Gillio Lopes, one of the fraternity brothers accused of drugging and raping a fellow Cornell student, is trying to clear his name ... with his lawyer denying all the allegations against him.
His attorney, Tara J. Davis, tells TMZ ... "Cornell previously investigated this matter and developed an extensive factual record. The allegations now being made publicly differ in significant respects from the accounts provided during that investigation and do not reflect the complete record."
Lopes' lawyer adds ... "Those inconsistencies will be tested through discovery and addressed in the litigation."
Antonio Brown showed up to a Miami courthouse Wednesday ready to take a sweet plea deal that'd put his serious felony charge behind him.
The judge had different plans ... telling the attorneys and the former Steelers' superstar that she wanted more time to review the agreement.
No rubber stamp here.
AB -- who is facing up to 30 years in prison if he were to be convicted of the 2nd-degree attempted murder charge he's facing -- struck a deal with prosecutors that'd see him put on probation, rather than spending another minute behind bars.
Sen. Elissa Slotkin, a Cornell alum, says her alma mater needs to "step up" in the alleged gang rape case ... and stop treating accountability like an afterthought ... because they've so far failed to protect women.
Jacobcaught up with the senator from Michigan on Capitol Hill Wednesday ... and she told him Cornell should have taken the allegations seriously from the jump.
Slotkin said universities have plenty of ways to take action and hold students accountable while a legal case plays out -- suspensions, expulsions, indefinite suspensions -- and made clear she doesn't consider writing an essay much of a punishment.
TMZ has obtained a video of Presley Gerber at the sober house where he died, and sources with direct knowledge have filled in the blanks for us ... and the circumstances of his death are shocking.
The video was shot by Presley inside the Santa Monica facility, Resolutions Living, around 10 PM Saturday night. He appears in a bedroom and other areas of the house. There is no one else in sight.
It is apparent Presley is high. The video is jumpy because we slowed it down.
Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike was supposed to be executed this morning ... but her execution was paused just an hour before her scheduled lethal injection.
According to a court notice obtained by PEOPLE, Pike was granted a stay "until further order" by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
The court reportedly said it needed time to consider Pike's latest filing, where her attorneys claim the state had reversed its position that she'd fabricated her claims of sexual abuse.
The owner of the Santa Monica sober living facility where Presley Gerberdied was spotted enjoying lunch in the neighborhood ... we have the pics, and he doesn't look too broken up.
Dr. Reza Nabavi, who founded Resolutions Living, can be seen holding his phone in one hand and a drink in the other on Tuesday around midday ... and based on his stare at the camera, he seems calm and composed.
We already showed you video Presley filmed at Resolutions Living after checking in ... giving a tour while clearly high ... the night before he was discovered dead in his room.
The White House's latest document on preventing the dangers of artificial intelligence happens to have a major typo ... and pretty much everyone is making the same joke.
In a press release on the Trump administration's commitment to have A.I. companies self-regulate ... the document lists Trump's title as president of the "Unites States" -- not United States.
Needless to say ... there were a few White House X followers who were quick to point out that had they used A.I., the error might have been avoided.
Huge update in the hit-and-run case that killed former Nickelodeon child star Kianna Underwood ... a suspect has finally been arrested ... more than 8 months after the tragedy.
Michael Griffiths was busted Tuesday, and the 72-year-old has been charged with leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death and leaving the scene of an accident with injury ... according to CBS News.
As we told you ... sources say that Kianna had been dragged by one of the cars involved in the January 2026 hit-and-run for almost two whole blocks in Brooklyn's Brownsville neighborhood.
10:10 AM PT -- Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with one of the plane passengers who helped take down the attempted hijacker after returning safely to Israel.
One of the Israeli passengers who subdued the pilot-hijacker on board flydubai FZ 1073 told PM Netanyahu that the stabbed captain managed to open the cockpit door before collapsing. This enabled the passengers to enter and seize the attacker, as he was attempting to destroy the… pic.twitter.com/TuOiAGBWy9@ariel_oseran
He told the PM the stabbed pilot was able to open the door before collapsing to the ground ... giving passengers the chance to rush and subdue the attacker.
An Israel-bound commercial flight was sent into chaos Wednesday morning when two pilots got into a violent confrontation during what officials are calling a "terror attack attempt" ... and graphic video shows the captain drenched in blood after being stabbed.
