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South Indian actress Sruthi Hariharan recently won a National award for her role in Nathicharami. Despite being one of the most talented actresses and having been part of the finest of films, she stayed away from the limelight, following her infamous #MeToo incident. The actress who had filed a defamation case against senior actor Arjun Sarja, is facing a major setback in the case, as the High Court has dismissed her plea. According to Times of India reports, the court found the reasons stated by Sruthi unreasonable, hence rejecting her plea. Arjun Sarja with the help of his cousin Dhruva Sarja had filed a defamation suit against her for Rs 5 crore at the Bangalore City Civil Court. In 2016, the actress named Arjun Sarja in her #MeToo story. She said the senior actor sexually harassed her during the filming of their film Vismaya. Talking about the impact it had on her, she told in an interview, "Looking back I remember attempting to normalise his behaviour and ignore his comments- lest … [Read more...] about Major Setback For Sruthi Hariharan In #MeToo; Court Dismisses Actress’s Plea Against Arjun Sarja

Breaking News 10:48 AM PT -- The Raptors have released a statement to TMZ Sports saying, “The incident is being looked at, and we are cooperating with authorities. We look forward to resolving the situation." 8:44 AM PT -- A spokesperson for the Alameda County Sheriff's Dept. tells us they WILL be pursuing a misdemeanor criminal charge against Ujiri for the alleged incident. Sgt. Ray Kelly tells us, "[Ujiri] shoved our deputy and tried to walk past him." That's when Sgt. Kelly says the deputy "pushed [Ujiri] away from the court." Sgt. Kelly says Ujiri came back with a "second more significant push" with a part of his arm striking the deputy in the face. Sgt. Kelly says the department believes Ujiri committed misdemeanor battery on a law enforcement officer. He also says investigators are gathering more footage -- including surveillance video -- while building their case against Ujiri. Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri allegedly shoved and struck a sheriff's deputy in … [Read more...] about Cops ‘Pursuing’ Case Against Raptors President, Team Says It’s ‘Cooperating’

EXCLUSIVE Although R. Kelly's camp has been referring to the unpaid $32k as "interest" ... our sources connected to the case say that's not entirely true. We're told only $11,500 of that amount is interest, and the rest -- about $20,800 -- is for unpaid child support and educational and healtcare expenses for the children. Kelly's attorney, Steven Greenberg acknowledges, "Yes, he owes for some some educational and healthcare expenses that aren't documented -- and, I question if they're even true -- and some interest. He also says Kelly intends to "pay the money whether he agrees with it or not at this point." R. Kelly is on the hook for another significant child support payment ... and his ex-wife wants to set a firm deadline to get the dough, because she's convinced he'll never pony up otherwise. According to new legal docs obtained by TMZ ... the disgraced singer's ex-wife, Drea Kelly, is asking the court for a hard and fast deadline for Kelly to pay her the $32k he owes in … [Read more...] about R. Kelly’s Ex-Wife Wants Deadline For Singer to Pay $32k Child Support Tab

EXCLUSIVE A former employee of R. Kelly told a grand jury the singer regularly recorded tapes of his sexual encounters with underage girls and kept them as trophies ... and they're now believed to be in the hands of the feds. Sources directly connected to the case tell TMZ ... the ex-employee testified in front of a federal grand jury in the Northern District of Illinois Thursday, and claims to have been in possession of multiple tapes in which the singer engages in sex acts with minors. We're told the former employee told grand jurors R. Kelly paid a large sum of cash to the employee and in return, the employee handed a tape over to the singer. We're told somehow the tape in question ended up in the hands of Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx. Our sources say the ex-employee testified they gave the feds several other child sex tapes featuring Kelly. We're told the former employee said R. Kelly's crew knew full well Kelly had a penchant for having sex with underage girls, but … [Read more...] about R. Kelly’s Ex-Employee Tells Grand Jury There are More Child Sex Tapes

Exclusive Getty R. Kelly didn't buy an acquittal in 2008 by paying off the alleged child victim and her family ... so says that family. Attorney Christopher Brown, who represents the family, tells TMZ ... the claims made by Michael Avenatti suggesting the victim did not testify in the trial because the family received a $2 million payoff for their silence are "false and have no basis in reality." Brown adds ... "The victim and her family have been contacted by the United States Attorney’s Office in Chicago and are cooperating with the investigation of R. Kelly." As we reported ... Kelly is due in court Tuesday for a bond hearing in his federal sex crimes case. On Monday, Avenatti -- who says he reps 3 of the alleged victims in the new federal indictments -- alleged Kelly got off in his 2008 child porn case by paying the family off. Avenatti called the 2008 acquittal bogus, saying ... "R. Kelly bought his acquittal. He bought this victim and their parents and ensured that … [Read more...] about Family of Alleged R. Kelly Victim Denies Claim of $2 Mil Payoff