Elon Musk says he will not allow the conspiracy theorist Alex Jones to return to Twitter. Over the weekend the accounts of former US president Donald Trump, rapper Ye (formerly Kanye West) and influencer Andrew Tate were all reactivated. Mr Musk responded to tweets asking if Jones could be next. He wrote that his own child had died, and that he “had no mercy” for anyone who “would use the deaths of children for gain, politics or fame”. Nevada Alexander Musk died aged 10 days old in 2002. Mr Musk said his baby died in his arms and he “felt his final heartbeat”. Info wars host Jones has been forced to pay $1.44bn (£1.2bn) in damages after falsely and repeatedly claiming that the Sandy Hook school shooting, in which 20 children and six adults were killed, was a hoax. In August 2018 he was banned from Facebook, Spotify, Apple and YouTube. Those asking for his return included the controversial internet tycoon Kim Dotcom. On a video posted on the platform Rumble, Jones said he did not care about being on Twitter, reports news website Axios. Mr Trump has yet to tweet, despite his reactivated account now having more than 90 million followers.(BBC)…[+]
Nieuws volgens datum: 21 Nov, 2022
Israel PM-designate Netanyahu wins libel case against ex-PM Olmert
Israeli Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu has won a defamation suit against a predecessor who claimed he and his family were mentally ill. A judge ordered Ehud Olmert to pay Mr Netanyahu, his wife Sara, and their son Yair $18,000 (£15,260) in damages. Mr Olmert argued that he had been expressing an opinion in good faith in two Israeli TV interviews last year. But the judge rejected that defence and said he had also failed to prove the claim with a proper medical assessment. “It is impossible to ignore the fact that in Israel in 2022, referring to a person as ‘mentally ill’ is likely to demean a person in the eyes of the people or make him an object of hatred, contempt or ridicule,” Amit Yariv was quoted as saying by the Times of Israel. Mr Netanyahu’s lawyer said: “It is good to know that in a crazy and insane world where you can spread any gross and harmful lie against prime minister Netanyahu, his wife and family, clear and unequivocal boundaries were established today that have put an end to Olmert’s vile lie.”(BBC)…[+]
Kelly Rowland asks crowd to ‘chill’ as they boo Chris Brown
Kelly Rowland asked the audience at the American Music Awards to “chill out” after they booed Chris Brown’s victory in the best male R&B artist category. Brown has been a divisive figure ever since he pleaded guilty to assaulting then-girlfriend Rihanna in 2009. He did not attend Sunday’s AMAs after a planned tribute to Michael Jackson was cancelled at the last minute. Rowland, accepting the award on his behalf, seemed surprised by the audience’s reaction. “Excuse me… chill out,” she said as cameras panned to show the audience, some of whom were booing and making other unclear remarks.
Rowland then continued: “But I wanted to tell Chris, thank you so much for making great R&B music and I want to tell him thank you for being an incredible performer. “I’ll take this award [and] bring it to you. I love you. Congratulations. And congratulations to all the nominees in this category.” Brown had been due to honour the 40th anniversary of Michael Jackson’s blockbuster Thriller album at Sunday’s ceremony in LA, performing hits including Beat It, Billie Jean, Wanna Be Starting Something and Thriller. No reason for the cancellation was given. Brown himself was taken aback, posting a video of his rehearsal with the caption: “U serious?”(BBC)…[+]
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Messi hervat groepstraining Argentinië en lijkt fit voor eerste WK-duel
Ronaldo denkt dat zijn veelbesproken interview geen negatief effect heeft op WK
Vier maanden celstraf voor kapotslaan been vrouw
PARAMARIBO – Chevaro M heeft een vrouw aan de Tourtonnelaan een beenfractuur bezorgd, omdat zij een foto van hem wilde maken. Rechter Maytrie Kuldip Singh legde de man gisteren acht maanden celstraf op, waarvan vier voorwaardelijk onder aftrek van de tijd in voorarrest met een proeftijd van drie jaar. Zij nam mee het gedrag van het slachtoffer dat zij een foto wilde maken van de man. De rechter benadrukte dat het gedrag van Chevaro M, die een first offender is, overschrijdend is dat hij de vrouw klappen heeft toegebracht en achterna is gerend om haar af te tuigen. Het slachtoffer loopt als gevolg van de mishandeling met een rollator. “Van u wordt verwacht dat u het rijwiel van het slachtoffer dat is vernield, gaat vergoeden. En ook de medische kosten zal vergoeden die zij heeft gemaakt”, zei Kuldip Singh. Volgens het slachtoffer was zij een keer naar de winkel. Haar rijwiel was vernield door de verdachte. Zij kwam op 22 augustus de verdachte tegen en wilde een foto van hem maken. Chevaro M vond het niet leuk…[+]
