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| | Jay-Z's lawyer Alex Spiro calls out Tony Buzbee & his client's claims: 'a sham' | | Added 16 hours ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Last Friday, NBC News aired an interview with the woman who accused Jay-Z and Sean Combs of raping her at an unknown home after the 2000 MTV VMAs. She told her story to NBC News, then the outlet did some fact-checking to authenticate what they could about her story, and all they found were glaring inconsistencies: she claimed she was driven 20 minutes to a home from a traffic-jammed Manhattan; her father had no memory of driving five hours from Rochester to pick up his 13-year-old daughter; the Madden brothers were not even in New York and she claimed to have met them; she claimed the VMAs were shown on the Jumbotron and they weren?t, and on and on. NBC went back to the woman and she admitted that yes, there are inconsistencies but she still insists that she was raped by Jay-Z and Sean Combs, all while an unidentified female celebrity watched. Jay-Z has insisted that the woman?s lawyer, Tony Buzbee, did nothing to vet his client?s claims, and that this is all an extortion attempt by Buzbee. As in, Buzbee thought Jay-Z would throw some money at the problem and none of this would end up going to court. Well, on Monday, Jay-Z?s lawyer Alex Shapiro did a full briefing to reporters at Roc Nation.
Lawyers for Jay-Z plan to ask a judge to toss a lawsuit accusing the rapper of raping a 13-year-old in 2000, pointing to what they described as ?glaring inconsistencies? that emerged in an NBC interview of the accuser, who was not named in the suit.
Alex Spiro, a lawyer for Mr. Carter, wrote a letter Friday night to U.S. District Court Judge Analisa Torres saying that Mr. Carter intends to file a motion to strike the complaint, citing the NBC report. ?The interview outs plaintiff?s allegations for what they are: a sham,? he wrote in the letter.
And on Monday, Mr. Spiro spoke to reporters at the Manhattan offices of Roc Nation, Mr. Carter?s entertainment empire. He provided a timeline of the night in question that he said undercut the plaintiff?s account and displayed a photo that he said showed Mr. Carter at a nightclub after the Video Music Awards, not a private residence. ?The story doesn?t work,? he said. ?It doesn?t check out.?
Tony Buzbee, the lawyer for the woman who sued, wrote in an email that his client remained ?adamant? about her claim even as she acknowledged that she may have been mistaken about which celebrity she encountered at the party that night. ?We are talking about events from 20 years ago,? he said in an email. He said that he did not think the photograph of Mr. Carter at a nightclub ?proves or disproves anything.?
?Courts exist to resolve factual disputes,? he said. ?I don?t think it?s appropriate to do so in a news article.?
On Monday, Mr. Spiro ? a well-known lawyer whose celebrity clients have included Elon Musk, Alec Baldwin and Mayor Eric Adams of New York ? spoke to the press in an effort to discredit the plaintiff. In seeking to get the claim thrown out, Mr. Spiro, in his letter to the judge, accused Mr. Buzbee of violating a federal rule requiring a lawyer to ?conduct a reasonable inquiry? into the facts of their client?s claim before signing their name onto a case.
Mr. Buzbee, in an email, defended his firm?s handling of its client?s claim, saying that while the case was referred by another law practice, at least three lawyers from his firm interviewed her before filing the amended complaint. He said a background check was run on her, an investigator was engaged to vet some of the details in her claim and she signed two affidavits
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| | Alec Baldwin's involuntary manslaughter trial has been dismissed by the judge | | Added 156 days ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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In October 2021, Alec Baldwin accidentally killed his coworker Halyna Hutchins on the New Mexico set of Rust. He was rehearsing a scene with what he thought was a prop gun with no live ammunition. Apparently, the armorer handed him a real gun with live ammunition, and the whole thing went sideways, killing Halyna and injuring Joel Souza. For years, there?s been back-and-forth about what to call this legally manslaughter, murder, negligence, or a complete accident. For what it?s worth, I thought the armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed was at fault (and she?s already been convicted of involuntary manslaughter) and that Alec Baldwin was guilty of at most criminal negligence as the producer of Rust. But even then, it seemed like a pretty difficult case to try. Which is why there was so much back-and-forth about the charges. Last year, the New Mexico prosecutor dropped the involuntary manslaughter charges? and then a short time later, the charges were brought back. The trial was about to begin next week. But now the case has been dismissed:
In a stunning turn of events, the judge in Alec Baldwin?s involuntary manslaughter trial dismissed the case Friday, agreeing with the actor?s lawyers that prosecutors hid evidence that may have been linked to the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the Western movie ?Rust? in 2021.
