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After James announced the lawsuit, Trump in a social media post called the action "Another Witch Hunt." NEW YORK CRIMINAL PROBEThe Trump Organization is set to go on trial on Oct. 24 on New York state criminal tax fraud charges. Legal experts said Trump may have violated at least three Georgia criminal election laws: conspiracy to commit election fraud, criminal solicitation to commit election fraud and intentional interference with performance of election duties. A California federal judge said on Wednesday in a separate lawsuit that Trump had knowingly made false voter fraud claims in a Georgia election lawsuit, according to emails the judge reviewed. read moreIt is not immediately clear what ramifications Trump could face from the ruling.

Carroll, a former Elle magazine columnist, sued Trump in Manhattan federal court in November 2019, five months after he denied raping her in the mid-1990s. His lawyers have argued that Trump was shielded from Carroll's lawsuit by a federal law providing immunity to government employees from defamation claims. Carroll has said she also plans to sue Trump on Nov. 24 for battery and inflicting emotional distress. Carroll has accused Trump of raping her in late 1995 or early 1996 in a dressing room at the Bergdorf Goodman department store in Manhattan. Trump has accused her of concocting the rape claim to sell her book.

Trump has accused Carroll of making up the original accusation and said the courts should have thrown out the lawsuit. His lawyers have argued that Trump was shielded from Carroll's lawsuit by a federal law providing immunity to government employees from defamation claims. Carroll has said she also plans to sue Trump on Nov. 24 for battery and inflicting emotional distress. Carroll has accused Trump of raping her in late 1995 or early 1996 in a dressing room at the Bergdorf Goodman department store in Manhattan. Trump has accused her of concocting the rape claim to sell her book.

☆ Trump scheduled to be deposed Wednesday in writer's defamation lawsuit
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-19 | by ( Summer Concepcion | Summer Concepcion Is A Politics Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Former President Donald Trump is scheduled to answer questions under oath Wednesday in a defamation lawsuit brought by a writer who alleges he raped her in the mid-1990s. Carroll’s lawsuit claims the former president ruined her reputation when he denied the allegation. Kaplan noted with disapproval a series of attempts by Trump to delay the collection of evidence in the defamation lawsuit. “Given his conduct so far in this case, Mr. Trump’s position regarding the burdens of discovery is inexcusable,” he wrote. Trump has repeatedly denied ever meeting Carroll, saying she was “totally lying” when she accused him of sexual assault.

☆ Former J. Crew chief Jenna Lyons to join 'Real Housewives of New York City' cast
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-17 | by ( Zachary Schermele | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

Jenna Lyons, the New York City fashion designer who was famously outed by the New York Post over a decade ago, will join the cast of “The Real Housewives of New York City” next year for the show’s 14th season. Lyons will be the first queer housewife to join the franchise’s New York City series as one of its seven new cast members. Their romantic relationship was revealed by the New York Post after someone spotted Lyons and Crangi at a New York restaurant amid Lyons’ divorce. The New York Post was asking if she would like to confirm or deny that she was “seeing a woman,” they said. GLAAD, the world’s largest LGBTQ media advocacy organization, praised the decision to cast Lyons.

U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan said that, contrary to his claims in legal filings, subjecting Trump to a deposition in the case would not impose an "undue burden" on him. Carroll sued Trump in November 2019, five months after he denied raping her in the mid-1990s. "We are pleased that Judge Kaplan agreed with our position not to stay discovery in this case." Trump accused Carroll of making up the original accusation and said the courts should have thrown out the lawsuit. Carroll, a former Elle magazine columnist, has said she also plans to sue Trump on Nov. 24 for battery and inflicting emotional distress.

☆ Trump loses bid to delay rape accuser's lawsuit ahead of deposition
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-12 | by ( Luc Cohen | Thomson Reuters | Reports On The New York Federal Courts. Previously Worked As A Correspondent In Venezuela | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

NEW YORK, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Donald Trump on Wednesday lost a bid to delay a defamation lawsuit brought by the writer E. Jean Carroll after he denied having raped her, ahead of a deposition of the former U.S. president scheduled for Oct. 19. Carroll sued Trump in November 2019, five months after he denied raping her in the mid-1990s in a Manhattan department store dressing room. More recently, Trump also claimed that he was shielded from Carroll's lawsuit by a federal law immunizing government employees from defamation claims. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan left it to a Washington, D.C., appeals court to decide whether Trump acted as president when he branded Carroll a liar in 2019. Separate from the defamation lawsuit, Carroll, a former Elle magazine columnist, plans to sue Trump on Nov. 24 for battery and inflicting emotional distress.

