On Wednesday, an Arizona grand jury indicted 18 of Donald Trump’s allies for trying to overturn his 2020 election loss in the state.
Boris Epshteyn, a former White House aide who has remained one of Trump’s closest advisers, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani and former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows are three of 18 indicted allies. Their names were redacted in documents released, but court officials confirmed that they were included in the group charged.
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes (D) announced the indictment Wednesday night. She focused on the 11 people who acted as pro-Trump electors in Arizona.
“A state grand jury made up of everyday regular Arizonans has now handed down felony indictments for all 11 Republican electors as well as several others connected to this scheme,” Mayes stated.
“These are serious indictments, but this is the first hurdle the state must pass in our constitutional criminal justice system,...
Boris Epshteyn, a former White House aide who has remained one of Trump’s closest advisers, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani and former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows are three of 18 indicted allies. Their names were redacted in documents released, but court officials confirmed that they were included in the group charged.
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes (D) announced the indictment Wednesday night. She focused on the 11 people who acted as pro-Trump electors in Arizona.
“A state grand jury made up of everyday regular Arizonans has now handed down felony indictments for all 11 Republican electors as well as several others connected to this scheme,” Mayes stated.
“These are serious indictments, but this is the first hurdle the state must pass in our constitutional criminal justice system,...
- 4/25/2024
- by Alessio Atria
- Uinterview
Rudy Giuliani, Mark Meadows, and John Eastman were among 18 co-defendants indicted by an Arizona grand jury Wednesday on charges stemming from their attempts to overturn the state’s 2020 election results by nominating fake electors.
The indictment capped off a year-long investigation spearheaded by Arizona Attorney General Kristin Mayes (D). Wednesday’s filing lists 11 named defendants and seven redacted defendants who are charged with six counts of forgery, one count of conspiracy, one count of fraudulent schemes and artifices, and one count of fraudulent schemes and practices.
The filing redacted the...
The indictment capped off a year-long investigation spearheaded by Arizona Attorney General Kristin Mayes (D). Wednesday’s filing lists 11 named defendants and seven redacted defendants who are charged with six counts of forgery, one count of conspiracy, one count of fraudulent schemes and artifices, and one count of fraudulent schemes and practices.
The filing redacted the...
- 4/25/2024
- by Jeremy Childs
- Rollingstone.com
For almost as long as there has been a Late Night With Seth Meyers there has been “A Closer Look,” which is essentially Meyers’ version of a monologue.
Except instead of a traditional monologue, where the topic changes almost as quickly as the jokes fly, “A Closer Look” allows Meyers to sometimes spend 10-plus minutes engaging in a deeper conversation about the biggest news story of the day, which could be about anything from Donald Trump’s legal woes to Rudy Giuliani’s repulsive bathroom habits (note: there’s usually at least one Giuliani joke—even if the former NYC Mayor is not in the news).
With hundreds of “A Closer Look” segments in the can, you might think that asking Meyers to choose a favorite might be a lot like asking a parent to choose their favorite child.
Continue reading Yes, Seth Meyers Does Have a Favorite “A Closer Look” at LateNighter.
Except instead of a traditional monologue, where the topic changes almost as quickly as the jokes fly, “A Closer Look” allows Meyers to sometimes spend 10-plus minutes engaging in a deeper conversation about the biggest news story of the day, which could be about anything from Donald Trump’s legal woes to Rudy Giuliani’s repulsive bathroom habits (note: there’s usually at least one Giuliani joke—even if the former NYC Mayor is not in the news).
With hundreds of “A Closer Look” segments in the can, you might think that asking Meyers to choose a favorite might be a lot like asking a parent to choose their favorite child.
Continue reading Yes, Seth Meyers Does Have a Favorite “A Closer Look” at LateNighter.
- 4/18/2024
- by Jennifer M. Wood
- LateNighter
Everyone knows the iconic ending to The Sopranos – even if they’ve never seen the beloved HBO drama. On the off chance you don’t know how Tony Soprano’s story concludes and want to preserve the experience for when you finally spring for Max, be aware the following contains…
Spoilers
Anywho, New Jersey crime lord Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini) dies. Or maybe he doesn’t. But he probably does. As Tony gathers with his family at Holsten’s for some onion rings in the final scene of the series, the tension begins to ramp up. Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believin'” blares from the jukebox as the camera drifts across the dining room, highlighting a nondescript mobster-looking guy in a Members Only jacket. Just as Tony’s daughter Meadow begins to enter the restaurant, having conquered a parallel parking challenge, the series cuts to black. It’s all over.
Spoilers
Anywho, New Jersey crime lord Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini) dies. Or maybe he doesn’t. But he probably does. As Tony gathers with his family at Holsten’s for some onion rings in the final scene of the series, the tension begins to ramp up. Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believin'” blares from the jukebox as the camera drifts across the dining room, highlighting a nondescript mobster-looking guy in a Members Only jacket. Just as Tony’s daughter Meadow begins to enter the restaurant, having conquered a parallel parking challenge, the series cuts to black. It’s all over.
- 4/17/2024
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
A long-rumored video of James Gandolfini reprising his Emmy-winning role of Tony Soprano has been unearthed.
The footage (below) has Gandolfini and his co-star Edie Falco back in their roles as The Sopranos power couple Tony and Carmela.
The clip was privately produced in 2010 — three years after the HBO drama’s finale — in an effort to lure LeBron James to the New York Knicks.
The scene takes place “Two Years Later,” following the end of the show. “Yeah, life’s good here Carm, even if we are in the witness protection program,” Tony says to his wife. Then, they discussed the possibility of James moving to New York and finding him the perfect home: Madison Square Garden. The video was obtained by former ESPN host Pablo Torre and aired on his Pablo Torre Finds Out podcast. The scene starts at the 9:30-minute mark.
The existence of the tape was...
The footage (below) has Gandolfini and his co-star Edie Falco back in their roles as The Sopranos power couple Tony and Carmela.
The clip was privately produced in 2010 — three years after the HBO drama’s finale — in an effort to lure LeBron James to the New York Knicks.
The scene takes place “Two Years Later,” following the end of the show. “Yeah, life’s good here Carm, even if we are in the witness protection program,” Tony says to his wife. Then, they discussed the possibility of James moving to New York and finding him the perfect home: Madison Square Garden. The video was obtained by former ESPN host Pablo Torre and aired on his Pablo Torre Finds Out podcast. The scene starts at the 9:30-minute mark.
The existence of the tape was...
- 4/16/2024
- by James Hibberd
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Update: Jury selection has ended for the day in Donald Trump’s hush money trial, with 11 people so far having gone through an extensive questionnaire. A total of 32 potential jurors were left in the courtroom.
After the prospective jurors left the courtroom, Trump’s attorney Todd Blanche requested that his client be excused from the proceedings on April 25. That’s the day that the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Trump’s claims of immunity from prosecution.
But Merchan rejected the request. “Arguing before the Supreme Court is a big deal, and I can certainly appreciate why your client would want to be there. But a trial in New York Supreme Court … is also a big deal,” he said, per a pool report. “I will see him here next week.”
The trial will be dark on Wednesdays, when Merchan has other court duties. But he has not ruled out...
After the prospective jurors left the courtroom, Trump’s attorney Todd Blanche requested that his client be excused from the proceedings on April 25. That’s the day that the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Trump’s claims of immunity from prosecution.
But Merchan rejected the request. “Arguing before the Supreme Court is a big deal, and I can certainly appreciate why your client would want to be there. But a trial in New York Supreme Court … is also a big deal,” he said, per a pool report. “I will see him here next week.”
The trial will be dark on Wednesdays, when Merchan has other court duties. But he has not ruled out...
