Jim Carrey has failed in his attempt to get a wrongful death lawsuit over his ex-girlfriend's suicide thrown out of court.

Jim Carrey will find a trial over his ex-girlfriend's wrongful death "very painful", his lawyer said after a date was set for the star to face a jury.

A New York venue has axed Bill Cosby's scheduled performance this weekend as the veteran entertainer was engulfed by more sex abuse claims.

For decades, the Los Angeles Archdiocese ignored parishioners' sex abuse complaints and shipped accused priests between therapy and new assignments, according to newly released personnel records involving 126 clergymen.

PEOPLE who say they were sexually abused by priests could receive more than $1.5 billion in damages — $3.1 million per claimant - from the Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles — more than any other US diocese has paid.