☆ Normani recalls feeling ‘helpless’ while supporting her mom through breast cancer
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-10 | by ( Liz Calvario | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

Normani knows what it feels like to have a family member be diagnosed with breast cancer. In an op-ed for Elle magazine, the singer recalled feeling “helpless” after her mom was diagnosed for a second time. “I was in Los Angeles when I found out my mom had been diagnosed with breast cancer again. Three weeks earlier, when I was visiting my mom at home, she’d fallen into my arms expressing how scared she was,” Normani, who is an American Cancer Society ambassador, wrote. Additionally a 2021 report from American Society of Clinical Oncologists drops in cancer screenings, delays in care and other aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic have worsened the health disparities that Black women with breast cancer face.

☆ Donald Trump seeks end to rape accuser's defamation lawsuit
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-29 | by ( Jonathan Stempel | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

NEW YORK, Sept 28 (Reuters) - Donald Trump is seeking a quick end to the defamation lawsuit by an author who claims he raped her more than a quarter century ago. Roberta Kaplan, a lawyer for Carroll, said "nothing has changed" and the case should proceed. The former Elle magazine columnist still plans to sue Trump for battery and inflicting emotional distress in a separate lawsuit in November. Tuesday's decision set aside Kaplan's ruling that Trump was neither acting as president when discussing Carroll, nor a federal employee for purposes of her case. The case is Carroll v Trump, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, No.

☆ Trump Might Be Shielded From Defamation Suit, Appeals Court Rules
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-27 | by ( Jacob Gershman | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

A federal appeals court said a law shielding U.S. government employees from tort claims could potentially protect former President Donald Trump from a defamation lawsuit brought by a New York writer. E. Jean Carroll, a former advice columnist for Elle magazine, claimed in a 2019 book that Mr. Trump raped her in the dressing room of the Bergdorf Goodman department store in the 1990s. Mr. Trump, in various statements to the media, said Ms. Carroll had fabricated the incident to gin up book sales and that she wasn’t his type. Ms. Carroll filed a defamation lawsuit in state court in 2019 alleging Mr. Trump’s denials harmed her reputation.

☆ Appeals court stops short of declaring Donald Trump immune from rape accuser claim
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-27 | by ( Jonathan Stempel | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Former U.S. President Donald Trump rallies with his supporters at Wilmington International Airport in Wilmington, North Carolina, U.S. September 23, 2022. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File PhotoNEW YORK, Sept 27 (Reuters) - A federal appeals court on Tuesday stopped short of declaring Donald Trump immune from author E. Jean Carroll's defamation lawsuit, saying it needed guidance on whether Trump was acting as U.S. president when he denied raping her. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan asked an appeals court in Washington to weigh in on whether the laws of that district shielded Trump from liability. The Manhattan court also handed Trump a victory in declaring he was a U.S. government "employee" when he allegedly defamed Carroll, a condition underlying his immunity claim. Roberta Kaplan, a lawyer for Carroll, said in a statement she was "confident" the District of Columbia court would let the case proceed.

CNN —Grammy-winning singer Shakira is one step closer to facing trial in Spain for alleged tax fraud against the Public Treasury of Spain, according to a resolution published Tuesday. A judge in Barcelona ordered the case to move forward to trial, but a start date has not yet been set. Spanish prosecutors allege Shakira failed to pay personal income and wealth tax between 2012-2014, currently valued in the amount of about $15.8 million, which she has denied. Shakira called her accusations “false” in an interview with Elle magazine earlier this month, stating “I paid everything they said I owed, even before they filed a lawsuit. So as of today, I owe zero to them.”Spanish authorities allege she lived in Spain over 183 days annually between 2011 and 2014, but Shakira denied that in her interview with Elle.

