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☆ Snoop Dogg does hard U-turn, now says he has nothing but 'love and respect' for Donald Trump
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-28 | by ( Lauren Edmonds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Read previewSnoop Dogg has nothing but kind things to say about Donald Trump these days. Former President Donald Trump. Advertisement"So I have nothing but love and respect for Donald Trump," Snoop Dogg added. In November 2017, Snoop Dogg took it one step further by releasing cover art for his EP, "Make America Crip Again." "I love what they did," Snoop Dogg told the New York Post in January 2021.

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☆ Sarah Snook says a producer once told her off for eating 'the tiniest bit' of chocolate cake on set after she was asked to lose weight for a role
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-14 | by ( Eve Crosbie | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Sarah Snook told The Sunday Times that a producer once body-shamed her for eating cake on set. The "Succession" star did not name the producer or the film set where the incident occurred. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementSarah Snook said she was body-shamed by a movie producer for eating a slice of chocolate cake on set after being given a personal trainer to lose weight for a role. Snook said she was "dying inside" at the producer's outburst, but a costume designer stepped in and told her to keep eating the cake.

Persons: Sarah Snook, —, Snook, Shiv Roy Organizations: Sunday Times, Service, HBO

☆ Denise Coates: Bet365 gambling executive’s $281 million salary deemed not ‘sensible and proportionate’
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-10 | by ( George Ramsay | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —The founder and boss of gambling company Bet365 earned a salary of around $281 million (£221 million) in the last financial year – ending March 26, 2023. Denise Coates, the joint-chief executive and majority shareholder of Bet365, also earned at least 50% of the company’s $127 million (£100 million) in dividends on top of her $281 million salary, company accounts published on Sunday show. Her base salary is an increase of about $10 million compared to last year, even as Bet365 made pre-tax losses of around $77 million (£60.2 million). The Coates family was also estimated by the Sunday Times to be the UK’s second-highest tax payer in 2023, contributing around $585 million (£460 million). Last year, the club incurred pre-tax losses of $15.8 million (£12.4 million).

Persons: Bet365, Denise Coates, Coates, BBC –, Luke Hildyard, “, Nathan Stirk Organizations: CNN, BBC, Pay, Trent, Denise Coates Foundation, Sunday Times, Forbes, Bet365, Stoke City Football Club, Commission Locations: Bet365, English, Stoke, Trent

LONDON (AP) — Billionaire vacuum cleaner tycoon James Dyson lost a libel lawsuit Friday against the Daily Mirror for a column that suggested he was a hypocrite who “screwed” Britain by moving his company's headquarters to Singapore after supporting the U.K.'s breakup with the European Union. A High Court judge in London said the article was opinion and rejected Dyson's claims that it was a “vicious and vitriolic” personal attack that damaged his reputation and harmed his philanthropic work encouraging young people to become engineers. “Mr Reade was not attempting to offer a window into or shine a light on the claimant’s thought processes or motivation," Justice Robert Jay wrote. "Rather, the ‘screwed his country etc.’ remark was Mr. Reade’s ‘take’ on how people would or might envisage the claimant’s actions.”The judge said Reade hadn't accused Dyson of dishonesty and had wide latitude to offer honest comment “however wounding and unbalanced” it may have been. Mirror Group Newspapers welcomed the judgment for upholding "the rights of our columnists to share honestly held opinions, even about powerful or wealthy individuals.”A Dyson spokesperson issued a statement defending its commitments to the U.K., including the employment of 3,700 people, but making no mention of the lawsuit outcome.

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☆ We're all so distracted by Prince Harry and Meghan that King Charles and Prince William's rift went unnoticed, royal author says
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( Mikhaila Friel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

A new royal book claims there is a power struggle between King Charles and Prince William. Author Omid Scobie told BI that people are too distracted by Harry and Meghan to notice. Kate Middleton, Prince William, Prince Harry, and Meghan Markle wear mourning clothes at Windsor Castle. AdvertisementBuckingham Palace and Kensington Palace did not respond to requests for comment regarding Scobie's book. King Charles and Prince William at a coronation rehearsal.

