Tag: sex assault

Pop star Chris Brown named in sex assault lawsuit

by Jocelyne Zablit Agence France Presse LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — A Los Angeles woman filed a lawsuit on Wednesday against Chris Brown and a fellow rapper, alleging she was repeatedly raped and sexually assaulted at Brown’s home during a drug- and alcohol-fueled party last year. The woman, identified only as Jane Doe, said she was lured to the singer’s house following a concert at a nightclub on February 23, 2017 and was raped […]

Deneuve says she meant no offence to sex assault victims

PARIS, France (AFP) — French film star Catherine Deneuve said she stood by her signing an open letter in Le Monde this week bashing the #MeToo movement but apologised if she had offended victims of sexual assault, in a letter published on the website of daily Liberation on Sunday. “I warmly greet all the victims of these hideous acts who might have felt offended by that letter which appeared in Le Monde. It is to […]

Two more Weinstein accusers go public with sex assault claims

by Frankie TAGGART Agence France-Presse LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — A former actress accused Harvey Weinstein Friday of unzipping his pants and forcing himself on her, as a separate alleged victim publicly repeated rape allegations she had made in a newspaper interview. Heather Kerr, who appeared on 1980s US sitcom “The Facts of Life,” claims Weinstein attacked her during a private meeting when she was an aspiring actress in her 20s. “He asked me […]