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Women who worked for publisher HarperCollins also allege Walliams behaved inappropriately towards younger female employees.
From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026
The prosecution has presented text messages in which Robinson confessed to planning the murder to his roommate, a transgender person with whom they allege Robinson was in a relationship.
From Barron's ● Nov. 9, 2026
The business, prosecutors allege, was not operational when she applied for the loans.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026
Prosecutors allege the pair misrepresented their identities by giving election judges the names of registered voters in the precinct without those voters' knowledge or permission.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
I did not like to walk at this hour alone with Mr. Rochester in the shadowy orchard; but I could not find a reason to allege for leaving him.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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A new lawsuit against Kylie Jenner alleges a former private chef suffered a miscarriage after being forced to work grueling shifts during a high-risk pregnancy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2026
One woman alleges she met Walliams at a fan event when she was 15.
From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026
"As a result of Defendants' wrongful acts and omissions, and the precipitous decline in the market value of the Company's securities, Plaintiff and other Class members have suffered significant losses and damages," the lawsuit alleges.
From Barron's ● Nov. 10, 2026
He showed Sarah a photo of handwritten notes he had signed promising not to talk about violent incidents and told her his wife controlled his social-media accounts and communications, the memo alleges.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026
But if the defendant alleges new evidence that could lead to a different outcome in the case—or that undermines the reliability of the trial—there is typically a hearing.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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Alejandro Betancourt, a businessman under investigation for alleged money laundering in Spain and Switzerland, runs the firm.
From Barron's ● Nov. 14, 2026
Mr Sterling's representative said: "He denies that the alleged incident in 2008 ever took place. He was never subject to any criminal investigation, but the allegation was examined by professional standards".
From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2026
It said that proceedings for data protection offences were "already statute barred" due to how much time had elapsed between the alleged offences and the PPS receiving the files.
From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2026
In one case, a proofreader was imprisoned when a misspelling was alleged to have been part of a grand conspiracy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026
“I'm sure that was what Arcadio meant,” she alleged.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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In the middle of all this, Bloomberg and Vanity Fair published reports alleging that Kaplan had created a toxic work environment at Unwell, claims his representative denied at the time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2026
In the past, women alleging this sort of behaviour faced barriers - being seen as opportunistic, fearing retaliation, believing they might be the only one.
From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2026
US intelligence reportedly circulated a memo this past spring alleging Alice Huang was an asset of China's Ministry of State Security.
From Barron's ● Nov. 12, 2026
Jordon Hudson is suing the owners of a Massachusetts rental home, alleging they shared porch-camera footage of a shirtless Bill Belichick and private information without her permission.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 10, 2026
A Ministry official emerged some time after the appearance of the Dark Mark alleging that nobody had been hurt, but refusing to give any more information.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
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