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☆ Linda Evangelista has no desire to date
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-27 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Linda Evangelista still turns heads as one of the world’s first supermodels, but she says she’s “not interested” in dating. In an interview with the Sunday Times, the 58-year-old was asked about it and explained why she has no desire to be involved with anyone right now. In her latest interview, Evangelista said therapy has helped her even as the lumps on her body are softening. I’m not completely rid of it, but I work hard at getting rid of the guilt and the shame. Remember when you used to laugh all the time?” Evangelista recalled her son asking her.

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"We do want to bring down the tax burden but we will only do so responsibly," Hunt told Sky News. "The one thing we won't do is any kind of tax cut that fuels inflation." OPTIONS LIMITED AFTER HEAVY SPENDINGLabour's finance spokesperson Rachel Reeves said cutting inheritance tax would be the wrong priority in a cost-of-living crisis. "Lower taxes on working people - if the government can explain where the money is coming from - is something I would support," Reeves told Sky News. "We want to show people there is a path to lower taxes but we also want to be honest with people this is not going to happen overnight."

Persons: Hunt, Jeremy Hunt, Rishi Sunak, Rachel Reeves, Reeves, Kylie MacLellan, Andy Bruce, Emelia Sithole Organizations: Sunday Times, Labour, Sky News, Times Radio, Institute for Fiscal Studies, Organisation for Economic Co, Development, Britain, Thomson Locations: British

☆ UK's Hunt says won't implement tax cuts that fuel inflation
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-19 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Jeremy Hunt, Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer, speaks on the second day of the the Conservative Party Conference on October 02, 2023 in Manchester, England. British finance minister Jeremy Hunt said on Sunday that he would not implement tax cuts that would push up inflation, days before he announces a major budget update that is widely expected to contain tax cuts. The Sunday Times reported that Hunt was considering cutting income tax or national insurance in his Autumn Statement budget update on Wednesday. "The one thing we won't do is any kind of tax cut that fuels inflation," Hunt told Sky News. Rachel Reeves, the opposition Labour Party's finance spokeswoman, said cutting inheritance tax would be the wrong priority in a cost-of-living crisis.

Persons: Jeremy Hunt, Britain's, Hunt, Rachel Reeves Organizations: Conservative Party Conference, Sunday Times, Conservative Party, Sky News, Labour Locations: Manchester, England, British

☆ UK police question Russell Brand over sex assault allegations - The Times
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Comedian Russell Brand poses for photographers before signing copies of his new book entitled "Revolution" in central London, December 5, 2014. REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsLONDON, Nov 19 (Reuters) - Actor and comedian Russell Brand has been questioned by detectives from London's Metropolitan Police over allegations of historical sex offences, the Times newspaper reported on Sunday. Earlier that month the Sunday Times newspaper and Channel 4 TV's documentary show "Dispatches" reported four women had accused Brand, 48, of sex offences, including a rape, between 2006 and 2013. Brand has rejected what he has described as "very serious allegations", saying on his social media channels he has never had non-consensual sex. "He was interviewed under caution by detectives in relation to three non-recent sexual offences.

Persons: Russell Brand, Suzanne Plunkett, Brand, Kylie MacLellan, Andrew Heavens Organizations: REUTERS, London's Metropolitan Police, Times, Sunday, Sunday Times, Brand, Metropolitan Police, Thomson Locations: London, South London

LONDON (AP) — Comedian Russell Brand has been interviewed by British police over three alleged sexual offenses, U.K. media reported Sunday. The Sunday Times and BBC said Brand, 48, was interviewed last week at a London police station. He was interviewed under caution by detectives in relation to three non-recent sexual offenses. In September, the Times and Sunday Times newspapers and broadcaster Channel 4 said four women had made allegations of sexual assault against Brand. They dated from the period between 2006 and 2013, when Brand was a major star in Britain with a growing U.S. profile.

