Russian election influence, the sexual harassment scandal, mass shootings and the opioid epidemic have helped elevate "complicit" as Dictionary.com's word of the year.

Music producer David Gest has lost the first round of his divorce battle with Liza Minelli after his $10m (€7.9m) civil assault lawsuit was thrown out of court yesterday.

A New York judge is tired of Liza Minnelli and David Gest’s “whiny garbage”, and has warned both sides to stop their petty bickering.