Storyline Three friends growing up in India at the turn of the millennium set out to open a training academy to produce the country's next cricket stars.
Former Elmo puppeteer Kevin Clash is trying to get all three of the lawsuits alleging sexual misconduct by him dismissed, citing statutes of limitations.
He stands accused of inappropriate sexual relations with boys under the age of 18; Clash previously denied all of the allegations against him.
Clash attorney Michael Berger wrote in a brief Friday:
"There are two applicable types of statutes of limitations, a six-year one based on when the right of action has accrued, and a three-year one based on when the alleged victim turned 18 and was therefore no longer under the disability of being a minor."
According to Clash's camp, both have lapsed.
Cecil Singleton, the first to file suit against the former Sesame Street staple, said in court documents that his interaction with Clash occurred in 2003.
He was 15 at the time.
He stated that he wasn't "aware he had suffered adverse psychological and emotional effects from Kevin Clash's sexual acts and conduct until 2012."
The second plaintiff, who filed as John Doe, said in his suit that he was 16 when he had an inappropriate sexual relationship with Clash in 2000.
A third plaintiff, identified only as S.M., charged in a complaint that he was "16 or 17" when he had sexual contact with Clash in the mid-1990s.
Yet another man, Sheldon Stephens, accused Clash of similar behavior before settling out of court ... then saying he wishes he hadn't settled.
Berger states in today's filing that the three men suing Clash would have needed to file suit, respectively, in 2009, 2006 and 2001 to be within six years.
Or, based on their respective ages, in 2009, 2003 and 2000, respectively as the latest possible dates to be within three years of them turning 18.
All three suits were filed in November and December of 2012.
Jeff Herman, who represents all three plaintiffs, tells E! News he doesn't think a motion to "avoid liability on technical grounds" will be successful.
"It should be noted his motion does not say the abuse did not happen, just that it is too late to file the complaints," Herman told the network in response.
"The law we are proceeding under recognizes the rights of victims to bring their lawsuits within six years from the time they connect their injuries to the abuse."
"We are hopeful the Court will see it our way, however, by being able to bring their claims forth publicly the victims are already further along in the healing process."
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The mother of Michael Jordan's alleged love child never planned to file a paternity suit against the NBA legend, but the child himself reportedly insisted.
According to TMZ, Pamela Smith had no desire to sue Jordan until her son pleaded with her to make his (alleged) dad admit paternity and pay support.
So, this actually happened in Pennsylvania this week...
When a receptionist from an Ambridge doctor's office phoned to remind student Travis Clawson that he had an upcoming appointment, the call went to voicemail
No biggie, right?
Except the receptionist heard the words "shooting" and "school" on the outgoing message… which led her to contact the police… who notified school officials… who instituted a lockdown of every school in the country.
After 20 minutes, Clawson was finally tracked down in the guidance office and it was determined that the receptionist simply heard the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air theme song on his voicemail, which refers to "shooting some ball outside of the school."
Police Chief James Mann and District Attorney Anthony Berosh both spoke to Clawson and cleared up the issue.
No charges will be pressed and we can only presume, with the situation hilariously resolved, that all parties then returned to chilling out, maxing, relaxing all cool...
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He's one of the few big-time celebrities who is also a big-time Republican.
But Clint Eastwood has veered from the viewpoint of many Conservatives in one regard: the actor signed the American Foundation for Equal Rights's "Friend of the Court" brief this week.
In doing so, the actor became one of over 100 prominent Republicans to support this gay rights organization's document, which it has filed with the Supreme Court.
In April, the highest court in the land will listen to arguments about the legality of California's Proposition 8, an amendment that passed in 2008 and which declares "only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized" in that state.
Those such as Eastwood have affixed their name to this brief in the hope that this gay marriage ban will be overturned.
And recent poll revealed that 61 percent of CA residents would support marriage equality. Do you support it?
Authorities have said the sinkhole, which was originally 30 feet deep, was "seriously unstable." A 100-foot safety zone was set up around it Friday.
Nearby homes were evacuated for fear of a sudden collapse.