- 4/15/2024
- by Sean Piccoli and Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Over its half-century run, Saturday Night Live has inevitably booked some problematic hosts, including Andrew Dice Clay, (misogynist humor); Rudy Giuliani (illegal campaign activities); Robert Blake (tried for murder); Elon Musk (general insufferability and dalliance with neo Nazis) and Donald Trump (attempted overthow of the US government.)
And then there’s O.J. Simpson, who hosted in 1978, toward the end of his record-setting football career, and went on to be very credibly accused of double murder.
Though erased forever from the list of prospective return hosts, Simpson managed to make almost innumerable later appearances on the show, when Norm Macdonald used his position as anchor of “Weekend Update” to pound on Simpson mercilessly for being a vicious murderer (despite his subsequent acquittal).
According to Norm, his quest for humor (and justice) wound up getting him fired from the show. He said the late NBC West Coast President, Don Ohlmeyer, who...
And then there’s O.J. Simpson, who hosted in 1978, toward the end of his record-setting football career, and went on to be very credibly accused of double murder.
Though erased forever from the list of prospective return hosts, Simpson managed to make almost innumerable later appearances on the show, when Norm Macdonald used his position as anchor of “Weekend Update” to pound on Simpson mercilessly for being a vicious murderer (despite his subsequent acquittal).
According to Norm, his quest for humor (and justice) wound up getting him fired from the show. He said the late NBC West Coast President, Don Ohlmeyer, who...
- 4/12/2024
- by Bill Carter
- LateNighter
Just minutes before the White House Correspondents’ Dinner was set to get underway in April 2023, New York Post Editor-in-Chief Keith Poole and star columnist Miranda Devine were on a mission to find an extra seat. Inside the Washington Hilton hotel, the pair had a very special guest that they needed to accommodate and their table was oversubscribed. After some musical chairs among staffers, Vivek Ramaswamy spent much of the evening talking with Poole, a Brit feted as a “boy wonder” in Murdoch circles.
Poole, who like all Murdoch editors has a direct line to “the boss,” had already created waves in his handling of Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential announcement. “Been There, Don That” was the headline that was tucked away on page 26 of the Nov. 22, 2022 edition of the Post. But it was the teaser at the bottom of the front page that went viral. “Florida man makes announcement.”
Soon, Poole would be in a pickle.
Poole, who like all Murdoch editors has a direct line to “the boss,” had already created waves in his handling of Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential announcement. “Been There, Don That” was the headline that was tucked away on page 26 of the Nov. 22, 2022 edition of the Post. But it was the teaser at the bottom of the front page that went viral. “Florida man makes announcement.”
Soon, Poole would be in a pickle.
- 4/11/2024
- by Lachlan Cartwright
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani was slammed on social media for arguing in court that he should not be forced to sell his $3.5 million Palm Beach, Florida, penthouse in his bankruptcy case.
Giuliani filed papers opposing a group of creditors’ bid to collect their debts in his Chapter 11 bankruptcy case by selling his Palm Beach condominium.
However, the former New York City mayor’s legal team has claimed that he should be allowed to keep the property, as he intends to use it as his primary residence after selling his Manhattan apartment.
The filing states that Giuliani uses both of his residences to operate his podcast businesses, citing that each home has a “studio.”
His attorneys also argued that he wants to utilize the Palm Beach home as a studio to produce podcasts and “grow his broadcast income.”
They noted that he will “need a place to operate...
Giuliani filed papers opposing a group of creditors’ bid to collect their debts in his Chapter 11 bankruptcy case by selling his Palm Beach condominium.
However, the former New York City mayor’s legal team has claimed that he should be allowed to keep the property, as he intends to use it as his primary residence after selling his Manhattan apartment.
The filing states that Giuliani uses both of his residences to operate his podcast businesses, citing that each home has a “studio.”
His attorneys also argued that he wants to utilize the Palm Beach home as a studio to produce podcasts and “grow his broadcast income.”
They noted that he will “need a place to operate...
- 4/10/2024
- by Alessio Atria
- Uinterview
Donald Trump is not only the 45th President of America, but he’s also throwing his hat into the ring once again to try and become the 47th President of the U.S.
A very polarizing political figure, in addition to being the leader of the free world, he also has real-estate mogul to his resume, as well as actor, appearing in many movies over the years.
But, why has he had so many cameos in the past? During a Hollywood Reporter interview, actor Matt Damon stated that Trump had a special requirement for filmmakers who wanted to use any of his properties in their films, and that was apparently to give him a small movie role in the flick.
Most of these movie appearances have caught fans completely off guard. Below is the top “unexpected” movie cameos Donald Trump has made.
Studio 54
Studio 54 was the biggest and hottest...
A very polarizing political figure, in addition to being the leader of the free world, he also has real-estate mogul to his resume, as well as actor, appearing in many movies over the years.
But, why has he had so many cameos in the past? During a Hollywood Reporter interview, actor Matt Damon stated that Trump had a special requirement for filmmakers who wanted to use any of his properties in their films, and that was apparently to give him a small movie role in the flick.
Most of these movie appearances have caught fans completely off guard. Below is the top “unexpected” movie cameos Donald Trump has made.
Studio 54
Studio 54 was the biggest and hottest...
- 4/5/2024
- by Dorathy Gass
- Celebrating The Soaps
Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani defended his support of former President Donald Trump, claiming it would “help me in heaven” while admitting that it would likely lead to him being disbarred in Washington, D.C., and New York.
The former New York mayor recorded an episode with Dr. Maria Ryan on his Uncovering the Truth podcast. In the segment, he again falsely claimed that Trump had won the 2020 election against President Joe Biden.
Giuliani told Ryan that “the bar association is going to crucify me no matter what” for revealing some “confidential stuff.”
“I will be disbarred in New York and Washington, and it will have nothing to do with anything I did wrong,” he said. “And I consider that something that will help me in heaven for sticking to my principles and not being a weakling like all these weaklings who are afraid to represent Trump.”
As a lawyer, Giuliani,...
The former New York mayor recorded an episode with Dr. Maria Ryan on his Uncovering the Truth podcast. In the segment, he again falsely claimed that Trump had won the 2020 election against President Joe Biden.
Giuliani told Ryan that “the bar association is going to crucify me no matter what” for revealing some “confidential stuff.”
“I will be disbarred in New York and Washington, and it will have nothing to do with anything I did wrong,” he said. “And I consider that something that will help me in heaven for sticking to my principles and not being a weakling like all these weaklings who are afraid to represent Trump.”
As a lawyer, Giuliani,...
- 4/2/2024
- by Casey Rivera
- Uinterview
This weekend, Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani sent an email message to his supporters claiming that President Joe Biden is trying to put him behind bars.
Giuliani stated in his appeal, “Friend, There’s no other way to say this… You may truly be my only hope. The Biden Regime is sending a top ally of President Trump to Prison!”
“The Deep State is hellbent on indicting, arresting, bankrupting, and imprisoning President Trump and his top allies for daring to challenge the corrupt forces that have hijacked our once Free Republic,” the message read. “And as the lawyer who successfully defended President Trump from impeachment, I am at the top of their list.”
The Rudy Giuliani Freedom Fund sent out this email that contained his mugshot from Fulton County, Georgia. Last year, he was charged with attempting to overturn the 2020 presidential election results in the state.
“I didn’t give up...
Giuliani stated in his appeal, “Friend, There’s no other way to say this… You may truly be my only hope. The Biden Regime is sending a top ally of President Trump to Prison!”
“The Deep State is hellbent on indicting, arresting, bankrupting, and imprisoning President Trump and his top allies for daring to challenge the corrupt forces that have hijacked our once Free Republic,” the message read. “And as the lawyer who successfully defended President Trump from impeachment, I am at the top of their list.”
