Though physically drained, he still took a stand.

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Not only did the actor, pitchman and onetime Captain Kirk engage an in-orbit astronaut in a Twitter chat, he also joined the more raw world of Reddit and took a stand against what he saw as a culture there that permits a fair amount of racism and bigotry.

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The defense revealed inconsistencies in the testimony of the current accuser when he took the stand, and the teen's younger brother was a surly and unsympathetic witness.

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He said the episode showed Sir Paul was prepared to stand up for officers who took a difficult decision, rather than pass the buck.

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Lewis Dunk later took the witness stand and told the court he had been on the phone to a girl for 35 minutes and saw nothing of what went on.

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William Koch took the witness stand in the second week of a civil trial in which he accuses one-time billionaire Eric Greenberg of fraudulently selling him two dozen bottles of phony vintage wine in 2005.

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Jackson became even more of a curiosity when he wore pajama bottoms to court on the day his accuser took the witness stand.

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Jeff Skilling had a strange look on his face, as he took the oath and then stepped forward to take the stand.

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