Boris Johnson Met ‘London Professor’ Joseph Mifsud Embroiled In Trump/Russia Investigation
A photograph has emerged of Boris Johnson meeting the “London Professor” named in the statement of offences against Donald Trump’s former foreign policy advisor who pled guilty to lying to the FBI last month.

The Foreign Secretary has already denied meeting Joseph Mifsud but a picture on Facebook posted last month clearly shows the two men together at a recent event.

Johnson now faces accusations of a possible security breach at a time when concerns are being raised about possible Kremlin interference into the Brexit campaign in which he played a leading role for the Leave side.

Mifsud’s name arose in the statement of charges against George Papadopoulos who last month pleaded guilty to a charge of lying to FBI agents about “dirt” he was offered on Hillary Clinton.

Papadopoulos was living in London when he joined the Trump campaign, according to the statement.

Papadopoulos told the FBI a London-based professor had “told him about the Russians possessing ‘dirt’ on then-candidate Hillary Clinton in the form of ‘thousands of emails,’ but stated multiple times that he learned that information prior to joining the campaign”, according to court documents.

In fact, Papadopoulos was contacted after he learned he’d be joining the campaign, and the professor only mentioned the “thousands of emails” after he’d been on the Trump campaign for more than a month.

The professor, the statement indicates, had “substantial connections to Russian government officials” even though Papadopoulos claimed the professor was “a nothing”.

Mifsud in turn introduced him to a Russian woman and the Russian ambassador in London, and they discussed setting up meetings to talk about US-Russia ties in a Trump presidency.

Papadopoulos sent a “High-Ranking Campaign Official” an email titled “New message from Russia” back in June 2016, in which he said the Russian ministry of foreign affairs wanted to meet with either Trump or a campaign official in an off-the-record capacity, according to the prosecutors’ statement.

A Trump campaign supervisor encouraged Papadopoulos to make the trip “if it is feasible” on August 15, 2016.

Mifsud is reported to have told colleagues he was “meeting Boris Johnson for dinner re Brexit” on 19 October 2017.

A Foreign Office source said at the time: “The foreign secretary has not knowingly met this person, planned to meet this person, or indeed ever heard of this person before.”

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Must-See LGBTQ TV: ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ and ‘Queen Sugar’ finales, and documentary ‘Bean’

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Rebel Wilson Accuses Unnamed Male Star Of ‘Disgusting’ Sexual Misconduct
Rebel Wilson is the latest star to speak out about sexual misconduct in Hollywood, revealing she has also been a victim of it.

The ‘Pitch Perfect’ star has accused an unnamed male star of repeatedly asking her to perform a sex act.

In a series of tweets posted on Saturday, the actress also alleges that the star’s friends attempted to film the incident on their phones, before she managed to leave the room.

She tweeted: “A male star, in a position of power asked me to go into a room with him and then asked me repeatedly to stick my finger up his ass. All whilst his male ‘friends’ tried to film the incident on their iPhones and laughed. I repeatedly said no and eventually got out of the room.

“I called my agent immediately and my lawyer made a complaint with the studio – basically to protect myself that in the event something similar ever occurred I’d be able to walk out of the job and not obliged to return.”

A male star, in a position of power asked me to go into a room with him and then asked me repeatedly to stick my finger up his ass. All whilst his male ‘friends’ tried to film the incident on their iPhones and laughed. I repeatedly said no and eventually got out of the room.

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I called my agent immediately and my lawyer made a complaint with the studio – basically to protect myself that in the event something similar ever occurred I’d be able to walk out of the job and not obliged to return.

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Rebel says that she was subsequently threatened by one of the star’s reps, and told to be “nice and support the male star”, but she refused.
Later I was threatened by one of the star’s representatives to be nice and support the male star. I refused. The whole thing was disgusting. I’ve told hundreds of people in the industry the story in more graphic detail basically to warn them off this individual.

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“The whole thing was disgusting,” she continues. “I’ve told hundreds of people in the industry the story in more graphic detail basically to warn them off this individual.”

The Australian star also shared a “hotel encounter” with a top director, and although nothing physical happened, she “bolted out of there” after the director’s wife called him.

Earlier in my career, I also had a ‘hotel room’ encounter with a top director. I thought we were there to talk comedy. Nothing physical happened because the guy’s wife called and started abusing him over the phone for sleeping with actresses and luckily she was yelling so loud…

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that I could hear her and I bolted out of there immediately. I was so naive the thought of anything happening apart from ‘work talk’ didn’t even cross my mind.

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A growing number of women and men have been sharing their own experiences of sexual misconduct and assault in the entertainment industry in recent weeks, sparked by a string of serious allegations levelled against the disgraced Hollywood movie mogul Harvey Weinstein.

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George Takei Denies Claims of Sexual Assault by Former Model

Actor George Takei today denied sexual assault allegations made by Scott Brunton, a former model who says Takei took advantage of him in 1981.

Brunton claims he fell unconscious at Takei’s apartment after having a couple drinks and when he woke up his pants were around his ankles, Takei was groping him and trying to get his underwear off, according to The Hollywood Reporter:

The two men went back to the actor’s condo for a drink the same night. “We have the drink and he asks if I would like another,” Brunton recalls. “And I said sure. So, I have the second one, and then all of a sudden, I begin feeling very disoriented and dizzy, and I thought I was going to pass out. I said I need to sit down and he said sit over here and he had the giant yellow beanbag chair. So I sat down in that and leaned my head back and I must have passed out.”

