Netflix Sued for $1 Million Over Use of Instagram Photo in ‘Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker’

TMZ that she’s “heartbroken by the false allegations” and that she was unaware of any sexual misconduct. She added she would never ask anyone to remain silent if a sexual assault did occur.

The famous college cheerleading coach who starred in Netflix‘s groundbreaking series Cheer is being sued for allegedly trying to cover up a sexual assault that happened between two members of her squad. Monica Aldama rose to

Netflix series “Cheer” — claims in a new lawsuit that the Texas college and coach Monica Aldama failed to investigate her sexual assault accusations.In the filing obtained by The Post, former Navarro cheerleader Madi Lane alleges she was sexually assaulted by team member Salvatore “Salvo” Amico in her dorm room in September 2021.The complaint, filed Wednesday in federal court, also names Director of Athletics Michael Landers and Title IX Coordinator Elizabeth Pillans. Representatives for Navarro College and Aldama denied allegations of wrongdoing in a statement Thursday.

Per the Los Angeles Times, a Southern California police employee molested over 200 children — and he got away with it for over 30 years before he was finally arrested.

Jem Aswad Senior Music Editor Kari Krome, a songwriter for the 1970s all-female rock band the Runaways, has filed a lawsuit against the group’s late manager, Kim Fowley, and longtime KROQ DJ and nightclub owner Rodney Bingenheimer, alleging that both of them sexually assaulted when she was a minor. The news was first reported by Rolling Stone. “Plaintiff, Kari Krome [legal name: Carrie Mitchell] is a survivor of childhood sexual abuse, sexual battery, assault, and molestation at the hands of Defendant Rodney Bingenheimer,” the lawsuit, obtained by Variety, reads in part. “When Plaintiff was approximately 13 and 14 and 15 years old, Defendant Rodney Bingenheimer and Defendant Kim Fowley used their roles, status, and power as adults, as well as their connections to and work in the music industry to gain access to manipulate, exploit, and sexually assault Plaintiff in the State of California, County of Los Angeles. As a result of Defendant Rodney Bingenheimer’s and Defendant Kim Fowley’s sexual abuse and assault, Plaintiff has suffered severe emotional, physical and psychological distress, including shame, and guilt, economic loss, economic capacity and emotional loss.”

died Tuesday after he was stabbed in a shower at a California prison, authorities and his attorney said. He was 22. Born Jaime Brugada Valdez, the Huntington Park, California, native died at a prison medical facility after his body was discovered around 10 p.m.

As the Writers Guild of America’s negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers is about to enter the final week before their contract expires, both sides are hopeful it won’t take a strike to get a deal done. But the WGA’s long battle with the talent agencies showed it can reach agreements with even the most intractable of mega-companies.

Netflix after his photo was allegedly used without permission in a true-crime documentary.According to reports, Taylor Hazlewood is seeking more than £804,000 ($1million) in damages after the streaming platform used his image in a documentary about a convicted murderer. As reported by Insider, his photograph was used in the 2023 true-crime show The Hatchet-Wielding Hitchhiker – which focused on Caleb ‘Kai’ McGillvary, who was convicted of first-degree murder in 2019 (via The Washington Post).The photograph used was taken from Hazlewood’s Instagram page and showed him holding a hatchet.

Ellise Shafer Netflix is facing a $1 million defamation lawsuit for using a Kentucky man’s Instagram photo in its “Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker” documentary. Taylor Hazlewood, a respiratory therapist in a neonatal ICU, alleged in a lawsuit filed in Dallas County, Texas on April 10 that Netflix used an Instagram photo of him without his consent in the doc. Released in January, “The Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker” details Caleb “Kai” McGillvary’s rise to internet fame after defending a woman from an attack with his hatchet while hitchhiking, and his subsequent fall after he was convicted of murdering New Jersey attorney Joseph Galfy. According to the suit, obtained by Variety, photos of Hazlewood holding a hatchet were allegedly “extracted from his personal Instagram page without his permission, are placed with audio stating ‘stone-cold killer,’ with text captions stating that ‘you can never trust anyone,’ and with pictures of Caleb Lawrence McGillvary.”