☆ Explainer: Trump was sued by New York's attorney general. What legal woes does he face?
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( Luc Cohen | Thomson Reuters | Reports On The New York Federal Courts. Previously Worked As A Correspondent In Venezuela | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

NEW YORK ATTORNEY GENERAL CIVIL SUITNew York Attorney General Letitia James said her office uncovered more than 200 examples of misleading asset valuations by Trump and the Trump Organization between 2011 and 2021. James accused Trump of inflating his net worth by billions of dollars to satisfy loan terms and get better insurance coverage. NEW YORK CRIMINAL PROBEThe Trump Organization is set to go on trial on Oct. 24 on New York state criminal tax fraud charges. read moreAlvin Bragg, the Manhattan district attorney, has also been investigating whether Trump misled lenders and others about asset valuations. Legal experts said Trump may have violated at least three Georgia criminal election laws: conspiracy to commit election fraud, criminal solicitation to commit election fraud and intentional interference with performance of election duties.

Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterFILE PHOTO - U.S. President Donald Trump rape accuser E. Jean Carroll departs from her hearing at federal court during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., October 21, 2020. REUTERS/Carlo AllegriNEW YORK, Sept 20 (Reuters) - A onetime Elle magazine columnist who accused Donald Trump of raping her more than a quarter-century ago plans to file a new lawsuit against the former U.S. president over the incident, her lawyer said. E. Jean Carroll plans to bring claims of battery and intentional infliction of emotional distress under a New York law giving adult survivors of sexual misconduct a one-year window to bring civil claims that would otherwise be time-barred, Carroll's lawyer Roberta Kaplan said in a letter filed on Tuesday. Trump has denied raping Carroll and accused her of concocting the rape claim to sell her book. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Jonathan Stempel in New York Editing by Chris ReeseOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Gisele Bündchen and Tom Brady are ‘living separately,’ source tells CNN
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-14 | by ( Chloe Melas | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Superstar couple Gisele Bündchen and Tom Brady, who wed in 2009, are going through a difficult period. The two are currently “living separately,” another source close to Bündchen told CNN. CNN has reached out to representatives for Brady and Bündchen. “This is a very violent sport, and I have my children and I would like him to be more present,” Bündchen told the publication. And I’m not able to be at funerals and I’m not able to be at weddings,” Brady told Gray.

☆ Meet Katherine Power, the serial entrepreneur who's running 3 companies with more than $60 million in total funding, including one with Cameron Diaz
▼ + stars: | 2020-10-05 | by ( Natasha Solo-Lyons | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

She has also founded two other companies, Versed, a skin-care line, and Avaline, the "clean-wine" company she cofounded with her friend Cameron Diaz. Katherine Power is the serial entrepreneur behind three brands that have collectively raised over $60 million in venture capital and strategic funding. But her most recent venture is Avaline, the "clean-wine" brand she cofounded with her best friend Cameron Diaz. How she got hereDespite her status as a serial entrepreneur, Power said she didn't always know she'd end up as a businesswoman. Of her start with Who What Wear, Power said "there was no model to follow.

This is “The Daily.” Last week, E. Jean Carroll came forward with the most serious allegation yet of sexual assault by the president. michael barbaroMegan, can you take us back to last Friday, when New York magazine published an article about E. Jean Carroll? e. jean carroll Because it’s Donald Trump, and I’ve got — it’s a thing. e. jean carroll I may have tried to hit him with my purse, I don’t know. e. jean carroll Went out through the building, got to Fifth Avenue, had my purse, because I picked up my phone.

☆ E. Jean Carroll Accuses Trump of Sexual Assault in Her Memoir
▼ + stars: | 2019-06-21 | by ( Alexandra Alter | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The advice columnist E. Jean Carroll accused President Trump of sexually assaulting her in the mid-1990s in her forthcoming book. Mr. Trump, in a statement, emphatically denied the incident. It should be sold in the fiction section.”[President Trump called E. Jean Carroll a liar. In her book, Ms. Carroll describes what begins as a friendly encounter, as Mr. Trump, whom she’d met once before, asks her to try on lingerie that he is considering buying as a gift. Once they entered the dressing room, according to Ms. Carroll, Mr. Trump pushed her against the wall, pushed his mouth against her lips, then pulled down her tights, unzipped his pants and forced his “fingers around my private area, thrusts his penis halfway — or completely, I’m not certain — inside me.”

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