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Lizzo sued for alleged hostile work environment, harassment by former dancers

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Singer Lizzo is sued for an alleged hostile work environment and harassment by former dancers. Grammy-award winning singer Lizzo is being sued by three of her former dancers for alleged harassment and creating a hostile work environment. The complaint was filed Tuesday in Los Angeles County Superior Court against Lizzo, whose legal name is Melissa Viviane Jefferson, as well as her production company Big Grrrl Big Touring, Inc. (BGBT). Shirlene Quigley, captain of Lizzo's dance team, is also named in the complaint. Dancers Arianna Davis, Crystal Williams and Noelle Rodriguez allege "sexual, religious and racial harassment, disability discrimination, assault and false imprisonment," according to the press release about the lawsuit from the plaintiffs' attorney Ron Zambrano. Lizzo attends the 65th GRAMMY Awards on February 05, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. Neilson Barnard/Getty Images for The Recording A "The stunning nature of how Lizzo and her management team ...

Police say Idaho dad killed neighbors over alleged indecent exposure by neighbor's oldest son

A newly released police document alleges an Idaho father ‘executed’ a neighboring family because he was upset that the neighbor’s 18-year-old son had reportedly exposed himself to the man’s children BOISE, Idaho -- An Idaho father killed a neighboring family because he was upset that the neighbor’s 18-year-old son had reportedly exposed himself to the man’s children, a police document alleges. Majorjon Kaylor, 31, of Kellogg, is charged with four counts of first-degree murder in the Father's Day shooting. A probable cause affidavit from Idaho State Police Detective Justin Klitch says Kaylor shot Kenneth Guardipee, 65; his daughter Kenna Guardipee, 41; and her youngest son, 16-year-old Aiken Smith, in the temple at close range. Smith's older brother, 18-year-old Devin Smith, was shot multiple times in the head, according to the document. Kaylor and his wife, Kaylie Kaylor, told investigators that they were upset because several days earlier, Devin Smith had masturbated in fron...

Suspect arrested after FBI uncovers alleged mass shooting plot

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A suspect who allegedly professed neo-Nazi ideologies online was arrested after federal investigators allege he planned a mass shooting. A Michigan suspect who authorities say expressed explicit neo-Nazi and antisemitic ideologies online was arrested Friday by the FBI who alleged he stockpiled weapons and was planning a mass shooting. The United States Attorney's Office for the Western District of Michigan charged Seann Pietila, 19, of Pickford, Michigan with transmitting a communication containing a threat to injure another. Investigators allege the suspect had communicated with another user on Instagram where they expressed strong views against the Jewish population, support for neo-Nazis and idolization of previous mass shooters, according to the criminal complaint. When the FBI searched the suspect's home earlier Friday they found a cache of weapons, a Nazi flag, a ghillie suit, gas masks, and military sniper/survival manuals, the criminal complaint said. A note found on ...

Teen arrested after FBI uncovers alleged mass shooting plot

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A 19-year-old man who allegedly professed neo-Nazi ideologies online was arrested after federal investigators allege he planned a mass shooting. A Michigan teenager who authorities say expressed explicit neo-Nazi and antisemitic ideologies online was arrested Friday by the FBI who alleged he stockpiled weapons and was planning a mass shooting. The United States Attorney's Office for the Western District of Michigan charged Seann Pietila, 19, of Pickford, Michigan with transmitting a communication containing a threat to injure another. Investigators allege the teen had communicated with another user on Instagram where they expressed strong views against the Jewish population, support for neo-Nazis and idolization of previous mass shooters, according to the criminal complaint. When the FBI searched the suspect's home earlier Friday they found a cache of weapons, a Nazi flag, a ghillie suit, gas masks, and Military sniper/survival manuals, the criminal complaint said. A note fo...

Judges reluctant to say Trump was acting as president when he allegedly defamed E. Jean Carroll

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Judges expressed reluctance Tuesday to find that then-President Trump acted within the scope of his employment in 2019 when he denied a rape claim by E. Jean Carroll. Judges from the D.C. Court of Appeals expressed reluctance Tuesday to find that then-President Donald Trump acted within the scope of his employment in 2019 when he, in the course of denying a rape claim by E. Jean Carroll, allegedly defamed her by calling her a liar and saying she was "not my type." The outcome will determine whether Carroll's defamation case in Manhattan federal court can proceed. Trump has sought to have the U.S. government substitute for him as the defendant, a position that the Justice Department under President Joe Biden has continued to support. However for that to occur, the D.C. Court of Appeals must decide that Trump was acting within the bounds of his employment as president when he allegedly defamed Carroll. MORE: E. Jean Carroll files new lawsuit against Donald Trump alleg...