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Her Political Career Vanished After Sex Tapes. Now, an Arrest

Complaint from Susanna Gibson's estranged ex results in domestic violence charges in Virginia

(Newser) - Susanna Gibson, a former Virginia legislature candidate who drew national attention two years ago after sex videos with her husband surfaced online, is now facing a domestic violence charge. Gibson, 42, who also goes by Susanna Gibson Payne, was arrested in Henrico County on Sept. 22 on a misdemeanor...

Melania Joins Trump at Signing of Revenge Porn Law
Both Trumps Sign
Take It Down Act
May 19, 2025 5:22 PM CDT

Both Trumps Sign Take It Down Act

Melania Trump lobbied lawmakers to pass anti-revenge porn law

(Newser) - President Trump, alongside his wife, Melania, signed the Take It Down Act on Monday, a measure the first lady helped usher through Congress to set stricter penalties for the distribution of non-consensual intimate imagery online, or "revenge porn." In March, Melania Trump used her first solo public appearance...

Platforms Will Have 48 Hours to Remove Flagged Revenge Porn

Congress passes Take It Down Act, which Trump has promised to sign

(Newser) - A bill targeting revenge porn and "deepfake" nudes, supported by first lady Melania Trump, passed the House in a 409-2 vote on Monday after unanimously passing the Senate in February and is now expected to receive the president's signature. What you need to know about the bipartisan Take...

Melania Trump Is Back in the Public Eye

She uses her first solo public appearance during Trump's 2nd term to address 'revenge porn'

(Newser) - Melania Trump on Monday made her first solo public appearance since her husband's inauguration. The Hill reported last month that the first lady is expected to return to her "Be Best" initiative, launched during President Trump's first term, which included a focus on online safety, and on...

Deepfakes Derailed Her Political Career

Sabrina Javellana's rising star in politics began when she was just 21. Then the deepfakes came.

(Newser) - Sabrina Javellana became one of Florida's youngest elected officials in 2018 when she won a seat on the Hallandale Beach City Commission at age 21. As she served and finished college, she adjusted to life in the public sphere, often drawing ire for her progressive views, reports the New ...

Hunter Biden Sues Fox Under 'Revenge Porn' Law
Hunter Biden
Drops Fox Lawsuit
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Jul 22, 2024 5:35 PM CDT

Hunter Biden Drops Fox Lawsuit

Filing claimed network violated 'revenge porn' law

(Newser) - Hunter Biden has dropped a lawsuit accusing Fox News of illegally publishing explicit images of him as part of a streaming series. An attorney for the president's son filed a voluntary dismissal notice on Sunday in federal court in New York City, three weeks after the lawsuit was filed,...

Pilot Accused of Decade-Long 'Revenge Porn' Campaign

United Airlines pilot allegedly used photos of ex to create fake profiles on adult website

(Newser) - A United Airlines pilot was taken into custody at a California airport this week and brought to Utah to face charges in a "revenge porn" case. According to court records in Cedar City, 36-year-old Colorado resident Andrew Hill faces multiple charges connected to what an ex-girlfriend said was a...

Diplo Accused of Distributing 'Revenge Porn'

Music producer sued by accuser who says she dated him for years

(Newser) - The DJ and music producer known as Diplo has been sued over alleged distribution of revenge porn. A woman, known only as Jane Doe, says she dated the Grammy-winning musician (who was born Thomas Wesley Pentz) from 2016 to 2023. She says she found out in 2023 Pentz had distributed...

Revenge Porn Victim Sought $100M, Got $1.2B

Jury rules for Texas woman whose ex posted intimate pics of her in 'painful' harassment campaign

(Newser) - A Texas jury has awarded $1.2 billion to a woman who said she was a revenge porn victim at the hands of a former beau. The woman's complaint , filed in April of last year in Harris County, accused ex-boyfriend Marquez Jackson of posting "visual intimate material" of...

Lawmaker Who Had Nude Pics Stolen Intros 'Revenge Porn' Law

Fla. state Sen. Lauren Book wants legislation to prevent others from being victimized

(Newser) - Florida State Sen. Lauren Book often has told the story about how she was sexually abused by her nanny for six years when she was a child, per the AP . She channeled the pain into a lifetime of helping other abuse survivors. Now, after years of working hard to heal...

