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Yahoo
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
NEWS OF THE WEEK: Jeremy Renner addresses ex-wife's allegation that he threatened to kill her
The Hawkeye star and Canadian actress were briefly married in 2014 and share a 12-year-old daughter named Ava. Amid a child custody hearing in 2019, Pacheco alleged in legal documents that on one occasion, Renner threatened to kill her, put a gun in his mouth, and fired a gun into the ceiling while Ava was asleep. She also claimed The Hurt Locker actor had a history of substance abuse. Renner rejected the allegations at the time, and in a recent interview for The Guardian, he maintained the claims weren't true.
CBS News
16-07-2025
- CBS News
Therapist at Miami women's treatment facility arrested after allegations of sexual misconduct, police say
A therapist at a women's mental health and substance abuse treatment facility was arrested Tuesday following allegations of sexual misconduct involving two patients, according to Miami police. Manuel Enrique Garcia, 33, was taken into custody by the department's Felony Apprehension Team on July 15. He had been employed at a facility in the 100 block of NE 49th Street. According to police, the investigation began after two women reported that Garcia assaulted them during private therapy sessions. One victim, a woman in her late 40s, told investigators she was physically violated and threatened with job loss and homelessness if she spoke out. A second victim, a woman in her mid-20s, said Garcia coerced her into sexual acts by threatening to alter her therapy records in a way that could prevent her from reuniting with her child. Statements from both victims were corroborated by other female residents who reported similar inappropriate behavior by the defendant, police said. Garcia is currently being held at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center. Detectives believe additional victims may exist and are encouraging anyone with information to contact the Miami Police Special Victims Unit at 305-603-6300 or 305-579-6111.
Daily Mail
14-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Jeremy Renner on where he stands with his ex-wife a decade after humiliating divorce and bitter custody battle
It's been a decade since Jeremy Renner finalized his humiliating divorce and bitter custody battle with ex-wife Sonni Pacheco during which she accused him of being an 'unfit parent' with a substance abuse problem and alleged he threatened to kill her. In old legal docs, the 37-year-old realtor-sculpture artist alleged there were lines of cocaine on a bathroom counter within reach of their then six-year-old daughter Ava and the 54-year-old action star would leave her unsupervised for hours while engaging in threesomes or passed out drunk. Sonni claimed Jeremy once put a gun in his mouth, threatened to kill himself, and then fired the gun into the ceiling while Ava was asleep in her bedroom. Pacheco also alleged that Renner once bit their child's shoulder and claimed their nanny overheard him threatening to kill herself and then himself because 'it was better that Ava had no parents than to have [Sonni] as a mother.' 'Being accused of things you've not done, right? That doesn't feel good to anybody. It certainly doesn't feel good when you're a celebrity and it's known to everybody,' the two-time Oscar nominee told The Guardian last Saturday. 'No, [they weren't true] and they happen all the time. It's all the salaciousness that happens out there. It's clickbait, and it hurts my feelings and it dehumanizes people.' Jeremy clarified that the mark on Ava's shoulder was from a car seat belt that had 'pinched' her and, as for the womanizing and drug allegations, he lived 'a carnival-type life' at the time. 'Yeah, yeah. Hosting. I just got tired of hosting. And all the clean-up. Hehehe! So by 2019 I was tired of all that. [COVID-19] came around and helped me bounce that all out. I just wanted to slow down,' Renner explained. 'The place in LA was where I was raising my child, where everyone learned to ride a bike and swim. I also had my music there. I had my meetings there. It was my dating life. It was my club. It was my home. It was all the things that encompass someone's life. 'If you meet a person and grab a pint, instead of meeting up at a pub, I'd just do it at my house. It was like an open-door policy for all my family and friends. It was great for them. So that's not a normal home. Homes aren't usually like that or run like that way. So that's no longer.' When asked if he was scared of Sonni gaining sole custody of Ava, the My Next Breath author scoffed: 'That's just lawyers talking. That's lawyers arguing. The [joint] custody was easy.' '[Ava's] mom and I get along very well, and we're in each other's lives. It's lovely,' Jeremy shockingly revealed. Sonni alleged that Jeremy once bit their child's shoulder and claimed their nanny overheard him threatening to kill herself and then himself because 'it was better that Ava had no parents than to have [Sonni] as a mother' (pictured in 2016) Renner told The Guardian last Saturday: 'Being accused of things you've not done, right? That doesn't feel good to anybody. It certainly doesn't feel good when you're a celebrity and it's known to everybody' (pictured December 10) Since January 21, Renner has been hard at work executive producing and reprising his role as Mike McLusky on the fourth season of Paramount+ crime thriller Mayor of Kingstown 'It's great. She's got a new baby and she sends me beautiful pictures.' Renner - who's been romantically linked to actress Eiza González and hairstylist Amber Monson - is currently single and 'pretty focused' on his now 12-year-old daughter and his foster kid charity, RennerVation Foundation. Since January 21, the SAG Award winner has been hard at work executive producing and reprising his role as Mike McLusky on the fourth season of Paramount+ crime thriller Mayor of Kingstown. Jeremy also has a mystery role in Rian Johnson's Glass Onion sequel Wake Up Dead Man - premiering December 12 on Netflix - alongside Daniel Craig, Josh O'Connor, Glenn Close, Josh Brolin, Mila Kunis, Kerry Washington, and Andrew Scott.
