16 ❘ ENtertainment CONTACT US AT: 8351-9409, [email protected] Thursday June 29, 2017 SHE’S a global pop icon, they are G20 leaders. So what happened when Rihanna tweeted some of the world’s most powerful men to talk about their commitment to education in the developing world? Well, some of them responded and their exchanges are there for us all to see on social media. It started earlier this week when the singer and fashion icon, who has 74 million fol- lowers on Twitter, publicly messaged the leaders of France, Argentina and Canada, plus the spokesperson for Germany’s Angela Merkel. In January, Rihanna traveled to Malawi meeting children at under-resourced schools in an initiative with Global Citizen and the Global Partnership for Education, for whom she is an ambassador. The two organi- zations aim to help fund the teaching of millions of children and young people in developing countries. Given her superstar status and her previous work with her own charity, the Clara Lionel Foundation, Rihanna urged G20 leaders to discuss the subject when they meet in Hamburg in July. It looks like the pop star’s tweets haven’t gone unheard. Argentinian President Mau- ricio Macri responded with the tweet: “Hola @Rihanna! Education is at the heart of our political aims. Only education can change the world.” While Angela Merkel’s spokesperson Steffen Seibert replied with: “Hi @Rihanna, education is a key area of German development policy. We have nearly doubled spend- ing since 2013. Thanks for spreading the word!” Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is the latest leader to respond to her mes- sage, saying “girls’ education is in our feminist international development policy.” (SD-Agencies) Rihanna tweets world leaders AUSTRALIA’S deputy prime minister has threatened U.S. actor Johnny Depp with perjury charges in a new installment of the “war on terrier.” The “Pirates of the Caribbean” star and then-wife Amber Heard failed to declare their dogs to Australian customs after arriv- ing by private jet in 2015. But legal documents filed in a U.S. court allegedly show Depp was “fully aware” he was break- ing Australian laws. His former business manag- ers, The Management Group (TMG), claimed the actor had “pressured one of his long-term employees to ‘take the fall’,” in papers obtained by People. Australian Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce subse- quently hinted that the govern- ment may reinvestigate Depp. “We’re an island continent and we take biosecurity very seriously and it doesn’t matter if you think that you’re Mr. Who’s Who of Hollywood, you’re going to obey our laws.” Last year, Heard pleaded guilty to falsifying her immi- gration papers and was placed on a 1,000 Australian dollars (US$759) one-month good behavior bond. (SD-Agencies) Johnny Depp may face perjury charges Rihanna A USTRALIAN model Miranda Kerr has turned over US$8.1 million worth of jew- elry to the U.S. Justice Depart- ment following allegations that the items were linked to a mas- sive money-laundering scheme involving a Malaysian sovereign wealth fund. Kerr handed over the jew- elry — given to her by Malay- sian financier Jho Low — last Friday to federal agents in Los Angeles, a spokesman for the model told AFP. “From the start of the inquiry, Miranda Kerr cooperated fully and pledged to turn over the gifts of jewelry to the govern- ment,” he said. “Ms. Kerr will continue to assist with the inquiry in any way she can,” he added. Kerr is among a number of celebrities who have been sucked into the scandal involv- ing the Malaysian fund called 1Malaysia Development Bhd, or 1MDB. Earlier this month, Holly- wood star Leonardo DiCaprio turned over an Oscar won by Marlon Brando, along with other gifts given to him by Low, who allegedly laun- dered more than US$400 million stolen from 1MDB through an account in the United States. Neither Kerr nor DiCaprio are defendants in civil-forfei- ture lawsuits filed by the jus- tice department in the case. The scandal has rocked the Malaysian governing class, exposing Prime Minister Najib Razak to allegations of corrup- tion, which he has denied. Razak created the 1MDB fund shortly after coming to power in 2009, saying it would help modernize the country. 1MDB now carries debt of some 10 billion euros (US$11.2 billion). The prime minister and fund officials have consistently denied any wrongdoing. (SD-Agencies) Model turns in US$8.1m in jewelry tied to scandal Miranda Kerr ACTOR Michael Nyqvist, who starred in the film adaptation of Stieg Larsson’s “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo,” has died aged 56, his family has announced. Nyqvist played journalist Mikael Blomkvist in that film and its sequels, which formed the “Millennium” trilogy. The Swedish actor died Tuesday after a year-long battle with lung cancer, according to a family statement. Nyqvist’s love of the arts was “felt by all who had the pleasure of working with him,” the family added. “The popular Swedish actor and writer began his training at the Malmö Theater Academy in Sweden. He was best known for his role in “Dragon Tattoo” (2009). In a subsequent U.S. version of the film, his role was performed by James Bond actor Daniel Craig. Nyqvist later appeared in a number of Hollywood block- busters. He played the vil- lain alongside Tom Cruise in “Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol” and starred as Viggo Tarasov in “John Wick” with Keanu Reeves. He went on to star in the 2015 film “Colonia,” opposite Daniel Brühl and Emma Watson. Nyqvist also wrote an acclaimed memoir, “Just After Dreaming,” published in 2010, about his earliest childhood memories following adoption and how he later traced his biological parents. Nyqvist is survived by his wife, Catharina Ehrnrooth, and their children, Ellen and Arthur. 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16 x ENtertainmentCONTACT US AT: 8351-9409, [email protected]
Thursday June 29, 2017
SHE’S a global pop icon, they are G20 leaders. So what happened when Rihanna tweeted some of the world’s most powerful men to talk about their commitment to education in the developing world? Well, some of them responded and their exchanges are there for us all to see on social media.