?There is no way for the court to right this wrong,? said 1st Judicial District Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer. ?The sanction of dismissal is the only warranted remedy.? The dismissal was with prejudice, meaning the involuntary manslaughter case against the actor cannot be filed again.
Baldwin, 66, sobbed and put his face in his hands as Sommer announced her decision. He then embraced his wife, Hilaria Baldwin, as lawyers and spectators started filing out of the courtroom. Baldwin could have been sentenced to up to 18 months in prison if the jurors had unanimously agreed he committed the felony. The actor was rehearsing a scene at the Bonanza Creek Ranch in Santa Fe County on Oct. 21, 2021, when the prop revolver he was holding went off, killing Hutchins, 42, and wounding director Joel Souza. The actor had pleaded not guilty. He claims that he was not aware the revolver contained a live round and that it discharged accidentally after he followed instructions to point it toward Hutchins.
Baldwin?s lawyers asserted that the Santa Fe County Sheriff?s Office took possession of live rounds of ammunition as evidence but did not record them in the official case file or reveal their existence to the actor?s defense team. Kari Morrissey, the special prosecutor in the case, insisted the disputed ammunition was not linked to the case or hidden from Baldwin?s lawyers. Morrissey said after the ruling that she was disappointed by the court?s dismissal and disagreed, but respects the decision.
?I believe the importance of the evidence was misconstrued by the defense attorneys,? Morrissey told reporters outside court.
[From NBC News]
So, the case was dismissed on a technicality. It would have been difficult to get a conviction anyway, in my opinion, and this whole situation has gotten pretty ridiculous. Halyna Hutchins? death was an absolute tragedy and it should have never happened. There was absolutely no reason for any actor to handle a real gun with live ammunition. But I always thought that the drive to criminally charge Baldwin was partially politically motivated and partly because he?s? Alec Baldwin, you know? There was so much hesitation to say: this was a god-awful accident on Alec?s part.
Photos courtesy of Backgrid.
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| | Dios mio, Alec and Hilaria Baldwin are expecting their seventh child | | Added 993 days ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Alec Baldwin accidentally killed Halyna Hutchins on October 21 last year. Alec was devastated and he canceled his future projects and made a big deal about how he would probably never work again or never want to work again. That only lasted a few months, of course. Now he?s back to work on back-to-back projects. But I knew, deep down in my soul, that his esposa Hilaria Baldwin would find some way to have another bebe. It was as predictable as can be, that Hilaria would need to get the attention back on her. Well, adivina qu.
The Baldwin bunch is growing! Alec Baldwin and his wife Hilaria Baldwin are expecting their seventh baby together, PEOPLE confirms exclusively.
We have somos un buen equipo engraved on our wedding bands. We say that to each other all the time at home ? that were a good team, Hilaria and Alec tell PEOPLE in an exclusive statement. One of the most beautiful things my children have experienced with a big family is how the heart can grow with every new sibling.
Our capacity to love continues to expand and we cant wait to embrace our new little one this fall! they added.
Hilaria, 38, shared the exciting news in an Instagram post Tuesday, where she posted a video of herself and Alec, 63, playing with their six children: daughters Mara Luca Victoria, 13 months, and Carmen Gabriela, 8, and sons Rafael Thomas, 6, Leonardo ngel Charles, 5, Romeo Alejandro David, 3, and Eduardo Edu Pao Lucas, 18 months.
[From People]
Si, the youngest child is Maria Lucia Victoria, the longed-for second daughter for Hilaria, the one who arrived via carrier or surrogate. But Hilaria hasn?t been, how you say, embarazada since Eduardo in 2020. She loves being embarazada. She loves having a bebe in the house. Having Eduardo and Maria Lucia wasn?t enough. I wonder if she?ll try for an eighth if this one turns out to be a boy as well. As for Alec? dios mio, at least he?s barely around?
