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Metro Boomin calls sexual assault allegation ‘beyond insulting’

Metro Boomin calls sexual assault allegation ‘beyond insulting’

Music producer Metro Boomin testified Wednesday that he “no way in the world” sexually assaulted the woman suing him and didn’t know she was upset until she filed her lawsuit eight years after they had sex. Legal name Leland Tyler Wayne, 32-year-old Metro was the second and final defense witness in a trial over a federal lawsuit he called “beyond …

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U.S. envoy Tom Barrack reportedly changes Lebanon plans amid backlash over “insulting remarks” to journalists

U.S. envoy Tom Barrack reportedly changes Lebanon plans amid backlash over “insulting remarks” to journalists

U.S. Ambassador to Turkey and Special Envoy to Syria Tom Barrack canceled a planned visit to southern cities in Lebanon Wednesday, Lebanon’s National News Agency said, amid a backlash over remarks he made the previous day that have been criticized by Lebanese journalists as dehumanizing. CBS News has sought confirmation from Barrack’s office at the U.S. Embassy in Ankara of …

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The Comedian Who Found Success Insulting Celebrities Made a Surprisingly Emotional One-Man Show — But More Roasts Are Coming, Too

The Comedian Who Found Success Insulting Celebrities Made a Surprisingly Emotional One-Man Show — But More Roasts Are Coming, Too

If you’re not familiar with Jeff Ross, he is best known as the “Roastmaster General” — a three-decade master of the savage comic sport introduced by the Friars Club in the 1950s, in which a procession of comedians and wannabe smart-asses barrage a roastee with decidedly no-holds-barred insults crafted to evoke laughter and gasps. Ross is also executive producer of …

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European Soccer League Criticized for ‘Insulting’ Tribute to ‘Palestinian Pelé’ Killed by Israel

European Soccer League Criticized for ‘Insulting’ Tribute to ‘Palestinian Pelé’ Killed by Israel

Mohamed Salah, the Egyptian soccer star who plays for Liverpool’s Premiere League club and serves as captain of Egypt’s national team, had three questions for the Union of European Football Associations on Saturday after the governing body acknowledged the death of another venerated former player. “Can you tell us how he died, where, and why?” asked Salah in response to …

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‘It’s insulting’: LA Times owner stuns staff with plans to go public – Politico

‘It’s insulting’: LA Times owner stuns staff with plans to go public  Politico L.A. Times owner says he intends to take newspaper public in coming year  Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times owner Patrick Soon-Shiong says he will take the newspaper public  ABC7 Los Angeles LA Times Billionaire Owner Plans to Take Newspaper Public  Bloomberg.com L.A. Times Owner Says He Will Take Newspaper Public …

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