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The rich and famous appeared to have few qualms about palling around with Jeffrey Epstein following the disgraced financier’s 13-month prison stay for soliciting sex from an underage girl, with boldface names appearing on his schedule such as Chris Rock, David Blaine, Bill Gates, Richard Branson, JPMorgan boss Jamie Dimon , and the former CEO of one of Donald Trump’s Atlantic City casinos. That’s according to a tranche of emails obtained by The Daily Beast, which reveal others who showed up on Epstein’s dance card as having included music industry titan Tommy Mottola, Wendi Murdoch, Russian supermodel Irina Shayk, late comedian David Brenner, artist Jeff Koons, the president of Mongolia, and not one, but two former Norwegian prime ministers. Epstein also often indulged in his infamous “appointments,” with longtime executive assistant Lesley Groff setting up multitudes of sessions with young women to service him. The emails, which The Daily Beast received from authorities in … [Read more...] about Epstein Emailed About Dinners With Woody Allen, David Blaine, and Richard Branson

LONDON — The ritual of crowning a new king or queen is more than 1,000 years old. And each of the objects used has its own importance and symbolism in sealing a bond among the monarch, the people, the church and God. Here’s a guide to what the main items used in King Charles III ’s coronation on Saturday mean: Coronation chair Also known as the St. Edward’s Chair or King Edward’s Chair, this simple seat has played a role in coronations for 700 years. It has left Westminster Abbey twice: once in 1657, when Oliver Cromwell was installed as lord protector at Westminster Hall during England’s brief period as a republic, and again during World War II , when it was taken to Gloucester Cathedral in western England. Over the years it has been damaged and scrawled upon by schoolboys from nearby Westminster School and by tourists, one of whom wrote: “P. Abbott slept in this chair 5-6 July 1800.” It first featured in the coronation of Edward II in 1308, although there is … [Read more...] about These ancient objects will be used at King Charles III’s coronation

NEWSLETTERS Royalist Want even more Royals news? Sign up for The Royalist newsletter for all things Royal Family. By Clicking "Subscribe" you agree to have read the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy One of the most dangerous and destructive emotions that members of a royal clan can experience is jealousy. Unfortunately, it seems to have been endemic within the Windsor family through the ages. Some insiders are expressing concern that the green-eyed monster may currently be paying a call on King Charles , after he was upstaged by Kate Middleton when both chose the same day to attend the Chelsea Flower Show this week. “Charles is unlikely to be amused,” a friend of the king’s told The Daily Beast. “Gardens are very much his thing, and given that it was always his mother’s big pre-Trooping the Colour day out, I think he has a right to be annoyed.” However a friend of Kate’s disagreed with that characterization. Referring to a report … [Read more...] about Are King Charles and Kate Middleton Really at War—Over a Flower Show?

It is a sad truth of modern warfare that rape is often considered an ideal weapon—it’s cheap, discreet, and extremely effective at instilling terror and provoking a mass exodus. It is also considered collateral damage, an inevitable consequence of conflict. Because of this, punishment for the perpetrators of wartime rape is often seen as neither necessary nor feasible. This unfortunate and specious “truth” can be seen most recently in Libya, where thousands of rape victims will receive no justice for the crimes committed against them. During the 1990s, the stories of the rape camps in Bosnia and Herzegovina shook the world and forced the international community to intervene. Now, evidence is coming to light that a similarly gruesome situation was taking place during Libya’s Arab Spring uprising. When the Libyan unrest began, then-dictator Muammar Gaddafi gave orders to crush the peaceful protesters by any means, ordering his soldiers to go from house to house . This was a … [Read more...] about Libya Struggles With Mass Gaddafi-Era Rape Crimes

When Jaco Pastorius first met Joe Zawinul, the keyboardist and composer behind Weather Report, he had his introduction ready. “My name is John Francis Pastorius III,” he said, as Zawinul later remembered. “I’m the greatest bass player in the world.” That line appears more than once in “ Jaco ,” an illuminating, compassionate new documentary, and its hubris comes across as both playful and deeply serious. Pastorius, who died tragically in 1987 at 35, was a sensation in his time. A maestro of the fretless electric bass guitar, he was revered for his warm, singing tone; his distinctly sinewy attack; and his mastery of harmonics, with which he could play chiming chords and a range of expressive effects. In his brief but estimable solo career — and during his tenure as a member of Weather Report, a jazz fusion band then working at arena scale — Pastorius left an impression of irrepressible creative energies humming at a complicated frequency. He’s often remembered, reductively, as a … [Read more...] about ‘Jaco,’ a Documentary About the Jazz Musician Jaco Pastorius

Photo: Arnold Jerocki/Getty Images for Air Mail/Warner Tuesday night, thousands of miles away from the writers’ strike that has paralyzed and polarized a post-pandemic Hollywood, Warner Bros. celebrated its centennial — encompassing almost the entire history of the movie industry, including several bygone golden ages — from the rarefied clifftop confines of the Hôtel du Cap-Eden-Roc outside Cannes. The party was being thrown in partnership with Graydon Carter’s weekly newsletter Air Mail, which meant that it would be something of a reprise of the glory days of the parties Carter once threw here when he edited Vanity Fair . Everybody who was in town for the film festival wanted to be invited, even if they were nervous that opulent optics were a bad look amid the labor disputes. Certain Hollywood types fretted about whether toasting Warner — and by extension its recently crowned king, CEO David Zaslav (or Zas, as he’s already been mono-named) — was entirely, you know, the … [Read more...] about David Zaslav and Graydon Carter’s Champagne-Soaked Cannes Buddy Movie