Sexual Abuse
The-Dream Hit With Lawsuit Alleging Sexual Abuse By Ex-Protégé
A woman who says she was a former protégé of The-Dream is alleging in a new lawsuit that she was a victim of sexual abuse and battery.
50 Cent Says Diddy Doc Proceeds To Go To Sex Assault Victims
50 Cent is continuing his trolling of Diddy in a more deliberate way, announcing Wednesday that his documentary on the mogul in the wake of lawsuits filed against him will have its proceeds go to victims of sexual assault.
No Laughing Matter: Tiffany Haddish & Aries Spears Accused of Child Sexual Abuse
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: ROBYN BECK / Getty Tiffany Haddish definitely wasn’t ready for this news to land on timelines. Haddish, fellow comedian, and Lizzo’s biggest hater, Aries Spears, have been accused of child sexual abuse. In a scathing report from The Daily Beast, Tiffany Haddish and Aries Spears were slapped with a lawsuit by Jane Doe. In the suit, she alleges that when the two comedians recruited her and her younger brother, whom she is speaking on behalf of, to appear in skits and perform inappropriate acts on camera when they were children. Jane was 14 years old at the time of the alleged video shoot, and her brother was only 7. The report details the problematic skits that Bossip reported about in 2018, which is how Jane Doe’s mother found out about them. The Dai...
Down Low: Male Accuser Details Sexual Abuse He Allegedly Endured At The Hands of R.Kelly During Federal Trial
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Chicago Tribune / Getty Disgraced singer and alleged peddler of herpes R.Kelly didn’t just prey on young Black girls. He also allegedly messed with boys too. R.Kelly’s federal sex trafficking trial is currently underway. The witnesses are spilling the tea on the stand, and all share similar stories of how the singer/songwriter used his fame and influence to manipulate them into performing sexual acts. But one witness, in particular, is garnering attention, being that he is a male. As spotted on NewsOne, the male accuser whose identity remains concealed detailed how R.Kelly met him at his alleged favorite scouting location McDonald’s, when he was only 17. Like Kelly’s alleged female victims, the “Down Low” singer used the at-the-time 17-year old’s dream of...
18 Masseuses Come Forward Saying Deshaun Watson Was Never Inappropriate
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Carmen Mandato / Getty While Deshaun Watson might be going through his darkest time ever there might be some light ahead. Over a dozen women who have provided massages to him in the past say he was a class act. As spotted on TMZ the football star is now getting support via some of his former masseuses expressing that they did not have any problems when they treated him in a professional setting. According to his lawyer Rusty Hardin, 18 female massage therapists have come forward with statements and receipts. “All of them stated that Deshaun never made them feel uncomfortable or demanded anything outside the scope of a professional massage” the attorney said. Nadiyah Luqman, a licensed therapist certified in sports and orthopedic massage in Houston, s...
That “Strange Case” in HBO’s Lovecraft Country We Can’t Stop Thinking About
Warning: This editorial discusses scenes depicting rape and sexual assault. HBO’s Lovecraft Country has been a wild ride so far. In just four episodes, we’ve seen haunted houses, vampiric monsters, and mysterious cults, along with the real world horrors of Jim Crow laws and white supremacy. The series’ fifth episode — this past Sunday’s “Strange Case” — manages to top all of that with one of the most disturbing scenes in recent memory. In a twist on Robert Louis Stevenson’s novella The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Ruby (Wunmi Mosaku), a Black woman takes a potion and wakes up in a white body. At first, she’s shocked and horrified, but begins to see the value in this new “currency” of whiteness. The potion eventually wears off, causing Ruby to violently shed her new skin in bloo...
Culture Abuse Break Up After Singer David Kelling Admits to Sexual Misconduct
San Francisco punk band Culture Abuse have broken up in light of singer David Kelling admitting to sexual misconduct with an underaged girl. In a statement on Instagram, the other members of Culture Abuse emphasized that “the victim is our first priority.” Before sharing the anonymous individual’s full account of Kelling’s actions, with her consent, the band noted, “However we do not want [our breakup] to be the focus of this story, as survivors come forward, we commend their bravery and absolutely need to respect and listen to them. We are well aware that this does not fix the pain caused but we are hoping it’s a first step. There are no excuses for this behavior and it cannot be allowed.” They went on to say they would disassociate from Kelling, but urged him to “seek therapy to unlearn ...
HHW Gaming: EVO Online Canceled Following Sexual Assualt Allegations Against Former President Joey Cuellar
Source: Clive Rose / Getty It has not been a good month for the Esports community. Back in May, EVO made the decision to take its international fighting game tournaments online due to the coronavirus pandemic. In a stunning move, the highly-anticipated event has been canceled following sexual abuse allegations levied against now-former EVO president Joey Cuellar. Allegations against Cuellar were brought to light and hit Twitter following a wave of accusations levied against other Esports pros, and members of the gaming community surfaced. We reported last week that multiple Super Smash Bros. pros were called out for engaging in sexual activity with minors and issued apologies on social media for their behavior. On Thursday (Jul.2), Celluar apologized for his actions in a statement: “...
Comedy Central Pulls Workaholics Episode Featuring Chris D’Elia Playing a Child Molester
Comedy Central has pulled a Workaholics episode featuring the disgraced comic Chris D’Elia from the show’s library on Hulu, Amazon Prime, and the network’s own website and streaming app, as Slashfilm reports. The episode in question is “To Friend a Predator” from the debut season of Workaholics which originally aired on May 25th, 2011. In the episode, D’Elia plays a character named Topher, an alleged child molester that lurks a Justin Bieber fansite. Clearly, not a good look for the network given the recent allegations made against D’Elia. Last week, the stand-up comic was accused of numerous incidents of sexual misconduct, many of which involve a number of underage girls. Comedy Central didn’t stop at Workaholics, though. As Slashfilm points out, the network has also comple...
Spike Lee Apologizes for Defending Woody Allen: “My Words Were Wrong”
Over the weekend, Spike Lee took a slight, problematic detour amidst his press run for Da 5 Bloods. During an interview with New York’s WOR 710 radio (via The Playlist), the legendary filmmaker came to the defense of Woody Allen. “I’d just like to say Woody Allen is a great, great filmmaker, and this cancel thing is not just Woody,” Lee explained. “And I think that when we look back on it, we are going to see that — short of killing somebody — I don’t know if you can just erase somebody like they never existed.” He continued, “Woody is a friend of mine, a fellow Knick fan, and I know he’s going through it right now.” Editors’ Picks As expected, those thoughts warranted some major backlash online, and Lee has since released a statement on Twitter clarifying his position: “I Deeply Apo...
Lana Del Rey Responds To Instagram Backlash: “Don’t Ever Ever Ever Ever Bro- Call Me Racist”
It’s been a day for Lana Del Rey. In an Instagram post on Thursday morning, Del Rey announced the September 5th release of her new album and name-checked major pop stars of color like Beyoncé and Cardi B in a lengthy digression on the glamorization of abuse and feminism’s place in pop music. Shocker: It didn’t go down so well, eliciting all sorts of backlash from fans and passersby alike. Del Rey has since responded to the vitriol by replying to comments on her own Instagram post. To further broadcast her sentiments, Del Rey then republished her own comments in an Instagram story. Here’s the first comment: Bro. This is sad to make it about a WOC issue when I’m talking about my favorite singers. I could’ve literally said anyone but I picked my favorite fucking people. And this is the proble...
