Bill Cosby allegedly failed to show up for a deposition in a civil lawsuit he's facing ... and his legal adversaries are telling the judge it's the third one he's missed ... and they want him to face some serious consequences.
According to legal documents filed by the lawyers for several women who are suing the disgraced actor and comedian, Bill was scheduled to be deposed from September 22 to September 24 ... but they say Cosby unilaterally canceled on September 21 ... despite receiving proper notice of the dates he was to be deposed.
They claim this is the third time they've had dates set for a deposition that Cosby's team has called off at the last minute ... citing an instance in April and another in June.
And now the plaintiffs are asking the court to hit him with serious sanctions or, at the very least, an order blocking him from testifying so he "cannot benefit from his delay tactics."
Cornell has agreed to an independent investigation that will look into the way the University handled the alleged 2024 gang rape of a female student.
New York Governor Kathy Hochul called for the probe, and she tells ABC News the Ivy League school is on board.
She told the outlet ... "I wanted to make sure they knew how important this was, and they absolutely agreed. And they're acting on this this afternoon."
Hochul says the point of the investigation is to determine whether or not the University did all it could to protect its student.
New York Times executive Jonathan McKinsey's in-laws allegedly ambushed him and unloaded 2 guns, fatally shooting him in front of some kids.
Shouyong Zhang and Shili Chen were charged with murder on Wednesday and -- according to The California Post -- charging documents claim they purposely planned the ambush-style attack.
They reportedly took off in their Honda Civic after gunning down McKinsey ... but witnesses helped police identify and stop their car.
'DWTS' pro Gleb Savchenko's ex-wife, Elena Samodanova, claims she only earned $3,846 last month before taxes ... and she says it's way less than she needs for her monthly expenses ... TMZ has learned.
According to new legal docs obtained by TMZ, Elena says that in the last 12 months, she's averaged $4,380 monthly income as an assistant studio manager at Phoenix Connect.
On top of her salary, Elena -- who is based in Hong Kong -- also reported an average monthly income of $1,873 from a rental property.
Meanwhile ... Elena lists her fiancé Vlad Kvartin's income as $3,500 a month ... and says that Gleb pays $2,273 in child support for their two children.
Sam Asghari traded the gym for the runway Tuesday night ... strutting his stuff at the Blue Jacket Fashion Show ... it's all on video, and it was all for a good cause.
Sam walked in the 10th anniversary celebration at W Hollywood Tuesday night, joining a stylish lineup of celebrities, designers and advocates who came together to raise awareness for prostate cancer and men's health.
Video and photos from the event show Sam confidently walking the runway ... going shirtless under a blazer.
Bryon Noem is breaking his silence after his wife, former South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem, filed for divorce amid reports about his alleged involvement in an online fetish scene.
Bryon's lawyer, Tim Bottum, tells TMZ ... "Bryon is saddened that the marriage is ending and hopes for a private and amicable resolution. If court proceedings become necessary, Bryon will welcome the opportunity to truthfully share his perspective."
He adds, "Bryon's priority is to protect the family and move forward as loving parents and grandparents."
Siacan buy a whole lot of new chandeliers, because she's parting ways with half of her music catalog and getting a hefty sum for all those hits ... TMZ has learned.
According to docs we obtained, Sia sold a 50% stake in her catalogue to the entertainment and investment company Pophouse for a total of $180 million -- but, the economics of the sale are slightly complicated by her recent divorce from Dan Bernad.
According to the docs, Sia gets a payout of $165 million for the songs she penned before she got married to Dan -- including hits like "Chandelier," "Titanium" and "Cheap Thrills" -- and he's agreed to waive any rights to that dough, if Sia gives him $1 million.
9:00pm PT -- Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... Fiona died at home Tuesday. Our sources say authorities were called to the home at 12:10 AM.
Rob Lowe’s brother, Chad Lowe and his wife, Kim Painter, are mourning the devastating loss of their teenage daughter … Fiona who died at 13 years old.