The Rudy Giuliani Freedom Fund sent out this email that contained his mugshot from Fulton County, Georgia. Last year, he was charged with attempting to overturn the 2020 presidential election results in the state.
“I didn’t give up...
- 3/26/2024
- by Anushka Desai
- Uinterview
President Joe Biden‘s campaign mocked Donald Trump‘s fundraising numbers in an email, dubbing the former President “Broke Don.”
In public election filings, numbers show Trump’s campaign raised $10.9 million in February and $11 million through his joint fundraising committee. Trump’s campaign currently holds $42 million in cash.
Biden’s campaign raised significantly more, roughly $53 million in the same month. Biden’s campaign currently has $155 million in cash, almost four times as much as Trump’s campaign.
The email, sent on Thursday, says, “Not a Winning Campaign: Broke Don Hides in Basement.”
Trump repeatedly said Biden was “hiding in his basement” during the 2020 campaign during the Covid-19 pandemic.
“Trump can’t raise money, isn’t campaigning, and is letting convicts and conspiracy theorists run his campaign.”
While Biden has been traveling to the battleground states, Trump has only held a rally in Ohio and stayed at his Florida home throughout March.
In public election filings, numbers show Trump’s campaign raised $10.9 million in February and $11 million through his joint fundraising committee. Trump’s campaign currently holds $42 million in cash.
Biden’s campaign raised significantly more, roughly $53 million in the same month. Biden’s campaign currently has $155 million in cash, almost four times as much as Trump’s campaign.
The email, sent on Thursday, says, “Not a Winning Campaign: Broke Don Hides in Basement.”
Trump repeatedly said Biden was “hiding in his basement” during the 2020 campaign during the Covid-19 pandemic.
“Trump can’t raise money, isn’t campaigning, and is letting convicts and conspiracy theorists run his campaign.”
While Biden has been traveling to the battleground states, Trump has only held a rally in Ohio and stayed at his Florida home throughout March.
- 3/23/2024
- by Ann Hoang
- Uinterview
Lev Parnas, the former associate of Rudy Giuliani, testified to Congress that he participated in a coordinated effort to accuse President Joe Biden‘s family of corruption. Parnass stated that former President Donald Trump, Giuliani and many GOP politicians and conservative media members helped spread these lies.
Parnas was sentenced in June 2022 for fraud and campaign finance crimes.
On March 21, he gave his testimony at Biden’s impeachment hearing after Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Maryland) asked him about when “the campaign to dig up dirt on Biden” turned into “a campaign to spread disinformation and lies about Biden.”
“Shortly after my arrest on October 9, 2019, to now, I have been trying to share the irrefutable truth with you,” Parnas stated. “The American people have been lied to by Donald Trump, Rudy Giuliani, and various cohorts of individuals in government and media positions. They created falsehoods to serve their own interests knowing it...
Parnas was sentenced in June 2022 for fraud and campaign finance crimes.
On March 21, he gave his testimony at Biden’s impeachment hearing after Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Maryland) asked him about when “the campaign to dig up dirt on Biden” turned into “a campaign to spread disinformation and lies about Biden.”
“Shortly after my arrest on October 9, 2019, to now, I have been trying to share the irrefutable truth with you,” Parnas stated. “The American people have been lied to by Donald Trump, Rudy Giuliani, and various cohorts of individuals in government and media positions. They created falsehoods to serve their own interests knowing it...
- 3/22/2024
- by Alessio Atria
- Uinterview
Updated, with additional details from the hearing: The three major news networks largely bypassed live coverage of the latest chapter in a House GOP-led inquiry of whether to impeach President Joe Biden.
That in and of itself was a sign of just how much the effort has been losing steam, even among Republican lawmakers.
The House Oversight hearing, titled “Influence Peddling: Examining Joe Biden’s Abuse of Public Office,” featured Tony Bobulinski a former associate of Hunter Biden. Also testifying, albeit remotely, was Jason Galanis, another associate, who is in an Alabama prison serving a sentence for securities fraud.
Also testifying, as a Democratic witness, was Lev Parnas, a former associate of Rudy Giuliani. Parnas said that Giuliani, in advance of the 2020 presidential election, trafficked in false claims that the Biden’s were involved in a Ukrainian corruption scheme, and that the Russians were behind the disinformation effort.
CNN, MSNBC...
That in and of itself was a sign of just how much the effort has been losing steam, even among Republican lawmakers.
The House Oversight hearing, titled “Influence Peddling: Examining Joe Biden’s Abuse of Public Office,” featured Tony Bobulinski a former associate of Hunter Biden. Also testifying, albeit remotely, was Jason Galanis, another associate, who is in an Alabama prison serving a sentence for securities fraud.
Also testifying, as a Democratic witness, was Lev Parnas, a former associate of Rudy Giuliani. Parnas said that Giuliani, in advance of the 2020 presidential election, trafficked in false claims that the Biden’s were involved in a Ukrainian corruption scheme, and that the Russians were behind the disinformation effort.
CNN, MSNBC...
- 3/20/2024
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
The Republican impeachment push against President Joe Biden has always rested on the thinnest of evidentiary ice, but with one of their key informants facing criminal charges for lying to federal investigators, the charade is now on the verge of falling apart.
On Wednesday, the House Oversight Committee — one of the three Republican-controlled committees overseeing the Biden impeachment inquiry — held a hearing in an attempt to salvage the effort.
Democrats brought in Lev Parnas, a former Rudy Giuliani crony who was a key figure in the Ukraine scandal that led to Trump’s first impeachment.
On Wednesday, the House Oversight Committee — one of the three Republican-controlled committees overseeing the Biden impeachment inquiry — held a hearing in an attempt to salvage the effort.
Democrats brought in Lev Parnas, a former Rudy Giuliani crony who was a key figure in the Ukraine scandal that led to Trump’s first impeachment.
- 3/20/2024
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
When Jimmy Fallon began his run as host of The Tonight Show, his memorable opening bit included an array of stars and celebrities—Robert De Niro, Tina Fey, Mariah Carey, Kim Kardashian, a pre-disgrace Rudy Guiliani, Mike Tyson, Lady Gaga, and more—planting 100 dollar bills on his desk,, each allegedly paying off their bets that Jimmy would never be the host of television’s franchise late-night show.
So do they each owe him a thousand now?
As of last month, it’s been ten years since Fallon took over—from Jay Leno—the chair behind the desk at The Tonight Show, bringing it back to its birthplace, New York City. In that decade: a lot of laughs, sketches, impressions, games, music performances, guests. Highs and lows, a pandemic here, a writers’ strike there; millions of views on YouTube and other sites; the usual complement of the thrills and spills and...
So do they each owe him a thousand now?
As of last month, it’s been ten years since Fallon took over—from Jay Leno—the chair behind the desk at The Tonight Show, bringing it back to its birthplace, New York City. In that decade: a lot of laughs, sketches, impressions, games, music performances, guests. Highs and lows, a pandemic here, a writers’ strike there; millions of views on YouTube and other sites; the usual complement of the thrills and spills and...
- 3/19/2024
- by Bill Carter
- LateNighter
John Oliver dinged Kate Middleton for her Photoshop fail and got a cameo from Jersey Shore’s Snooki on Last Week Tonight.
At the top of the show, Oliver took a swipe at the drama in England over Kensington Palace’s release of a statement in which the Princess of Wales admitted to editing a photo of her and her three kids.
“A certain someone’s Adobe free trial expired in a pretty public manner,” Oliver quipped.
After a photo of Middleton and her three kids was released to the public to commemorate Mother’s Day in the UK, the picture was withdrawn from news agencies after it was revealed it had been manipulated.
