Soap Star Cleared Of Rape

Former Emmerdale actor Ben Freeman has been cleared of rape in Barbados.

The 28-year-old had been accused of forcing himself onto a 16-year-old girl at a resort in December 2006.

A 'not guilty' verdict was delivered after 90 minutes of deliberation at the High Court in Bridgetown.

"I'm grateful to be vindicated by the jury's verdict and am looking forward to spending time with my family and close friends who have been enormously supportive to me over the past two years," said the actor outside court.

Lil Kim Getting Sued Big Time

Lil' Kim is being sued by her record company over claims that she has not delivered on her contract. Brookland Media took out the $2.5 million (£1.5 million) suit against the rapper at Manhattan's Supreme Court on Tuesday.

According to the lawsuit, Lil’ Kim did not deliver promised material, despite hundreds of thousands of dollars being spent on equipment and advance payments. It also claimed that she tried to change the contract and refused to continue recording unless Brookland agreed, resulting in only a few tracks being completed by early September.