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against former Grammy Awards CEO Neil Portnow, accusing him of a 2018 sexual assault, and against the Recording Academy for negligence.The woman, who was not named, filed the lawsuit in state Supreme Court in Manhattan under the Adult Survivors Act.The measure, passed last year, created a temporary window for those who allege sexual assault to file past the state’s usual deadlines.In the lawsuit, the woman, described as an internationally known musician who once played at Carnegie Hall, said she met Portnow in early 2018 and had set up a meeting to interview him at his hotel in New York City later that year.She said he gave her something to drink at the meeting that made her intermittently lose consciousness and that he then proceeded to assault her.A spokesperson for Portnow, who stepped down as the CEO in 2019, said in an email that the accusations were “completely false” and “undoubtedly motivated by Mr.

Neil Portnow, the former chairman and chief executive of the Recording Academy, has been sued for sexual assault, The New York Times reports. The accusation was filed by Jane Doe in the New York State Supreme Court in Manhattan, who accuses Portnow of drugging and raping her in June 2018. The Recording Academy is also listed as a defendant.

A civil jury in New York City is set to begin deliberating today whether Robert De Niro abused and discriminated against his longtime personal assistant, Graham Chase Robinson, and whether Robinson misused funds from the actor’s company, Canal, and stole office property including millions of frequent-flier miles before she quit in 2019 after 11 years on De Niro’s payroll.

Former X Factor judge L.A. Reid has been sued for sexual assault, as an ex-colleague has accused him of attacking “her on a private jet.” A lawsuit against the music guru was filed on Wednesday, 8 November, at the Federal District Court in Manhattan. L.A has worked with many music stars throughout his career, and he worked on The X Factor for the first two series back in 2011.

Christopher Nolan has revealed that he sneaked his mother, his wife and three of their children into the back of an IMAX theatre in New York on the opening night of his film Oppenheimer.Speaking to Variety, the director explained that he wanted to experience the authentic reactions of a paying audience to his film at the AMC cinema in Manhattan’s Lincoln Square.“I usually don’t want to go,” Nolan said, “But the minute I’m there, something magic happens.”Nolan continued that he felt the tension rise as the film built towards the first detonation of the nuclear weapon assembled by the film’s titular protagonist. “It was a remarkable experience to be there,” Nolan reflected.

Reuters, a lawsuit has been filed against the American record executive, A&R representative, and record producer, accusing him of two alleged incidents of sexual assault over two decades ago.In the court records obtained by the outlet, it is stated that former music executive Drew Dixon filed the lawsuit in Manhattan’s federal court on Wednesday (November 8). The plaintiff, aged 67, is seeking unspecified compensatory and punitive damages and claims that Reid derailed her career after he became Arista Records’ chief executive.As reported by the outlet, a representative for Reid did not immediately respond to requests for comment, and lawyers who have represented him on recent legal matters have also not yet provided comment on the accusations.The alleged assaults outlined in the filing include two that occurred in 2001, during the time that the pair were working together.

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music Antonio L.A. Reid, cofounder of LaFace Records and former head of Arista, Epic and Def Jam Records, has been accused of sexual assault and harassment in a lawsuit by former Arista executive Drew Dixon. The suit, which was filed Wednesday in Manhattan’s Federal District Court and obtained by Variety, claims that Reid assaulted her twice during her time at Arista in the early 2000s.

Former Recording Academy chief Neil Portnow is being sued by a musician who claims he raped her five years ago. A civil complaint filed today In Manhattan says Portnow drugged and sexually assaulted the woman in a New York City hotel room in summer 2018 — an allegation that first came to light more than three years.