“Like many amateur photographers, I do occasionally experiment with editing,” read the apology from Middleton. “I wanted to express my apologies for any confusion the family photograph we shared yesterday caused. I hope everyone celebrating had...
At the top of the show, Oliver took a swipe at the drama in England over Kensington Palace’s release of a statement in which the Princess of Wales admitted to editing a photo of her and her three kids.
“A certain someone’s Adobe free trial expired in a pretty public manner,” Oliver quipped.
After a photo of Middleton and her three kids was released to the public to commemorate Mother’s Day in the UK, the picture was withdrawn from news agencies after it was revealed it had been manipulated.
“Like many amateur photographers, I do occasionally experiment with editing,” read the apology from Middleton. “I wanted to express my apologies for any confusion the family photograph we shared yesterday caused. I hope everyone celebrating had...
- 3/18/2024
- by Armando Tinoco
- Deadline Film + TV
If your lawyers advised you to commit a crime, does that exonerate you?
Former President Donald Trump intends to argue this is what happened, and that he is indeed exonerated, in the case of hush money payments made to Stormy Daniels in 2016.
In a court filing publicly released Tuesday, Trump’s attorneys filed notice of their plans to use an “advice of counsel” argument, of sorts, claiming that Trump did not think he was committing a crime because his lawyers were part of the ordeal.
“President Trump intends to elicit evidence concerning the presence,...
Former President Donald Trump intends to argue this is what happened, and that he is indeed exonerated, in the case of hush money payments made to Stormy Daniels in 2016.
In a court filing publicly released Tuesday, Trump’s attorneys filed notice of their plans to use an “advice of counsel” argument, of sorts, claiming that Trump did not think he was committing a crime because his lawyers were part of the ordeal.
“President Trump intends to elicit evidence concerning the presence,...
- 3/12/2024
- by Jeremy Childs
- Rollingstone.com
Ken Block couldn’t believe it. The mild-mannered Republican elections expert had seen a lot of things in his brief work as a consultant for former President Donald Trump’s campaign, after he was hired in late 2020 to find proof of mass election fraud that could stand up in court. This, however, was special.
A group of pro-Trump activists in Wisconsin were convinced they had found 740,070 cases of Wisconsin voters who voted twice — or around 22 percent of all votes cast in the state that year. The claim, which would have...
A group of pro-Trump activists in Wisconsin were convinced they had found 740,070 cases of Wisconsin voters who voted twice — or around 22 percent of all votes cast in the state that year. The claim, which would have...
- 3/12/2024
- by Adam Rawnsley
- Rollingstone.com
Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani can appeal his $148 million defamation verdict if pre-approved donors cover his legal fees.
In December 2023, the former mayor of New York City was found guilty of defamation against mother and daughter Ruby Freeman and Wandrea “Shaye” Moss. Without evidence, Giuliani repeatedly accused the duo of committing voter fraud in Georgia during the 2020 election. His claims were made to support former President Donald Trump‘s false claims of a “rigged election” for which no proof was ever provided.
The accusations led to Freeman and Moss experiencing racist and violent threats that “changed their lives forever.”
After a judge ordered Giuliani to pay $148 million, the former mayor filed for bankruptcy. In the court filing, Giuliani claimed he only earned $2,308 per month despite spending $43,797 in monthly expenses.
Giuliani’s bankruptcy judge said he can appeal the verdict if his legal expenses are covered by court-approved donors. Fees cannot come from Giuliani’s current assets,...
In December 2023, the former mayor of New York City was found guilty of defamation against mother and daughter Ruby Freeman and Wandrea “Shaye” Moss. Without evidence, Giuliani repeatedly accused the duo of committing voter fraud in Georgia during the 2020 election. His claims were made to support former President Donald Trump‘s false claims of a “rigged election” for which no proof was ever provided.
The accusations led to Freeman and Moss experiencing racist and violent threats that “changed their lives forever.”
After a judge ordered Giuliani to pay $148 million, the former mayor filed for bankruptcy. In the court filing, Giuliani claimed he only earned $2,308 per month despite spending $43,797 in monthly expenses.
Giuliani’s bankruptcy judge said he can appeal the verdict if his legal expenses are covered by court-approved donors. Fees cannot come from Giuliani’s current assets,...
- 3/3/2024
- by Ann Hoang
- Uinterview
NBC has set a two-hour primetime special to celebrate the 10th anniverary of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Fallon announced the special on his show Monday night, saying the past week was officially the show’s 10-year anniversary. The special will air May 14.
“We are so grateful that we get to do this job. I want to thank everyone on our staff and crew and of course all of you for tuning in every single night for the past 10 years to celebrate, really, thank you so much,” Fallon said in his opening. “To celebrate, NBC is going to air a two-hour primetime Best of Tonight Show special on May 14, the best moments of the Tonight Show from the past 10 years featuring some of our favorite sketches, guests and musical performances, from “Tight Pants” with Will Ferrell to me almost dating Nicole Kidman — I still can’t believe that happened...
“We are so grateful that we get to do this job. I want to thank everyone on our staff and crew and of course all of you for tuning in every single night for the past 10 years to celebrate, really, thank you so much,” Fallon said in his opening. “To celebrate, NBC is going to air a two-hour primetime Best of Tonight Show special on May 14, the best moments of the Tonight Show from the past 10 years featuring some of our favorite sketches, guests and musical performances, from “Tight Pants” with Will Ferrell to me almost dating Nicole Kidman — I still can’t believe that happened...
- 2/27/2024
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
John Avlon, who recently departed CNN, has officially launched his bid for a New York congressional seat.
He is running in the first congressional district, which covers Suffolk County and is currently held by Rep. Nick Lalota (R-ny), who has endorsed Donald Trump in the presidential race. Avlon faces a crowded Democratic field in the June 25 primary.
“I believe the United States is the greatest democracy the world has ever known, but right now, our democracy is in danger,” he said in an announcement video posted today.
“We need to build the broadest possible coalition to defeat Donald Trump, defend our democracy, and win back the House from his Maga minions who don’t even seem interested in solving problems anymore.”
Avlon was previously the editor in chief of The Daily Beast and, before that, chief speechwriter for then-New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani. He departed CNN earlier this month, after...
He is running in the first congressional district, which covers Suffolk County and is currently held by Rep. Nick Lalota (R-ny), who has endorsed Donald Trump in the presidential race. Avlon faces a crowded Democratic field in the June 25 primary.
“I believe the United States is the greatest democracy the world has ever known, but right now, our democracy is in danger,” he said in an announcement video posted today.
“We need to build the broadest possible coalition to defeat Donald Trump, defend our democracy, and win back the House from his Maga minions who don’t even seem interested in solving problems anymore.”
Avlon was previously the editor in chief of The Daily Beast and, before that, chief speechwriter for then-New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani. He departed CNN earlier this month, after...
- 2/21/2024
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Three lawyers who assisted Trump lawyer Sidney Powell‘s campaign in mounting legal challenges to the 2020 election results have been charged by bar investigators in Washington, D.C. They have been accused of violating disciplinary policies and are facing disciplinary charges.
The attorneys, Juli Haller, Lawrence Joseph and Brandon Johnson, are accused of knowingly making false representations to courts about a series of lawsuits filed in the weeks following the 2020 election. These filings became public in January.
Joseph was involved in a lawsuit filed by former Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) against former Vice President Mike Pence. The lawsuit aimed to pressure Pence to use his power to alter the election outcome according to Donald Trump‘s wishes.
Lower courts rejected the lawsuit, and the Supreme Court ended the case in January 2021.
Haller played a key role in Powell’s “Kraken” lawsuits. These lawsuits aimed to challenge President Joe Biden...
