Former ISRAELI PM named as SEX OFFENDER in Epstein court filings submitted by Dershowitz
John Doe enters suit to say that if he's named, he didn't do it.
Deceased pedophile Jeffrey Epstein directed his best-known accuser to have sex with former Israeli PM Ehud Barak, according to a sealed deposition – one of many papers lawyer Alan Dershowitz is trying to use to clear his own name.
Lawyers for Dershowitz, who was a friend of Epstein as well as a member of his legal defense team, released the claim about Barak in a Tuesday court filing, attempting to cast doubt on allegations made by accuser Virginia Roberts Giuffre, one of the first Epstein victims to go public with her story.
Pointing to the “denials and disclaimers” issued by the powerful men Giuffre said she’d had sex with, they suggested her word had been “thoroughly discredited by her proven lies.” If their hope was to smear Giuffre, however, it didn’t quite go as planned, instead renewing media interest in the suspects named by the former Epstein “sex slave.”
Dershowitz’s legal team obtained the sealed deposition from a 2016 defamation suit Giuffre filed against Epstein’s alleged madam, Ghislaine Maxwell, his lawyer admitted in court on Tuesday. The document names not only Barak, but also Victoria’s Secret CEO Les Wexner, along with several others she had already accused publicly.
Howard Cooper, a lawyer for the embattled Harvard professor, urged a judge to turn over even more sealed documents from the Maxwell suit, insisting they were relevant to Dershowitz’s own defamation case against Giuffre, who has long claimed she was forced to have sex with Dershowitz as well (a claim he fervently denies). However, Giuffre’s lawyers argued against the move, concerned that her adversary’s legal team would take the information out of context and twist it for their purposes.
Lawyers for Maxwell actually agreed with Giuffre, reasoning there was little overlap between the two defamation cases (and presumably not wanting further details of Maxwell’s alleged crimes to emerge). Lawyers for a mysterious “John Doe” also concurred, citing the need to protect the privacy of others whose names have not yet been made public.
Doe entered the Maxwell defamation case last year, filing a friend-of-the-court brief in an effort to keep Giuffre’s depositions private; he claims to be someone who has not yet been named publicly, and wants to stay that way, insisting for good measure that he has not had sex with Giuffre.
Barak dismissed the allegations against him in a statement to Israeli media on Wednesday, claiming his name was “inserted into the article in order to push aside the allegations against Dershowitz” and claiming he did not meet Epstein in 2002.
The best defense is a good offense, right?
This is at odds with his previous statement that he was introduced to the disgraced financier that year. Former Israeli spy Ari Ben-Menashe has also claimed Epstein and Barak met even before 2002.
The former Israeli PM was a major beneficiary of Epstein’s largesse, receiving millions of dollars in investments and donations from both the Wexner Foundation – which Epstein, as Wexner’s asset manager, ran – and from Epstein directly, as recently as 2015. The deceased predator was also a big investor in Carbyne911, a surveillance-tech startup Barak founded that same year.
While Barak has been photographed entering and exiting Epstein’s Manhattan residence, in one case with a bevy of attractive young women, and residents of another Epstein building claim he was a “frequent presence” there, the Israeli has insisted his dealings with the wealthy sex offender were entirely businesslike, claiming that even when he visited Epstein’s infamous tropical island – which the media have dubbed “Orgy Island” – he never went to his parties or met any girls – photographic evidence aside.
However, his associations with the notorious asset manager likely cost him a political comeback. Current Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu went to great lengths to hype the Barak-Epstein link when the case against the convicted sex offender re-emerged last year, and Barak’s electoral challenge to the longest-serving PM in Israeli history faded away before election day.
Giuffre has accused numerous political figures of being involved in Epstein’s underage sex ring, prominent among them Britain’s Prince Andrew, who landed in hot water earlier this month as US authorities slammed his lack of cooperation in the ongoing investigation. While Giuffre was photographed with the prince, he claimed in a widely-mocked interview he had never met her, insisting he was at a pizza restaurant with his daughters on the night of their alleged sexual encounter.
Other famous names that have been implicated include former US president Bill Clinton (who was documented flying on Epstein’s plane over two dozen times), billionaire investor Glenn Dubin, former New Mexico governor Bill Richardson, and model scout Jean-Luc Brunel.
