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Monday, May 13, 2013
OJ Simpson heads to court to fight for freedom Associated Press Writer
LAS VEGAS — Like a recurring nightmare, the return of O.J. Simpson to a Las Vegas courtroom on Monday will remind Americans of a tragedy that became a national obsession and in the process changed the country’s attitude toward the justice system, the media and celebrity. His 1995 trial is the stuff of legends, the precipitous fall of a Hall of Fame football player from the pinnacle of adoration to a murder defendant who, although acquitted of killing his ex-wife and her friend, was never absolved in the
public mind. He is arguably the most famous American ever charged with murder, and his “trial of the century” cast him in the role of the accused — no longer the superhero-turned-movie actor held up to young people as an example of achievement. But less is remembered about the 2008 Las Vegas trial that sent Simpson to prison for a bizarre hotel room robbery in which the celebrity defendant said he just wanted to take back personal memorabilia that he claimed was stolen from him. When he comes to court on Monday, it
is that conviction for armed robbery and kidnapping that will be before a Nevada judge. Simpson is seeking freedom in what lawyers often call a “Hail Mary motion,” a writ of habeas corpus. It claims he had such bad representation that his conviction should be reversed and a new trial ordered. Most defendants lose these motions, but in this case nobody is taking bets on the outcome. “Nothing is the same when O.J. is involved,” said Loyola Law School professor Laurie Levenson, who observed Simpson’s Los Angeles trial. “An O.J. case is never like any other case.”
‘Django Unchained’ back in Chinese movie theaters Associated Press WRiter
BEIJING — Quentin Tarantino’s violent slave-revenge movie “Django Unchained” returned to Chinese theaters on Sunday, about a month after it was pulled on opening day for unspecified “technical reasons.” The rare suspension order on April 11 by the movie’s importer, China Film Group Corp., led to speculation that the Hollywood film had run afoul of Chinese censors despite weeks of promotion. “Django Unchained” reportedly already had some violent scenes cut and had been cleared by China’s rigorous censors, who generally remove violence, sex and politically edgy content. “The new version is one minute shorter than the previous one,” said a manager at a UME Cineplex cinema in Beijing.
The manager, who gave only his surname, Wang, speculated that a nude scene might have been cut. Calls to China’s regulatory agency, the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television, were not answered. “Django Unchained,” which won two Oscars, stars Leonardo DiCaprio as a plantation owner and Jamie Foxx as a freed slave who trains to become a bounty hunter and demands his wife’s freedom before the U.S. Civil War.
China has become the second-biggest movie market behind the U.S. with sales of $2.7 billion last year, according to the Motion Picture Association of America. While Hollywood is eager for a slice of this market, directors are having to accept the altering of their movies if they show China in a bad light, or to make them suitable for all ages in the absence of a classification system in China. Earlier this year, some Chinese moviegoers were left confused because of awkward cuts to the James Bond feature “Skyfall” that included unflattering references to the sex trade in the Chinese territory of Macau. Then “Cloud Atlas” was shown in Chinese cinemas minus 38 minutes that included gay and straight love scenes.
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Monday, May 13, 2013
Rafsanjani’s lastminute entry transforms Iranian race
FA Cup winners Wigan, Whelan target top flight survival
Turkey sees Assad’s hand in bombings, warns of border tensions
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Police securing 80 illegal immigrants Antara AP Photo/Isaac Brekken, Pool, File
FILE- In this Dec. 5, 2008 file photo, O.J. Simpson speaks during his sentencing at the Clark County Regional Justice Center courtroom in Las Vegas.
DENPASAR - Bali police were securing around 80 illegal immigrants from the Badung Straits or about one mile from the Port of Benoa, Denpasar on Sunday. “Around 5:00 am, our officers doing routine patrol.
Due to suspicious looks, our officers securing the boat and passengers,” said Head of Public Relations Bali Regional Police, Commissioner General Hariadi in Denpasar. According to him, dozens of illegal immigrants were riding on a traditional wooden boat with no name and not
equipped with a travel document. “On the ship there were two crews, but they cannot show the document and not one of those who can gave statement,” he said. In addition, not all illegal passengers can speak English, so it was difficult for the police and Immigration to identify
them. Until now the police do not know the purpose and origin of those illegal immigrants. Community information mentioned illegal immigrants consisting of men and women as well as a number of children came from Turkey, Syria, and Iran headed to Australia.
FILE - In this March 2, 2013 file photo, actor Leonardo DiCaprio poses for a photo call during a press conference to promote his new film “DJango Unchained” in Tokyo.
Indonesia marine police stand guard Iranian asylum seekers on a boat at Benoa port in Denpasar on Indonesia’s island of Bali on May 12, 2013. AP Photo/Junji Kurokawa, File
AFP PHOTO/ SONNY TUMBELAKA