The attorneys, Juli Haller, Lawrence Joseph and Brandon Johnson, are accused of knowingly making false representations to courts about a series of lawsuits filed in the weeks following the 2020 election. These filings became public in January.
Joseph was involved in a lawsuit filed by former Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) against former Vice President Mike Pence. The lawsuit aimed to pressure Pence to use his power to alter the election outcome according to Donald Trump‘s wishes.
Lower courts rejected the lawsuit, and the Supreme Court ended the case in January 2021.
Haller played a key role in Powell’s “Kraken” lawsuits. These lawsuits aimed to challenge President Joe Biden...
- 2/19/2024
- by Casey Rivera
- Uinterview
In a federal bankruptcy court in Manhattan, former New York City mayor and one-time attorney to Donald Trump, Rudy Giuliani, revealed his dire financial situation and cited approximately $2 million in unpaid legal fees owed to him by the former president’s campaign and the Republican National Committee.
Giuliani’s testimony, delivered on Wednesday, shed light on his strained financial state, which was exacerbated by a $148 million defamation judgment against him for disseminating false information about the 2020 presidential election.
Giuliani’s bankruptcy filing, under Chapter 11, has left him near financial ruin. “I wouldn’t be bankrupt, up until that,” he lamented during his court appearance.
Despite the increase in his financial challenges, Giuliani has refrained from holding Trump accountable for the outstanding legal fees he claims are owed to him.
Giuliani says that Trump requested that he “take over” the campaign’s legal staff in November 2020, as Trump-aligned attorneys launched an...
Giuliani’s testimony, delivered on Wednesday, shed light on his strained financial state, which was exacerbated by a $148 million defamation judgment against him for disseminating false information about the 2020 presidential election.
Giuliani’s bankruptcy filing, under Chapter 11, has left him near financial ruin. “I wouldn’t be bankrupt, up until that,” he lamented during his court appearance.
Despite the increase in his financial challenges, Giuliani has refrained from holding Trump accountable for the outstanding legal fees he claims are owed to him.
Giuliani says that Trump requested that he “take over” the campaign’s legal staff in November 2020, as Trump-aligned attorneys launched an...
- 2/10/2024
- by Baila Eve Zisman
- Uinterview
Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani declared in a federal bankruptcy court filing that his net income is only $2,308 per month after spending $43,797 monthly in expenses.
On February 2, Giuliani’s documents were submitted to the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.
In the filings, the former mayor’s assets are valued at over $10.6 million, including a $5.6 million condominium in New York City and a $3.5 million penthouse in Palm Beach, Florida.
His creditors’ attorney, Philip C. Dublin, asserted relevant transfers had not been disclosed.
Giuliani wants the court to modify the $148 million judgment against him in the defamation lawsuit in December due to his bankruptcy.
Dublin argued that Giuliani had made “significant” overstatements and understatements regarding the worth of his assets.
His expenses include $13,500 in court-ordered payments to his mother-in-law and $5,000 in alimony.
Giuliani listed his transportation expenses as $1,600 and groceries, household items, laundry and personal care products expenses as $1,975 a month.
On February 2, Giuliani’s documents were submitted to the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.
In the filings, the former mayor’s assets are valued at over $10.6 million, including a $5.6 million condominium in New York City and a $3.5 million penthouse in Palm Beach, Florida.
His creditors’ attorney, Philip C. Dublin, asserted relevant transfers had not been disclosed.
Giuliani wants the court to modify the $148 million judgment against him in the defamation lawsuit in December due to his bankruptcy.
Dublin argued that Giuliani had made “significant” overstatements and understatements regarding the worth of his assets.
His expenses include $13,500 in court-ordered payments to his mother-in-law and $5,000 in alimony.
Giuliani listed his transportation expenses as $1,600 and groceries, household items, laundry and personal care products expenses as $1,975 a month.
- 2/6/2024
- by Alessio Atria
- Uinterview
The 11th season of Fox’s wild and wacky reality TV show “The Masked Singer” premieres on Wednesday, March 6, 2024. Nick Cannon returns as host of the whodunnit program alongside three of the perennial judges: Robin Thicke, Jenny McCarthy Wahlberg and Ken Jeong. The fourth panelist this year is Rita Ora, who temporarily replaces Nicole Scherzinger at the judges’ table as she travels abroad to star in London’s West End.
“Tms” producers have already released several high-res photos of the new costumes, including Book, Goldfish, Gumball, Lizard, Starfish and Ugly Sweater. Scroll through our photo gallery above (or click here for direct access) for everything to know about “The Masked Singer” Season 11 costumes, judges and host. The secret celebrities hiding underneath these colorful masks will be revealed one at a time throughout Spring 2024. Who is Your early favorite?
See‘The Masked Singer’ reveals for all seasons: Celebrities and costumes through...
“Tms” producers have already released several high-res photos of the new costumes, including Book, Goldfish, Gumball, Lizard, Starfish and Ugly Sweater. Scroll through our photo gallery above (or click here for direct access) for everything to know about “The Masked Singer” Season 11 costumes, judges and host. The secret celebrities hiding underneath these colorful masks will be revealed one at a time throughout Spring 2024. Who is Your early favorite?
See‘The Masked Singer’ reveals for all seasons: Celebrities and costumes through...
- 2/1/2024
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
In 2023, Donald Trump‘s super PACs spent $50 million in donor funds on legal expenses.
Trump spent the money after being criminally indicted in his failed effort to overturn the election and misuse of classified documents. He also faces defamation and civil fraud cases in civil courts.
The former president began raising millions of donations to him after he lost to Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election.
Trump pushed false claims of voter fraud to encourage his supporters to donate after his loss, attempts which have since become crucial to two of the indictments filed against him.
Save America, a Trump Pac which previously had over $100 million in the bank, almost went broke last year under the crush of legal fees.
The super Pac had paid for attorneys for Trump and some of his aides, who were named in the indictments, including Walt Nauta and Carlos de Oliveira, who were both...
Trump spent the money after being criminally indicted in his failed effort to overturn the election and misuse of classified documents. He also faces defamation and civil fraud cases in civil courts.
The former president began raising millions of donations to him after he lost to Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election.
Trump pushed false claims of voter fraud to encourage his supporters to donate after his loss, attempts which have since become crucial to two of the indictments filed against him.
Save America, a Trump Pac which previously had over $100 million in the bank, almost went broke last year under the crush of legal fees.
The super Pac had paid for attorneys for Trump and some of his aides, who were named in the indictments, including Walt Nauta and Carlos de Oliveira, who were both...
- 1/31/2024
- by Alessio Atria
- Uinterview
Former President Donald Trump made waves after storming out of court during the E. Jean Carroll trial on Friday. Trump left while Carroll’s attorney relayed his closing statements to the jurors. While Trump was gone from court, Carroll’s attorney Robert Kaplan said to the jury, “[Trump] thinks with his wealth and power he can treat Ms. Carroll how he wants and will suffer no consequences.”
After storming out, Trump returned to the court while his attorney made her closing statements. He was not present when the verdict was delivered.
The jury found Trump guilty in the defamation trial. Trump has been ordered to pay Carroll $83.3 million in damages. After the trial, Trump turned to social media to express his anger toward Judge Lewis Kaplan, who oversaw the trial.
“Judge Kaplan refuses to allow the Anderson Cooper Interview on CNN of E. Jean Carroll wherein Carroll says, ‘Rape is sexy,...
After storming out, Trump returned to the court while his attorney made her closing statements. He was not present when the verdict was delivered.
The jury found Trump guilty in the defamation trial. Trump has been ordered to pay Carroll $83.3 million in damages. After the trial, Trump turned to social media to express his anger toward Judge Lewis Kaplan, who oversaw the trial.
