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Charlie Sheen under investigation by Los Angeles police

LOS ANGELES

Los Angeles police said Wednesday that actor Charlie Sheen is the subject of a criminal investigation headed by detectives from an elite stalking unit.

Officer Matthew Ludwig said Sheen was listed as a suspect in a criminal- investigation report received March 31. He declined to detail the allegations or identify the purported victim, but he said detectives from the department’s Threat Management Unit have obtained a search warrant in the case.

The celebrity news site RadarOnline reported Wednesday that it had been served a subpoena from Los Angeles police for a 35-minute audio recording purportedly of Sheen that includes Sheen threatening his ex-fiancee, Scottine Ross. She performed in porn films under the name Brett Rossi and is suing Sheen for having sex with her without disclosing he is HIV positive.

Judge nixes Kesha’s sexual-abuse claims

NEW YORK

Pop star Kesha’s claims that producer Dr. Luke violated human-rights and hate-crime laws by drugging, sexually abusing and emotionally tormenting her were dismissed Wednesday, with a judge saying that rape isn’t necessarily an act of gender hatred.

Manhattan state Supreme Court Justice Shirley Werner Kornreich ruled in the platinum-selling singer’s civil-court clash with the hit-making producer, who denies the singer’s accusations and hasn’t been charged with any crime.

Kesha’s claims that Dr. Luke violated her rights by raping and abusing her can’t go forward because the purported incidents happened outside New York, stretch beyond legal time limits and don’t meet the high legal bar for “intentional infliction of emotional distress,” the judge said.

Associated Press