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Week five of the Karen Read trial only saw us in court for one day. I covered the first half of Day 18 which entailed the end of the cross-examination of Brian Higgins and then the court was dark for the testimony of John O'Keefe's niece and nephew. I will cover the second half of Day 18 on Tuesday, June 4th.

There still hasn't been a decision made in the TikTok Psychic Defamation Case.

Bryan Kohberger's change of venue trial has been postponed to August.

Becky Hill was hit with 76 ethics charges, I will break more of that down in this week's podcast.

While at CrimeCon 2024, Hannah Gutierrez's attorney stated that the state wants her to testify in the Alec Baldwin Rust trial. They are working out some immunity deal because she has a 5th Amendment Right not to testify due to pending appeal.

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I break down the Kouri Richins infamous “Walk The Dog” letter found in her jail cell. She claims this letter was part of a fictional book she was working on. The prosecution disagreed with that sentiment and requested sanctions be placed on Richins.

On Monday, Kouri Richins wrote a statement claiming her eagerness to proceed with the trial and prove her innocence. Eric Richins's estate put out a statement saying that they are confident in the judicial system and there will be enough evidence for a jury to convict her.

We still have a long way to go before a trial can be set. First, Kouri needs a new defense attorney, then the preliminary hearing needs to happen. 

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The judge made a ruling in the Scandoval lawsuit. Tom Sandoval’s demurrer was denied in the first cause of action as it pertains to eavesdropping and the third cause of action as it relates to the invasion of privacy.

A demurrer was granted with the 4th cause of action for the IIED and Rachel Leviss has 20 days to amend the complaint. A decision hasn’t been made with Ariana Madix’s Anti-SLAPP.

I also break down why the judge denied Alec Baldwin’s dismissal. A trial date has yet to be set.

Lastly, I recap week 4 of the Karen Read trial.

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Alec Baldwin had a hearing on May 17th, 2024 that lasted over 2 hours! The defense argues that the grand jury indictment should be dismissed due to prosecutorial bad faith and that there were structural errors in the grand jury indictment. The judge asked pointed questions to the prosecution about their conduct.

The prosecution had leaked the date of the indictment to the New York Times, cut off witnesses during their testimony, and didn't reach out to other possible witnesses' attorneys to let them know they might be needed for that hearing. The judge stated that they would make a written ruling this week and with the amount of questions the judge had, it is possible that the dismissal could get granted.

Kouri Richins’ defense attorneys filed a motion to disqualify the prosecution and to designate the "Walk The Dog" letter as attorney-client privilege. Subsequently, the firm withdrew from her case. This will delay Richins's preliminary hearing that is currently set for June.

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CNN published a video of Diddy assaulting Cassie at a hotel in 2016. The Los Angeles Police Department said it was aware of the video but was unable to charge Diddy due to the statute of limitations. Cassie's lawyers put out a statement about the video, “The gut-wrenching video has only further confirmed the disturbing and predatory behavior of Mr. Combs. Words cannot express the courage and fortitude that Ms. Ventura has shown in coming forward to bring this to light.”

Diddy posted a video apology on Instagram stating that he is disgusted with his conduct in the video while he still keeps up the post stating that didn't do things alleged in the lawsuits against him.

I also summarize week 3 of the Karen Read trial as more civilian witnesses take the stand. We finished Friday with the direct examination of Jen McCabe and expect that cross-examination will be spicy on Tuesday.

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I broke down the Bryan Kohberger Hearing on May 2nd, 2024. The defense and prosecution agree that the hearing scheduled for May 16th, 2024 should be closed but do not agree that the hearing on May 14th, 2024 should also be closed.

Ann Taylor argues the hearing on May 14th should not be closed because it is in the interest of Kohberger's 6th Amendment Right to have a public trial. The prosecution argues that the proceedings before the public trial are not obligated to be in the public and that they need to balance the interests, privacy, and sensitive information as a right to a fair trial.

Judge John Judge ultimately sides with the prosecution to have a closed hearing on May 14th, 2024 signing a subpoena for the FBI to produce evidence for cell towers, amongst other things, that should have been provided over 6 months ago.

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There are new developments in the Scandoval lawsuit, as Tom Sandoval and Ariana Madix respond. Tom states that Rachel Leviss sent the video to him, and Ariana states that she never shared the video with anyone but Rachel.

Rachel's lawyers said they would move forward with the lawsuit and that Tom and Ariana lied, and they have proof.

A lot happened in week 2 of the Karen Read trial. The story starts to unfold as the civilian witness takes the stand. We finished Friday with the direct examination of the homeowner, Brian Albert, and expect that cross-examination will be very spicy.

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The co-stars of Vaderpump Rules - Ariana Madix and Tom Sandoval - have responded to Rachel Leviss' lawsuit against them. Ariana Madix has filed an Anti-SLAPP motion requesting the whole claim against her be thrown out and her attorney's fees paid.

Ariana states that she never distributed the video to anyone. Ariana also states that she recorded a clip of the video from Tom's phone and sent it to Rachel with a text stating "You are DEAD TO ME".

Tom Sandoval filed a Demurrer to Complaint and Motion to Strike. His attorneys claim that the video file he obtained was created by Rachel and sent to Tom by her. Rachel Leviss' attorney has also put out a statement stating that she never created and sent the video to Tom Sandoval and Ariana's account of how she discovered the relationship is false.

Rachel has since said that she will continue to pursue the lawsuit.

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Britney Spears has finally settled the outstanding legal issues in the conservatorship. Harvey Weinstein could have a retrial as early as September this year. Karen Read's first trial week is over, and I break down the memorable moments that happened.

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Britney Spears has finally settled the outstanding legal issues in the conservatorship. This includes James Spears’ requests for legal fees and the 12th accounting, which the parties have been fighting over since 2020.

Although the settlement terms are private, there is much to be learned from the court documents, and today I will be going over all of them.

The previous trial date has been vacated, and the only remaining issue is payment to Britney’s former lawyer, Sam Ingham. I expect that matter to be resolved next month.

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