The family tells TMZ in a statement, “We are deeply heartbroken by the loss of our beloved Fiona.”
Chad and Kim remembered their daughter as a loving, smart and creative young girl who loved to dance, saying she was adored by her sisters and deeply loved by her parents.
Somehow someway, this week's Chix On Netflix turned into a battle -- the battle of the two hottest gals on Netflix right now ... Miku Martineauand Carlacia Grant.
Miku is poppin' off on "Crew Girl" which hit #1 globally in its first week ... and we may be biased, but Carlacia on "Outer Banks" will always have our eyes and hearts. 😍
All fun aside, it's time to make your voice heard. VOTE NOW!
American actress Bianca Lawson was 21 when she shot to stardom playing Nikki -- the bossy high school girl -- in the 2001 romantic dance film "Save The Last Dance."
Sen. Chuck Schumer says Cornell dropped the ball in the alleged gang rape scandal ... and he's putting the school on notice to get serious.
Jacob pressed the senator from New York at a press conference Wednesday about what went wrong between Cornell, campus police and the local D.A. ... and Schumer didn't hesitate.
"A whole lot of things went wrong," Schumer said ... accusing Cornell of failing to move quickly enough once the allegations surfaced.
The woman who claims a group of Cornell frat bros drugged and sexually assaulted told campus police she was raped back in 2024 ... a claim now backed by a newly surfaced transcript ... but prosecutors say they didn't have that statement, which means there was a miscommunication or someone's lying.
Check out the new YouTube collab between TMZ and the New York Post, "The Low Down," where we bring you stories that are gripping, outrageous, and sometimes scandalous.
Plus, chaos in the skies ... a FlyDubai flight headed to Israel was divertedto Saudi Arabia after officials say a pilot was stabbed during a possible terror attack.
Sara Gilson had multiple bruises and abrasions in addition to the gunshot wound that killed her ... TMZ has learned.
According to her autopsy report obtained by TMZ, the Oklahoma Chief Medical Examiner documented bruising around Sara's right eye, as well as contusions on her arms, buttocks, legs and knees. She also had abrasions on her right elbow and knee.
As we reported, Sara’s cause of death was ruled a gunshot wound to the head, and the manner of death was ruled homicide. Her toxicology screen was negative.
Christa Pike is a cold-blooded murderer who should be put to death ... at least according to prosecutors fighting her request to pump the brakes on her scheduled execution.
According to court docs, obtained by TMZ, the feds are asking the court to deny Christa's recent request to send her case to another court for further proceedings about whether she received ineffective assistance of counsel at her sentencing … but prosecutors insist this is just another effort to relitigate a previously rejected claim.
In their filing, the prosecutors make their position clear, writing, "On January 12, 1995, Christa Gail Pike beat, tortured, and killed Colleen Slemmer because Pike 'just felt mean that day.'"
They go on ... "Pike cut Colleen's throat six times, struck her in the back with a meat cleaver, and crushed her skull with a piece of asphalt."
Pete Davidson is opening up about how intense his drug use was when he was deep in his addiction ... listing off exactly what he was doing ... and it's a lot to take in.
The 'SNL' alum tells Variety in addition to doing a ton of drugs, he was also cooking ketamine, saying ... "It was K. I was getting liquid and cooking it. And I would do acid and shrooms and whippets and smoke weed all day and eat pills every day."
He went on to say his tolerance had become alarmingly high, explaining ... "It got scary because I didn't feel high. I felt high when I wasn't doing it, so I was like, this is a huge problem."
Cornell's Chi Phi fraternity moved quickly to dismiss multiple frat bros accused of sexual assault ... kicking them out days after their fellow student went to police in 2024 ... at least according to a fraternity executive.
Trey Robb, the interim executive director of Chi Phi's national organization, told the New York Times that the Cornell chapter unanimously voted to dismiss the members just 3 days after Jane Doe made a sworn statement to police.
Those members were later expelled from Chi Phi's national group.
However ... a source told the publication that only 4 members were kicked out ... and that the fraternity only knew about 4 accused at the time.