'Workaholics' episode with Chris D'Elia playing a child molester removed from Hulu, Amazon Prime
By Jordan Moreau
LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) - An episode of Workaholics in which Chris D'Elia plays a child molester has been removed from Hulu and Amazon Prime Video.
Last week on Twitter, multiple women accused D'Elia of trying to engage with them sexually, and some women said they were as young as 16 when the encounters allegedly took place. In a widespread Twitter thread, several women claimed the comedian sent them inappropriate messages and attempted to solicit nude photos from them.
In a statement to TMZ last week, D'Elia denied the allegations against him.
Chris D'Elia has denied all allegations against him. (Instagram)
"I know I have said and done things that might have offended people during my career, but I have never knowingly pursued any underage women at any point. All of my relationships have been both legal and consensual and I have never met or exchanged any inappropriate photos with the people who have tweeted about me. That being said, I really am truly sorry. I was a dumb guy who ABSOLUTELY let myself get caught up in my lifestyle. That's MY fault. I own it. I've been reflecting on this for some time now and I promise I will continue to do better," he said.
D'Elia guest starred on Season 1 Episode 8 of Workaholics, titled 'To Friend a Predator,' which aired on Comedy Central on May 25, 2011. He played Topher, a child molester, who befriends the main characters played by Adam Devine, Anders Holm and Blake Anderson. After originally trying to expose Topher, the trio becomes friends with him and joins him at an exclusive penthouse party.
The logline for the episode reads "A local child molester attracts the guys' attention, but not, as it turns out, for the reason they expected."
Hulu and Amazon Prime currently offer all seven seasons of Workaholics for free, but the episode is no longer available on either platform. On Hulu, the episode has disappeared entirely, and on Amazon Prime a message says "this video is currently unavailable" and doesn't give an option to play it.
D'Elia's Whitney co-star Whitney Cummings also weighed in on the accusations on Saturday, saying she was "devastated and enraged" by what she's learned.
Chris D'Elia as Alex Green and Whitney Cummings as herself in Whitney. (NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via)
"It's taken me a couple days to process the information I have learned about Chris. I'm devastated and enraged by what I've read and learned. This is a pattern of predatory behaviour. This abuse of power is enabled by silence. Now that I'm aware, I won't be silent," she wrote on Twitter. "Girls should be able to be a fan of a comedian they admire without being a sexual target. It's the adult's responsibility to be an adult."
Mostly known for his stand-up, D'Elia recently starred in Season 2 of You on Netflix, playing a comedian who sexually abuses teenage girls.
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MasterChef contestant Ben Ungermann to fight allegations
he sexually assaulted teenage girl
By court reporter Danny Tranhe sexually assaulted teenage girl
Dumped MasterChef Australia contestant Ben Ungermann will fight allegations he sexually assaulted a teenager in Melbourne this year, with Victorian prosecutors revealing they expect to call four children to give evidence.
Mr Ungermann, 36, has been charged with three counts of intentionally sexually touching a 16-year-old girl at the Docklands earlier this year.
At an administrative hearing on Thursday, prosecutor Stephen Payne told the Melbourne Magistrates' Court that some of the witnesses may have to appear by videolink.
"It doesn't appear there's any prospect of the matter resolving at this time," Mr Payne said.
Allegations 'vehemently denied'
Days before the alleged assault, which took place on February 23, Mr Ungermann announced on his Instagram page that he would rejoin MasterChef Australia's 2020 season.
About two weeks later, he was charged by detectives from the Sexual Offences and Child Abuse Investigation Team.
Mr Ungermann's departure was announced to contestants and viewers on MasterChef in May.
"Before we get to today's challenge, we've got some news. You're probably wondering where Ben is," judge Jock Zonfrillo said. "Due to a personal matter, Ben has had to leave the competition and he will not be returning."
Mr Ungermann has denied the accusations, with his Sydney-based lawyer Adam Houda posting on Twitter: "Allegations against my client are vehemently denied and will be defended." .
Mr Ungermann is on bail and will return to court in October.
Svetlana Gnezdilov: Former Israeli champion accused of sex trafficking and inducement to prostitution
Former top-tier Israeli athlete, Svetlana Gnezdilov, who holds the national record in the heptathlon, has been detained on accusations of organizing a sex-trafficking scheme and engaging persons for prostitution.
