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WASHINGTON -- A bipartisan group of U.S. senators introduced a proposal Wednesday to reauthorize the 1990s-era law that extends protections for victims of domestic and sexual violence after it lapsed in 2019 because of Republican opposition.Sen.
Dick Durbin announced a bill to renew the Violence Against Women Act alongside his Democratic and Republican colleagues who were also joined by domestic violence survivors and actor and advocate Angelina Jolie.“For those who have given up hope on the United States Senate functioning, passing important laws, working together on a bipartisan basis, take a look behind me," Durbin, D-Ill., said.Jolie told lawmakers the stakes are high. “This is one of the most important votes you will cast this year in the Senate,” she said.The last time the law was reauthorized was in 2013.
Republicans have since blocked the legislation from passing in the Senate over a provision that would prohibit persons previously convicted of misdemeanor stalking from possessing firearms, which generated opposition from the National Rifle Association. That provision was excluded as part of the deal.Jolie gave an emotional speech urging Congress to reauthorize the law.
“Standing here at the center of our nation’s power, I can think only of everyone who has been made to feel powerless by their abusers, by a system that failed to protect them,” she said.“The reason that many people struggle to leave abusive situations is that they’ve been made to feel worthless," Jolie added. "When there is silence from a Congress too busy to renew the Violence Against Women Act for a decade, it reinforces that sense of worthlessness.”The law, first introduced in the Senate in 1990 by President Joe Biden when he was a senator from
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New horrifying details about the alleged physical altercation between Shanna Moakler and her ex-boyfriend Matthew Rondeau have come to light…
Travis Barker and Shanna Moakler’s daughter Alabama Barker has something to say about her momma’s ex-boyfriend Matthew Rondeau following his profanity-riddled tirade on Instagram and subsequent domestic violence arrest!
Shanna Moakler's boyfriend has been arrested for "felony domestic violence. " The 46-year-old model has been dating Matthew Rondeau, 29, on and off since 2020 and now the 28-year-old actor has been arrested after an alleged fight broke out when he accused his partner of infidelity. , according to TMZ.
Shanna Moakler is speaking out.
Shanna Moakler’s boyfriend, Matthew Rondeau, is in custody after he was arrested in Los Angeles early Thursday morning following an expletive-laden Instagram Live rant about her, Fox News Digital has confirmed. The 29-year-old actor was charged with felony domestic violence on Thursday after an altercation with Moakler, 46, who just finished a stint on "Celebrity Big Brother." Rondeau’s was arrested at 7:40 a.m. local time and booked around 10:30 a.m.
Shanna Moakler's boyfriend, Matthew Rondeau, has been arrested following an alleged physical confrontation with Moakler.A spokesperson for the LAPD tells ET, «Matthew Rondeau was arrested today, 2/24/22, morning at 7:40 am PST for felony domestic violence. His bail is set to $50,000.» According to, which first broke the news, Rondeau allegedly got into a fight with Moakler on Wednesday night at their home.
Shortly after that Instagram Live video in which he angrily accused Shanna Moakler of cheating — and carrying a torch for her famous ex — Matthew Rondeau apparently took his fury even further.
Chris Linn, former President of truTV, and Marissa Ronca, who was Head of Original Programming & Development at the WarnerMedia cable network, have struck a development deal with Fox-owned Bento Box Entertainment.
Shanna Moakler‘s boyfriend Matthew Rondeau has been arrested for felony domestic violence.
Shanna Moakler’s boyfriend Matthew Rondeau has reportedly been arrested for felony domestic violence.
The Weeknd and Simi Khadra are swirling after the pair shared a kiss at the singer's birthday party in Las Vegas over the weekend.The Weeknd was celebrating his 32nd birthday at Delilah in Las Vegas Saturday night when he and the Palestinian-American DJ, who is one half of musical duo Simi Haze, were seen locking lips, according to new video captured by .Khadra chronicled the birthday trip on her Instagram Story, sharing BTS moments from the party, which included a star-studded guest list of Drake, Future, Kaytranada and more.While the pair was previously reported to just be friends, a source tells ET that 28-year-old Khadra, who was a friend of The Weeknd's ex, Bella Hadid, have been «seeing each other.»«The Weeknd and Simi have been seeing each other and having fun together. They were acting very couple-y this past weekend at his birthday celebration in Vegas,» the source shared. «It's easy since they have known each other for a long time.
Former Scandal star Columbus Short has been charged with two misdemeanors following a recent arrest for alleged domestic violence.
A post shared by @ioangruffuddReferencing the most recent alleged «abusive behavior,» Gruffudd recalled an instance on Feb. 9 in which someone posted from his Instagram account after he informed their older daughter during a phone call that he could not afford to send her to her current school next year. Their daughter «said something to the effect of, 'You just want to use your money to pay for your girlfriend's movie,'» he said. The posts to his Instagram account allegedly read, «I cancelled my daughters school so Bianca will be an even bigger star» and «I just removed my child from her school because I need the money for my movie with Bianca.» He claimed Evans shared and then deleted screenshots of the posts on her own Instagram account and allegedly sent him harassing messages through the Our Family Wizard app and a harassing email to his mom. «I believe Alice's behavior since we separated has been intended to harass and intimidate me, and to force me to give her what she wants financially and with respect to custody of our daughters,» Gruffudd said in his declaration. «I believe Alice has also been making inappropriate statements about me to our daughters, and in their presence.
Ioan Gruffudd has filed a request for a domestic violence restraining order against his estranged wife Alice Evans amid their ongoing divorce. Online records show Gruffudd filed a petition with the Los Angeles Superior Court on Tuesday, February 15, requesting Evans to stay 100 yards away from him and his current girlfriend, Bianca Wallace, an actress.
Columbus Short is now facing two charges filed by the Los Angeles City Attorney in connection to his arrest earlier this month.According to court documents obtained by ET, the former actor is facing one misdemeanor count of domestic abuse and one misdemeanor count of child endangerment.L.A. City Attorney Michael N.
President Joe Biden told Lester Holt that NFL should want to strive to hire more Black coaches, calling it a matter of “generic decency.”