Jessica Damico, public relations officer for Hillsborough County Fire Department, said Saturday that experts resumed working at the site at 7 a.m. ET.
"Right now they are still looking at soil samples and drilling and looking for stability, so they can find the edge of the sinkhole," she said from the scene.
She said the sinkhole seemed to be about 15 feet deep, or perhaps even more. However she added the actual depth of unstable ground was unclear.
Damico said there was still no sign of Jeffrey Bush.
"If you look in, it's about 15 feet and there's only sand," she said, noting that engineers are only using camera equipment to examine the hole.
The area is still too unstable for people to go onto.
Bill Bracken, the owner of an engineering company called to assess the hole, said he "cannot tell you why it [the house] has not collapsed yet."
He said the earth below is a "very large, very fluid mass."
"This is not your typical sinkhole," Hillsborough County administrator Mike Merrill added. "This is a chasm. For that reason, we're being very deliberate."
While some in the neighborhood did not the risks, sinkholes are common in Florida; home insurers are required by law to provide coverage for them.
Florida's geological makeup increases the likelihood of sinkholes, and more than 500 have been reported in Hillsborough County since 1954.
A monster 400-foot sinkhole that sucked in a house, five sports cars, two businesses, and part of a swimming pool appeared near Orlando in 1981.
"Envision a piece of Swiss cheese," Taylor Yarkosky, a sinkhole expert from Brooksville, Fla., told the AP. "Any house in Florida could be in that situation."
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Storyline A young man who survives a disaster at sea is hurtled into an epic journey of adventure and discovery. While cast away, he forms an unexpected connection with another survivor ... a fearsome Bengal tiger.
A new rumor suggests that Jay Leno will retire from The Tonight Show next spring. For real this time. Seriously. No backsies for a change.
A pair of high level NBC executives say the network is concerned that Jimmy Kimmel's move to 11:35 p.m. on ABC is sucking up all the younger late-night viewers - and that Jimmy Fallon should therefore be installed as Tonight Show host before it's too late.
"Kimmel has done extremely well," a network veteran tells The Hollywood Reporter. "Jay wins overall, but on any given night, it's neck-and-neck in 18-49. I understand where they might have fear and also feel that they own the solution [in Fallon.]"
According to the report, Leno would announce in May that he is stepping down from the coveted spot when his contract is up at the end of the 2013-2014 television season.
Fallon would then premiere with a "soft launch" during the summer of 2014 before a formal fall debut.
Asked about the possibility, a rep for Leno simply said: "We do not speculate on rumor."
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A couple major characters may be out of Downton Abbey Season 4 - Dan Stevens as Matthew, Siobhan Finneran as O'Brien - but Executive Producer Gareth Neame has come out and shared some exciting casting news:
Shirley MacLaine will return for next season's finale, while SIX new characters will be introduced.
"Downton Abbey has seen many great characters visit the house over the years and we couldn't be more thrilled to welcome the new faces that will be joining the regular cast of Downton Abbey in Season 4," Neamet tells PBS. "We hope audiences will be as excited about them as we are."
So, which actors, actresses and fresh characters will fans of this British sensation meet?
Tom Cullen as Lord Gillingham, an old family friend of the Crawleys who will serve as a love interest for Mary.
Nigel Harman will play a valet named Green.
Dame Harriet Walter will come on board Lady Shackleton, a long-time pal of the Dowager.
Joanne David as the Duchess of Yeovil.
Julian Ovenden as Charles Blake, an aristocrat.
Dame Kiri Te Kanawa as a guest who sings in the residence..
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The would-be Miss Delaware Teen USA must have been really hard up for cash, or really bored, because the infamous Melissa King video only paid her $1,500.
Melissa King initially denied she's the one in the XXX video that made the rounds last week, although she later sort of admitted it in a series of re-Tweets.
The guys behind the adult site, GirlsDoPorn (dot) com, also posted a release form on their website, in which Melissa identifies herself by name.
So it's totally her. Not that this wasn't clear already.
