GLORIA ALLRED

The kind of prison time R. Kelly got in New York could well change the calculus on how his lawyers and prosecutors in Chicago proceed with his other cases.

Shelley Lynn Thornton, the woman whose conception sparked the 1973 landmark case, told ABC News that she's "concerned" for what lies ahead.

"This is an extremist decision," said Allred.

A woman testified that she was 14 when Bill Cosby took her into a trailer on a movie set in 1975, grabbed her so she couldn’t move her arms, and kissed her.

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg is praising an appeals court’s ruling that upholds Harvey Weinstein’s rape conviction and 23-year prison sentence.

Eleven months after he was freed from prison, 85-year-old Bill Cosby will again be the defendant in a sexual assault proceeding.

Former Las Vegas casino mogul Steve Wynn has accepted an undisclosed financial settlement to end his federal defamation lawsuit against an attorney.

With less than a week to go before a civil trial, Bill Cosby's lawyers are crying foul over a change in the story of a woman who alleges he sexually assaulted her at the Playboy Mansion.

Abortion rights supporters are demonstrating at hundreds of marches and rallies where they're expressing their outrage that the Supreme Court appears prepared to scrap the constitutional right to abortion that has endured for nearly a half-century.

Newsy's sits down with attorney Gloria Allred, who defended Norma McCorvey, otherwise known as Jane Roe, in the 1973 court case Roe v. Wade.

Hundreds of Ukrainians living in towns occupied by Russian troops in the outskirts of Kyiv have fled.

In fulfillment of a sacred promise to his father and the millions of other Jews murdered by the Nazis, he took a group of Holocaust deniers to court in the 1980s and won a legal and moral victory in the enduring battle against historical revisionism.

Prince Andrew wasn’t on trial in the Ghislaine Maxwell sex trafficking case but her conviction is bad news for the man who is ninth in line to the British throne.

"I was afraid to come forward because of Mr. Noth's power and his threats to ruin my career," Lisa Gentile said in a press conference. The actor faces multiple accusations of rape and sexual abuse.

A new lawsuit alleges that Alec Baldwin recklessly fired a gun when it wasn’t called for in the script when he shot and killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the New Mexico set of the film “Rust.”.

Authorities are giving updates on Wednesday about their investigation into the fatal incident. Criminal charges remain possible in the case.

David Rojas is charged with felony sexual contact with human remains after authorities say he touched a dead woman's breast in October 2019.

R. Kelly's conviction marks a pivotal moment for Black women and #MeToo, but it's too soon to call it a cultural shift.

Kelly, 54, was accused by multiple witnesses of targeting, grooming and exploiting young women and men.

Sunni Welles FILE PHOTO Sunni Welles (L) speaks during a news conference with attorney Gloria Allred (R) March 27, 2015, in Los Angeles, California. Welles, who accused Bill Cosby of sexual assault when she was 17, died this week at the age of 72. In 2015, Welles accused Bill Cosby of sexual assault stemming from an incident in the 1960s when she was 17 years old. Expand Autoplay Image 1 of 153 Sunni Welles FILE PHOTO Sunni Welles (L) speaks during a news conference with attorney Gloria Allred (R) March 27, 2015, in Los Angeles, California. Welles, who accused Bill Cosby of sexual assault when she was 17, died this week at the age of 72.

The pandemic hasn't slowed down two of the most prominent #MeToo attorneys, who say they're having their busiest year ever.

Visceral reactions to the news that Bill Cosby has been released from prison include shock from victims' advocates and MeToo activists to support from his friend and TV co-star Phylicia Rashad.

Summer Zervos, (R) a former contestant on "The Apprentice" arrives with lawyer Gloria Allred at the New York County Criminal Court on December 5, 2017, in New York. Trump's most recent appeal of the case argued that, under the U.S. Constitution, state courts are not authorized to hear cases against a sitting president. State courts may not "exercise any control (i.e., jurisdiction) over the President while he or she is in office," Trump's lawyers said in a court filing last May. In February, Zervos' lawyers asked the appeals court to dismiss Trump's appeal, saying the now-former president wouldn't fight them on it, the Associated Press reported. "Motion to dismiss appeal granted and appeal dismissed, without costs, upon the ground that the issues presented have become moot," it said.