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| | Alec Baldwin: 'Well, the trigger wasn't pulled. I didn't pull the trigger' | | Added 3 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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In October, Alec Baldwin accidentally shot and killed Halyna Hutchins on the New Mexico set of Rust. There has been a lot of back-and-forth about whether it was a prop gun misfire, or a real gun with a real bullet, and the investigation is still ongoing. Alec issued a statement soon after the shooting, he met with Hutchins? husband and son, and he?s cooperating with the authorities. For what it?s worth, I haven?t heard anything about Baldwin being charged with any crime. Most of the stories are about how the propmaster and armorer are at fault, and I would think the criminal charge would be criminal negligence. The Rust production was shut down and it will likely never restart. Baldwin has been taking time away from everything, but he decided to sit down with ABC News for an exclusive interview airing tonight. Here?s the promo:
The big headline is that Baldwin tells George Stephanopoulos that ?Well, the trigger wasn?t pulled. I didn?t pull the trigger? I would never point a gun at anyone and pull a trigger at them ? never.? Meaning, it was reportedly a rehearsal and they were walking through the blocking of the scene, and Baldwin was holding the gun, but he didn?t pull the trigger. Meaning some kind of misfire or something wrong with the trigger of the gun. It wouldn?t surprise me.
Baldwin also pays tribute to Halyna as someone who was beloved and respected by everyone. Baldwin looks like he?s aged ten years in six weeks. His grief is palpable. Sure, he?s a great actor, but I do think he?s completely gutted.
Photos/screencaps courtesy of ABC News.
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| | Alec Baldwin says adios to Twitter after his wife got called out on her lies | | Added 3 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Alec Baldwin will not stand for us being mean to his wife, you guys! Or his el wifa, I don?t know, I took French. Alec?s so tired of everyone calling Hilaria Baldwin out on her bs that he?s leaving Twitter, so he doesn?t have to listen to you anymore! Just because his wife misrepresented her entire upbringing doesn?t mean we had to make a big deal out it as if we don?t all turn our What I Did on my Summer Vacation into mythical backstories. So that?s it, Alec is out.
Alec Baldwin is going silent on Twitter.
After posting a message in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, the 62-year-old actor announced he would cease using the social media service for the foreseeable future.
Twitter is like a party where everyone is screaming. Not much of a party. Goodbye for now, he wrote.
Its not the first time the former 30 Rock star has quit the platform. In 2013, he deleted his account after lashing out at a British journalist who claimed his wife, Hilaria Baldwin, was tweeting during James Gandolfinis funeral.
His most recent departure from Twitter comes after Hilaria found herself at the center of recent controversy regarding her heritage.
[From People]
We used to call these announced departure a ?flounce,? because they took on the cadence of a debutante stomping her foot and quitting a room in a huff after not getting her way. Alec posted this on Monday, what were we yelling about on Monday? Martin Luther King, Jr.? This week has had such a hint of hope to it, it?s been decidedly less shouty of late. Especially since you-know-who got kicked off ? ooh, maybe that?s it. Alec?s going method. To take his Trump impression to the next level, he has to ban himself from Twitter to see how it feels. Plus, Alec?s not leaving as much as just walking away from it since he?s not deleting his account or anything. And even then, Alec retweeted something the very next day. So we?ll see how long Alec can stay away from this party he hates so much.
Since President Biden asked us to play well together, I will say something nice: in the past, Alec would have gone full ham on everyone for daring to question any part of Hilaria?s story. He would have lashed out at anyone who dared question her. Although he?s back his wife and telling us to consider our sources, Alec?s response has been much milder than I would have anticipated ? not one death threat or voicemail that can be used against him in court. That?s growth, so good for him. I hope he takes the opportunity for some R&R. Maybe he could use the time to travel. I hear Spain is nice.
Photo credit: Avalon
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| | Hilaria & Alec Baldwin are 'very upset' that Hilaria's background is being questioned | | Added 3 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Hilaria Baldwin/Hillary Thomas lied about her background for years, faking a Spanish/pan-European accent and playing fast and loose with where she was born, how much time she spent in Spain during her childhood, and where her parents are from. Her background is very privileged her parents were wealthy American professionals who lived in a posh home in Boston. The family was so wealthy, they could vacation in Spain several times during Hillary?s childhood, and when her parents retired, they sold their Beacon Hill home and moved to Mallorca, Spain. That happened when Hillary was 28 years old. Hillary has already given one terrible interview to the NY Times where she tried to play off her grift as simply a misunderstanding which she could not get into because of ?boundaries.? LOL. And now this: the Baldwins? publicist was sent to Entertainment Tonight.
