Sentences with phrase «first public allegations»

Six weeks after the first public allegations were made against Spacey... Christopher Plummer found himself nominated for a Golden Globe award for best actor in a supporting role!

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And yet, even when the abuse allegations were first reported to the public this week, Kelly came to Porter's defense.

Public hearings are taking place this week examining how the Church of England handled allegations of sexual misconduct stretching back to the 1950s, first focusing on the Diocese of Chichester.

Public hearings are taking place this week to examine how the religious order handled paedophilia allegations stretching back to the 1950s, first focusing on Chichester.

The matter is under review by the Joint Commission on Public Ethics, a move Klein called for after the allegation was first made pPublic Ethics, a move Klein called for after the allegation was first made publicpublic.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo, in his first public appearance since a potentially damaging news story about allegations his staff tampered with an ethics probe, tried to change the subject by talking about economic development.

Another of the women speaking up was Rep. Kathleen Rice, the first Democrat to call on Conyers to resign once the long - buried allegations against him were made public, even as other Democratic leaders, including Leader Nancy Pelosi, defended Conyers publicly.

«This is only the first step,» she wrote in her first public comments since The Huffington Post reported on the allegation.

James, a former city councilwoman, public defender and assistant attorney general, is the first Democrat to formally launch a bid to replace former Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, who resigned last week following allegations that he abused four women.

Speaking during the first public hearing of the ad - hoc committee, Mr. Owusu, who was speaking as the first witness revealed that, when he initially raised the matter for discussion, Mr. Ablakwa trivialized the issue, saying the Minority made the allegation to equalize Mr. Agyarko's corruption allegations leveled against former President Mahama during his vetting.

The allegations involving two women came last summer, when the scandal first became public.

Speaking on Asempa FM's political talkshow programme Eko sii Sen on Wednesday afternoon, captured by Ghanapoliticsonline.com, he said that he is having evidence to prove the allegation, but wants to first give the evidence to President Nana Addo, before he makes it public.

Matt Lauer expressed «sorrow and regret for the pain I have caused» in a statement this morning, his first public comments after NBC News fired the star «Today» show anchor amid allegations of inappropriate sexual behavior with colleagues.

First Lady Melania Trump made her first public appearance in several days after appearing out of view following allegations the president was unfaithful to her after their son was First Lady Melania Trump made her first public appearance in several days after appearing out of view following allegations the president was unfaithful to her after their son was first public appearance in several days after appearing out of view following allegations the president was unfaithful to her after their son was born.

The Assembly's Correction Committee on Wednesday will hold the first of what's expected to be a least two public hearings to examine the operation of the state's prison system as well as recent allegations of inmate abuse.

The allegations were first made public following the suicide of 21 - year - old Tory activist Elliott Johnson in September.

ABC News says Ashley Judd will sit down with anchor Diane Sawyer for her first TV interview since the actress - activist went public with allegations against Weinstein.

The Assembly's Correction Committee on Wednesday will hold the first of what's expected to be a least two public hearings to examine the operation of the state's prison system as well as recent allegations of inmate abuse, said Committee Chairman Daniel O'Donnell (D - Manhattan).

Bratton, in his first public comments on the Kelly allegations which surfaced last week, was not amused.

In his statement on Sunday, Mr Yates said: «Since further allegations in relation to phone - hacking first emerged in the Guardian in July 2009, the Metropolitan Police has been very clear about its position and made this public on a number of occasions.

All the talk in advance of Silver's first, highly anticipated public appearance since the scandal broke had been of his botched handling of the sexual harassment allegations that are close to bringing down Assemblyman Vito Lopez, one of New York's last old - school political bosses.

In 1969, when the AAAS Board first suggested creating a special committee to draw up a statement concerning the freedom and responsibilities of scientists, association leaders, along with a number of other scientific societies, were looking into allegations that the Public Health Service was rejecting the appointment of scientists to study sections based upon the candidates» political views and affiliations.

Giving the first signal of the public's reaction to Woody Allen after the recent allegations about his past behavior, this comedy, directed by and co-starring John Turturro, opened to the second best grosses of any limited film this year.

The news marks the end of a two - week review first made public on December 4, days after the museum said an unspecified number of staffers had come forward about allegations related to Hoffmann's tenure there.

However, this is apparently exactly what happened in Gelbspan's first book regarding the allegation that Dr Singer was involved in a «sinister» coal industry public relations campaign efforts to fabricate reports and mislead the public.

Nor can I discern in those First Amendment considerations that led us to restrict the States» powers to regulate defamation of public officials any additional interest that is not served by the actual malice rule of New York Times, supra, but is substantially promoted by utilizing this Court as the ultimate arbiter of factual disputes in those libel cases where no unusual factors, such as allegations of harassment or the existence of a jury verdict resting on erroneous instructions, cf. New York Times, supra, are present.

Since allegations related to Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein first became public, the #metoo movement has provided a catalyst for society to confront its handling of sexual harassment.

In the weeks since that story first broke, Amazon Studios head Roy Price was forced to step down after allegations about his behavior became public, while actor Kevin Spacey was fired from House of Cards and dropped by his representatives after multiple stories alleged sexual assault and other behavior.