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Daily Mail
4 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
BREAKING NEWS Famous journalist Glenn Greenwald mired in sex tape scandal that he says was released by 'political enemies'
Journalist Glenn Greenwald has hit out at his 'political enemies' after sex tapes involving him were circulated on social media. In a post to his X on Friday morning, Greenwald said the clips were published without his 'knowledge or consent' on Thursday evening. The 58-year-old also added that the leaking of the videos was done so by 'political enemies' to 'advance a political agenda'. He said: 'Last night's videos were released online depicting behavior in my private life. Some were distorted and others were not. 'They were published without my knowledge or consent and its publication was therefore criminal. 'Though we do not yet know exactly who is responsible, we are close to knowing, and the motive was a maliciously political one. 'As for the content of the videos: I have no embarrassment or regret about them. The videos depict consenting adults engaged in intimate actions in their private lives. They all display fully consensual behavior, harming nobody. 'Obviously it can be uncomfortable and unpleasant when your private behavior is made public against your will – that's why the behavior is private in the first place – but the only wrongdoing here is the criminal and malicious publication of the videos in an attempt to malign perceived political enemies and advance a political agenda. 'Others are, of course, free to form their own judgments, as some are prone to do about others' private lives. 'It won't change my work. I will continue to call out the many prongs of my journalism, and pursue the causes important to me, exactly as before.'
CTV News
5 hours ago
- General
- CTV News
Inside the predator network: Avery Haines exposes global crime ring
Winnipeg Watch W5's Avery Haines reveals a dark online world where men secretly drug and film their own partners.
Malay Mail
17 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Malay Mail
Stunt double sues Kevin Costner over forced, unscripted rape scene on ‘Horizon 2'
LOS ANGELES, May 30 — A stunt performer on Horizon 2 filed a lawsuit against Kevin Costner on Tuesday, alleging she was compelled to participate in an unplanned rape scene that lacked standard safety measures and consent protocols. As reported by Variety, Devyn LaBella, who served as the lead stunt double for actress Ella Hunt — portraying the character Juliette — claims that Costner, the director, introduced an improvised scene in which Juliette would be assaulted. According to the lawsuit, Hunt declined to take part, prompting producers to substitute LaBella with little notice or explanation. The complaint asserts that LaBella was made to perform the scene without prior briefing, consent, or the supervision of an intimacy coordinator. It further alleges that the male actor involved was directed to simulate physical aggression, including pinning LaBella down and forcefully lifting her skirt, all while the set remained open and unregulated. The complaint states that LaBella was left feeling humiliated and traumatised by the ordeal. 'On that day, I was left exposed, unprotected, and deeply betrayed by a system that promised safety and professionalism,' LaBella was quoted as saying in a statement. 'What happened to me shattered my trust and forever changed how I move through this industry.' The lawsuit claims the scene breached SAG-AFTRA guidelines, which require at least 48 hours' notice and explicit consent for any nudity or simulated sex. The incident reportedly occurred on May 2, 2023, during filming in Utah. In a statement to the Los Angeles Times on Wednesday, Costner's attorney, Martin Singer, has strongly denied the allegations made by LaBella, calling the claims completely 'without merit' and contradicted by LaBella's own behaviour and the facts. Singer labelled LaBella a 'serial accuser' in the entertainment industry and accused her and her legal team of using 'shakedown tactics'. He stated that the disputed scene was explained to LaBella, who rehearsed it and indicated her willingness to perform it if needed, though she ultimately did not have to shoot it. According to publication, LaBella's representatives had not responded to requests for comment.
CBC
17 hours ago
- Sport
- CBC
Accused player testifies at hockey sexual assault trial
Carter Hart, one of the five former world junior hockey players accused of sexual assault, took the stand in his own defence on Thursday saying he only had consensual sexual contact with the complainant, E.M.
