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U.S. agency warns celebs Klum, Vergara, others about social media ads WASHINGTON - “Modern Family” star Sofia Vergara, supermodel Heidi Klum, former basketball star Allen Iverson and other celebrities have been put on notice by the U.S. government that they must tell fans about any compensation received for promoting products on social media. The Federal Trade Commission, chief enforcer of truth-
Sofia Vergara in-advertising rules, has sent dozens of letters to companies and stars over the issue, including one to Vergara for touting bracelets on Instagram. Vergara’s post on Instagram received more than 75,000 “likes” while Klum got 37,000 likes for a photo of herself with a Dunkin’ Donuts coffee. Scott Disick, ex-boyfriend of Kourtney Kardashian, received 118 “likes” for praising teethwhitening strips, according to letters the FTC sent to the ce-
lebrities in March. Reuters obtained copies of the letters after filing a Freedom of Information Act request with the government. The letters prodded the stars to disclose when they are paid to compliment products on Instagram or other social media. Actresses Lucy Hale, Shay Mitchell, Troian Bellisario and Ashley Benson, stars of the hit teen show “Pretty Little Liars,” also received FTC letters for praising clothing such as pineapple-print leggings, potato chips and facial scrub. Letters went to more than 35 celebrities and more than 40 companies, including Adidas, Cabela’s, Chanel USA, Johnson & Johnson, Dunkin Brands Group, Hasbro, Inc and Yves Saint Laurent North America. None of the celebrities or companies contacted by Reuters for this story had any comment. The FTC did not accuse the celebrities IBP/net of accepting money or products in exchange for the Instagram boosts but it noted in the letters, which were largely similar, that truth-inadvertising laws mandate any payments must to be disclosed. As advertising has migrated from television and print publications, it has become increasingly difficult to distinguish from non-advertising content. On social media, the demarcation line blurs when stars post family photos sometimes interspersed with products that they are paid to sell. (rtr)
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David Beckham poses at the European premiere of “King Arthur: Legend of the Sword” in London, Britain May 10, 2017.
‘King Arthur’ director says David Beckham ‘great on screen’
LONDON - David Beckham has received some scathing reviews in the British press for his cameo in the film “King Arthur: Legend of the Sword”, but director Guy Ritchie has given the former soccer star the thumbs up for his performance. “I love him and I think he’s great on screen. I find him very talented,” Ritchie told Reuters at the film’s European premiere, when asked if Beckham had the potential to be as good at acting as at soccer. Ritchie’s take on the medieval legend follows King Arthur, played by Charlie Hunnam, who is robbed of his birthright and has a tough upbringing. But once he pulls the Excalibur sword from the stone, he is forced to acknowledge his true legacy. Beckham, the former Manchester
United and Real Madrid midfielder known for his bending kicks, plays the soldier Trigger in the swordpulling scene. Beckham “shows just about enough dramatic range to have played the stone the sword got stuck in,” The Telegraph said in its review, adding that he had “sabotaged” the scene. “It’s a misguided, fist-biter of a performance,” Empire said. Beckham, who also had a cameo in Ritchie’s previous movie, “The Man from U.N.C.L.E.”, said it was
“nice to be involved” in the film. “I think people are going to love it. You know obviously with Guy’s movies you know what you’re going to get but there’s a few surprises, a bit of comedy along the way,” said Beckham, who attended the premiere with his son Brooklyn. Hunnam, of “Sons of Anarchy” fame, said he had to convince Ritchie to let him audition for the role. “I flew myself to England and I basically showed up at his front door and said ‘listen, we’re going to talk about this because I think you might be making a bit of an error here.’” “King Arthur: Legend of the Sword” also stars actors Jude Law, Djimon Hounsou and model Poppy Delevingne. (rtr)
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Thousands of people gathered in front of Bajra Sandhi Monument in Renon, Denpasar on Thursday,May 11, to support the jailed Jakarta Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama.
Jailing of Jakarta’s Christian governor reverberates across Indonesia
JAKARTA - Hundreds of supporters of Jakarta’s Christian governor sang patriotic songs outside the Indonesian capital’s City Hall on Wednesday to protest his imprisonment for blasphemy after a trial that drew concerns over rising religious intolerance. Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama is appealing his harsher-thanexpected two-year jail sentence after being found guilty of insulting the Koran in the Muslim-majority country. Purnama, the first ethnic Chinese and Christian leader to be elected as Jakarta’s governor, was immediately detained, on the judge’s orders, at the end of the trial on Tuesday. While he was held in a police detention facility on Jakarta’s outskirts, Purnama’s supporters
dressed in the national colours of red and white to gather at his office in a show of solidarity at the Dutch colonial-style City Hall. The emotions unleashed by the case have sent shudders through Indonesia - a secular state that has religious freedom and diversity enshrined in the constitution, though 85 percent of its people are Muslim. A Hindu spiritual leader from the holiday island of Bali, I Gusti Ngurah Harta, said Purnama’s guilty verdict meant minorities could be
disadvantaged before the law in the future. “It means that before the law, minorities will be increasingly oppressed because judges can’t do much in the face of the pressures they face,” he said. Rights groups have condemned the verdict. They fear Islamist hardliners are in the ascendancy in a country where most Muslims practise a moderate form of Islam and is home to sizeable communities of Hindus, Christians, Buddhists, and people who adhere to traditional beliefs. Purnama, who is an ally of President Joko Widodo, was put on trial late last year over allegations that he had insulted the Koran
when he said political rivals were deceiving people by using a verse in from the Islamic holy book to say Muslims should not be led by a non-Muslim. Islamist groups drew hundreds of thousands of protesters onto the street, calling for him to be sacked and jailed, scuppering his chances at re-election. Though he remains popular for his record of getting things done, Purnama lost April’s divisive election to a Muslim rival who will take office in October. At Jakarta’s City Hall, Purnama’s supporters worried about healing the divisions caused by the election and trial. “Look at the situation with consideration for the Unitary State of
Indonesia, not for the hatred toward a group, religion or certain people,” said Hironimus Rupa, a 36-yearold Catholic priest who had joined Purnama’s supporters. An umbrella organisation for Islamic groups that led the anti-Purnama protests called on Wednesday for all sides to “understand and accept the judge’s decision.” Continued to page 6 News can also be heard in “Bali Image” at Global Radio FM 96.5 from 9.30 until 10.00 am. Listen to Global Radio FM at http:// globalfmbali.listen2myradio.com or live video streaming at http:// radioglobalfmbali.com and http:// ustream.tv/channel/global-fm-bali.