There’s more fallout from the tragedy at Astroworld that ended with 10 people killed last month.
Popular fashion brand Dior is postponing its collaboration with Travis Scott’s ‘Cactus Jack’ label.
Dior released a statement to ‘Women’s Wear Daily,’ saying in part, “Out of respect for everyone affected by the tragic events at Astroworld, Dior has decided to postpone indefinitely the launch.”
LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles City Attorney Mike Feuer announced on Tuesday, Dec. 28, that a court ruled in favor of the city in a lawsuit aimed at overturning a plan for the construction of up to 6,000 new apartment and condominium units within a half-mile of five Metro Expo Line stations.
“We urgently need more housing and we should put it close to public transit to reduce traffic congestion. This victory is an essential step in dramatically reimagining how Angelenos live, work, shop and play.” Feuer said.
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Mary Strobel ruled in favor of the city on Dec. 17.
The lawsuit was filed in October 2018 by Fix The City, a Westside nonprofit that argued the city’s current infrastructure couldn’t support the new units and jobs in the planned Exposition Corridor Transit Neighborhood Plan.
In its complaint, the group argued that residents already experience “overburdened and inadequate infrastructure and public services, including public safety services.”
The court’s ruling in Los Angeles’ favor will allow for the building of increased housing and the creation of pedestrian friendly streets within half a mile of the Westside Metro train stations, including the Expo/Bundy Station and the Expo/Sepulveda Station, as well as in Westwood, Palms and Culver City, according to the city attorney.
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LOS ANGELES, CA — A 7-Eleven store clerk stabbed and killed a man early Wednesday morning inside a Mid-Wilshire store, authorities said.
The fatal stabbing occurred just after midnight at the 7-Eleven store at 5279 W. Olympic Blvd., Los Angeles Police Department Detective Meghan Aguilar said. The clerk called the police to say that he stabbed a man.
Authorities arrived on the scene to find a 40-year-old man who had been stabbed in the chest with a kitchen knife. He was rushed to a hospital where he died a short time later, police said.
Police detained the employee for questioning to determine whether he would be booked for a crime, she said.
The man's name was not released pending notification of relatives.
Authorities did not immediately say what prompted the stabbing nor whether the clerk and the stabbing victim knew each other.
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Ghislaine Maxwell was found guilty in the case accusing her of luring and grooming underage girls for sexual abuse by Jeffrey Epstein
Ghislaine Maxwell was found guilty of engaging in a 10-year sex-trafficking scheme with Jeffrey Epstein, a verdict that offers long-delayed justice for his victims. The British socialite was convicted Wednesday in Manhattan federal court after the jurors deliberated for about five days. They found her guilty of five of the charges against her, including sex-trafficking of a minor, which carries a possible prison sentence of up to 40 years.
Maxwell, 60, didn’t appear to have any reaction to the verdict, at one point brushing her hair aside and taking a drink of water. Before, while waiting for the jury to return to the courtroom, she looked down with her hands clasped, as if praying.
“The road to justice has been far too long,” Manhattan U.S. Attorney Damian Williams, whose office prosecuted the case, said in a statement. “But, today, justice has been done. I want to commend the bravery of the girls -- now grown women -- who stepped out of the shadows and into the courtroom. Their courage and willingness to face their abuser made this case, and today’s result, possible.”
Tears, Vindication and Relief: Maxwell Accusers React to Verdict
Defense lawyer Bobbi Sternheim told reporters on the courthouse steps Wednesday evening that Maxwell’s conviction would be appealed.
“We firmly believe in Ghislaine’s innocence,” Sternheim said. “Obviously we are very disappointed with the verdict. We have already started working on the appeal and we are confident she will be vindicated.”
Maxwell’s siblings, who have attended the trial regularly, didn’t comment as they left the courthouse.
She faces as long as 65 years in prison if she’s sentenced consecutively on all five counts. No sentencing date was set for Maxwell, who still faces a separate trial on perjury charges.
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The crowd outside the Manhattan federal courthouse after the Ghislaine Maxwell verdict was read.
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