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K-Pop star Kris Wu sentenced to 13 years in prison for rape
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Steph Deschamps / November 26, 2022
Chinese-Canadian singer and actor Kris Wu, a huge star in China, was sentenced to 13 years in prison, including for rape, according to a ruling on Friday, a case that had caused a scandal in the country.
The 32-year-old artist was sentenced to “11 years and six months of imprisonment for rape”, according to the judgment of the Chaoyang District Court in Beijing, which added that he “was also sentenced to one year and 10 months of imprisonment for the crime of gathering people to commit adultery”. At the end of his sentence, he will be deported from China, the ruling also said.
Chinese-Canadian, Kris Wu is an ex-member of the Chinese-South Korean group EXO. He had left the group in 2014 to embark on a solo career as an actor, singer and model. Last year, he was accused by a 19-year-old Chinese student of raping her during a date when she was 17.
Following the outcry, brands such as Louis Vuitton, Bulgari, L’Oreal and Porsche, of which he was an ambassador, suspended their partnership with the singer. Subsequently, other victims had testified online to accuse Mr. Wu’s team of predatory behavior, including inviting them to drunken karaoke parties.
These accusations sparked the beginning of the #Metoo movement in China, but it has since stagnated. Fearing an uncontrolled mass movement, the censors controlling the internet had quickly blocked on social networks the hashtags and keywords relating to cases of sexual harassment.
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Steph Deschamps / July 14, 2024
American actress Shannen Doherty, who came to public attention for her role as Brenda in Beverly Hills 90210, died on Saturday at the age of 53, her agent Leslie Sloane told People magazine on Sunday. She had been suffering from cancer for several years.
“On Saturday, July 13, she lost the fight she had waged for many years against the disease,” said Leslie Sloane.
Born in 1971, Shannen Doherty quickly found her way into the spotlight, starting her career with a role in “Little House on the Prairie” in 1982.
From 1990 to 1994, she played Brenda Walsh in the cult classic “Beverly Hills 90210”, a role that brought her international fame. A few years later, from 1998 to 2001, she became Prue Halliwell in the series “Charmed”. Between several TV films and reality TV experiences, she also reunited with Brenda Walsh in the reboot of the series, “90210” in the late 2000s.
Shannen Doherty had been diagnosed with breast cancer in 2015. Some time later, the disease had returned, at stage 4. The cancer then generalized. She passed away on Saturday, surrounded by her loved ones.
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Steph Deschamps / June 22, 2024
Donald Sutherland, the eclectic actor best known for “The Dirty Dozen” and his role as a dictator in “The Hunger Games”, has died aged 88, his son Kiefer Sutherland announced on Thursday.
“It is with a heavy heart that I announce the death of my father,” announced the British-Canadian, also an actor, on X, hailing “one of the most important actors in the history of cinema ».
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Steph Deschamps / June 22, 2024
Donald Sutherland, the eclectic actor best known for “The Dirty Dozen” and his role as a dictator in “The Hunger Games”, has died aged 88, his son Kiefer Sutherland announced on Thursday.
“It is with a heavy heart that I announce the death of my father,” announced the British-Canadian, also an actor, on X, hailing “one of the most important actors in the history of cinema ».
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