The 51-year-old allegedly recruited people on Russian-language websites, posting employment ads searching for workers for her massage salons.
Women allegedly crossed the Israeli border pretending to be tourists before being brought into the alleged prostitution network.
Gnezdilov and her husband were detained three weeks ago along with six other suspects during a raid organized by Israeli police, but their names were revealed only this week.
The woman denies any wrongdoing, her lawyer Orit Hayon insisting that she was involved in a massage business with no sexual or criminal implication.
"We are talking only about massage. My client denies that has to involve someone in prostitution. We are talking about a prominent woman, an athlete, a medalist, with no criminal record.
"She was treated like a criminal. Stating that she was unwell, that was not even considered. We believe that her detention over a period of 23 days was unnecessary,” Hayon said.
Along with sex crimes, Gnezdilov was also accused of tax fraud and money laundering, estimated in millions of Israeli shekels.
The athlete was born in Kharkov, but moved to Israel in 1996 together with her husband. She has represented her new motherland at international events, including world and European championships.
Justin Bieber files $20M defamation lawsuit over sexual misconduct claims
2 women accused Canadian pop star on social media of sexually assaulting them
Thomson Reuters
Justin Bieber has filed a $20 million US defamation lawsuit against two women who accused him of sexual misconduct.
The Canadian pop star filed the lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court on Thursday after saying on Twitter earlier this week that a claim that he sexually assaulted a woman in 2014 was "factually impossible."
The woman, who identified herself as Danielle but said she was posting anonymously, said in a Twitter posting that has since been deleted that she was sexually assaulted by the singer at a hotel in Austin, Texas, on March 9, 2014.
The other woman, who identified herself as Kadi, said on Twitter that she was sexually assaulted by Bieber in a New York hotel room in May 2015.
The lawsuit said the accusations by the two women were "outrageous, fabricated lies" and seeks a jury trial and $20 million in damages.
Neither of the women could be reached for comment on Friday. Bieber's representatives on Friday did not respond to requests for comment about the lawsuit.
The lawsuit said the two women were "trying to capitalize on the climate of fear permeating the entertainment industry, Hollywood and corporate America, whereby it is open season for anyone to make any claim (no matter how vile, unsupported, and provably false) about anyone without consequence."
Hundreds of men in entertainment, business, sports and politics have been accused of sexual misconduct since the #MeToo movement became a cultural force in 2017.
Bieber, now 26, was discovered at age 13 and has become one of the world's most popular musicians.
The lawsuit detailed hotel receipts, emails and news reports to assert that Bieber was not staying at the hotel in Austin where Danielle alleged that the 2014 assault had taken place.
It said that Kadi's accusation was false and that she had fabricated her allegation "out of her desire for fame and attention."
Apparently, you don't have to have a brain to be a YouTube star,
or a moral compass either
‘Disgusting & sick!’ YouTuber Shane Dawson gets cancelled for ‘masturbation joke’ with poster of Will Smith’s 11yo daughter
Just hours after addressing his past blackface and racial slur sins, YouTuber Shane Dawson has found himself in a deeper trouble after a video went viral showing him pretending to masturbate to a poster of 11yo Willow Smith.
It was not immediately clear when exactly the video was recorded or who undug and shared it, but the clip triggered an immense scandal online, propelling Dawson into the top Twitter trends and prompting shocked response from the members of Smith family.
“Shane Dawson I am disgusted by you. You sexualizing an 11 year old girl who happens to be my sister!!!!!!,” her outraged older brother Jaden tweeted in all caps.
Their mother Jada Pinkett Smith said only: “To Shane Dawson … I’m done with the excuses.”
The YouTuber has yet to respond to the fresh scandal that comes less than a day after he addressed his previous controversies in an apology video that many found unconvincing and insincere.
Earlier this week, another YouTuber with over 20 million subscribers, has rushed to self-cancel – announcing a possibly permanent hiatus from her channel – after facing accusations of “racism” due to her content from years ago. In her case, however, many considered an apology to be much more 'sincere' while the 'sins' were immeasurably less grave.
Anyone who sponsors this creep deserves to be boycotted,
anyone, ever!
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