FILE - Armie Hammer attends the 13th Annual Go Gala on Nov. 16, 2019, in Los Angeles. Los Angeles police said Thursday, March 18, 2021, that they are investigating actor Armie Hammer for sexual assault. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)LOS ANGELES – Actor Armie Hammer is under investigation for sexual assault, Los Angeles police said Thursday. Hammer is the main suspect in a sexual assault that was reported to police on Feb. 3, LAPD spokesman Officer Drake Madison said. The Associated Press does not generally identify alleged victims of sexual assault.

(Reuters) - Harvey Weinsteins 23-year jail sentence for rape and sexual assault was greeted with tears, delight and surprise on Wednesday, particularly from some of the scores of women who have accused him of sexual misconduct dating back decades. Sorvino is one of a group of 24 Weinstein accusers called the Silence Breakers that also includes Ashley Judd, Rosanna Arquette and Rose McGowan. In the end, he got more than double the 3-10 year sentence handed down to comedian Bill Cosby in 2018 for sexual assault. Thank you for changing the future for us all, actress Ellen Barkin wrote on Twitter. Actress Jodie Turner-Smith, the star of the independent film Queen & Slim, wrote on Twitter: 23 years in prison for Harvey Weinstein.

Harvey Weinstein pleaded for mercy and attempted to explain himself before he was sentenced Wednesday to 23 years in prison, breaking the silence he maintained in the Manhattan courtroom throughout his trial. Harvey Weinstein, center, flanked by his defense attorneys, listens during his sentencing in a Manhattan courtroom, Wednesday, March 11, 2020. At Weinstein's trial, too, prosecutors sought to prove Weinstein had a pattern of assaulting women by calling accusers whose claims could not be prosecuted under state statutes of limitations. Harvey Weinstein witness says guilty verdict was "a huge relief"She asked Judge James Burke to impose "whatever sentence is long enough for Harvey Weinstein to acknowledge what he's done to me and to others and to be truly sorry." Attorney Gloria Allred holds a sign as she meets the press after Harvey Weinstein's sentencing March 11 in New York.

(Reuters) - Harvey Weinstein is sitting under guard in a cinderblock room at a New York City hospital days after his conviction for sexual assault and rape, and at times can go stir crazy just staring at the emptiness, according to a spokesman. FILE PHOTO: Harvey Weinstein arrives at New York Criminal Court for another day of jury deliberations in his sexual assault trial in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., February 24, 2020. His conviction was a milestone for the #MeToo movement, which inspired women to accuse hundreds of powerful men of sexual misconduct. Weinstein is allowed to make limited phone calls from a common area, the former producers spokesman said. He has denied the accusations, said any sexual encounters were consensual, and has said he will appeal his conviction.

Harvey Weinstein will face a sentence of up to 29 years in prison thanks, in part, to the testimony of Miriam Haley. Haley told "CBS This Morning" she was relieved by the guilty verdict. Until the verdict was announced, Haley said she didn't know if Weinstein would be convicted. I don't know," Allred said. Ultimately, Allred said, the guilty verdict against Weinstein means no one is beyond consequences for violence against women.

A year later, Lifetime is readying a follow-up series, “ Surviving R. Kelly Part II: The Reckoning, ” with one major difference: this time, R. Kelly will be behind bars when it airs. “Surviving R. Kelly Part II: The Reckoning” will premiere Thursday on Lifetime. That groundbreaking hip-hop group toured with R. Kelly and Maynes was initially approached by the documentary makers about what he witnessed on the road. In an interview with The Associated Press, he connected R. Kelly to other self-destructive superstars like Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston and Prince. Bryant said the indictments against R. Kelly were never the goal of the series.