Alec Baldwin and his wife, Hilaria Baldwin, are doing their best to deal with the recent uproar over her heritage.
A source tells ET that the couple and their family are very upset that Hilarias identity and background are being questioned, following social media claims that she has exaggerated her connection to Spain. The Baldwins are parents to five kids, Carmen, 7, Rafael, 5, Leonardo, 4, Romeo, 2, and Eduardo, 3 months.
Hilaria is such a soft-spoken, kind, caring and loving person, and the harassment and hate that she has been receiving on social media has been a lot for her, the source says, adding that the controversy has deeply affected her and her family.
Alec has always known that Hilaria is from Boston, notes the source. Alec unconditionally supports and loves Hilaria in whatever she does and this situation has been no exception. They are focused on taking care of their small five children and being there for each other as a family.
While the source claims Alec always knew Hilaria was originally from Boston (she tweeted in 2012 that she was born in Boston), the actor said during David Lettermans late-night talk show in 2013 that his wife was from Spain. My wife is from Spain, Alec said at the time, impersonating his wife talking on the phone with an accent. I dont mean to be racist when I put that accent on, by the way.
[From Entertainment Tonight]
I do think Alec knew that Hillary was lying, but I?m still very curious about when he discovered it. I feel like he probably bought her fake ?exoticism? and during their courtship, she put on a big show with the accent and Spanish references. But surely, the jig was up by their wedding? Like, as soon as he met her parents, I?m assuming her lies began to unravel? LOL. And imagine Hillary standing up there at St. Patrick?s Cathedral, with her parents in the pews, putting on that fake accent and waving her Spanish fan. Lolz. As for Hillary?s attempt to flip this around and act like she?s being victimized? I mean? come on. I?m not saying you should write sh-tty comments on Hillary?s Instagram, of course not. I hate that. But this woman is a delusional grifter who lied about her identity for years and she?s a compulsive social media oversharer, so it is what it is. The truth is, this woman isn?t sorry, and she?s going to continue to try to con her way out of repercussions and she?ll continue to exploit her children along the way.
Photos courtesy of Avalon Red, WENN.
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| | Alec Baldwin thinks we should 'consider the source' on Hilaria's fake Spanish act | | Added 3 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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I was slightly surprised to see the mental hoops some people were trying to jump to make Hilaria Baldwin?s story less offensive and less crazy. From all of the evidence we?ve seen, Hilaria grew up as a wealthy, privileged American woman in Boston, in a family with a long history in America. Her family took some vacations in Spain during her childhood, then when her parents retired from their work in Boston, they moved to Spain for their retirement years. That was the jumping off point for Hillary to change her name to Hilaria and create this bizarre persona as someone who was born and raised in Spain, who came to Massachusetts at 19 years old, and whose first language was Spanish. She faked a come-and-go thick Spanish accent and built an entire persona as a Spanish immigrant yoga studio owner, Instagram influencer and celebrity wife.
As for the celebrity she married, Alec Baldwin tried to come to his wife?s defense at the same time she was trying to ?clarify? her actual backstory. Here?s the long-ass Instagram Alec posted:
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| | Hilaria & Alec Baldwin are expecting their fifth child after two miscarriages in 2019 | | Added 4 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Finding secluded places to be solitary together ?
A post shared by Hilaria Thomas Baldwin (@hilariabaldwin) on Mar 31, 2020 at 5:20pm PDT
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| | Alec Baldwin doesn't want any more babies: 'When my kids graduate school, I?ll be 85' | | Added 5 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Alec Baldwin is currently a father to about a million babies. No, he and Hilaria Thomas-Baldwin have four children under the age of six: Carmen Gabriela, 5, Romeo Alejandro David, 10 months, Leonardo ngel Charles, 2, and Rafael Thomas, 3. Alec Baldwin is 60 years old. Hilaria is 35 years old. I?ve always thought it was somewhat irresponsible to have so many babies at Alec?s age. Like, I understood why Hilaria would want to cement her position as the new Mrs. Baldwin with a baby or two. But four babies in quick succession still seems like a giant mess. And of course Hilaria wants to have more! Their youngest isn?t even one year old, and you know she?s probably trying to get pregnant again. But I guess Alec is finally through, or at least that?s what he told People:
On his kids & who they prefer: ?My wife is the star. My kids, they love me, they think I?m great, and as soon as my wife walks in, they?re like, ?Okay, bye? and they?re gone? I feel terrible, I feel sad. It?s lonely as soon as my wife walks in?.My wife is the casualty there because no matter how much help we have ? and we both have to go to work, so we have some help ? they only want their mother. What I always say is I?m doing really well with the kids until my wife comes home and then I?m invisible.?
