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Mel Gibson arrives at the 89th Academy Awards Nominees Luncheon in Beverly Hills, Calif., Feb. 6, 2017. Gibson can testify at the rape and sexual assault trial of Harvey Weinstein about one of Weinstein's accusers, whose story Gibson learned part of prior to 2015, a judge ruled Friday, Oct. 14, 2022. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)

Mel Gibson can testify at Harvey Weinstein trial, judge rules

By Andrew Dalton - Associated Press

Director Roman Polanski appears at an international film festival, where he promoted his film, &quot;Based on a True Story,&quot; in Krakow, Poland, on May 2, 2018. A court transcript shows a U.S. judge planned to renege on a plea deal and imprison Polanski for having sex with teen in 1977. The previously sealed transcript obtained late Sunday, July 17, 2022, by The Associated Press of testimony by retired Deputy District Attorney Roger Gunson supports Polanski’s claim that he fled on the eve of sentencing in 1978 because he didn’t think he was getting a fair deal. (AP Photo, File)

Prosecutor: U.S. judge reneged on promise in Polanski sex case

By Brian Melley - Associated Press

This combination photo shows Jamie Spears, left, father of Britney Spears, as he leaves the Stanley Mosk Courthouse on Oct. 24, 2012, in Los Angeles and Britney Spears at the Clive Davis and The Recording Academy Pre-Grammy Gala on Feb. 11, 2017, in Beverly Hills, Calif.. Britney Spears' father agreed Thursday, Aug. 12, 2021, to step down from the conservatorship that has controlled her life and money for 13 years, according to reports. Several outlets including celebrity website TMZ and CNN reported that James Spears filed legal documents saying that while there are no grounds for his removal, he will step down. (AP Photo)

Britney Spears’ father files to end court conservatorship

By Andrew Dalton - Associated Press

Britney Spears set to speak in court on her conservatorship

By ANDREW DALTON - Associated Press

FILE - Kanye West and Kim Kardashian West attend &quot;The Cher Show&quot; Broadway musical opening night on Dec. 3, 2018, in New York. West agrees with Kardashian West that they should have joint custody of their four children and neither of them need spousal support, according to divorce documents filed by West's attorneys in Los Angeles Superior Court on Friday, April 12, 2021. Kardashian West filed to end the couple's 6 1/2-year marriage in February. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

Kanye agrees with Kim on joint custody in divorce response

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This combination photo shows Jamie Spears, father of singer Britney Spears, leaving the Stanley Mosk Courthouse in Los Angeles on Oct. 24, 2012, left, and singer Britney Spears at the Los Angeles premiere of &quot;Once Upon a Time in Hollywood&quot; on July 22, 2019. A hearing on the court conservatorship that controls the money and affairs of Britney Spears has been closed to the public and media. Jamie Spears temporarily stepped down earlier this month from his role as conservator over her personal life, though maintained financial control over her. On Tuesday, prosecutors declined to file charges against Jamie Spears after a child-abuse investigation involving Britney's son. (AP Photo)

No Britney Spears, no decisions made at closed court hearing

By ANDREW DALTON - Associated Press

FILE - This April 12, 2018, file photo shows Britney Spears at the 29th annual GLAAD Media Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif. A Los Angeles judge will consider whether to extend a temporary restraining order Tuesday, May 28, 2019, that keeps Sam Lutfi, a former associate of Spears, away from her and her family. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)

Britney Spears’ restraining order on ex-manager extended

By ANDREW DALTON - Associated Press

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Five ex-cops involved in parked-car shooting claim they were fired because they are white

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Matthew Lentz, who says he was fathered by convicted murderer Charles Manson at an orgy, stands outside Los Angeles Superior Court Tuesday, May 8, 2018. He carried letters he said Manson sent him from prison and hoped to show them to a judge at a hearing over claims on Manson's estate. But he arrived too late for the hearing, and has until July 13 to show cause why he shouldn't be dismissed from the case. (AP Photo/Brian Melley)

Charles Manson’s purported sons could be out of estate fight

By BRIAN MELLEY - Associated Press

Matthew Lentz, who says he was fathered by convicted murderer Charles Manson at an orgy, stands outside Los Angeles Superior Court Tuesday, May 8, 2018. He carried letters he said Manson sent him from prison and hoped to show them to a judge at a hearing over claims on Manson's estate. But he arrived too late for the hearing, and has until July 13 to show cause why he shouldn't be dismissed from the case. (AP Photo/Brian Melley)

Purported sons could be out of Charles Manson estate fight

By BRIAN MELLEY - Associated Press

This Dec. 29, 2017 photo shows Lisa Finch, surrounded by family members reacting to the killing of her son Andrew Finch after he was shot by police, in Wichita, Kan. The attorney for the family of a Kansas man fatally shot at the door of his home after a hoax emergency call wants the police officer who killed him criminally charged for his death. Police have said Finch was shot after a prankster called 911 last week with a fake story about a shooting and kidnapping at Finch's Wichita home. In a letter Tuesday, Finch's mother, Lisa, says officials are compounding the family's grief by not allowing her to see her son's body. (Bo Rader /The Wichita Eagle via AP)

Suspect in deadly 911 hoax has history of making phony calls

By BRIAN MELLEY and ROXANA HEGEMAN - Associated Press

This combination photo shows director Roman Polanski at the photo call for the film, &quot;Based On A True Story,&quot; at the 70th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, on May 27, 2017, left, and Polanski at a Santa Monica, Calif., courthouse on Aug. 8, 1977. A lawyer for Polanski says his sex crime victim, Samantha Geimer, will appeal to a Los Angeles judge on Friday, June 9, 2017, to help make the case that Polanski has served his time for the 40-year-old crime. (AP Photo/Files)

The Latest: Polanski victim asks judge to end sex abuse case

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Playboy model pleads no contest for post of naked woman

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The entrance to a Planned Parenthood Clinic is seen here in Oklahoma City on July 24, 2015. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Judge nixes StemExpress’s effort to obtain pro-life group’s undercover video

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Nov. 12, 2010, file photo, Shelly Sterling, left, sits with her husband, Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling, during the Clippers' NBA basketball game against the Detroit Pistons in Los Angeles. The former team owner has filed for divorce from Shelly Sterling, his attorney Bobby Samini said Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2015. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)

Former Clippers owner Donald Sterling seeks divorce from estranged wife

By Tami Abdollah - Associated Press

Screen capture from the third video released by the Center for Medical Progress, showing Planned Parenthood's involvement in the selling of fetal tissue.

Planned Parenthood: Judge blocks pro-life group from releasing StemExpress footage

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Oct. 27, 2003, file photo, Casey Kasem poses for photographers after receiving the Radio Icon award during The 2003 Radio Music Awards in Las Vegas. A Los Angeles judge on Monday, June 9, 2014, ruled that Kasem should receive food, hydration and medication while a court-appointed attorney travels to Washington state to evaluate the ailing radio personality and make a recommendation about his ongoing care. (AP Photo/Eric Jamison, File)

Judge: Casey Kasem should be fed, hydrated

By Anthony McCartney - Associated Press

FILE - In this June 1, 2011, file photo, New Orleans Saints safety Darren Sharper speaks during a news conference in Metairie, La. The Los Angeles County district attorney's office says the former NFL player has been charged with drugging and raping two women. A district attorney's statement says Sharper will be arraigned Friday Feb. 14, 2014, on two counts of rape by use of drugs, four counts of furnishing a controlled substance and one count of possession of a controlled substance. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

Details disclosed in investigations of ex-NFL star

By LINDA DEUTSCH - Associated Press