Curry, the acclaimed actor known for his roles in The Rocky Horror Picture Show and It, played serial killer and rapist Billy Flynn in the fifth and sixth seasons of the show.
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Raven Brunner,
PEOPLE,
31 Jan. 2026
Cooper neutralized the situation and detained the rapist.
Opening arguments begin on Monday in a high-profile trial brought by the state of New Mexico against Meta, which allegedly failed to safeguard apps like Facebook and Instagram from online predators who targeted child users, according to Raúl Torrez, the state's attorney general.
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Jonathan Vanian,
CNBC,
9 Feb. 2026
Regina is the teenage apex predator of North Shore High, always looking for an opportunity to bolster her impeccable popularity or take down a potential rival.
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Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Feb. 2026
Instead, the lawsuit argued, law enforcement in the area where the harasser lived should have served the papers.
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Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
27 Dec. 2025
Moreover, when harassers disproportionately target women, people of color and LGBTQ officials, entire communities are systematically excluded from participation in self-governance.
The film, which looks at a former political prisoner who considers violent revenge against his prison torturer, was co-written by Panahi, Mahmoudian, Nader Saeiver and Shadhmer Rastin.
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Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Feb. 2026
As my experience showed, a heavy reliance on physical abuse makes for proficient torturers, not skilled interrogators.
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