“Judge Kaplan refuses to allow the Anderson Cooper Interview on CNN of E. Jean Carroll wherein Carroll says, ‘Rape is sexy,...
- 1/28/2024
- by Ann Hoang
- Uinterview
It’s Valentine’s Day in the early aughts. Rudy Giuliani plays a hand in New York politics, and residents are still recovering from the events of September 11. There are talks of a memorial, among other commemorations. Across the river, bus drivers are on strike and a young, self-proclaimed “Jersey girl” rides a trucker in the parking lot of the New Jersey Turnpike gas station. As Ponyboi (played by newcomer River Gallo) amps his client up with theatrical ad libs, the stout john offers a note: Could Ponyboi turn it down a notch and consider speaking less?
This droll opening scene, which begins with the sweaty tension of sex before landing on smirking humor, is emblematic of Esteban Arango’s feature Ponyboi. Premiering at Sundance in the U.S. Dramatic Competition and written by Gallo, its intersex lead who uses they/them pronouns, Ponyboi revises the crime drama by putting...
This droll opening scene, which begins with the sweaty tension of sex before landing on smirking humor, is emblematic of Esteban Arango’s feature Ponyboi. Premiering at Sundance in the U.S. Dramatic Competition and written by Gallo, its intersex lead who uses they/them pronouns, Ponyboi revises the crime drama by putting...
- 1/26/2024
- by Lovia Gyarkye
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Rachel Maddow’s next project will take her to Russia — in a sense.
The journalist’s Surprise Inside production company will team up with Adam McKay’s Hyperobject Industries to work on the Rakontur documentary project “From Russia With Lev.” All three production entities are clients of WME.
The feature boasts exclusive interviews with Lev Parnas, the Ukranian-born operative whose association with former President Donald Trump and one of his attorneys, Rudolph Giuliani, took him on a strange journey that ended in a stealth campaign to produce dirt on then-candidate Joe Biden and a role in Trump’s first impeachment.
Maddow and McKay will serve as executive producers on the political farce, which is directed by Billy Corben and produced by Alfred Spellman, The duo have more than 30 hours of interview footage with Parnas and exclusive access to his personal archive that includes hundreds of gigabytes of photos, videos, documents,...
The journalist’s Surprise Inside production company will team up with Adam McKay’s Hyperobject Industries to work on the Rakontur documentary project “From Russia With Lev.” All three production entities are clients of WME.
The feature boasts exclusive interviews with Lev Parnas, the Ukranian-born operative whose association with former President Donald Trump and one of his attorneys, Rudolph Giuliani, took him on a strange journey that ended in a stealth campaign to produce dirt on then-candidate Joe Biden and a role in Trump’s first impeachment.
Maddow and McKay will serve as executive producers on the political farce, which is directed by Billy Corben and produced by Alfred Spellman, The duo have more than 30 hours of interview footage with Parnas and exclusive access to his personal archive that includes hundreds of gigabytes of photos, videos, documents,...
- 1/17/2024
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
The prosecutors participating in the 2020 Fulton County, Georgia, election fraud case indicated that they are searching for ways to sentence Donald Trump and the other co-defendants in the case to prison.
One email, in a batch newly released under Georgia’s public records law, contains an exchange between the former president’s defense lawyers and prosecutors showing that District Attorney of Fulton County Fani Willis suggested that the attorneys had a lengthy road ahead of them.
Willis said, “Long after these folks are in jail, we will still be practicing law.”
Another exchange between the defense lawyers and Willis showed Trump attorney Steve Sadow sharing that he was upset about an unfinished Rudy Giuliani transcript.
The attorney had a problem with the language utilized by the defense and stated that Trump’s team would be given the entire transcript in the next production of discovery.
“No one placed me here,...
One email, in a batch newly released under Georgia’s public records law, contains an exchange between the former president’s defense lawyers and prosecutors showing that District Attorney of Fulton County Fani Willis suggested that the attorneys had a lengthy road ahead of them.
Willis said, “Long after these folks are in jail, we will still be practicing law.”
Another exchange between the defense lawyers and Willis showed Trump attorney Steve Sadow sharing that he was upset about an unfinished Rudy Giuliani transcript.
The attorney had a problem with the language utilized by the defense and stated that Trump’s team would be given the entire transcript in the next production of discovery.
“No one placed me here,...
- 1/7/2024
- by Alessio Atria
- Uinterview
When former President Donald Trump lost the 2020 election, he hired Ken Block’s data mining firm to try and find evidence to back up the wild allegations Trump and his campaign were making about voter fraud. Instead, Block found none, and now his work could be used to help prosecute Trump.
“I’ve received subpoenas from both Jack Smith’s federal investigation into potential crimes related to Jan. 6 and also Fani Willis’ investigation of potential election crimes committed in Georgia,” Block told Rolling Stone in an interview. “All of my...
“I’ve received subpoenas from both Jack Smith’s federal investigation into potential crimes related to Jan. 6 and also Fani Willis’ investigation of potential election crimes committed in Georgia,” Block told Rolling Stone in an interview. “All of my...
- 1/2/2024
- by Adam Rawnsley
- Rollingstone.com
Don't Let Michelangelo Imposter's Mar-a-Lago Performance Deny Tmnt: Mutant Mayhem Its Rightful Oscar
Faux ninja, faux ninja, No!
Less than 24 hours into 2024, controversy is already heating up ahead of the Academy Awards. As part of Donald Trump's annual New Year's Eve party at Mar-a-Lago, washed-up '90s nostalgia entertainer Robert Matthew Van Winkle aka Vanilla Ice was one of the performing guests of honor. The resort owner is currently facing 13 felony counts, so it only makes sense that the headliner is a one-hit-wonder who did community service for stealing furniture, bicycles, and a pool heater from a vacant home. Nothing says success story like committing residential burglary and grand theft! As was reported by The Daily Beast, Van Winkle's performance was a huge hit with folks who clap on 1 and 3 and think Sweet Baby Ray's BBQ sauce is too spicy, although Trump himself did not lift his arms when Van Winkle encouraged the audience to, "Get your hands in the air,...
Less than 24 hours into 2024, controversy is already heating up ahead of the Academy Awards. As part of Donald Trump's annual New Year's Eve party at Mar-a-Lago, washed-up '90s nostalgia entertainer Robert Matthew Van Winkle aka Vanilla Ice was one of the performing guests of honor. The resort owner is currently facing 13 felony counts, so it only makes sense that the headliner is a one-hit-wonder who did community service for stealing furniture, bicycles, and a pool heater from a vacant home. Nothing says success story like committing residential burglary and grand theft! As was reported by The Daily Beast, Van Winkle's performance was a huge hit with folks who clap on 1 and 3 and think Sweet Baby Ray's BBQ sauce is too spicy, although Trump himself did not lift his arms when Van Winkle encouraged the audience to, "Get your hands in the air,...
- 1/2/2024
- by BJ Colangelo
- Slash Film
There was actually a time when we didn’t need social media to drum up mass hysteria, and the new HBO documentary Time Bomb Y2K is ready and raring to take us back there. This superbly edited dash through pre-millennial anxieties is a time capsule of archive footage — no narrator, no talking heads, no new interviews — from the years and days leading up the year 2000 that had millions worrying a computer glitch could lead to government takeover, nuclear catastrophe, cats and dogs playing together, and any other kind of mayhem you might imagine.
- 12/30/2023
- by Chris Vognar
- Rollingstone.com
We’ve got questions, and you’ve (maybe) got answers! With another week of TV gone by, we’re lobbing queries left and right about lotsa shows including Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Saturday Night Live, Fargo and Curb Your Enthusiasm!
1 | Now that Curb Your Enthusiasm has a final-season premiere date, how do you think that might relate to Jerry Seinfeld’s recent-ish tease about revisiting the Seinfeld series finale?