The truly amazing things about this - beyond the basic, obvious fact that the gorgeous Miss Delaware Teen USA starred in a PORN movie - are that:
Melissa King may have been interested in the idea at first, but apparently when it came down to the actual sex, she wasn't feeling it. So no sequel.
The irony? If she wanted to do more porn right now, sites would bend over backwards to have her, but they probably couldn't afford her anymore.
YouPorn offered her $250,000 to be the face of their site - and she doesn't even have to have sex for that gig! Talk about a shift in market valuation.
She resigned as Miss Teen Delaware after the scandal broke, but if Kim Kardashian is any indication, this isn't a career-ender. Could be the contrary!
Meanwhile, GirlsDoPorn says traffic has been so high since the news broke about Melissa King that they had to invest in additional server power.
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The voting turns over to the viewers next week, so we might as well get it started early. Which American Idol male do you think has the best chance of winning?
Rihanna and Chris Brown are going to make it work.
The singer seems very confident of this fact in her new Elle UK cover story, telling the magazine that her new single is symbolic of their relationship.
"'Stay' is a story about having love that close and wanting it to last forever," says Rihanna, who performed it live at the 2013 Grammy Awards.
"You don't have that feeling with everybody. You don't want to let go of it. I would definitely say that [Brown] is the one I have that kind of relationship with."
Their level of devotion? Pretty high at this point.
Rihanna and Chris Brown celebrated her 25th birthday in Hawaii last month, and she accompanied him and his mother to court a few weeks ago.
They've also been remarkably open and candid about the controversial romance. Even Chris has said how deeply he regrets attacking her in 2009.
He also said he's been forgiven by her (but had to work hard for it), that they're happy, and that Rihanna is the most beautiful girl in the world.
In Elle UK, she's almost as gushing in return.
It's "a great friendship that's unbreakable" she says of her man. "Now that we're adults, we can do this right. We got a fresh start, and I'm thankful for that."
Rihanna also predicts to Elle that she "will have a kid" five years from now, though first she wouldn't mind a good month of vacation before that.
"And [five years from now] I'll have set some things up so I don't have to tour the rest of my life, even though I love touring. I want health and happiness."
"I want to be healthy and happy in five years."
Seems like she's on the right track right now.
"Stay" may be a symbol of enduring love, but there are other symbols that have gotten her into hot water of late. Namely her controversial gun tattoo.
Rihanna describes it as empowering.
"Everybody wanted to know what was happening in my life. Is she a drug addict? No. Is she an alcoholic? No. Is she a victim? No," Rihanna reflects.
"That's why I got the gun. A symbol of strength. I'll never be a victim."
And, while her mom recently "went crazy" on her in response to a couple of Rihanna nude photos online, she just can't help herself on Instagram.
That too, she says, is empowering.
"I Instagram everything about my life, whether it's smoking pot, in a strip club, reading a Bible verse - crazy, I know! - or hanging out with my best friend, who happens to be Chris."
"That's why I'm posting pictures of myself smoking pot, to tell the truth about myself ... I've got so much to think about, why bring all this extra s--t by being dishonest?"
Will a woman finally break the hold men have had over American Idol over the past few seasons?
If so, it will come down to one of these 10 women, all of whom have advanced to the Season 12 semifinals.
There's the early front-runner (Candice Glover). There's the most polarizing contestant since Adam Lambert (Zoanette Johnson) - and there are 8 others.
So with viewer voting set to begin in a few days, we want to know: WHICH AMERICAN IDOL WOMAN IS YOUR EARLY FAVORITE?
Unlike most videos of this meme, there's actually a new soundtrack, with the voice of Homer does the "vocals." The Simpsons quotes + Harlem Shake = gold.
Other than that, it's pretty boilerplate.
It starts with a single character (Maggie) feeling the beat of the Baauer club hit, before being joined by many others in various stages of seizures/undress.
What's your favorite Harlem Shake video? Check out just a few of the many, many parodies sweeping the web after the jump and tell us!
Storyline A scheming raccoon fools a mismatched family of forest creatures into helping him repay a debt of food, by invading the new suburban sprawl that popped up while they were hibernating...and learns a lesson about family himself.
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