The bloody footage shows the captain wearing an oxygen mask as he lies on his back in the galley ... his body is covered in blood-soaked bandages as he clings to life next to a blood-soaked wall, as bloodied passengers stand over him.
It looks like the pilot was stabbed several times ... and it appears his alleged attacker, his co-pilot, is unconscious by the time the video was shot ... his white uniform soaked in blood.
A shocking twist in the Cornell rape investigation ... the D.A. says campus police never forwarded the alleged victim's full statement, which reportedly included her statement, "I can say with 100% confidence, I was raped."
CBS News obtained the transcript of Jane Doe's interview with the Cornell Campus Police during its investigation in November, 2024. During the interview, she also says at some point she was "completely and totally incapacitated."
Tompkins County D.A. Matthew Van Houten says he never saw the full transcript of her 2-day interview with Campus Police ... he only saw the results of the investigation, which included a summary in which campus cops say she told them the encounter with the fraternity members was voluntary, conscious and consensual.
Macklemore's"Free Palestine Tour" is a hot ticket ... with the rapper announcing all three shows have already sold out ... just hours after tickets went on sale.
Macklemore shared the news Wednesday, saying the Dublin, Paris and London dates are sellouts ... and admitting he was "blown away" by the response.
He says the shows were put together quickly, with the belief that musicians can stand in solidarity with Palestinians, raise money, and use their platforms for activism.
Two University of Wisconsin-Madison students say they were drugged at off-campus fraternity houses, with one also reporting a sexual assault ... another troubling set of allegations involving Greek life.
UW-Madison said both students came forward Sunday with separate allegations. In one case, a student said they were drugged Saturday night at a frat house and inappropriately touched at two different fraternity houses.
The other student said they were drugged at an off-campus frat Sept. 17 and later sexually assaulted at a residence hall. The university says the victim and suspect know each other.
A Florida teen's TikTok stunt ended in a trip to the hospital after cops say he was struck by a pickup truck while getting a haircut in the middle of a busy roadway.
Police in Ocala say three young men -- ages 18, 19 and 20 -- planted a chair in the median of a busy road Sunday night to film a haircut stunt for social media.
That's when cops say a Chevrolet Silverado and a Lexus SUV collided nearby, sending the pickup careening into the median and slamming into the 18-year-old, who was sitting in the barber's chair.
Wynonna Judd says she misses her incarcerated daughter, Grace, a lot while she raises Grace's own daughter ... but Wynonna is tired of being on the receiving end of her barbs.
The singer-songwriter opened up about caring for 4-year-old Kaliyah with her husband, Cactus Moser, in an interview with People ... as well as the vulnerability she displays in her new album, "The Hard Truth."
One song, "Drive," centers on visiting Grace in jail during a past stint. Grace was locked up again earlier this year after she pled guilty to driving with a suspended or revoked license ... and she's struggled with addiction for years.
Wynonna says, "I miss [Grace] desperately" ... but follows it up by saying her daughter needs to find a way to heal and "quit blaming" her for everything. The singer said she hasn't spoken to her daughter in over a year.
10:00 AM PT -- TMZ has learned that the passenger has unfortunately died ... their body has been turned over to the King County Medical Examiner.
A United Airlines passenger suffered a medical emergency Tuesday after he turned "deep purple" during a flight from Tokyo to Denver ... and the plane had to be diverted to Seattle for an emergency landing, according to witnesses and officials.
The horrific incident began about 6 and a half hours into the 10 and a half hour flight from Narita International Airport in Japan to Denver International Airport in Colorado, according to an eyewitness and the Federal Aviation Administration. The FAA said the crew reported that a passenger was having a medical emergency.
The eyewitness tells TMZ ... she was woken up by a commotion near her seat and was shocked to see an unconscious man lying on the floor with 3 firemen and a stewardess surrounding him.
Aaron Sorkin showed off what was either an incredibly deep tan or a catastrophic sunburn while he was at a movie premiere ... and you've got to see the pics!
Attending a gala screening of "The Social Reckoning" -- which he penned and directed -- in London on Tuesday, Aaron wore a gray suit, a light brown tie, and was seemingly more bronzed than the Oscar statue he won for writing "The Social Network."
All sick burns aside ... Aaron looked dapper on the carpet as he posed for pictures with the stars of the film, Mikey Madison and Jeremy Allen White.