More from TVLinePercy Jackson and the Olympians' Young Hero Takes on a Minotaur and a New Quest - Grade the Premiere!Percy Jackson and the Olympians Star Walker Scobell on...
1 | Now that Curb Your Enthusiasm has a final-season premiere date, how do you think that might relate to Jerry Seinfeld’s recent-ish tease about revisiting the Seinfeld series finale?
More from TVLinePercy Jackson and the Olympians' Young Hero Takes on a Minotaur and a New Quest - Grade the Premiere!Percy Jackson and the Olympians Star Walker Scobell on...
- 12/22/2023
- by Matt Webb Mitovich, Ryan Schwartz, Keisha Hatchett, Michael Ausiello, Kimberly Roots, Dave Nemetz, Charlie Mason and Rebecca Iannucci
- TVLine.com
Rudy Giuliani filed for bankruptcy today, one day after a judge ordered the Donald Trump associate and former New York City mayor to start paying two former Georgia election workers the $148 million awarded them last week in a high-profile defamation lawsuit.
In his petition filed today in the United States Bankruptcy Court (read it here), Southern District of New York, Giuliani lists $153 million in existing or potential debts, including almost $1 million in tax liabilities, money owed to his lawyers and millions of dollars in potential legal judgments in addition to the $148 million owed the Georgia election workers.
Yesterday, District Judge Beryl A. Howell ordered the man once known as “America’s Mayor” to begin payments to the election volunteers Ruby Freeman and Wandrea ArShaye “Shaye” Moss immediately out of concern that Giuliani may attempt to “conceal and dissipate” his assets.
Related: Alex Jones Ordered To Pay Another $473 Million In Damages To Sandy Hook Families,...
In his petition filed today in the United States Bankruptcy Court (read it here), Southern District of New York, Giuliani lists $153 million in existing or potential debts, including almost $1 million in tax liabilities, money owed to his lawyers and millions of dollars in potential legal judgments in addition to the $148 million owed the Georgia election workers.
Yesterday, District Judge Beryl A. Howell ordered the man once known as “America’s Mayor” to begin payments to the election volunteers Ruby Freeman and Wandrea ArShaye “Shaye” Moss immediately out of concern that Giuliani may attempt to “conceal and dissipate” his assets.
Related: Alex Jones Ordered To Pay Another $473 Million In Damages To Sandy Hook Families,...
- 12/21/2023
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
On Thursday, Rudy Giuliani declared bankruptcy after being ordered to immediately pay a $148 jury judgment to Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss, the two Georgia women he falsely accused of stealing the 2020 election from his client Donald Trump.
The decision was made by Judge Beryl A. Howell, who had concerns that Giuliani might attempt to conceal his assets.
Despite Howell’s orders, there is little chance that Giuliani has anywhere near the $148 million he owes. The two Georgia women, who are mother and daughter, have also filed a request, which accused Giuliani of already failing to comply with other court orders.
In the 13-page order, Howell sided almost completely with Freeman and Moss.
“Giuliani has simply ignored the orders directing reimbursement to plaintiffs of attorney’s fees for discovery misconduct, without seeking extensions of time to make reimbursement, requesting any payment schedules or making any excuse for his nonpayment by the deadlines set in court orders,...
The decision was made by Judge Beryl A. Howell, who had concerns that Giuliani might attempt to conceal his assets.
Despite Howell’s orders, there is little chance that Giuliani has anywhere near the $148 million he owes. The two Georgia women, who are mother and daughter, have also filed a request, which accused Giuliani of already failing to comply with other court orders.
In the 13-page order, Howell sided almost completely with Freeman and Moss.
“Giuliani has simply ignored the orders directing reimbursement to plaintiffs of attorney’s fees for discovery misconduct, without seeking extensions of time to make reimbursement, requesting any payment schedules or making any excuse for his nonpayment by the deadlines set in court orders,...
- 12/21/2023
- by Zach Ament
- Uinterview
Rudy Giuliani has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy less than a week after he was ordered to pay two Georgia election workers a total of $148 million for spreading defamatory conspiracy theories about them in the aftermath of the 2020 election — and less than 24 hours after the judge in that case ruled that Giuliani must immediately begin paying those damages.
For months now, Giuliani has struggled to finance the slew of civil and criminal litigation brought against him in various states. These include a criminal indictment by Fulton County prosecutors in Georgia alleging...
For months now, Giuliani has struggled to finance the slew of civil and criminal litigation brought against him in various states. These include a criminal indictment by Fulton County prosecutors in Georgia alleging...
- 12/21/2023
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez and Andrew Perez
- Rollingstone.com
The two election workers from Georgia who won their $148 million lawsuit against Rudy Giuliani just last week are suing the former New York City Mayor again.
They claim that Giuliani is spreading more lies about them.
On Monday, Ruby Freeman and her daughter Andrea “Shaye” Moss filed for a permanent injunction against Giuliani to prevent him from speaking about them publicly.
Their lawyers complained, “Giuliani continues to spread the very same lies for which he has already been held liable. Defendant Giuliani’s statements, coupled with his refusal to agree to refrain from continuing to make such statements, make clear that he intends to persist in his campaign of targeted defamation and harassment. It must stop.”
The filing continued, “In these unique circumstances, the proper remedy is a targeted injunction barring Defendant Giuliani from continuing to repeat the very falsehoods about Plaintiffs that have already been found and held, conclusively,...
They claim that Giuliani is spreading more lies about them.
On Monday, Ruby Freeman and her daughter Andrea “Shaye” Moss filed for a permanent injunction against Giuliani to prevent him from speaking about them publicly.
Their lawyers complained, “Giuliani continues to spread the very same lies for which he has already been held liable. Defendant Giuliani’s statements, coupled with his refusal to agree to refrain from continuing to make such statements, make clear that he intends to persist in his campaign of targeted defamation and harassment. It must stop.”
The filing continued, “In these unique circumstances, the proper remedy is a targeted injunction barring Defendant Giuliani from continuing to repeat the very falsehoods about Plaintiffs that have already been found and held, conclusively,...
- 12/19/2023
- by Nina Hauswirth
- Uinterview
A day after Rudy Giuliani was hit with a massive, $148 million judgement in a defamation case brought by two Atlanta poll workers, SNL‘s Weekend Update rubbed in the consequences of his many false claims.
“You might as well just make it a billion [dollars], because there’s no way he can pay it. At this point, they only call Giuliani the mayor of 9/11 because that’s all that’s left in his bank account,” Jost joked.
Giuliani’s lawyer had told the eight-person Washington, D.C. jury this week that...
“You might as well just make it a billion [dollars], because there’s no way he can pay it. At this point, they only call Giuliani the mayor of 9/11 because that’s all that’s left in his bank account,” Jost joked.
Giuliani’s lawyer had told the eight-person Washington, D.C. jury this week that...
- 12/17/2023
- by William Vaillancourt
- Rollingstone.com
It’s the last SNL of 2023, former cast Mvp Kate McKinnon is hosting, and that just means the cold open had to dive into Rudy Giuliani’s latest legal face plant — which is exactly what the Lorne Michaels-produced show sadly didn’t do tonight.
Instead, being that it is the last Saturday Night Live of the year before Santa Claus starts shimming down chimneys in a week and a bit, the long-running NBC show went with the 95th annual Christmas Awards “live” from “beautiful and dangerous” downtown LA. A choice that resulted in what just may be the absolute worst cold open of the entire season so far — and that’s a distinct that requires real effort based on the past few weeks.
Fronted by Heidi Gardner and Bowen Yang as the fictional and perpetually annoying Tina Cabrini and John Parker-Lee from E!, the ceremony of sorts in the...
