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Is new Disney CEO Bob Chapek up to the task?

Editorial Bureau February 27, 2020

A global pandemic and the challenge of figuring out the future of entertainment greeted Bob Chapek on Wednesday as he took over as Chief Executive Officer of Walt Disney Co. Is he up to the task? Investors were not convinced and sent Disney shares down 3.7% by the end of the day, but sell-side

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Berlin stars in tale of a refugee’s hunger to belong

Editorial Bureau February 27, 2020

BERLIN- Away from Berlin’s clubs, far from the tourist hotspots, young drug dealers, many of them immigrants, eke out a marginal existence on the fringes of the city: theirs is the story of Afghan-German director Burhan Qurbani’s “Berlin Alexanderplatz”. A retelling of Alexander Doeblin’s 1929 novel, the film thrusts itself into contemporary

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Lanvin’s Sialelli revokes tradition in retro-themed Paris show

Editorial Bureau February 27, 2020

PARIS- Lanvin designer Bruno Sialelli quoted from decades of fashion history on Wednesday in a ready-to-wear show fully befitting France’s oldest fashion house. With French actress Isabelle Huppert and the rapper Tyga in the front row, Lanvin’s Winter 2020 runway celebrated old-school glamour as it mixed modernity with icons from long-gone eras. A year after

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Weinstein’s acquittal may hamper appeal of sex crimes conviction

Editorial Bureau February 27, 2020

Harvey Weinstein will seek to overturn his sex crimes conviction by arguing that the jury was prejudiced by testimony from women unconnected to prosecutors’ underlying case, his lawyers have said. But, according to experts, he faces a legal hurdle: his acquittal on some of the most serious charges. Weinstein, 67, faces up to 29 years […]

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Sun newspaper taken to court by Johnny Depp in ‘wife beater’ libel case

Editorial Bureau February 27, 2020

LONDON- Hollywood star Johnny Depp appeared in a London court on Wednesday to hear his lawyer argue that Depp’s ex-wife had lied when she accused him of beating her in comments quoted by the tabloid newspaper the Sun. Depp, the 55-year-old star of the “Pirates of the Caribbean” films, is suing the tabloid’s publisher, News […]

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‘You messed with the wrong women,’ Weinstein accusers say

Editorial Bureau February 26, 2020

LOS ANGELES- Some of the more than 80 women who have accused Harvey Weinstein of sexual misconduct said on Tuesday they are looking to the disgraced producer’s trial in Los Angeles to build on what they called a seismic shift in attitudes signalled by his conviction in New York. A day after a New York […]

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Placido Domingo says sorry after union finds he sexually harassed women

Editorial Bureau February 26, 2020

NEW YORK- Opera singer Placido Domingo apologised to the women who have accused him of sexual harassment on Tuesday after an investigation by the American Guild of Musical Artists concluded he had behaved inappropriately with female performers. One of the most feted and powerful opera stars of the modern era, Domingo said in a statement […]

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Dior plays with 1970s influences at Paris Fashion Week

Editorial Bureau February 26, 2020

PARIS- Christian Dior turned back the clock for its latest runway show in Paris on Tuesday, as designer Maria Grazia Chiuri dipped into her childhood and teenage memories in Italy with 1970s-inspired looks. Models wearing headscarves showcased pieces in chequered prints and plenty of fringes, while the designer also explored feminist references that first inspired […]

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Weinstein in good spirits at Manhattan hospital after conviction

Editorial Bureau February 26, 2020

NEW YORK- Former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein was in good spirits on Tuesday, as he accepted visitors while under police guard at a Manhattan hospital, his lawyer said, despite having been convicted a day earlier of sexual assault and rape. Weinstein had been expected to move to New York City’s notorious Rikers Island jail complex […]

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Saint Laurent fuses fetish-style catsuits and tweed for Paris show

Editorial Bureau February 26, 2020

PARIS- Luxury fashion house Saint Laurent juxtaposed staid tweed jackets with fetish-style catsuits when it showed its winter collection at Paris Fashion Week on Tuesday. At times though, the dramatic setting for the catwalk show threatened to upstage the clothes: the models paraded through a cavernous, pitch-black space, each one bathed in a circle of […]