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☆ Social and influencer-marketing agency The Fifth, part of Murdoch's News Corp, is shutting down its UK talent division
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( Marta Biino | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The Fifth, a social-creative agency originating in the UK, is shutting down its talent-management arm in the country, the company confirmed to Business Insider. The company is part of News UK, a media conglomerate that operates news outlets like The Times, The Sunday Times, and The Sun. The Fifth was founded in 2019 by Oliver Lewis, formerly News UK's director of digital strategy and partnerships, and The Fifth's talent division was launched a year later. Citing changes in the UK market, the company said it had decided to focus its efforts on the social-creative and influencer-marketing side of the business. Do you work at The Fifth or other talent management firms in the UK or have insight to share?

Persons: Oliver Lewis, It's, Dan Wang Organizations: Business, News UK, Times, Sunday Times, Sun . News, Rupert Murdoch's News Corp, Eurostar, BareMinerals, Columbia Business School

☆ Russell Brand’s Alternate Reality
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-13 | by ( Matt Flegenheimer | More About Matt Flegenheimer | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Unlike Rogan, he appeared to model a more expansive vision of manhood — vegan, sober, Aldous Huxley-quoting. The event in Wembley, part of a tour scheduled for late summer and early fall, seemed designed to accentuate Brand’s overlapping profiles: electric live performer and terminally online click-hunter. “What’s the weirdest/naughtiest/most embarrassing thing you’ve done in reaction to being told what to do?” another asked. Three days later, Brand’s followers received a less whimsical communication. Instead, Brand’s story quickly became a self-evident data point in two divergent realities.

Persons: Joe Rogan, Brand, Rogan, Aldous Huxley, ”, I’m, “ Organizations: Sunday Times, The Locations: Wembley, London

☆ Jamie Dimon warns conflict in the Middle East could trigger the most serious global crisis since World War II
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( George Glover | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Wars in Ukraine and the Middle East have pushed the world to the brink of a grave crisis, Jamie Dimon said. "Geopolitical matters are very serious – arguably the most serious since 1938," he told the Sunday Times. AdvertisementAdvertisementConflicts in Europe and the Middle East risk triggering the most serious global crisis since the Second World War, Jamie Dimon has warned. AdvertisementAdvertisementFinancial markets have largely shrugged off the conflict in the Middle East, one month after Hamas' strike on Israel. This isn't the first time the JPMorgan boss has warned the conflict in the Middle East is a threat to the world economy.

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☆ Anthony Holden, Royal Chronicler Who Ruffled the Palace, Dies at 76
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( Penelope Green | More About Penelope Green | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The cause was a brain tumor, his son Ben said. Mr. Holden was writing the gossipy “Atticus” column — a frothy mix of politics and celebrity — for The Sunday Times in London when, in 1977, he was sent to cover Prince Charles’s visit to Canada to open the Calgary Stampede, a rodeo. The prince was sort of a dud assignment, but Mr. Holden made the best of it, even though the most interesting thing Prince Charles said to him was: “Married, are you? Fun, is it?”The column Mr. Holden wrote about the royal junket amused both Queen Elizabeth II and her son, now King Charles III, and Mr. Holden soon received a book deal to write a biography of Charles. Though he thought the subject was boring, the advance of 15,000 pounds was too large to turn down.

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☆ Bobby Charlton: English soccer in mourning as tributes paid to country’s ‘greatest’ player
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-23 | by ( Thomas Schlachter | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Emotions ran high in England over the weekend after it was announced that Bobby Charlton, widely regarded as the country’s greatest soccer player, had died on Saturday at the age of 86. “A little bit of England has died,” said The Sunday Times of the man who played a starring role in England’s 1966 World Cup win. Flowers are placed in memory of Bobby Charlton beside the "United Trinity" statue at Old Trafford. On X, formerly known as Twitter, Prince William, who is president of the Football Association, said: “Sir Bobby Charlton. Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty ImagesEngland won the 1966 World Cup final with a 4-2 win against West Germany at Wembley Stadium, where Geoff Hurst scored a hat trick.

