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Police custody lifted for the French youtuber Norman, without prosecution at this stage
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Sylvie Claire / December 7, 2022
The custody of the French youtuber Norman Thavaud for rape and corruption of minors was lifted Tuesday evening “for further investigation”, without prosecution at this stage, said the Paris prosecutor’s office to AFP.
The host of the channel “Norman makes videos”, which has 12 million subscribers, had been placed in custody on Monday as part of a preliminary investigation entrusted to the brigade of protection of minors, opened in January 2022. Six young women have filed a complaint against the youtuber, according to the prosecution. Several sources indicated since Monday to AFP that the custody of Norman Thavaud would not necessarily lead to prosecution, in the state of the case. According to the French daily Libération, five of the complainants accuse Norman Thavaud of rape and two were minors at the time of the facts. In 2020, a Quebec fan, Maggie D., had publicly accused Norman Thavaud of having manipulated her to obtain photos and videos of a sexual nature, although she was 16 years old at the time.
She had indicated that she had filed a complaint in Canada. In the context of a French-Quebec investigation published by the media Urbania in April 2021, other women had made similar accusations against the youtuber, for facts that would have occurred while some were still minors. Interviewed by AFP, Maggie D. confirmed to be in France to be confronted Tuesday to Norman Thavaud before investigators, as reported by Liberation. Norman, the third French youtuber in number of subscribers, is an old hand since his debut in 2011 on the platform. His videos, according to an official count, have been seen more than 2.7 billion times.
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Eva Descamps / February 28, 2024
You’ve seen him in “Star Trek”, “NCIS”, “Grey’s Anatomy” for the series, “Captain Marvel”, “The Recruit”, “Home of the Giants” for the movies… Canadian actor Kenneth Mitchell passed away at the age of 49 this February 24, 2024.
“It is with heavy hearts that we announce the dec! s of Kenneth Alexander Mitchell, a beloved father, husband, brother, uncle, son and friend,” read a post on his Instagram account announcing the sad news.
In August 2018, Kenneth Mitchell was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. He had been in a wheelchair since October 2019. By August 2021, he had lost the use of his voice due to the disease.
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Alexei Navalny’s body handed over to his mother, says Russian opposition leader’s team
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Sylvie Claire / February 28, 2024
Alexei Navalny’s body, which his relatives had been demanding for over a week, has been handed over to his mother, the Russian opposition leader’s spokeswoman said on Saturday.
In recent days, Alexeï Navalny’s team has regularly complained about not having access to the body of the deceased Russian opponent. His relatives had complained that investigators would spend at least 14 days carrying out an “expertise” on his remains before handing them over.
Navalny’s relatives accuse the Kremlin of killing him and trying to cover up his tracks. According to Navalny’s mother, Russia is trying to decompose the body so that it can no longer be examined. Last week, Alexei Navalny’s mother and lawyers were not allowed to enter the morgue.
Eight days after his death, Navalny’s body was returned to his mother. The Russian opponent’s spokeswoman, Kira Iarmich, said on X (ex-Twitter) that she did not yet know whether “the authorities will prevent (the funeral) from taking place as the family wishes and as Alexei deserves ».
Alexei Navalny was the most prominent opposition figure in Russia, where he gained widespread popularity, particularly among the younger generation, thanks to his in-depth investigations into corruption under Vladimir Putin’s regime
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Eva Deschamps / February 16, 2024
Watching a Sylvester Stallone film in VF will never be the same again. Alain Dorval, the French actor who dubbed the American, died on Monday night, his family announced.
Alain Dorval had been battling cancer for several years, which finally claimed his life earlier this week at the Gustave Roussy hospital outside Paris.
He was best known as the French voice of Sylvester Stallone, but also distinguished himself as Tiger in the Fievel saga, and as Pat Hibulaire in the Disney universe.
Fans of the Rocky saga have been in mourning for several months. In October, actor Burt Young, who played Paulie, passed away. In early February, Carl Weathers, who played Apollo Creed, passed away.
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