The Independent
a day ago
- General
- The Independent
Heaven security guard ‘a proven liar' who targeted drunk woman, rape trial told
A Heaven security guard accused of raping a 19-year-old woman is 'a proven liar' who targeted her after realising she was drunk, a court has heard. Morenikeji Adewole, 47, of Dartford, Kent, is on trial accused of raping the teenager in his car near the central London club in the early hours of November 1 2024, which he denies. Jurors were previously told that the woman was visibly drunk and stumbling and that a person can be too intoxicated to give proper consent. Giving her closing speech at Southwark Crown Court on Thursday, prosecutor Marion Smullen said the complainant, who cannot be identified, had drunk an unusually high amount of alcohol on the night of the alleged incident, and that Adewole took advantage of her state and 'jolly well knew what he was doing'. She told jurors: 'The only person who was sober that night was Mr Adewole. All of those young people that night had been drinking. 'He targeted somebody that he knew was drunk.' The alleged victim had queued outside the club for around two hours with five friends for a Halloween event but only three of the group were allowed in. Toxicology reports conducted after the alleged incident showed the average alcohol level recorded in the complainant and the group of friends was three-and-a-half times over the legal driving limit, the prosecutor said. Ms Smullen said: 'That young girl did not have capacity. She was so drunk that she did not know what she was doing. 'Mr Adewole could not have had any reasonable belief that she was consenting.' The defendant previously pleaded guilty to two counts of possession of an identification document with improper intention, and had been employed at Heaven using a false ID under the name Olusola Julius Alabi, the trial previously heard. He also gave a fake name to police when he was arrested and was only correctly identified later through fingerprint evidence. Ms Smullen said the convictions showed Adewole had 'lied consistently' since January 2024, when he began working at the nightclub. '[He is] a proven liar, somebody who is quite happy to lie when it suits him,' the prosecutor said. Jurors were previously played the alleged victim's police interview, in which she told officers she was a Christian who was 'saving herself until marriage' and felt 'violated'. She said she had attempted to push the security guard away when they were together in his car but he carried on and penetrated her vagina. Ms Smullen said the woman's testimony was at complete odds with Adewole's version of events. She told jurors: 'We have got this young girl who has basically decided she doesn't want sex before marriage. 'But according to Mr Adewole, she was desperate for sex, so desperate she throws away her own beliefs in order to have sex with him.' The prosecutor asked members of the jury to consider all the evidence in the case 'with a scientific and careful eye'. Ms Smullen said abrasions identified on and around the complainant's vagina during a medical examination were caused by penetration from the defendant. Adewole claimed in his evidence during the trial that there was sexual activity but he did not have penetrative intercourse with the woman. He added that the woman had earlier told him she was 25 years old but in the car she said she was 19 and he 'stopped immediately'. Stephan Alfred, defending Adewole, compared the security guard's case to 'a Victorian trial of morality' and said the evidence pointed 'far more in the direction of Mr Adewole being accurate than the other way round'. Examining the alleged victim's evidence in his closing speech, he told jurors: 'This young lady professes to remember the conscious bits and does not remember the unconscious bits. 'She does not have a memory of quite a few other significant moments during the course of that evening.' Mr Alfred told jurors that CCTV footage showing the woman getting back into Adewole's car 'in a kindly fashion' did not fit with the actions of someone who had just been raped. He said: 'According to every single one of the friends, she said words to the effect of 'I had sex with the bouncer'. 'Is someone whose aim is to get into the club by 'f****** a bouncer' the sign of someone who lacks the capability of making a choice? 'There is a purpose behind it.' The alleged victim denied making such statements when put to her during her evidence. The barrister asked the jury to consider how Adewole 'puts his hi-vis jacket back on and just saunters back to work' following the alleged offence, suggesting he might try and make himself 'a bit more scarce' if it had occurred. Police were contacted at 2.59pm on November 1 when the alleged victim reported being raped, the trial previously heard. Officers traced Adewole through his car and he was arrested at Heaven nightclub on November 11 2024. The jury retired to consider its verdict on Thursday afternoon.