It started earlier this week
when the singer and fashion icon, who has 74 million fol-lowers on Twitter, publicly messaged the leaders of France, Argentina and Canada, plus the spokesperson for Germany’s Angela Merkel.
In January, Rihanna traveled to Malawi meeting children at under-resourced schools in an initiative with Global Citizen and the Global Partnership for Education, for whom she is an ambassador. The two organi-zations aim to help fund the teaching of millions of children and young people in developing countries.
Given her superstar status and her previous work with her own charity, the Clara Lionel Foundation, Rihanna urged G20 leaders to discuss the subject when they meet in Hamburg in July. It looks like the pop star’s tweets haven’t gone unheard.
Argentinian President Mau-ricio Macri responded with the tweet: “Hola @Rihanna! Education is at the heart of our political aims. Only education can change the world.”
While Angela Merkel’s spokesperson Steffen Seibert replied with: “Hi @Rihanna, education is a key area of German development policy. We have nearly doubled spend-ing since 2013. Thanks for spreading the word!”
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is the latest leader to respond to her mes-sage, saying “girls’ education is in our feminist international development policy.”
(SD-Agencies)
Rihanna tweets world
leaders
AUSTRALIA’S deputy prime minister has threatened U.S. actor Johnny Depp with perjury charges in a new installment of the “war on terrier.”
The “Pirates of the Caribbean” star and then-wife Amber Heard failed to declare their dogs to Australian customs after arriv-ing by private jet in 2015.
But legal documents fi led in a U.S. court allegedly show Depp
was “fully aware” he was break-ing Australian laws.
His former business manag-ers, The Management Group (TMG), claimed the actor had “pressured one of his long-term employees to ‘take the fall’,” in papers obtained by People.
Australian Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce subse-quently hinted that the govern-ment may reinvestigate Depp.
“We’re an island continent and we take biosecurity very seriously and it doesn’t matter if you think that you’re Mr. Who’s Who of Hollywood, you’re going to obey our laws.”
Last year, Heard pleaded guilty to falsifying her immi-gration papers and was placed on a 1,000 Australian dollars (US$759) one-month good behavior bond. (SD-Agencies)
Johnny Depp may face perjury charges
Rihanna
AUSTRALIAN model Miranda Kerr has turned over US$8.1 million worth of jew-
elry to the U.S. Justice Depart-ment following allegations that the items were linked to a mas-sive money-laundering scheme involving a Malaysian sovereign wealth fund.
Kerr handed over the jew-elry — given to her by Malay-sian fi nancier Jho Low — last Friday to federal agents in Los Angeles, a spokesman for the model told AFP.
“From the start of the inquiry, Miranda Kerr cooperated fully and pledged to turn over the gifts of jewelry to the govern-ment,” he said. “Ms. Kerr will continue to assist with the inquiry in any way she can,” he added.
Kerr is among a number of celebrities who have been sucked into the scandal involv-ing the Malaysian fund called 1Malaysia Development Bhd, or 1MDB.
Earlier this month, Holly-wood star Leonardo DiCaprio turned over an Oscar won by Marlon Brando, along with other gifts given to him by Low, who allegedly laun-dered more than US$400 million stolen from 1MDB through an account in the United States.
Neither Kerr nor DiCaprio are defendants in civil-forfei-ture lawsuits fi led by the jus-tice department in the case.
The scandal has rocked the Malaysian governing class, exposing Prime Minister Najib Razak to allegations of corrup-tion, which he has denied.
Razak created the 1MDB fund shortly after coming to power in 2009, saying it would help modernize the country.
1MDB now carries debt of some 10 billion euros (US$11.2 billion). The prime minister and fund offi cials have consistently denied any wrongdoing.
(SD-Agencies)
Model turns in US$8.1m in jewelry tied to scandal
Miranda Kerr
ACTOR Michael Nyqvist, who starred in the fi lm adaptation of Stieg Larsson’s “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo,” has died aged 56, his family has announced.
Nyqvist played journalist Mikael Blomkvist in that fi lm and its sequels, which formed the “Millennium” trilogy.
The Swedish actor died Tuesday after a year-long battle with lung cancer, according to a family statement.
Nyqvist’s love of the arts was “felt by all who had the pleasure of working with him,” the family added.
“The popular Swedish actor and writer began his training at the Malmö Theater Academy in Sweden.
He was best known for his role in “Dragon Tattoo” (2009). In a subsequent U.S.
version of the fi lm, his role was performed by James Bond actor Daniel Craig.
Nyqvist later appeared in a number of Hollywood block-busters. He played the vil-lain alongside Tom Cruise in “Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol” and starred as Viggo Tarasov in “John Wick” with Keanu Reeves.
He went on to star in the 2015 fi lm “Colonia,” opposite Daniel Brühl and Emma Watson.
Nyqvist also wrote an acclaimed memoir, “Just After Dreaming,” published in 2010, about his earliest childhood memories following adoption and how he later traced his biological parents.
Nyqvist is survived by his wife, Catharina Ehrnrooth, and their children, Ellen and Arthur. (SD-Agencies)
‘Dragon Tattoo’ actor Nyqvist dies aged 56
Michael Nyqvist
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