"Dustin Lance Black's U.K. Assault Trial: Chaotic Start and Alleged Altercation in Soho Nightclub"

The assault trial of Oscar-winning screenwriter Dustin Lance Black, accused of throwing a drink over BBC Three presenter Teddy Edwardes in a London nightclub, has been delayed to November due to a double-booking in the court. The Crown Prosecution Service lost a file containing Edwardes' police interview, and the judge acknowledged that it was not a strong case. Black's lawyer argued for the case to be dismissed, questioning its public interest and expense, but the judge allowed the prosecution to proceed. Black's legal team has also applied for the trial to be thrown out due to abuse of process.