‘I Wish We Could Have Acted Better’ – DA’s Maimane – Democratic Alliance leader Mmusi Maimane says he’s confident that Cape Town won’t run out of water. [dm]
This Time, Harvey Weinstein Could Go To Jail – An unnamed woman says the mega-producer sexually assaulted her four years ago—the first accusation that clearly falls within the statute of limitations. [beast]
Lupita’s Chilling Harvey Story: “I Wish I Had Known There Were Ears To Hear Me” – The Oscar winner recalls Weinstein propositioning her with his children just a few rooms away. [vanfair]
Tarantino On Weinstein: ‘I Knew Enough To Do More Than I Did’ – Quentin Tarantino, the Hollywood director most closely tied to Harvey Weinstein, has known for decades about the producer’s alleged misconduct toward women and now feels ashamed he did not take a stronger stand and stop working with him, he said in an interview. [nyt]
BFI Withdraws Harvey Weinstein’s Fellowship – The institute says the producer’s alleged behaviour is “in direct opposition” to its values, praising “brave” women who speak out. [sky]
‘Baywatch’ Beauty Donna D’Errico: I Was ‘Raped’ By Stranger & Left Naked In The Woods – ‘I started blaming myself,’ said the actress, nearly 30 years after the assault. [radar]
North Korea Sent Australia A ‘Rant’ About Trump, Turnbull Says – Julie Bishop says the ‘unprecedented’ letter shows global sanctions against the rogue state are working. [guardian]
Russian Cyber Trolls Watched ‘House Of Cards’ To Understand U.S. Politics – How Russian trolls were ordered to watch Neflix’s House of Cards show to understand Americans and U.S. politics. [npr]
George W. Bush Comes Out Of Retirement To Deliver A Veiled Rebuke Of Trump – Former president George W. Bush on Thursday delivered a rare political speech in which he warned of threats to American democracy and a decay of civic engagement, a message that was interpreted as a rebuke of President Trump’s divisive leadership style. [washpo]
Amazon’s ‘Alexa’ Is About To Change The Way You Drive – Planned for release mid-2018, Amazon’s strategy to make Alexa a part of your life in every way is kicking into fifth gear. How about this for luxury? [here]
Rose McGowan Cancels All Public Appearances in Wake Of Harvey Weinstein Scandal – Understandably, Rose McGowan isn’t in the mood to walk a red carpet. [eol]
Harvey Weinstein: He Should ‘Wear A Burqa’ – ‘There is no girl on the planet that wants to see Harvey Weinstein naked,’ the legendary radio host told Jimmy Kimmel. [beast]
Top Tech Investor Predicts The ‘Sun Is Setting’ On The Golden Age Of Silicon Valley – Two of the technology industry’s top startup investors at a conference on Wednesday decried the power that companies such as Facebook had amassed and called for a redistribution of wealth. [busins]
Ukrainian Oligarch’s Daughter Arrested After Luxury Car Ploughs Into Pedestrians, Killing Six – The 20 year old daughter of an oil millionaire has been arrested after a car ploughed down pedestrians in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv. [tele]
Spur Ghosts Media After Canning Racism Panel – “Do not call him on this number again.” [huff]
Millennials’ Search For Experiences Over Luxury Is Driving Airbnb’s Growth In Africa – In the last five years, more than 2 million people have found holiday accommodation in Africa through Airbnb which now has over 100,000 listings on the continent.African hosts earned $139 million in the last year, according to a new Airbnb study. [qz]
Meghan Markle Meets Queen Elizabeth For Palace Tea In Her ‘Private Sitting Room’ – Prince Harry’s girlfriend (and rumored fiance) Meghan Markle was recently privy to an afternoon most could never even dream of: She and her beau secretly met Queen Elizabeth for tea in Buckingham Palace’s “private sitting room” for one very hush-hush hour. [aol]
A 1-Minute Clip From A Dustin Hoffman Interview Sums Up The Life’s Work Of A Nobel-Winning Economist – Richard Thaler, the University of Chicago professor and recent Nobel laureate in economics, is perhaps best known for his work on mental accounting. [qz]
Kelly Rohrbach Shows Off Her Model Figure In Clinging Workout Gear – On set of Woody Allen’s upcoming movie in New York. [dm]
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