Alex Spiro, Elon Musk’s personal attorney, is a free speech advocate for hip-hop
Spiro told ABC News that free speech "is a core, fundamental belief" of his. ByMark Guarino November 15, 2022, 10:21 AM Elon Musk's takeover of Twitter late last month as CEO has ignited a public conversation about whether the billionaire will obstruct or encourage free speech on the [...]
FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried on crypto giant’s collapse: ‘A lot of people got hurt. And that’s on me’
The embattled former CEO spoke to ABC News for his first network interview. By Mark Guarino December 1, 2022, 5:06 AM NASSAU, THE BAHAMAS -- Sam Bankman-Fried, the embattled former CEO of cryptocurrency giant FTX and trading firm Alameda Research, told ABC News he was ultimately responsible for the [...]
‘Nobody ever came’: American woman released same day as Griner recounts horror of Russian captivity
Sarah Krivanek was released Dec. 8. after almost a year in a penal colony. By Mark Guarino December 22, 2022, 5:25 AM An American woman held in captivity in a Russian prison for most of this year says she was assaulted by an inmate and left [...]
Attorneys for ‘Rust’ armorer say she was pressured to work in unsafe environment
"She was demanding the training occur, she was asking for it." ByMark Guarino and Doug Lantz February 1, 2023, 11:56 PM Attorneys for the "Rust" film armorer charged with involuntary manslaughter Tuesday said she felt "extreme pressure" to work within an irresponsible culture that resulted in the death of cinematographer [...]
Foreign fighters in Ukraine speak out on their willingness to serve: ‘I had to go’
More than 20,000 fighters from 52 countries volunteered for Ukraine's military. By Mark Guarino November 6, 2022, 10:12 AM When Andy Huynh watched the news of Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February, he started losing sleep. All he could think about was the struggle of the Ukrainian people [...]
Ye opens up about co-parenting with Kim Kardashian, fatherhood, Donda Academy and more
By Mark Guarino September 22, 2022 Ye said he has "new respect" for ex-wife Kim Kardashian and felt sorrow for causing stress in the relationship since Kardashian filed for divorce in February 2021. "This is the mother of my children, and I apologize for any stress that [...]
‘Prayed for death’: Americans freed from Russia claim torture at ‘black site’
"We prayed for death. We just wanted to die," Huynh told ABC News. By Mark Guarino October 13, 2022, 10:18 AM When Alex Drueke and Andy Huynh were captured by Russians in Ukraine over the summer and later held in a "black site" for a month, where the two [...]
Memphis man accused of fatally beating his wife at Fiji resort says couple ‘never had any physical arguments’
The suspect told ABC News he fled on a kayak to a neighboring island on July 8. By Mark Guarino and Aicha El Hammar Castano August 18, 2022, 12:55 a.m. EST Bradley Robert Dawson, a Memphis man police say fatally beat his wife last month at an exclusive [...]
Americans detained abroad as families plead for Biden to help
At least 67 U.S. citizens are being detained overseas unjustly, advocates say. by Mark Guarino July 28, 2022, 5:01 AM In September 2016, Kai Li stepped off a plane from the United States to his native China to visit relatives and attend a memorial for his [...]
Johnny Depp’s lawyers challenge Amber Heard’s attorney’s call for mistrial over alleged juror mix-up
By Mark Guarino & Doug Lantz July 11, 2022 Attorneys for actor Johnny Depp on Monday rejected efforts by Amber Heard's legal team to persuade Judge Penney Azcarate to toss the verdict in their defamation case and declare a mistrial. In a 40-page brief, Depp's lawyers called the motion, [...]