Harvey Weinstein yukked it up with the paparazzi just hours after he announced he’ll take a leave of absence to get help, in the wake of a story chronicling his long-standing sexual harassment of women. Harvey was leaving his West Village apartment…
Showing posts with label Harassment. Show all posts
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Friday, October 6, 2017
Thursday, October 5, 2017
Harvey Weinstein Taking Leave of Absence Amid Sexual Harassment Allegations
Harvey Weinstein allegedly asked Ashley Judd if he could give her a massage during a business meeting — that’s just one of the multiple sexual harassment allegations pushing the Hollywood honcho to step down temporarily. The Weinstein Co.…
Tuesday, October 3, 2017
Gucci Sued by Ex-Employee Alleging Sexual Harassment
What’s Gucci? Oh, just rampant sexual harassment at one of its high-end stores … so claims an ex-employee in a new lawsuit. Chanel Falasco is suing the giant luxury brand claiming her manager at the downtown Chicago store followed her into a…
Tuesday, September 19, 2017
Ryan Phillippe"s Ex-Fiancee Filed Harassment Report, He Called Me a "Whore"
Ryan Phillippe’s former fiancee went to the LAPD last March to file a harassment report against the actor … TMZ has learned. We’ve learned Paulina Slagter went to the Hollywood division of LAPD on March 26 and filed an “Annoying or Harassing…
Friday, September 15, 2017
Celeb Hologram Creator Alki David Sued by 2 More Ex-Employees for Sexual Assault, Harassment
Alki David, the man who created Tupac and Michael Jackson holograms, fired 2 women he repeatedly harassed after they rejected his sexual advances … according to a lawsuit. The two ex-employees claim — in lurid detail — David’s office was…
Friday, September 1, 2017
Andrew Glennon: Amber Portwood"s Boyfriend Addresses Stalking, Harassment Allegations
Earlier this week, we reported that Amber Portwood’s boyfriend, Andrew Glennon, has been accused of stalking and harassing an ex, with the situation eventually becoming so dire that the woman was granted a three-year restraining order.
But it turns out that wasn’t the whole story.
We now know that two of Andrew’s recent exes have requested and been granted legal protection from the reality TV producer.
The second restraining order request was filed in 2015 after a relationship of just three months.
The ex in that case said she feared for her safety and asked that her family be granted protection from Glennon, as well.
“He has threatened me verbally and I believe yesterday he sent an anonymous letter to my boss and coworkers to deliberately trying to smear me,” she wrote in court documents.
“He has contacted my family and my friends in order to try and find out about me. I am scared for my safety and I am scared of him.”
Frightening stuff.
Fans are understandably concerned, as Amber just rid herself of one low-life with a history of troubling legal problems when she dumped Matt Baier back in June.
Now, it seems she’s found herself in another dangerous relationship.
Perhaps in response to the outpouring of concern, Glennon is now addressing the charges against him.
“I have three sisters and would never consider stalking nor harassing any women,” he said in a statement issued to Radar Online.
“In hindsight, I should have contested the first [restraining order filed against me].”
As for the second restraining order, Glennon rather astonishingly admits to sending the anonymous letter, but maintains he did so out of a sense of duty to our nation’s children. No, seriously:
“I felt it necessary, her being a teacher, to let her employers know what type of person they have working for them,” he told Radar.
“She was one of the most poisonous relationships I’ve ever had.”
Despite the “poisonous” nature of the relationship, Glennon says he still speaks to the second ex on a regular basis.
Sounds to us like Amber should run from this guy and never look back.
Watch Teen Mom: OG online to relive Portwood’s long history of awful relationships.
Friday, July 21, 2017
"The Affair" Body Double Sues Showtime for Sexual Harassment
The woman who body doubled for “The Affair” star Ruth Wilson was objectified and humiliated in front of the crew, and then fired for complaining about it … according to her lawsuit. Ashlynn Alexander filed suit against Showtime because…
Tuesday, May 9, 2017
Diddy"s Ex-Personal Chef Sues Him for Sexual Harassment, Wrongful Termination
Diddy made his personal chef whip up meals right after he had sex, and wasn’t shy about showing off his manhood when she entered the room … according to a new lawsuit. In the docs, obtained by TMZ, Cindy Rueda says she was “regularly summoned” to…
Friday, May 5, 2017
"America"s Next Top Model" Winner Sues WeHo Boutique for Sexual Harassment, Spanking
Naima Mora — Cycle 4 winner of “America’s Next Top Model” — claims she had her ass slapped in front of coworkers by a manager who tormented her. Mora claims in a new lawsuit she was sexually harassed at the Alberta Ferretti boutique in West…
Monday, April 3, 2017
Bill O"Reilly Paid HOW MUCH to Settle Sexual Harassment Claims?!?
Bill O’Reilly is in trouble with a handful of women.
And, for a change, not one of them is Beyonce.
On Saturday, The New York Times reported that O’Reilly has settled five different claims from women over the years, each allegation rooted in some form of sexual harassment.
According to the newspaper, the women received payouts that totaled $ 13 million in exchange for NOT pursuing litigation or speaking out in public against O’Reilly.
The payouts either came from O’Reilly, Fox News or a combination of the anchor and the network.
