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The sexual harassment lawsuit filed against Lizzo by several of her former backup dancers is officially heading to trial. Allegations against the “Tempo” singer were made last summer by dancers Arianna Davis, Crystal Williams and Noelle Rodriguez, who claim Lizzo harassed them during their time on her Special tour and while contestants on “Lizzo’s Watch Out for the Big Grrls” in early 2021. While Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Marc H. Epstein ruled this week to toss several of the accusations — including one that Lizzo fat-shamed a dancer — he denied the singer’s motion to dismiss the......

Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo has filed a complaint against the office of state Attorney General Letitia James, seeking about 180 undisclosed interview memos from her 2021 investigation into sexual harassment allegations against him. The lawsuit, filed in Manhattan Supreme Court on Thursday, asserts that the public has a right to the documents, and that Cuomo needs the records to defend himself in two sexual harassment lawsuits that stemmed from James’ investigation. Cuomo’s complaint seeks an order forcing James’ office to respond to Freedom of Information Law requests that it says the former gove......

The FBI is investigating a Spirit Airlines passenger who allegedly asked flight attendants to join the “mile high club” earlier this week, the Department of Justice announced Friday. James Warren Finnister, 47, is facing criminal charges for interfering with flight crew members, sexually harassing and assaulting flight attendants, and engaging in other disruptive behavior while onboard Flight 693 from Louisville, Kentucky, to Orlando International Airport. Court records state the Detroit native first asked the lead flight attendant if she wanted to join the “mile-high club,” before pulling a s......

NEW YORK — A former aide to former Gov. Andrew Cuomo filed an Adult Survivors Act lawsuit against her ex-boss, leveling accusations of “continuous sexual harassment” by the defendant followed by a job demotion after spurning his unwanted advances. The three-page Wednesday filing in Albany Supreme Court from one-time assistant Brittany Commisso details the alleged persistent and unwanted behavior by Cuomo that ran the gamut from sexualized remarks about her appearance to the sexual touching of her buttocks and forcible touching of her breast during her time in Albany as an executive assistant i......

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A group of local organizers affiliated with national parents’ rights groups and anti-trans groups are marching to the governor’s home on Saturday as part of a “worldwide” Stop the War on Children rally. One of the protest’s main organizers is Gays Against Groomers, founded in 2022 by right-wing, 2020 election conspiracy theorist Jaimee Michell, a frequent guest on Fox News and One American News Network. Members of Gays Against Groomers have also been linked with the far-right Proud Boys. The group promotes the homophobic and transphobic conspiracy theory that members of th......

The United States Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against an Ohio landlord accused of sexually harassing his female tenants for almost two decades. Joseph Lucas owned and operated over 70 residential rental properties in the Athens County area, the lawsuit says. Between 2004 and 2023, he allegedly harassed multiple women who lived in his properties or inquired about residing in them. Lucas is accused of making sexual advances toward female tenants and offering to reduce rent in exchange for sexual acts, according to the lawsuit filed Aug. 31 with the U.S. District Court for the South......