Maryland Mayor Arrested Over Revenge Porn Scandal

Andrew Bradshaw hit with 50 counts of distribution

(Newser) - Andrew Bradshaw went from being the youngest mayor in the history of the city of Cambridge, Md., when he was elected in January ... to being charged with 50 counts of distributing revenge porn. Bradshaw, 32, is accused of posting naked images of the victim on Reddit under multiple accounts he...

Katie Hill Loses Legal Fight Over Nude Images

Judge tosses ex-congresswoman's suit against the 'Daily Mail,' but she vows to fight on

(Newser) - Former Congresswoman Katie Hill has lost a legal battle with the Daily Mail over the publication of nude photos that derailed her political career . A judge in Los Angeles dismissed Hill's suit against the British tabloid, ruling that the publication was within its rights to print the images, reports...

Katie Hill Sues Ex, Media Over 'Nonconsensual Porn'

Former California congresswoman says publication of nude photos ruined her political career

(Newser) - Just two weeks ago, Katie Hill took out a temporary restraining order against her ex-husband. The next move for the former California congresswoman is a lawsuit against him and two media outlets for the publication of "nonconsensual porn" she says tanked her political career. Per NBC News , Hill, 33,...

Credit Card Companies Jump Ship After Pornhub Exposé

Mastercard won't do business with the porn site

(Newser) - Startling allegations involving revenge porn and child abuse have companies reassessing their relationship with Pornhub, and at least one big credit card company is officially cutting ties. Per the BBC , Mastercard will block use of its cards on the Canada-based pornography site, saying in a statement, "Our investigation over...

Teen Candidate Is Out of Race After Admitting Revenge Porn

Aaron Coleman, 19, says he will withdraw

(Newser) - One of the teenagers running for office in Kansas is exiting the race amid a scandal. Aaron Coleman, 19, had previously admitted to abusing girls online, including via online bullying, blackmail, and revenge porn, the AP reports. He initially insisted he had changed, the Wyandotte Daily reports; he was 14...

Katie Hill Resigns Amid Allegations, 'Revenge Porn'

Democrat says she's stepping down 'with a broken heart'

(Newser) - Rep. Katie Hill announced her resignation from Congress on Sunday—"with a broken heart." "This is the hardest thing I have ever had to do," the freshman Democrat said in a letter to her constituents in California. The resignation came after allegations that she had an...

Woman's Ex, His Girlfriend Ordered to Pay Her $3.2M

Elizabeth Clark alleged libel, revenge porn, and alienation-of-affection

(Newser) - As far as marriage implosions go, Elizabeth Clark described a pretty horrific one—and she's now walking away with $3.2 million for her troubles. The Fayetteville, NC, woman was on Monday awarded that amount by a jury, to be paid by her ex-husband and his new partner, in...

Woman Sues Her Special Forces Ex Over Alleged Revenge Porn

North Carolina enacted revenge porn law in 2015

(Newser) - A North Carolina woman says her ex-husband, a Special Forces major at Fort Bragg, posted "revenge porn" photos of her online because he was angry about paying child support. Elizabeth Ann Clark's civil lawsuit against Adam Matthew Clark appears to be the first of its kind in Cumberland...

Revenge-Porn Guy Hit With Huge Payment

California man Andre Pompey is told to fork up

(Newser) - Time to pay, Andre: California man Andre Pompey was ordered this week to pay his revenge-porn victim $5.15 million and fork out an additional $150,000 as punishment, USA Today reports. "She wanted to stand up for herself," says Katrina Saleen, attorney of the 35-year-old woman who...

He Got a Text and She Read It. Now She's Suing Him

Woman sues Delta Sigma Phi and members, including her ex, over sharing of sex tapes

(Newser) - One of "many" women to have her sexual photos and videos shared among members of the University of Central Florida's Delta Sigma Phi fraternity in a private Facebook group called the "Dog Pound" is fighting back, says lawyer Michael Avenatti. In a lawsuit filed Thursday, Kathryn Novak...

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