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Sean Piccoli

Sean Piccoli is a freelance reporter based in New York covering breaking news, crime and courts.

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‘THE NEWS IS NOT GOOD’

Rushdie on Ventilator and Could Lose Eye After Knife Attack

The nerves in the writer’s arm were severed and his liver was damaged in the ambush allegedly carried out by a New Jersey man.

Pilar Melendez

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BLAME GAME

The ‘I Can’t Breathe’ Case That Slipped Under the Radar

Four years before George Floyd was murdered, Daniel Landeros cried out as police piled on top of him. His family wants answers.

Sean Piccoli

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TRIUMPH FROM ABROAD

Bombshell: Depp Wins Defamation Case, Amber Must Pay $10M

The actress only prevailed on one count of her countersuit, and was awarded $2 million.

Pilar Melendez

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END GAME

Depp Lawyer Throws Kitchen Sink at Heard in Closing Argument

Years of allegations about brutal domestic violence and career-destroying lies came to a head on Friday.

Sean Piccoli

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NOT OVER YET

Amber Heard Clashes With Depp’s Lawyer in Pivotal Last Round

Both sides rested their cases after the attorney beloved by Depp fanatics tried to get the actress to say she had been exposed as a liar.

Sean Piccoli

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BACK AT IT

Depp Confronted With Vile Texts in Return to Witness Stand

After denying—again—that he abused Amber Heard, and reiterating that he was the real victim, Depp tried to explain away some ugly messages.

Sean Piccoli

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TOGETHER AGAIN

Kate Moss Denies Johnny Depp Stairs Rumor in Heard Trial

The supermodel who dated the actor in the ’90s testified after Heard referred to a rumor about Depp shoving her down a staircase.

Sean Piccoli

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HEARTBREAKING

10-Year-Old Was Shot as She Called 911, Grandmother Says

“The gunman went in and he told the children, ‘You’re going to die.’ And she had her phone and she called 911. And instead of grabbing it and breaking it... he shot her.”

Sean Piccoli

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‘I JUST DON’T UNDERSTAND’

Texas Parents Search for Their Kids: ‘Help Me Find My Baby’

Desperate families looking for children still unaccounted for following the school shooting in Texas have told of their frustration with authorities over a lack of information.

Kate Briquelet

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COMPROMISED?

Depp Surprise Witness Tweeted Heard Was ‘Jealous and Crazy’

The witness, who denied he was a fan despite pro-Depp activity on social media, claimed he saw the actor cowering in fear of Heard.

Sean Piccoli

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