Corey Haim, the star of The Lost Boys and Lucas, has died aged 38. We pay tribute to an actor who grew up in the limelight, but whose adult career was spent sadly in search of it
It isn't my fault I grew up in the 80s but I really liked him. Ad astra per aspera
The suggestion that the couple were both committing adultery first emerged on Twitter, the microblogging website. It was followed by a report in the Sunday newspaper le Journal du Dimanche. The first 'tweet' claimed that Mrs Bruni-Sarkozy had become romantically involved with Benjamin Biolay, a musician and a winner at France's recent Victoires de la Musique award
The suggestion that the couple were both committing adultery first emerged on Twitter, the microblogging website. It was followed by a report in the Sunday newspaper le Journal du Dimanche.
The first 'tweet' claimed that Mrs Bruni-Sarkozy had become romantically involved with Benjamin Biolay, a musician and a winner at France's recent Victoires de la Musique award
The full rumour says Sarko and Bruni have separated and each has found a new love, Bruni with singer-songwriter Benjamin Biolay, and Sarko with Ecology Minister and karate champion Chantal Jouanno.
Taking it as a pure rumour, and without recourse to "no smoke without fire", it above all means something that such a story can take root. Sarko is on the skids.
I find that uproariously funny.
Agnès Jaoui's next film, perhaps?
Are they true? According to one French magazine, L'Express, the rumour began as a hoax by a French trainee journalist. He wanted to see how easy it was to get an unverified assertion from the chat website Twitter on to random blogs and into the mainstream media. If so, he succeeded beyond his wildest dreams. The Carla and Sarko "rumours" have appeared in newspapers in Britain and Italy and websites in the United States. The L'Express report of a hoax cannot be verified either. No one has yet come forward to claim the credit for starting the rumour rolling. Readers of The Independent will have to make up their own minds. Or at least listen to Ms Bruni-Sarkozy. As a result of the rumours, Sky News last night brought forward the release of an interview with her which was recorded this week but was to have been broadcast later this month. She was not asked directly about the rumours. But she was asked whether she feared that he might have affairs.
Are they true? According to one French magazine, L'Express, the rumour began as a hoax by a French trainee journalist. He wanted to see how easy it was to get an unverified assertion from the chat website Twitter on to random blogs and into the mainstream media. If so, he succeeded beyond his wildest dreams. The Carla and Sarko "rumours" have appeared in newspapers in Britain and Italy and websites in the United States.
The L'Express report of a hoax cannot be verified either. No one has yet come forward to claim the credit for starting the rumour rolling. Readers of The Independent will have to make up their own minds. Or at least listen to Ms Bruni-Sarkozy. As a result of the rumours, Sky News last night brought forward the release of an interview with her which was recorded this week but was to have been broadcast later this month. She was not asked directly about the rumours. But she was asked whether she feared that he might have affairs.
Carla Bruni has done little to end speculation about her relationship with Nicolas Sarkozy by giving a half-hearted response when questioned about whether her marriage "was forever". In an interview with Sky News, the French first lady described her relationship as a "fairy tale" but went on to say she did not know how long it would last. While discussing her husband, she was asked: "Is he for keeps - is he forever?"
In an interview with Sky News, the French first lady described her relationship as a "fairy tale" but went on to say she did not know how long it would last.
While discussing her husband, she was asked: "Is he for keeps - is he forever?"
German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle faces accusations of blurring the lines between his office, party politics and his private life. He has taken his partner Michael Mronz, an entrepreneur, on an official trip to South America this week along with several former donors to his pro-business FDP party. German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle, who is openly gay, has rejected criticism of his decision to take his partner, Michael Mronz, on an official trip to South America with him. Mronz is an event manager who organizes sports events. Critics have accused Westerwelle and Mronz of failing to keep their professional and private lives separate.
German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle faces accusations of blurring the lines between his office, party politics and his private life. He has taken his partner Michael Mronz, an entrepreneur, on an official trip to South America this week along with several former donors to his pro-business FDP party.
German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle, who is openly gay, has rejected criticism of his decision to take his partner, Michael Mronz, on an official trip to South America with him.
Mronz is an event manager who organizes sports events. Critics have accused Westerwelle and Mronz of failing to keep their professional and private lives separate.
They're awfully sloppy today. In point of fact, numerous outlets (e.g. SZ) are reporting that Westerwelle's delegation included business partners of both his brother and his significant other.
If he had just taken his SO, I doubt this would be news at all. But this has all the signs of straight-up favoritism. The fact is that what we're experiencing right now is a top-down disaster. -Paul Krugman
And nobody but nobody is gonna top Alan Rickman playing the Sheriff of Nottingham in Costner's Prince of thieves. keep to the Fen Causeway
Having watched the trailer of the Ridley Scott version, I have my doubts this will be good... Gladiator meets 1492 in the Middle Age, and old man Scott is even more obsessed with manliness. *Lunatic*, n. One whose delusions are out of fashion.
Lord Ashcroft was asked to respond by 9.30am this morning to the invitation by the Public Administration Select Committee to appear before it next week to discuss the circumstances surrounding his elevation to the peerage. No response.
Lord Ashcroft was asked to respond by 9.30am this morning to the invitation by the Public Administration Select Committee to appear before it next week to discuss the circumstances surrounding his elevation to the peerage.
No response.