“The next thing I remember I was coming to and he had my pants down around my ankles and he was groping my crotch and trying to get my underwear off and feeling me up at the same time, trying to get his hands down my underwear,” Brunton says. “I came to and said, ‘What are you doing?!’ I said, ‘I don’t want to do this.’ He goes, ‘You need to relax. I am just trying to make you comfortable. Get comfortable.’ And I said, ‘No. I don’t want to do this.’ And I pushed him off and he said, ‘OK, fine.’ And I said I am going to go and he said, ‘If you feel you must. You’re in no condition to drive.’ I said, ‘I don’t care I want to go.’ So I managed to get my pants up and compose myself and I was just shocked. I walked out and went to my car until I felt well enough to drive home, and that was that.”

THR spoke to four longtime friends of Brunton — Norah Roadman, Rob Donovan, Stephen Blackshear and Jan Steward — who said that he had confided in them about the Takei encounter years ago.

Takei denied the incident took place in a series of tweets on Saturday.

Friends,

I’m writing to respond to the accusations made by Scott R. Bruton. I want to assure you all that I am as shocked and bewildered at these claims as you must feel reading them. The events he describes back in the 1980s simply did not occur, and I do not know why he has claimed them now. I have wracked my brain to ask if I remember Mr. Brunton, and I cannot say I do. But I do take these claims very seriously, and I wanted to provide my response thoughtfully and not out of the moment. Right now it is a he said / he said situation, over alleged events nearly 40 years ago. But those that know me understand that non-consensual acts are so antithetical to my values and my practices, the very idea that someone would accuse me of this is quite personally painful. Brad, who is 100 percent beside me on this, as my life partner of more than 30 years and now my husband, stands fully by my side. I cannot tell you how vital it has been to have his unwavering support and love in these difficult times. Thanks to many of you for all the kind words and trust. It means so much to us.

Yours in gratitude,

George

Friends,

I’m writing to respond to the accusations made by Scott R. Bruton. I want to assure you all that I am as shocked and bewildered at these claims as you must feel reading them. /1

— George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) November 11, 2017

The events he describes back in the 1980s simply did not occur, and I do not know why he has claimed them now. I have wracked my brain to ask if I remember Mr. Brunton, and I cannot say I do. /2

— George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) November 11, 2017

But I do take these claims very seriously, and I wanted to provide my response thoughtfully and not out of the moment. /3

— George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) November 11, 2017

Right now it is a he said / he said situation, over alleged events nearly 40 years ago. But those that know me understand that non-consensual acts are so antithetical to my values and my practices, the very idea that someone would accuse me of this is quite personally painful. /4

— George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) November 11, 2017

Thanks to many of you for all the kind words and trust. It means so much to us.

Yours in gratitude,

George /end

— George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) November 11, 2017

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George Takei Denies Claims of Sexual Assault by Former Model

‘Arrow’ Producer Suspended; 19 Men and Women Allege Harassment

Warner Bros. Television Group is investigating a string of accusations against Andrew Kreisberg.

www.advocate.com/crime/2017/11/11/arrow-producer-suspended-19-men-and-women-allege-harassment

Ricky Martin’s lazy day, Aaron Carter’s transformation, & Cheyenne Parker’s pizza
Instagram + studs = Instastuds

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Paramedics Battling To Help ‘Extremely Unwell’ Patient Left Note Slamming Their Parking
Paramedics treating a critically-ill patient who needed blue-lighting to hospital were astounded to find a note on their ambulance slamming them for blocking someone’s driveway.

Emergency service workers from the West Midlands Ambulance Service had rushed to reports of an “extremely ill” man who was vomiting blood on Friday night.

But when they returned to their rig, they discovered an angry message slamming their parking.

“You may be saving lives but don’t park your van in a stupid place and block my drive,” the scribbled note read.

Paramedic Tasha Starkey tweeted an image of the note which, according to the Coventry Telegraph, was left under the windscreen wiper in Small Heath, Birmingham at around 4.30pm.

“Crew alerted an extremely poorly patient to hospital… minimal on scene time, arrived at hospital to find this note,” Starkey wrote.

“This patient was TIME CRITICAL,” she added.

Crew alerted an extremely poorly patient to hospital… minimal on scene time, arrived at hospital to find this note… this patient was TIME-CRITCAL. ??? @OFFICIALWMAS pic.twitter.com/uGGAC2TUpI — Tasha Starkey (@WMASTStarkey) November 10, 2017
The image was then shared by the West Midlands Ambulance Service on Facebook, who wrote: “Sometimes we just don’t know quite what to say.

“This was left on one of [the] ambulances today: ’You might be saving lives but don’t park your van in a stupid place and block my drive.′

“At the time, the crew were helping a man who was extremely unwell after vomiting a lot of blood,” the post continued.

“They assessed his condition and immediately look him on blue lights to hospital where he was in a critical condition.

“Our staff will always try and park considerately, but sometimes, there just isn’t time. #sorry #patientscomefirst.”

The note triggered a wave of angry responses on social media, with many reminding the author that they would not be upset about a blocked driveway if paramedics were saving them or their family.

“I would not wish harm to anyone, but if this person ever needs an ambulance, let’s hope it doesn’t have to park half a mile down the road so as not to block someone’s drive,” one person tweeted.

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again all these morons need to go out on shift with Ambulance Services, Police and Fire staff to see how these amazing people work so hard to save people’s lives or take dangerous individuals off the roads. They would see the other side.

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Because I’m sure they were there for hours and the chap HAD to go out at the exact time the ambulance was there, worse thing is that the patient was one of his neighbours at a guess

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