Whether they?ll have another child: ?Oh yeah, she?s up for the challenge. I?m the one who?s not up for the challenge.? So what is the actor?s hesitation? ?When my kids graduate school, I?ll be 85. As my friends say, when your kids are climbing out the window and they?re going to do really, really bad things when they get older, when they?re in their late teen years, you?ll be deaf anyway so you won?t have to hear it. Let?s see what happens.?
[From People]
?Because no matter how much help we have ? and we both have to go to work, so we have some help ? they only want their mother?? Alec has gotten ?in trouble? for talking about the help they have, and that trouble came from Hilaria. Hilaria seems to want to have the Instagram-perfect family and the Instagram-perfect (thirsty) yoga moves and I guess the four nannies don?t fit with that image. Anyway, as for what Alec says about ?being 85? when the kids graduate? I mean, when Carmen graduated from high school, he?ll be about 73 years old. When Leonardo graduates from high school, Alec will be 78. And yeah, it?s not the best.
Photos courtesy of WENN & Joe Alvarez.
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| | Alec Baldwin was arrested & charged with assaulting a man over a parking spot | | Added 6 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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For years now, I?ve talked openly about my mixed feelings about Alec Baldwin. On one side, I?ll probably always have some residual warmth for him because of my love for 30 Rock. On the other side, he?s an angry, violent douchebag. He?s physically assaulted several people, he?s emotionally abused his oldest daughter Ireland, and he just seems like a generally unpleasant person and a casual bigot and homophobe. So the headlines on Friday weren?t a shock: Alec Baldwin arrested, yet again, for another case of assault.
Alec Baldwin was arrested Friday afternoon for allegedly punching a man over a parking dispute in New York City, PEOPLE confirms. The 30 Rock actor, 60, was arrested at around 1:30 p.m. Friday after he allegedly punched a man on East 10th Street between University Place and Broadway, a New York City Police Department spokesperson tells PEOPLE.
The alleged victim, a 49-year-old male, was struck on the left side of the face and was taken to Lenox Hill Hospital, the spokesperson says. No additional details of the incident were available.
[From People]
Baldwin was in police custody at the 6th Precinct, then he was released several hours later, after he was charged with assault and harassment, per the NYPD?s spokesperson. He returned to his Manhattan apartment. Shortly after he returned home on Friday, he tweeted this message:
Normally, I would not comment on something as egregiously misstated as today?s story. However, the assertion that I punched anyone over a parking spot is false. I wanted to go on the record stating as much. I realize that it has become a sport to tag people w as many negative negative charges and defaming allegations as possible for the purposes of clickbait entertainment. Fortunately, no matter how reverberating the echos, it doesn?t make the statements true.
[From Baldwin?s Twitter]
So, the NYPD is like ?we charged him with assault and harassment? and Baldwin is like ?FAKE NEWS, they?re all liars, I WOULD NEVER.? Except that he has assaulted multiple people over the years, as I said. He has a very specific disdain for photojournalists, paparazzi and all journalists, really. Much like Donald Trump has a very specific disdain for those people too. So I actually wondered if this guy was some kind of paparazzo, but no, he?s not. Page Six ended up identifying Baldwin?s victim, a man named Wojciech Cieszkowski, who is a marathon runner who survived the 2013 Boston Bombing. The guy didn?t really know who Baldwin was, and he told Page Six that his face feels ?sore? but ?I?ll be fine.?
Meanwhile, after Baldwin?s latest arrest, several female journalists commiserated with each other about how Baldwin has always been the worst:
Baldwin was the first person I ever experienced being blocked by on Twitter, after he used his account with hundreds of thousands of followers to berate me forwriting about a fundraiser he?d hosted in a way he didn?t find satisfactory. https://t.co/EPwYYF8iPB
Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) November 2, 2018
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