But while the almost-decade-old yacht (it was delivered in 2013) went under the hammer, its fabulous contents did not. The 72-metre (236-foot) vessel has been auctioned by the Admiralty Court in Gibraltar and bids have now closed. The results are likely to be announced in two weeks’ time.
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According to the superyacht’s owner, Pyrene Investments, the precious items belonged to the company and were not up for sale. Read More...
American rapper Lil Pump is facing an ongoing backlash in China after apologising for a video he posted on Instagram that included racial slurs.
There had been hostility in the US as well as China from fans and fellow artists in response to Pump’s post on December 16, in which he used the phrase “ching chong” and made a slant-eyed gesture, in racist caricatures of Asians.
That prompted an apology from the Colombian-American rapper – best known for his 2017 hit Gucci Gang – in another video on Christmas Day, but the apology has brought further criticism on social media. Read More...
So how similar are the Roys and the Murdochs, exactly? We look at some of the parallels between the two families and their members ahead of the show’s big finale on May 28.
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Rupert Murdoch and Logan RoyLogan Roy, the fictional family’s cunning leader, is often compared to Rupert Murdoch, the patriarch of the Murdoch family. The two lead expansive media empires including fields such as television, film, publishing and digital. Read More...