The Guardian
08-07-2025
- Politics
- The Guardian
Judge says Trump cuts to anti-violence groups ‘shameful' – but can't stop them
A federal judge has ruled against five non-profit organizations that sued the Trump administration over the rescinding of hundreds of millions of dollars meant to prevent and respond to issues such as gun violence, substance abuse and hate crimes. In an opinion released on Monday, judge Amit P Mehta, who was appointed by Barack Obama in 2014, said that while the cuts were 'shameful' he does not have the authority to enact an injunction that would keep the dollars flowing. '[The] defendants' rescinding of these awards is shameful. It is likely to harm communities and individuals vulnerable to crime and violence. No federal agency, especially the Department of Justice, should conduct itself in such [a] manner,' Mehta wrote. The lawsuit was filed on 21 May in the district court for the District of Columbia by five non-profits that'd lost millions of dollars in grant funding through the justice department's largest grant maker, the office of justice programs (OJP) the month prior. On 22 April they were among hundreds of organizations to receive notices from the justice department telling them that their grants were terminated because they no longer aligned with the agency's priorities. Instead, the department intends to focus on 'more directly supporting certain law enforcement operations, combatting violent crime, protecting American children, and supporting American victims of trafficking and sexual assault, and better coordinating law enforcement efforts at all levels of government', the notice read. The plaintiffs alleged that the cuts were done arbitrarily and went beyond the DOJ's authority. 'The sudden and unlawful termination of these public safety grants makes neighborhoods everywhere less safe and does irreparable harm to communities across the country,' Skye Perryman, president and CEO of Democracy Forward, which filed the suit , said in a press release announcing the complaint's filing. The organizations represented in the suit are: the Vera Institute of Justice's center on youth justice, Center for Children & Youth Justice, Chinese for Affirmative Action, Stop AAPI Hate, Force Detroit and Health Resources in Action. In response, the justice department argued that the case is an example of a 'classic contractual dispute' and should have been filed in the court of federal claims. Outside of the courtroom, they also said that grants were cut because they 'failed to effectuate' and further the Trump administration's crime fighting approach. This lawsuit is one of several filed against the Trump administration funding cuts for research and community-based services.
The Guardian
08-07-2025
- Politics
- The Guardian
Judge says Trump cuts to anti-violence groups ‘shameful' – but can't stop them
A federal judge has ruled against five non-profit organizations that sued the Trump administration over the rescinding of hundreds of millions of dollars meant to prevent and respond to issues such as gun violence, substance abuse and hate crimes. In an opinion released on Monday, judge Amit P Mehta, who was appointed by Barack Obama in 2014, said that while the cuts were 'shameful' he does not have the authority to enact an injunction that would keep the dollars flowing. '[The] defendants' rescinding of these awards is shameful. It is likely to harm communities and individuals vulnerable to crime and violence. No federal agency, especially the Department of Justice, should conduct itself in such [a] manner,' Mehta wrote. The lawsuit was filed on 21 May in the district court for the District of Columbia by five non-profits that'd lost millions of dollars in grant funding through the justice department's largest grant maker, the office of justice programs (OJP) the month prior. On 22 April they were among hundreds of organizations to receive notices from the justice department telling them that their grants were terminated because they no longer aligned with the agency's priorities. Instead, the department intends to focus on 'more directly supporting certain law enforcement operations, combatting violent crime, protecting American children, and supporting American victims of trafficking and sexual assault, and better coordinating law enforcement efforts at all levels of government', the notice read. The plaintiffs alleged that the cuts were done arbitrarily and went beyond the DOJ's authority. 'The sudden and unlawful termination of these public safety grants makes neighborhoods everywhere less safe and does irreparable harm to communities across the country,' Skye Perryman, president and CEO of Democracy Forward, which filed the suit , said in a press release announcing the complaint's filing. The organizations represented in the suit are: the Vera Institute of Justice's center on youth justice, Center for Children & Youth Justice, Chinese for Affirmative Action, Stop AAPI Hate, Force Detroit and Health Resources in Action. In response, the justice department argued that the case is an example of a 'classic contractual dispute' and should have been filed in the court of federal claims. Outside of the courtroom, they also said that grants were cut because they 'failed to effectuate' and further the Trump administration's crime fighting approach. This lawsuit is one of several filed against the Trump administration funding cuts for research and community-based services.