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music Neil Portnow, the former chairman and president of the Recording Academy, was sued on Wednesday by a woman who claimed he drugged and raped her in a New York hotel room in 2018, according to the New York Times. The allegation had previously surfaced in 2020 as part of a blockbuster legal claim filed by Portnow’s successor, Deborah Dugan, after she was abruptly placed on leave and ultimately terminated after just eight months on the job; at the time Portnow called the allegations “ludicrous, and untrue.” The new suit, filed in New York State Supreme Court in Manhattan, accuses Portnow, who stepped down in 2019, of sexual battery, and accuses the academy — the nonprofit group behind the Grammys — of negligence.

according to TMZ. The “Friends” star died unexpectedly on Oct. 28 at age 54 of an apparent drowning at his home in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles.Perry’s cause of death has been “deferred,” so it’s unknown if he had a relapse after openly talking about his lifelong struggles with addiction, including detailing it in his 2022 memoir, “Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing.” However, authorities believe no foul play was involved and no drugs were found at the scene.

Glamour hosted its annual in Manhattan. It was a night filled with celebration, fashion, lots of laughter, and even some .Read on for the best moments from this year's awards, where Glamour celebrated our 2023 Women of the Year honorees: , , , , , , and Before heading into cocktail hour, our VIP guests for the Women of the Year Awards took a breather in the #SmartTox lounge, hosted by Xeomin, a Women of the Year presenting sponsor.Guests were offered Pure Celebration (sparkling rosé) at both the lounge and the #SmartTox bars inside; the latter also served up Pure Inspiration spicy margaritas.Every 2023 Woman of the Year is a multi hyphenate.

If you plan on flirting with Jennifer Lopez’s man in front of her, be warned! She WILL have something to say to you!

This is Day 116 of the SAG-AFTRA strike.

“Style.”Taylor Swift was spotted grabbing dinner Saturday night with several high-profile celebrities including longtime friend Selena Gomez. The “Anti-Hero” singer was also joined by Sophie Turner, Gigi Hadid, Cara Delevingne, and her new pal, fellow Kansas City Chiefs WAG Brittany Mahomes, reports People.

This is Day 112 of the SAG-AFTRA strike.

is . But you may be wondering, what is Pilates, exactly? And what should I expect before signing up for my first class?We get it, starting a new workout routine can be intimidating, but we're here to help.

Photography by In Conversation with The setup is: You’re at lunch with Brooke Shields. It’s fall in New York and you know you shouldn’t, but Shields gives you that smile. You know the one.

told Page Six while walking the red carpet. “I need all my friends around me. I thought it would be fun to do a costume with a bunch of people … where we all make amazing formations.”Klum’s husband, Tom Kaulitz, even dressed up as a massive peacock egg.

Gregg Goldstein It seems you can’t aim a camera in New York or New Jersey these days without seeing a studio space that’s brand new, under construction or in the works. Did you miss the Oct. 24 groundbreaking ceremony for the $350 million Sunset Pier 94 Studios, Manhattan’s first purpose-built studio campus with six soundstages totaling 85,000 square feet, opening in midtown in late 2025? No worries — there’s another on Nov.

Whoopi Goldberg became emotional on Monday’s episode of The View as she reminisced about her childhood.The actor, known for her impressive entertainment career and EGOT status appeared on the talk show, The View, this week, where she was surprised by some audience members who were familiar faces to the star.According to Entertainment Weekly, the Sister Act star went over to the ‘Hot Topics’ table, before casting a teary-eyed glance over at the audience where she spotted a group of people.As the camera panned over to the front row, Goldberg said, “My past is sitting in the front.”She explained that the people she saw were a family she befriended when she was growing up in New York City, adding that they lived in an apartment building “across the street” from where she was raised. Goldberg and her brother were brought up in a public housing project in Manhattan in the 1950s-60s.She described the families’ closeness saying, “We grew up together.

center stage again in Manhattan federal court Tuesday as he begrudgingly copped to asking his former personal assistant to scratch his back — before exploding, “You got me!”The blustery, 80-year-old Oscar winner got defensive on the stand for the second day running as he attempted to rebuff accusations from longtime ex-staffer Graham Chase Robinson, 41, that he was a terrible boss who subjected her to years of unwanted touching, abusive language and demeaning misogynistic tasks. Asked about an incident where Robinson claims De Niro forced her to scratch his back instead of using a back-scratcher, the “Raging Bull’’ star confessed it likely happened twice — but only when he had an itch in a spot where he couldn’t reach.“OK, twice? You got me! I’m saying this is nonsense,” fumed De Niro, who was dressed in a dark gray polo shirt and navy blazer.