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☆ This is how to futureproof your career in an AI world, says IBM's CEO
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-22 | by ( Polly Thompson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

AdvertisementAdvertisementArvind Krishna, the CEO of IBM, has some thoughts for young professionals worried about what AI means for their working lives. Developing critical thinking skills is the key to future-proofing your career against AI, he said in an interview with London's Sunday Times. The 61-year-old, who's spent his entire career at IBM, doesn't think AI will have as much impact as some fear. He predicts that only 6% of the workforce is at risk of having their job replaced by AI. While the IBM CEO is not worried about the threat to jobs, Krishna told the Sunday Times that other fears surrounding AI are more well-founded.

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☆ Wall Street Journal overseas teams are taking a hit as Hong Kong is trimmed and insiders brace for more cuts
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-04 | by ( Lucia Moses | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Emma Tucker's Wall Street Journal laid off staff in its Hong Kong bureau, and three company insiders said they were bracing for more cuts in the newsroom. The Hong Kong layoffs affected seven editors on a desk that puts finishing touches on stories before they're published, two sources said. People with direct knowledge said they believed the company was looking to save money by shifting the work to other offices. The Hong Kong cuts came shortly after Tucker revealed in September her plan to revive the newsroom with an "audience-first" model, which has fueled speculation that a reorg could be on the way. Hong Kong is the latest example of cuts to the storied newsroom that have dribbled out over the past few months, in keeping with the Journal's practice of trimming small numbers of people.

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☆ A second UK police force opens investigation into Russell Brand claims
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-02 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

LONDON, Oct 2 (Reuters) - A second British police force said on Monday it had launched an investigation following allegations of harassment and stalking made against actor and comedian Russell Brand. Brand has rejected the "very serious criminal allegations", saying on his social media channels that he had never had non-consensual sex. "Thames Valley Police in the past two weeks received new information in relation to harassment and stalking allegations dating back to 2018," the force said in a statement. "This information is being investigated; as such it would be inappropriate to comment on an ongoing investigation." There was no immediate response to a request for comment from representatives for Brand.

Persons: Russell Brand, Brand, Michael Holden, Christina Fincher Organizations: British, Sunday Times, Daily Mail, BBC, Thames Valley Police, Valley Police, Brand, Thomson Locations: London

☆ In Government Row Over ECHR, UK's Cleverly Says No Need to Leave
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-01 | by ( Oct. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +1 min

MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - British foreign minister James Cleverly knocked back a suggestion by another government minister on Sunday that leaving the European Convention of Human Rights was needed so the country could better tackle illegal immigration. Sunak has ruled out leaving the ECHR, a treaty agreed by almost every nation in Europe after World War Two, saying Britain could curb the arrival of illegal migrants without having to quit. But some in his party, including interior minister Suella Braverman, say the international conventions governing refugees were not fit for purpose, and only served to encourage activist lawyers to block deportations. Cleverly told a fringe event organised by think tank Onward at the Conservative conference, he did not "feel that in order to achieve what we need to achieve, to protect our borders, we are necessitated to leave the ECHR". And I have no doubt that the decisions that we have made are completely within the boundaries of international law.

Persons: James, Rishi, Kemi Badenoch, Sunak, Suella Braverman, Elizabeth Piper, Emelia Sithole Organizations: European Convention of Human, British, Sunday Times, Conservative Locations: MANCHESTER, England, Europe, Britain

☆ UK police say investigating sex assault claims following Russell Brand reports
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

British comedian and actor Russell Brand walks outside the Wembley Park Theatre, in northwest London, Britain, September 16, 2023. REUTERS/Susannah Ireland/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsLONDON, Sept 25 (Reuters) - British police said they had launched an investigation into a number of allegations of non-recent sexual offences following media reports that four women had accused actor and comedian Russell Brand of a string of sexual assaults. Brand has rejected the allegations, saying on his social media channels that he had never had non-consensual sex. "Following an investigation by Channel 4’s Dispatches and The Sunday Times, the Met has received a number of allegations of sexual offences in London," London's Metropolitan Police said in a statement. "We have also received a number of allegations of sexual offences committed elsewhere in the country and will investigate these."

