• ‘Late Show With Stephen Colbert music booker fired after sex misconduct claims

    ‘Late Show With Stephen Colbert music booker fired after sex misconduct claims

    Giovanni Cianci, music producer of “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” since 2017, has been let go from the company after a woman accused him of sexual misconduct in a 2010 incident, Variety has learned. “Gio is no longer employed by the show,” says a source with knowledge of the situation. Variety has reached out …
  • Bryan Callen on hiatus from podcast after denying sex assault claims

    Bryan Callen on hiatus from podcast after denying sex assault claims

    Bryan Callen double-downed on his denial of allegations of sexual assault and misconduct. The “Goldbergs” actor, 53, posted an impassioned video on Instagram on Sunday to once again vehemently deny the accusations leveled by four women in the Los Angeles Times and announce he’s “obviously” taking a leave of absence from his podcast, “The Fighter …
  • Actor Bryan Callen accused of sexual assault, misconduct

    Actor Bryan Callen accused of sexual assault, misconduct

    “The Goldbergs” actor Bryan Callen has been accused of rape and sexual misconduct — claims he vociferously denies. After four women came forward to the Los Angeles Times with allegations from between 1999 and 2017, he said in a statement to the paper, “Let me be very clear: I have never raped, forced myself upon …
  • Celebrities are starting to take sides in the Ellen DeGeneres scandal

    Celebrities are starting to take sides in the Ellen DeGeneres scandal

    Ellen DeGeneres’ apology had poor timing. Fans and media waited to see if and when DeGeneres, 62, would address the alleged “toxic” work environment that is her eponymous daytime talk show, and they finally received it on Thursday. Unfortunately, it arrived only hours before 36 former employees accused “Ellen Show” executives of sexual misconduct. In …
  • Netflix pulls Chris D’Elia prank show in wake of misconduct allegations

    Netflix pulls Chris D’Elia prank show in wake of misconduct allegations

    A Chris D’Elia prank show that was in the works at Netflix is no longer moving forward, a Netflix spokesperson has confirmed. The move comes in the wake of multiple women alleging that the comedian and actor tried to engage with them sexually when they were as young as 16. The Los Angeles Times first …
  • Green Day frontman’s son issues statement on sexual misconduct allegations

    Green Day frontman’s son issues statement on sexual misconduct allegations

    Joey Armstrong, the son of Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong, has addressed accusations of sexual misconduct by a fellow musician. Armstrong, 25, drummer for punk rock band SWMRS, was accused of emotional abuse and sexual misconduct by Lydia Night of LA band The Regrettes in a statement posted to Instagram Monday. “What I actually …
  • Comedian John Crist returns to social media after sexual misconduct allegations

    Comedian John Crist returns to social media after sexual misconduct allegations

    Youtuber and comedian John Crist, 36, is back in the social media spotlight following an 8-month hiatus after being accused of sexual misconduct by multiple women last fall. In a video that was shared on Wednesday to Instagram and Facebook, Crist said that he spent the break “working on my own mental health and my …
  • Weinstein’s accusers want federal judge to block global settlement

    Weinstein’s accusers want federal judge to block global settlement

    Six Harvey Weinstein accusers want a judge to block the proposed $46.8 million global settlement against the convicted rapist and his production company, calling it one-sided and unfair. A lawyer for the women, Douglas Wigdor, filed a motion Monday in Manhattan federal court opposing the deal touted last month by New York state Attorney General …
  • Penn Badgley calls claims against former co-star Chris D’Elia ‘disturbing’

    Penn Badgley calls claims against former co-star Chris D’Elia ‘disturbing’

    Penn Badgley is speaking out in the wake of sexual misconduct allegations against his former “You” co-star Chris D’Elia. Badgley, 33, and D’Elia, 40, starred together on the second season of Netflix’s “You.” D’Elia, who has denied the claims that he preyed on underage women in the past, portrayed a beloved comedian who doubled as …
  • Comic Chris D’Elia accused of preying on underage girls online

    Comic Chris D’Elia accused of preying on underage girls online

    Comic Chris D’Elia has been accused of preying on underage girls online, according to reports. A woman named Simone Rossi posted screenshots of DM conversations on Twitter she claims the comedian sent her when she was 16 and he was in his 30s. Rossi began her thread by saying she couldn’t believe D’Elia, now 40, …