Grammy-winning producer Detail charged with 11 counts of rape

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The 41-year-old producer, whose real name is Noel Christopher Fisher, was charged with 11 counts of forcible rape, three counts of assault by means of force likely to produce great bodily injury, and two counts each of forcible oral copulation, sodomy by use of force and false imprisonment by violence, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office said in a news release.

Fisher is a songwriter and record producer who has worked with big names in the music industry like Jay Z, Drake, Lil Wayne, Maroon 5 and Wiz Khalifa, according to his profile on Sony/ATV music publishing. He won a Grammy Award for co-writing Beyonce’s hit “Drunk In Love.”

Last year, a model and aspiring singer was awarded $15 million in a lawsuit alleging Fisher raped and sexually and emotionally abused her, Billboard reported.

In 2018, singers Bebe Rexha and Jessie Reyez both took to Twitter to accuse Fisher of inappropriate behavior.

Based on the “nature of the allegations” authorities believe there may be additional victims and are seeking the public’s help in identifying them, the Sheriff’s Department said.

U.S. adds 1.8 million jobs in July; unemployment rate drops to 10.2%

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The United States added 1.8 million jobs in July, a pullback from the gains of May and June and evidence that the resurgent coronavirus is stalling hiring and slowing an economic rebound.

With confirmed viral cases still elevated in much of the nation and businesses under continued pressure, many employers appear reluctant or unable to hire. Even counting the hiring of the past three months, the economy has now recovered only about 42% of the 22 million jobs it lost to the pandemic-induced recession, according to the Labor Department’s jobs report released Friday.

The unemployment rate did decline in July from 11.1% to 10.2%, though that still exceeds the highest rate during the 2008-2009 Great Recession.