Social media personality Braden Peters, known online as Clavicular, pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges that he raped a 17-year-old girl at his family's Massachusetts home. The "looksmaxxing" influencer is accused of giving the girl alcohol until she was drunk and sexually assaulting her in 2025. He appeared briefly for arraignment in Orleans, Mass., on Cape Cod.
NYTimes – US The social media personality denies allegations he gave a girl alcohol until she was drunk and sexually assaulted her The “looksmaxxing” livestreamer Braden Peters, better known by his stage name Clavicular , pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges that he raped a 17-year-old girl at his family’s Massachusetts home. A social media personality known for promoting extreme devotion to male beauty, Peters, 20, is accused…
The social media personality denies allegations he gave a girl alcohol until she was drunk and sexually assaulted her The “looksmaxxing” livestreamer Braden Peters, better known by his stage name Clavicular , pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges that he raped a 17-year-old girl at his family’s Massachusetts home. A social media personality known for promoting extreme devotion to male beauty, Peters, 20, is accused…
BBC News – World The influencer, whose real name is Braden Peters, is accused of sexually assaulting a 17-year-old girl in 2025.
NYTimes – US The social media figure, whose real name is Braden Peters, appeared briefly for the arraignment in Orleans, Mass., on Cape Cod.
NPR – Politics A federal judge has ruled that Maurene Comey, a federal prosecutor in the Southern District of New York and daughter of former FBI Director James Comey, was unlawfully fired by the Trump administration Department of Justice in July 2025. Comey sued the DOJ, claiming her dismissal was illegal. The judge noted she had worked on high-profile cases and received stellar reviews. The ruling adds to concerns about politically motivated firings at the DOJ.
Walter Koenig, the actor best known for playing Ensign Pavel Chekov on the original "Star Trek" television series and in several films, has died at age 90. His representative confirmed he died at his home in North Hollywood. Former co-star George Takei mourned his death in a Facebook post on Monday.
NPR – Politics President Trump intensified anti-Muslim rhetoric against Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, portraying him as a national-security threat and questioning his loyalty to the United States. El-Sayed, who is running for the US Senate, responded to the attacks, which were made at a Michigan rally with the midterm elections approaching.
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