“I feel like the forgotten man,’’ Weinstein said in an interview published Sunday in the New York Post. “I made more movies directed by women and about women than any filmmaker, and I’m talking about 30 years ago. The deal wouldn't require Weinstein to pay anything out of his own pocket, nor would he have to admit wrongdoing. He faces a Jan. 6 trial on rape and sexual assault charges in state court, where he has pleaded not guilty. “Harvey Weinstein is trying to gaslight society again," more than 20 accusers said in a statement issued Sunday.

A new book on Ruth Bader Ginsburg explores the Supreme Court justice's thoughts on the #MeToo movement and her hope that non-disclosure agreements, which have come under fire in sexual misconduct cases, "will not be enforced by the courts." In "Conversations with RBG: Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Life, Love, Liberty, and Law," the 86-year-old feminist icon questions whether the #MeToo movement will render the secrecy clause obsolete in such cases. Some lawyers who represent women today in sexual misconduct cases, including Debra Katz and Gloria Allred, pushed back on Ginsburg's view of the non-disclosure agreements, known as "NDAs." At least two states, New York and California, have placed limits on the use of NDAs in sexual misconduct cases since the #MeToo movement took off in 2017. Ginsburg, in a 2018 conversation recounted in the book, said she expects the #MeToo movement to have staying power, and any backlash to be limited.

(CNN) - Summer Zervos, the former "Apprentice" contestant who has accused Donald Trump of sexually assaulting her in 2007, presented evidence Thursday in a new court filing to back up her claims. Zervos contacted lawyers about the allegations in 2011 and reached out to Fox News about the matter in August 2015, according to a new filing from her lawyers. She also "reached out to multiple lawyers back in 2011, including to Gloria Allred, whose records reflect that contact," Wang writes. The Trump Organization previously declared these documents "confidential" and only after months of legal wrangling and a recent telephone conference with the court did Trump and the Trump Organization "finally and begrudgingly agreed to lift a number of these baseless designations," according to the filing. Wang says the Trump Organization has improperly designated nine pages of records as "confidential" because they contain the President's former cell phone number.

"Today is a day of power and strength," Teala Davies told reporters outside court. Attorney Gloria Allred arrived in court with four new accusers, one of them carrying a 5-month-old baby wearing a T-shirt reading Strong Like Mommy.Virginia Roberts, 35, is credited with being one of the first of Epsteins accusers. She flew from her home in Australia for the hearing and led a band of other women into court. RELATED STORIESDo Broken Bones in Jeffrey Epstein's Neck Mean He Could Have Been Murdered? Terrence K. Williams Defends President Trump Retweeting Epstein Conspiracy TheoryIs Jeffrey Epstein's Ex Ghislaine Maxwell Hiding in Massachusetts?

Minnesota authorities are charging singer R. Kelly with two counts of prostitution and solicitation involving a 17-year-old girl for an alleged incident in 2001. Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman says Robert Kelly is charged in an incident involving a girl he met at a promotional event ahead of one of his performances. When he asked her how she was able to get in to the concert and get so close to the stage, the girl told her brother about the incident, the complaint says. R. Kelly faces federal sex crime chargesKelly's attorney, Steve Greenberg, tweeted: "Give me a break. Kelly also faces federal sex crime charges in New York and Illinois and sex assault and sex abuse charges in Cook County, Illinois.

After a judge ruled that comedian Bill Cosby must stand trial for a 2004 sexual assault allegation, attorney Gloria Allred, who represents a number of other Cosby accusers, addressed the media with her take on the proceedings.

After Bill Cosby was arraigned on three counts of indecent assault, celebrity attorney Gloria Allred held a press conference to discuss how the criminal charges will affect some of the women she represents. CBSN's Jamie Yuccas and Michelle Miller covered her remarks.

The embattled comedian could face a new deposition after the California Supreme Court allowed a civil lawsuit to proceed. Cosby is accused of sexually abusing a 15-year-old girl at the Playboy mansion more than 40 years ago. CBS News legal analyst Rikki Klieman joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss "relentless" attorney Gloria Allred who will conduct the deposition.