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France movie director Roman Polanski face civil trial in LA next year for alleged 1973 rape teen

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1 year ago

March 13, 2024

Roman Polanski

French-Polish film director, Roman Polanski will face a civil trial in Los Angeles in 2025 for allegedly raping a teenager in 1973.

The unnamed plaintiff announced her suit and the Aug. 4, 2025, trial date during a news conference with attorney Gloria Allred on Tuesday, when they detailed her accusation that Polanski supplied her with alcohol and raped her in his Los Angeles home when she was 16.

The plaintiff, referred to as Jane Doe in the lawsuit, initially made her accusation in 2017 under the pseudonym Robin M. after a woman who’d accused Polanski of raping her in 1977, at age 13, asked a judge to dismiss that criminal case against him. The case was not dismissed.

Allred, reading from the lawsuit, said, “Plaintiff remembers waking up in Defendant’s bed with him lying in the bed next to her.”

“He told her that he wanted to have sex with her. Plaintiff, though groggy, told Defendant ‘No.’ She told him, ‘Please don’t do this.’”

The plaintiff, according to court documents, claims Polanski ignored her pleas, assaulted her and then drove her home.

During the news conference, Allred said she doubted that Polanski would appear at the trial. The “Rosemary’s Baby” director, now 90, fled the United States in 1978 before criminal proceedings began in the alleged rape of Samantha Gailey (now Geimer).

“He is not coming back,” Allred told the media Tuesday. “But this is a civil lawsuit. He does not have to appear.”

In a statement to Variety, Polanski’s attorney said the director “strenuously denies the allegations in the lawsuit and believes that the proper place to try this case is in the courts.”

She was able to file suit against him as “Jane Doe” last June under a California law that extended the statute of limitations for child sexual abuse cases.

The trial in Los Angeles County Superior Court is expected to last 10 days, according to the judge.

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‘No genuine friend in music industry’ – Ruger

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1 day ago

June 21, 2025

Ekwutos Blog

Afrobeats star Michael Adebayo Olayinka, popularly known as Ruger, has claimed that there is hardly genuine friendship in the Nigerian music industry.

He claimed that the highest number of genuine friends an artist can have in the music industry is two.

Featuring in a recent episode of The Stanley Agu Show, Ruger explained that relationships in the music industry are often business-oriented.

He said, “One thing I wished I had known earlier is that no one is your friend in the [music] industry. The most you can have is maybe two genuine friends that stand by you and want to see you grow and even when things are bad, they are with you and making sure that you are good. That’s all, man.

“Everything is business. Nobody cares. Just known that everything is business. They are moving around with you because you can offer at that time. The moment you might not be able to offer anything, a lot of people will switch. Remember, the most friends you can have in the industry might be two or one or none.”

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Sony Music signs popular gospel singer, Shola Allyson

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1 day ago

June 21, 2025

Ekwutos Blog

Famous Nigerian gospel singer, Shola Allyson, has joined the Sony Music Nigeria label.

Announcing the development in an Instagram post on Friday evening, the global music publisher said, “We are happy to announce that the legendary Shola Allyson is joining the SMP (Sony Music Publishing) family”.

Also confirming the new development, the singer in a video on Instagram said “I’m excited to announce to you my new signing with them at Sony Music Publishing Nigeria”.

“Hello everyone, my name is Shola Allyson. I’m so excited, grateful, happy, and all the good feelings to announce to you my new signing with them at Sony Music Publishing Nigeria.

“I’m looking forward to greater things to happen. I know that great things have happened before, and I’m looking forward to greater opportunities and new collaborations”, the singer stated.

Ekwutosblog reports that this came a week after Bright Chimezie, a legendary highlife singer joined the publishing label.

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Benue killings: ‘Tinubu has failed us’ – Comedian Koboko

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4 days ago

June 18, 2025

Ekwutos Blog

Popular comedian and content creator, Koboko and his content team defied heavy rain to protest over the recent killings in Benue State.
The skit maker stated that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu had failed Nigerians due to his inability to protect the lives and properties of citizens.

He urged Nigerians to reject President Tinubu in 2027.

The protesters carried placards that read, “Benue Is Bleeding”, “Is Benue Not Part Of Nigeria?”, “StopBenueKillings”, “May Tinubu Not Happen To Us In 2027”, among others.

Sharing photos from the protest via his X handle on Tuesday, he captioned them: “Tinubu has failed us.”