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25 Nov

Kris Wu Sentenced to 13 Years in Beijing Jail

Kris Wu Sentenced
Kris Wu Sentenced SHANGHAI — Kris Wu Sentenced the Chinese-Canadian singer, actor and former ambassador of Louis Vuitton, Porsche, and Bulgari, has been sentenced to 13 years in prison for rape and for organizing promiscuous group activities, Beijing Chaoyang District Court wrote in an announcement Friday afternoon. The 32-year-old Wu shall be deported from China after serving his sentence, said the statement. The court has found Wu guilty of forcing three women to have sex with him between November and December 2020. The investigation showed that Wu had “taken advantage of the undeniable fact that they were drunk and will not resist,” wrote the court statement. The court also found Wu guilty of “organizing two women and other accomplices for engaging in promiscuous group...
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25 Nov

Aesop Soap Bar First China Store In Downtown Shanghai

Aesop Soap Bar
Aesop Soap Bar SHANGHAI — Aesop Soap Bar For its first brick-and-mortar retail store in China, Aesop picked a leafy serpentine street called Dongping Road in the previous French Concession of downtown Shanghai. Aesop’s in-house design team spent almost a yr fine-tuning the shop. The 2-story, 3,230-square-foot space touts a homely ambiance with locally sourced materials that “pays homage to Chinese craftsmanship,” in accordance with the brand. Sleek basins that take center stage at the shop are made with Guizhou travertine stone, which local artisans sculpted. A ceiling cushioned by a wheat-straw installation handwoven by Chinese artist Didi Wu evokes local handicraft traditions still utilized within the Shanghai region. Vintage French furniture and light-weight fixtures that furnish the shop add to its discreet...
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25 Nov

Regina King’s Son Ian Alexander Jr. Labeled Social Media

Regina King’s Son Ian Alexander Jr. Labeled Social Media
Regina King Regina King Shortly before passing away from suicide, Ian Alexander Jr., 26, son of Regina King, declared social media to be unhealthy for his well-being. “I don’t think instagram is healthy for me,” wrote Alexander Jr., who deejayed under the stage name Desdune, in considered one of his final tweets. He used a well-liked image from SpongeBob Squarepants where the cartoon character is surrounded by tiny clones cloaked in wild flames as an example exactly how he was feeling to his followers. I don’t think instagram is healthy for me — desdune (@desdunemjv) January 15, 2022 “You understand that episode of SpongeBob where they go inside his brain and it’s a bunch of mini spongebobs just losing their s—…..yea that one really hits home,”...
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