Sean Combs, also known as “Diddy,” was recently found guilty on only two out of five charges brought against him. The charges he was convicted of involved transportation to engage in prostitution specifically related to Cassie Ventura and another woman referred to as Jane. However, many observers, including myself, expected more convictions particularly on the sex trafficking charge…
Category: Crime
From Doubt to Domination: The Prosecution’s Powerful Closing in the Diddy Case
After Sean “Diddy” Combs’ defense team wrapped up their case in just 20 minutes on Tuesday, the stage was set for the prosecution’s closing statement—and they delivered far more than expected. Admittedly, I left Monday feeling concerned. The prosecution’s case, while full of substance, had started to feel overcomplicated. The charges—particularly those involving prostitution across…
EXCLUSIVE: MYRNA CABELLO, A MULTI-TALENTED AND INSPIRATIONAL ARTIST LIGHTING UP THE SCREEN IN APPLE TV’s “YOUR FRIENDS AND NEIGHBOURS.”
Myrna Cabello has so many strings to her bow that you wonder where she gets the time to express her wonderful talent. We are thankful that this actor, voice artist, singer-songwriter, writer, director, producer and graphic artist is here to entertain and inform us through her work. A shining light of the Latina community, Myrna…
THE SURVIVORS: A MURDER MYSTERY WRAPPED IN GRIEF AND GUILT
This 6-part adaptation of Jane Harper’s Australian bestselling crime novel is an intense and grown-up murder mystery. While it is ostensibly a whodunnit, its real focus is the fracturing of individuals and families after grief, guilt and resentment takes its toll. This is part of its problem, as those looking for a straightforward twist and…
EXCLUSIVE: JOE DARU, BASEBALL, STUNTS AND THE LONG BRIGHT RIVER
Actor on the rise Joe Daru played Division One Baseball in college and represented the Thai Baseball National team in the Asian Games in 2014 and 2018. If that wasn’t enough Joe, aged just 24, moved to LA to pursue a career in acting. He has also become a brilliant stuntman that has given voice…
DEATH VALLEY: WHEN THE REAL MYSTERY IS WHY YOU’RE STILL WATCHING
The BBC ‘s six-part series DEATH VALLEY stars Timothy Spall as John Chapel and Gwyneth Keyworth as DS Janie Mallowan. Together, they investigate a string of crimes bit unfortunately, the show never quite comes together. At the centre of the series is Charles Ceaser, a fictional TV detective within the show. He’s a man who…
DEPT Q INVESTIGATES A TWISTED COLD CASE
There are so many great crime dramas that have come out this year on NETFLIX and this Edinburgh based show is no exception. DEPT Q is a detective show that keeps your mind turning and stomach churning throughout its 9 episodes. You could tell straight away that this TV Show would be an amazing adaptation…
WHITE MAN WALKING: A HIKE THROUGH A DIVIDED AMERICA
“I could die today. Technically. I feel sick.” These words by white independent film-maker Rob Bliss summed up the danger around him when he decided to walk through America’s most racist states wearing a Black Lives Matter shirt in memory of the 5th Anniversary of the murder of George Floyd by a police officer. This Storyville documentary…
“DIDDY” TRIAL SECOND WEEK UPDATE.
As the second week ends in the trial of the hip-hop mogul the prosecution is finally building momentum in proving its case, leaving the defence clutching at straws. Let’s not forget the judge a few times this week told the defence team off. On day nine the judge warned the defence over a sexual line…
“SECRETS WE KEEP”: A NORDIC THRILLER THAT LEFT ME UNDERWHELMED.
Imagine your next-door neighbours come for dinner one night and they bring their young filipino au pair with them. After dinner the au pair secretly and mysteriously asks you if you can help her, without going into details. You say it’s best to talk to the people looking after her. The next day she vanishes. …