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Danny Masterson, best known for his role in the sitcom “That ’70s Show”, has been found guilty of two counts of rape in a Los Angeles retrial. After more than six days of deliberation, the jury was unable to reach a verdict on the third count. The Church of Scientology played a central role in the trial, with Masterson's wife, actor and model Bijou Phillips, present in court and weeping as he was led away. He faces up to 30 years in prison and will be sentenced at a later date.
Anthony Rauda has been convicted of second-degree murder and other crimes in connection with the 2018 shooting death of Tristan Beaudette in Malibu Creek State Park. He was also found guilty of three counts of attempted murder and five counts of burglary. Rauda faces a maximum sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole and is scheduled to be sentenced on May 28. The conviction brings some closure to Beaudette's family, who have been searching for answers since his death.
A 17-year-old boy tragically fell to his death while attempting to climb the 6th Street Viaduct in Los Angeles early Saturday morning. The bridge, which opened last July, is a $588-million span that runs 3,500 feet over the Los Angeles River. City officials are now looking for longterm solutions to prevent similar tragedies from occurring in the future.
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After a year of negotiations, the dancers at the Star Garden Topless Dive Bar in Los Angeles have achieved a major victory in their fight for union recognition. The management withdrew their challenges and agreed to recognize the collective, making it the only strip club in the United States with an official bargaining collective. The dancers are now expected to form the only unionized group of strippers in the U.S. later this week, a major milestone for the labor movement.
Rapper Tory Lanez has been denied a motion for a new trial by a Los Angeles judge on Tuesday, and is now facing sentencing for the three felonies he was convicted of in December for shooting hip-hop star Megan Thee Stallion in the feet and wounding her. The maximum sentence for the charges is 22 years and 8 months in state prison, but the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office has said that it will not seek the maximum sentence. The sentencing hearing is scheduled for April 23, 2021.
James Corden aired his final episode of The Late Late Show on Thursday night, reflecting on the tumultuous times during his eight-year run and discussing iconic sketches such as "Carpool Karaoke". In his farewell speech, he implored his audience to remember the optimism that America has always stood for and to remember that we are all in this together. His final episode was a fitting tribute to the show and to the host himself.