American former film producer and convicted sex offender
Keir Starmer has been awarded France’s Legion d’Honneur by Emmanuel Macron for his leadership in establishing the Coalition of the Willing to support Ukraine. The honour marks a historic moment as the first UK prime minister to receive the award.
Nick Reiner has pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder after a grand-jury indictment unsealed, elevating the case toward trial. The charges include lying in wait and a knife as a deadly weapon. Prosecutors have not said whether they will seek the death penalty.
OpenAI has added an Apple Messages plugin to ChatGPT for Mac that can read, search, summarise, draft and send iMessages. The feature is optional, runs on the desktop app and requires user permission; OpenAI says processing happens locally on the Mac but privacy experts, Apple’s on-device privacy stance and some users have raised concerns about message access and authenticity.
The Guardian, AP News, Independent, BBC Business, New York Post report that singer D4vd—David Burke—has entered a not guilty plea to murder and related charges in Los Angeles. His former private defense team has withdrawn, replaced by the LA County Public Defender’s Office after a financial evaluation deemed him eligible for appointed counsel. A status conference is scheduled for October; prosecutors maintain readiness to prove all charges beyond reasonable doubt.
Harvey Weinstein has been sentenced to 23 years in prison after a long legal saga that includes a 2020 conviction overturned on appeal, a 2025 retrial conviction related to Miriam Haley, and ongoing litigation in California. Haley delivered a victim impact statement, while prosecutors praised her courage. Weinstein maintains innocence and faces a California resentencing after the New York judgment.
Weinstein has been sentenced for sexually assaulting Miriam Haley after a lengthy legal path. A second jury found him guilty at a retrial, and he remains incarcerated amid appeals; Haley delivered a victim impact statement.
Survivors, students and advocates protested across the US as a civil suit accusing seven Cornell fraternity members of drugging and assaulting a woman in 2024 reopened the case. New York’s attorney general will decide whether to pursue charges after external investigators examine Cornell’s handling of the investigation.
Paramount has completed its acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery and has rebranded the combined company as Skydance. David Ellison and Ynon Kreiz have been named co-CEOs; Ellison will lead creative and long-term strategy while Kreiz will run day-to-day integration. The deal closed after settlements with US states and other legal hurdles and begins trading on the NYSE under ticker SKYD.