Instead, being that it is the last Saturday Night Live of the year before Santa Claus starts shimming down chimneys in a week and a bit, the long-running NBC show went with the 95th annual Christmas Awards “live” from “beautiful and dangerous” downtown LA. A choice that resulted in what just may be the absolute worst cold open of the entire season so far — and that’s a distinct that requires real effort based on the past few weeks.
Fronted by Heidi Gardner and Bowen Yang as the fictional and perpetually annoying Tina Cabrini and John Parker-Lee from E!, the ceremony of sorts in the...
- 12/17/2023
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
On Friday afternoon, a jury in Washington, D.C., ordered former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani to pay two Georgia election workers $148 million for false and defamatory claims he made about them.
After the 2020 election, on behalf of former President Donald Trump, Giuliani publicly alleged that Ruby Freeman and Wandrea “Shaye” Moss, two election workers involved in ballot counts in Fulton County, Georgia, engaged in election fraud.
In August, U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell ruled in favor of Freeman and Moss and awarded them a default judgment. The ongoing trial aimed to determine the extent of the damages and the penalties that Giuliani will be required to pay as a result.
Freeman and Moss seek compensation from $15.5 million to an amount in the $40 million range.
The jury determined the amount of damages Giuliani will be obligated to pay as compensation for the defamation of the two women, as...
After the 2020 election, on behalf of former President Donald Trump, Giuliani publicly alleged that Ruby Freeman and Wandrea “Shaye” Moss, two election workers involved in ballot counts in Fulton County, Georgia, engaged in election fraud.
In August, U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell ruled in favor of Freeman and Moss and awarded them a default judgment. The ongoing trial aimed to determine the extent of the damages and the penalties that Giuliani will be required to pay as a result.
Freeman and Moss seek compensation from $15.5 million to an amount in the $40 million range.
The jury determined the amount of damages Giuliani will be obligated to pay as compensation for the defamation of the two women, as...
- 12/15/2023
- by Baila Eve Zisman
- Uinterview
A federal jury Friday awarded two Georgia election workers a total of $148 million in their defamation case against Rudy Giuliani, as they said they were subject to harassment and death threats over false claims that they were involved in rigging the state’s results in the 2020 presidential election.
The election workers, Ruby Freeman and her daughter Shaye Moss, sued Giuliani over the statements. The trial was largely to determine damages. They had previously testified before the January 6th Committee about the threats that they faced.
CNN and MSNBC went to breaking news of the huge verdict, while Fox News initially stuck with Neil Cavuto’s interview with New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu, who has endorsed Nikki Haley in the Republican presidential race. Cavuto went to the story once that interview wrapped up.
The verdict was well above the $48 million in damages sought by by Freeman and Moss. The jury awarded Freeman $16.2 million for defamation,...
The election workers, Ruby Freeman and her daughter Shaye Moss, sued Giuliani over the statements. The trial was largely to determine damages. They had previously testified before the January 6th Committee about the threats that they faced.
CNN and MSNBC went to breaking news of the huge verdict, while Fox News initially stuck with Neil Cavuto’s interview with New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu, who has endorsed Nikki Haley in the Republican presidential race. Cavuto went to the story once that interview wrapped up.
The verdict was well above the $48 million in damages sought by by Freeman and Moss. The jury awarded Freeman $16.2 million for defamation,...
- 12/15/2023
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Rudy Giuliani has been ordered to pay two Georgia election workers a total of $148 million for spreading defamatory conspiracy theories about them in the aftermath of the 2020 election. The massive judgement is the most significant legal accountability any one individual has faced for lying about election fraud.
The eight-person jury reached the decision unanimously on Friday after deliberating for two days. The jury found Giuliani owes Wandrea ArShaye “Shaye” Moss and her mother Ruby Freeman $16,998,000 and $16,171,000, respectively, for defamation; $20 million a piece for emotional distress; and $75 million total in punitive damages.
The eight-person jury reached the decision unanimously on Friday after deliberating for two days. The jury found Giuliani owes Wandrea ArShaye “Shaye” Moss and her mother Ruby Freeman $16,998,000 and $16,171,000, respectively, for defamation; $20 million a piece for emotional distress; and $75 million total in punitive damages.
- 12/15/2023
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
Rudy Giuliani was slated to testify on Thursday in the trial to determine how much he has to pay the Georgia election workers he defamed following the 2020 election. He decided against taking the stand, however, reneging on a promise to set the record straight and “give the whole story.”
Giuliani was found liable in August of spreading lies about Shaye Moss and her mother Ruby Freeman, now-former Georgia election workers he falsely claimed helped rig the election in President Biden’s favor. Moss and Freeman were subjected to relentless harassment...
Giuliani was found liable in August of spreading lies about Shaye Moss and her mother Ruby Freeman, now-former Georgia election workers he falsely claimed helped rig the election in President Biden’s favor. Moss and Freeman were subjected to relentless harassment...
- 12/14/2023
- by Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
Georgia election worker Wandrea ArShaye “Shaye” Moss testified on Tuesday in a jury trial that will determine how much Rudy Giuliani owes her and her mother, Ruby Freeman, in defamation damages.
In court, Moss described running to her hairdresser and begging her to help change her appearance after realizing that she’d become the target of a right-wing mob egged on by Giuliani, who falsely accused Moss and her mother of working to rig the election.
“I was afraid for my life,” Moss told the court, echoing testimony she gave...
In court, Moss described running to her hairdresser and begging her to help change her appearance after realizing that she’d become the target of a right-wing mob egged on by Giuliani, who falsely accused Moss and her mother of working to rig the election.
“I was afraid for my life,” Moss told the court, echoing testimony she gave...
- 12/12/2023
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
Lawyers for Rudy Giuliani are begging jurors not to grant two Georgia election workers the up-to $43 million in damages they’ve requested in their defamation case against the former Trump attorney.
Before the court on Monday, Giuliani’s lawyer Joe Sibley called the proposed damages “the civil equivalent of the death penalty.”
“If you award them what they are asking for, it will be the end of Mr. Giuliani,” he said.
In August, Giuliani was found liable for defaming Ruby Freeman and her daughter Wandrea “Shaye” Moss, two Georgia election...
Before the court on Monday, Giuliani’s lawyer Joe Sibley called the proposed damages “the civil equivalent of the death penalty.”
“If you award them what they are asking for, it will be the end of Mr. Giuliani,” he said.
In August, Giuliani was found liable for defaming Ruby Freeman and her daughter Wandrea “Shaye” Moss, two Georgia election...
- 12/11/2023
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
Donald Trump defended comments he made last week where he said he wanted to be a dictator if re-elected but only on “Day One” in office.
Trump began by complaining that Peter Baker of The New York Times wrote an article referencing his comments. “[Peter] Baker today in the New York Times said that I want to be a dictator,” the former president said Saturday night at the New York Young Republican Club’s 111th Annual Gala. “I didn’t say that. I said I want to be a dictator for one day.
Trump began by complaining that Peter Baker of The New York Times wrote an article referencing his comments. “[Peter] Baker today in the New York Times said that I want to be a dictator,” the former president said Saturday night at the New York Young Republican Club’s 111th Annual Gala. “I didn’t say that. I said I want to be a dictator for one day.
- 12/10/2023
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
Donald Trump has spent the last three years alleging that the 2020 election was rigged against him. The former president and his allies have done everything in their power to prove Joe Biden’s win was fraudulent, to no avail, because it wasn’t. Team Trump has simultaneously been laying the groundwork to make sure the 2024 election goes their way and, if it doesn’t, that their effort to bend the results in their favor will be more successful next year than it was after Trump’s reelection effort went down in flames.
- 12/8/2023
- by Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
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