If 2023 has seen its share of high-profile celebrity trials, certain cases that have broken out in recent months have not yet seen their outcome. But while justice is currently doing its work, 2024 could well see many stars in the dock, starting with P. Diddy who is at the center of the biggest scandal of the end of the year.
A few weeks ago, the successful rapper and businessman saw life in rosy colors. Everything changed after a first complaint of rape filed in mid-November and since followed by three others, while one of the complainants was a minor at the time of the alleged facts. If justice still has to do its job, many brands in partnership with the artist and his companies have decided to turn their backs on him.
To stay in the sordid world, we will also mention the possible confrontation that could occur between Marilyn Manson and Evan Rachel Wood. If none of the complaints filed against him for sexual assault were successful, the artist also saw his complaint for defamation against the star of Westworld. However, Marilyn Manson could try again to silence the actress who continues to denounce the abuse he allegedly subjected her to during their relationship. Finally, one of the alleged victims who had his case dismissed in 2022 won his callwhich means that his complaint will have to be investigated by the courts.
A never-ending affair
Until a few months ago, everything seemed to indicate that Alec Baldwin had definitively emerged from the legal nightmare in which he had been plunged since the tragedy that occurred on the set of Rust in October 2021. However, the appearance of new evidence has pushed New Mexico justice to backpedal and the actor could be charged again with manslaughter. In addition, a lawsuit targeting the gunsmith who officiated on the filming will take place in 2024.
But American justice is also preparing to deal with the fate of Lizzo who, last August, was accused by many of her former dancers of harassment and discrimination. We also await the continuation of the trial of rapper Young Thug, who is charged with criminal conspiracy and participation in the criminal activities of a gang. Delayed by the attack on one of the accused in prison, the trial must resume on January 2.
We finally end with Prince Harry who has not yet finished with the British tabloids. If the member of the royal family emerged victorious in his trial against Mirror Group Newspapers for the hacking of his phone just two weeks ago, his complaints against two other press groups will not be brought before the court for several months.