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London CNN —London’s Metropolitan Police said it has launched an investigation into allegations of “non-recent” sexual offenses in the United Kingdom, after a joint investigation by British media outlets revealed the comedian Russell Brand was accused of rape and sexual assault. “We have also received a number of allegations of sexual offences committed elsewhere in the country and will investigate these. One of the women said she was 16 and Brand was 31 at the time of the alleged assault in London. The Met announced last week that they were investigating an allegation of sexual assault in 2003. Without naming Brand, a Met spokesperson said: “We are aware of reporting by The Sunday Times and Channel 4’s Dispatches about allegations of sexual offenses.

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☆ Russell Brand makes first public comments since sexual assault allegations
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-23 | by ( Sophie Tanno | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Russell Brand has made his first public comments since being accused of rape and sexual assault, thanking followers for “questioning the information they have been presented with” while not addressing the claims. Last Saturday, British outlets The Sunday Times, The Times and Channel 4’s “Dispatches” published a joint investigation in which four women alleged Brand sexually assaulted them in separate instances between 2006 and 2013. One of the women said she was 16 and Brand was 31 at the time of the alleged assault in London. One woman was treated at a rape treatment center the same day as the alleged assault, according to the report. “By now you’re probably aware that the British government have asked big tech platforms to censor our online content and that some online platforms have complied with that request,” he said.

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☆ Rupert Murdoch steps down as Fox and News Corp. chairman, sending shockwaves through media and politics
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( Oliver Darcy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

New York CNN —Rupert Murdoch, the powerful right-wing media mogul who built and oversaw one of the world’s most influential news empires, announced Thursday that he will step down as chairman of his companies, Fox Corporation and News Corporation. Lachlan Murdoch steps inLachlan Murdoch will take over as chairman of Fox and News Corporation. Evan Agostini/Invision/APStepping into his shoes, Murdoch’s eldest son, Lachlan, who already serves as chief executive of Fox Corporation, will become sole chairman of both companies. In 1986, Murdoch got into the television business after he purchased several US television stations and created Fox Broadcasting. In recent years, under Murdoch, Fox News has advanced baseless conspiracy theories, including the Covid-19 pandemic and the 2020 presidential election.

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☆ Opinion: Russell Brand’s accusers deserve our support
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( Opinion Holly Thomas | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

It was also the first time that Brand, who was suspended and then resigned amid the backlash, suffered serious consequences. Brand’s 2007 autobiography “My Booky Wook” details accounts of him spitting in a sex worker’s face and smashing another’s phone into a wall. And as one of Brand’s accusers has claimed, those who pulled the strings weren’t just willing to overlook sinister behavior — they bent over backward to accommodate it. He created a mythology around them, at a cultural moment when women were being villainized in a particularly demeaning, sexual way. If they were ever tempted to turn against him, they’d be forced to interrogate why they hadn’t done so sooner.

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☆ Mauro Orru — Reporter at The Wall Street Journal
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-19 | by ( Mauro Orru | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Mauro OrruMauro Orru is a reporter at Dow Jones Newswires and The Wall Street Journal in Barcelona, where he covers European business news. While technology is his main focus, he also writes about other beats ranging from aviation to banking, energy and healthcare, among others. Since joining in 2019, he has covered the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on businesses in the EMEA region and, more recently, the fallout of the war in Ukraine. Prior to joining Dow Jones, Mauro interned at the Financial Times and the Sunday Times in London. He holds a first-class honors degree in journalism from Kingston University.

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