Whoopi Goldberg became emotional on Monday’s episode of The View as she reminisced about her childhood.The actor, known for her impressive entertainment career and EGOT status appeared on the talk show, The View, this week, where she was surprised by some audience members who were familiar faces to the star.According to Entertainment Weekly, the Sister Act star went over to the ‘Hot Topics’ table, before casting a teary-eyed glance over at the audience where she spotted a group of people.As the camera panned over to the front row, Goldberg said, “My past is sitting in the front.”She explained that the people she saw were a family she befriended when she was growing up in New York City, adding that they lived in an apartment building “across the street” from where she was raised. Goldberg and her brother were brought up in a public housing project in Manhattan in the 1950s-60s.She described the families’ closeness saying, “We grew up together.

Bing be any more important to “Friends”? “Friends” was the biggest show in the world when it aired from 1994-2004 (and, to this day, it’s still a hit on streaming services). It wouldn’t have been the same without Chandler Bing (Matthew Perry), who managed to be the heart, soul and sarcastic funny bone of the show. On Saturday, Perry tragically died at age 54, reportedly by drowning in a hot tub at his California home.

Manhattan court showdown with his former assistant, who has accused him of everything from unwanted touching to making lewd jokes about his Viagra prescription.The 80-year-old “Raging Bull” Oscar winner was expected to take the stand on the first day of his civil-trial face-off involving ex-longtime right-hand woman Graham Chase Robinson, his lawyers confirmed to The Post.The pair’s long-running legal battle first erupted when the “Taxi Driver” actor’s production company, Canal Productions, sued Robinson in August 2019 — alleging the once-trusted employee had raided company coffers, binge-watched “Friends” and Netflix at work and even stole millions of De Niro’s frequent flyer miles.Robinson fired back with her own $12 million suit two months later, accusing her former boss of subjecting her to sexual harassment and bullying while forcing her to assume the role of his “office wife.” The assistant, who started working for De Niro in 2008, alleged that De Niro assigned her “stereotypically female job duties that were inconsistent with her job title” — including putting away his boxers, washing his sheets and setting his table. “Among other things, De Niro [also] would direct Ms Robinson to scratch his back, button his shirts and prod him awake when he was in bed,” her filing alleges.

Opening arguments in a workplace civil case pitting actor Robert De Niro against his former executive assistant, Graham Chase Robinson, will begin this afternoon in a federal courtroom in Manhattan, with De Niro himself expected to testify today under direct examination by one of Robinson’s lawyers. 

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter A rainy day in Manhattan didn’t stop hundreds of “Friends” fans from braving the downpour to honor Matthew Perry, who died on Saturday at age 54. People of all ages and backgrounds gathered by the “Friends” building in New York’s West Village to pay their respects to Perry and pose for pictures outside of the show’s iconic apartment. Despite the dreary weather, dozens of flower bouquets and handmade signs with phrases like “the one where we all lost a friend” were piled on the southwest corner of Bedford and Grove near the cozy neighborhood restaurant The Little Owl.

Heidi Klum is stripping down totally before she dresses up for Halloween 2023!

Donald Trump may want the world to think he is cool, calm, and collected, but after this ruling, there’s no WAY that’s the case!

Donald Trump is happier than a pig in s**t.

“The Masked Singer” goes to great lengths to make sure that contestants do not get revealed before their eliminations. So much so, that even the travel from the car to the studio is planned well in advance — and there are clothing guidelines.“You’re completely covered. You’re wearing a hoodie, you have this mask on, you’re wearing gloves, can’t wear shorts,” Tyler Posey, who was revealed as Hawk on Wednesday night’s episode told The Post.