told Judge Ann Scherzer during a Thursday hearing where Hemphill was present. Investigators also found hundreds of bullets and high-capacity magazines, and a large amount of drugs, including heroin, cocaine, amphetamines, and fentanyl, prosecutors said. As Hemphill got to know the women, he allegedly convinced them to confide their past sexual traumas, which he then deliberately reenacted as he assaulted them, Curzer said. He forced or tricked them into ingesting various drugs that rendered them unconscious or significantly impaired, prosecutors said. In addition, he also slapped and punched them repeatedly and tied them up with handcuffs and other restraints. In one incident, one of the victims was left shackled to Hemphill's bed as she begged him to let her go. Hemphill also used a cattle prod, an instrument meant for livestock, and a shock collar that he forced some women to wear around their necks, including while he raped them. He also allegedly tortured them psychologically by threatening them with guns and knives, urinating on them, and verbally humiliating and demeaning them. Some victims were allegedly forced to record videos in which they stated that they consented to being raped and tortured, which Hemphill allegedly used to convince them that they wouldn't be believed if they reported him. Scherzer ordered Hemphill to remain jailed after prosecutors raised concerns about him possibly fleeing the country, citing his wealth and connections — including a history of philanthropy and family real estate holdings. Hemphill's alleged behavior, the judge said, "shows his extent to which he's willing to go to protect himself from facing these charges." Fox News Digital has tried reaching out to Hemphill.
New York Times
24-04-2025
- New York Times
Lawyer Is Charged With Sadistic Rapes of Women He Met Online
A lawyer with a background in private equity lured women he met online to his apartment near the Empire State Building, prosecutors said. There, they say, he raped, drugged and tortured them for hours, sometimes using a shock collar and a cattle prod. When he was done, prosecutors said, he threatened the women to keep them from reporting the violent encounters. The attorney, Ryan Hemphill, was arraigned on Thursday afternoon in Manhattan Criminal Court on a 116-count indictment accusing him of sexually assaulting six woman over five months, though prosecutors said there could be scores of additional victims. Mr. Hemphill, 43, was escorted into the Manhattan courtroom on Thursday afternoon in handcuffs. He wore a cross necklace and matching bracelet and sat quietly beside his lawyer, Caroline Ng from the Legal Aid Society. Mr. Hemphill pleaded not guilty and was ordered held without bail. Ms. Ng could not immediately be reached for comment. Alvin J. Bragg, the Manhattan district attorney, said after the arraignment that Mr. Hemphill tried to make his victims feel powerless. 'The defendant told survivors he was untouchable,' Mr. Bragg said at a news conference at the courthouse. 'The indictment makes clear that he was wrong.' The events leading to the charges against Mr. Hemphill began in October and involved six women, prosecutors said. Mr. Hemphill subjected each of the women to hours of sexual and physical abuse, often drugging them and threatening to torture them if they did not comply, prosecutors say. He recorded the abuse with video cameras stashed around his apartment. Mr. Hemphill, prosecutors said, sometimes slapped and punched them, restrained them, and in some cases, forced women to wear a shock collar meant for livestock while he raped them. Mr. Hemphill found many victims online, using dating websites and online services like SugarDaddy and Craigslist to target women. He offered them large amounts of money in exchange for sex and company, but prosecutors said he never paid many of the women what he had promised and gave others counterfeit money. After the abuse, Mr. Hemphill systematically threatened his victims into remaining silent. He claimed to have connections to law enforcement and organized crime groups, wielding his law degree and his money 'as both sword and shield,' Mr. Bragg said. In one instance, Mr. Hemphill drew up a contract offering to pay a victim $2,000 if she dropped a complaint she had filed with the Manhattan Special Victims Squad, which investigates sex crimes. Other times, he forced women to record videos saying that they consented and used them as leverage. On Thursday, prosecutors said they believed the encounters detailed in the indictment were just the beginning. The videos recovered from the cameras in his apartment showed Mr. Hemphill having similar encounters with dozens, if not hundreds, more women, they said. The charges against Mr. Hemphill are not the first time he has been accused by Manhattan prosecutors of disturbing and violent behavior. In 2015, Mr. Hemphill was accused of assaulting an ex-girlfriend and holding a 10-inch knife to her throat. During a weeklong trial, Mr. Hemphill admitted that he enjoyed choking her during sex, according to The New York Post. A jury ultimately found him not guilty of the charges. Mr. Hemphill graduated from Hofstra University with degrees in drama and philosophy in 2003 and went on to receive law and business degrees from the school, according to his LinkedIn profile and personal website. He has held positions in the legal and financial spheres and in 2013 founded his own firm, Madison Park Capital Advisors, which claimed a client roster including a fashion label and a real estate developer. 'The power imbalance in this predatory act could not be more clear,' Mr. Bragg said on Thursday. 'He impressed upon them that going to authorities would be futile, and that he would never be accountable. He told them that nobody would ever believe them,' Mr. Bragg added. 'Clearly he was wrong.'
Time Out
23-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Time Out
‘Hedwig and the Angry Inch' is bringing glam-rock glory to Carriageworks this July
Sydney, it's time to put on some makeup and pull the wig down from the shelf – because Hedwig has finally announced plans to head on over to our wicked little town. Following a smash-hit season with Adelaide Festival, GWB Entertainment and Andrew Henry Presents have confirmed that Hedwig and the Angry Inch will unleash its raw energy at Sydney's Carriageworks from July 17. Hailed by Rolling Stone as 'the best rock musical ever' and featuring a razor-sharp catalogue of songs including 'The Origin of Love', 'Midnight Radio' and 'Sugar Daddy', Hedwig and the Angry Inch holds a special place for many queer people and rock music devotees. The world needs the wisdom of John Cameron Mitchell 's cult masterpiece of gender-fuckery more than ever – and an arguably perfect team of local queer talents have come together to create this original Australian production. (I was lucky enough to head over to the country's festival capital for the premiere in February, and it was every bit as gloriously gritty, grungy, hilarious and heart-wrenching as I hoped it would be!) Seann Miley Moore stars as the hedonistic anti-heroine herself, Hedwig. Moore took out the critics' choice award for Best Performance in a Musical in the inaugural Time Out Sydney Arts & Culture Awards with their acclaimed take on the Engineer (or, as Moore describes them, the 'Engin-Queer') in Miss Saigon, and this wild, rock-fuelled role is your chance to see them like you've never seen them before. Along a live rock band, Seann stars opposite acclaimed actor, singer, songwriter Adam Noviello (Jesus Christ Superstar) as Hedwig's devoted yet defiant partner, Yitzhak. Before Sydney takes a taste of Hedwig and the Angry Inch in July, the show will play at Melbourne's Athenaeum from June 13. General public tickets for the Carriageworks season will go on sale at 10am on Tuesday, April 29, at