Halo Infinite‘s former head of creative, Joseph Staten, has joined Netflix Games after leaving 343 Industries earlier in the year.On Twitter, Staten revealed that he would be serving as creative director “for a brand-new AAA multiplatform game and original IP” at Netflix Games.“In my work life, there’s nothing I love more than collaborating with others to build worlds filled with iconic characters, deep mysteries, and endless adventures,” shared the Halo veteran.While Staten was involved with Microsoft’s Halo series since Halo 2, recent layoffs and restructuring saw him moved from 343 Industries to Xbox’s publishing division in January. However, Staten ultimately left Microsoft this month to join Netflix.So today, I'm thrilled to announce that I've joined @Netflix Games as Creative Director for a brand-new AAA multiplatform game and original IP.

Motsi Mabuse is being sued by her ex-husband Timo Kulczak after he alleged that she made "untrue" statements about him and their marriage in her autobiography. In her 2022 memoir, the Strictly Come Dancing judge, 42, claimed that during their 11-year marriage, Timo, 45, paid her an allowance from her own earnings as a dance teacher and her TV appearances.

Guy Ritchie is facing a lawsuit for his Matthew McConaughey- led film “The Gentlemen”.

K.J. Yossman Guy Ritchie is being sued over his film “The Gentlemen,” which starred Matthew McConaughey, Charlie Hunnam and Michelle Dockery. The lawsuit, which was filed in the London High Court last month by actor and writer Mickey De Hara, claims that Ritchie commissioned De Hara to write a sequel to the 2008 gangster movie “RockNRolla” based on De Hara’s “personal life experiences.” (According to British newspaper reports, De Hara was once convicted of possessing cocaine and cannabis “with an intent to supply,” for which he faced jail time). But in 2018, after De Hara delivered the screenplay about a protagonist who runs a marijuana business., Ritchie told him “the time of the gangster movie was over,” intimating the project was no longer in development.

Backstreet Boys singer Nick Carter is being sued for alleged sexual battery and assault, which he has denied. The singer, 43, used his “role, status, and power as a well-known singer” to groom, manipulate, and sexually exploit pop star Melissa Schuman, it has been claimed. Melissa, 38, who was part of US girl band Dream, filed the claim against Nick on Tuesday 11 April in Los Angeles.

Nick Carter has been sued for sexual assault a second time. Pop star Melissa Schuman filed a lawsuit Tuesday accusing Carter of sexual battery and sexual assault, according to court documents obtained by Fox News Digital. "I've faced extraordinary backlash for standing up for myself; I am not the first, however my intention is that I am the last," Schuman said in a statement.

Nick Carter is denying allegations against him. After former Dream member Melissa Schuman sued Carter for sexual assault and battery for an alleged 2003 incident, Carter's attorney, Liane K.

Backstreet Boys’ Nick Carter has been sued for sexual assault and battery by singer Melissa Schuman.According to the court documents obtained by Rolling Stone, the singer claims that Carter used his fame and status to “gain access to, groom, manipulate, exploit, and sexually assault” her.Schuman was a member of the 2000s pop group Dream. She came forward in 2017 with a now-deleted blog post claiming that she was raped by Carter in 2003.

Nick Carter is being sued for sexual assault and battery by Melissa Schuman, a former member of the girl group Dream.

would not pursue sexual assault charges against Carter because the statute of limitations had expired, but a recently passed California law temporarily lifted the statute of limitations for sexual assault claims to be brought in civil court.“I’ve faced extraordinary backlash for standing up for myself; I am not the first, however my intention is that I am the last,” Schuman said Tuesday in a statement to The Post.“It’s time that powerful figures in the music industry get the message that they can no longer afford to enable and protect sexual predators. I’m fighting to make the music industry a safer place to work and perform.” As the #MeToo movement got underway, Schuman detailed her accusations against Carter in a 2017 blog post that has since been deleted.“The attack by Nick Carter on Melissa is intolerable.

Maïwenn, the director of Johnny Depp’s latest film, “Jeanne du Barry”, is being sued by Edwy Plenel, the editor-in-chief of Mediapart magazine, for allegedly assaulting him at a restaurant.