Two of these settlements took place after the former chairman of Fox News, Roger Ailes, was forced to resign last July in the wake of his own sexual harassment scandal.
After numerous complaints were lodged in public against Ailes, the company said it did not tolerate behavior that “disrespects women or contributes to an uncomfortable work environment.”
Based on the Times article, all five women who made allegations against O’Reilly either worked for the long-time reporter or appeared on his primetime program.
They complained about a such behavior as:
- Verbal abuse.
- Lewd comments.
- Unwanted sexual advances.
- Phone calls in which it sounded as if O’Reilly was masturbating, according to documents and interviews.
For real. We’re not making that last bullet point up.
One of the five lawsuits centered on ex-producer Andrea Mackris; made headlines in 2004.
Another lawsuit involved Fox News employee Juliet Huddy and was first reported in January.
The other three claims had not been known until this time.
A sixth woman, Dr. Wendy Walsh, told The New York Times that she turned down O’Reilly’s advances and he later didn’t follow through on an offer to make her a network contributor.
In a release, attorney Lisa Bloom said Walsh will speak out at a press conference Monday in Los Angeles and they “will reveal their new demands to the network.”
Bloom also compared O’Reilly to another famous figure while talking to CNN on Sunday.
She said the many allegations against him and the way in which they were swept under the rug reminded her of Bill Cosby.
“How many women have to come forward?” Bloom asked on CNN’s “Reliable Sources.” “How many millions of dollars have to get paid before Fox News takes sexual harassment seriously?”
Referencing Cosby, the formerly beloved comedian who has been accused of drugging and raping dozens of women, Bloom added:
“In my opinion, this network is the Bill Cosby of corporate America. Women over and over again are driven out.”
The issues surrounding O’Reilly are similar to the sexual harassment charges against Ailes.
Overall, ugly rumors regarding the treatment of women at Fox News have been permeating for years.
Former network host Andrea Tantaros, for example, is suing Ailes and top executives at Fox News, which she compared to a “Playboy Mansion-Like Cult.”
Both Gretchen Carlson and Megyn Kelly have left the network in recent years, both having claimed they were mistreated by executives there.
The O’Reilly Factor garners nearly four million viewers each night.
It is the most-watched show on cable news and has brought in more than $ 446 million in advertising revenue from 2014 to 2016, according to The New York Times.
“Just like other prominent and controversial people, I’m vulnerable to lawsuits from individuals who want me to pay them to avoid negative publicity,” O’Reilly said in a statement on his website in response to these allegations.
He concluded as follows:
“In my more than 20 years at Fox News Channel, no one has ever filed a complaint about me with the Human Resources Department, even on the anonymous hotline.”
Monday, March 27, 2017
Cuba Gooding Jr. Lifts Sarah Paulson"s Skirt, Gets Slammed For Sexual Harassment
Sigh. Just when we thought Cuba Gooding Jr. was flawlessly executing one of the most surprising comebacks in recent memory, he goes and does something like this.
Cuba joined his American Horror Story: Roanoake co-stars for a PaleyFest panel over the weekend, and for some reason, he thought it would be a good idea to hoist Sarah Paulson’s skirt as she welcomed Kathy Bates to the stage.
Yeah, we wish there were some context to make that act seem even slightly less insane, but there isn’t.
For reasons that will continue to defy explanation and common sense, Cuba Gooding Jr. decided to sexually harass his co-star in front of an audience of hundreds.
Paulson and Gooding are friends, and those in attendance say she quickly brushed the incident off (after recoiling in horror upon realizing a man was lifting her skirt in front of hundreds of onlookers, of course), but none of that makes this even remotely okay.
Let’s say Gooding and Paulson are number one besties, and they playfully engage in this sort of behavior behind closed doors.
This would still be wildly inappropriate behavior on Gooding’s part.
If he were a greeter at Wal Mart and he behaved this way with one of his co-workers, he would be fired on the spot.
There’s a good chance that Paulson was was appalled and baffled by Gooding’s behavior as the rest of us, but downplayed her disgust simply because she wasn’t sure of what else to do.
We may never know for sure, but even if she was cool with it, what Cuba did on that stage is 700 kinds of not okay.
Sadly, this is just the latest in a recent string of questionable behavior from Gooding.
Last year, Gooding’s wife, Sarah Kapfer, filed for divorce after 20 years of marriage.
Rumors that Gooding had driven her to the brink with years of heavy drinking and erratic behavior seemed to be bolstered in the final years of their relationship, particularly when police issued a warrant for Gooding’s arrest after he allegedly assaulted a bartender in New Orleans.
Shortly thereafter, a very intoxicated Gooding unleashed a string of expletives at an award show, an incident that seemed funny at the time, but is a bit troubling when viewed in hindsight.
We don’t pretend to know exactly what’s going on with Gooding, but here’s hoping he gets the help he needs.
Tuesday, November 22, 2016
Bethenny Frankel -- Boyfriend Threatens Ex-Husband with Harassment Lawsuit
Bethenny Frankel’s boyfriend claims he’s been on the receiving end of a torrent of disgusting, vicious emails written by her ex-husband, and he’s preparing to fire back in court. Dennis Shields, who’s been dating Bethenny for a year, had his lawyer…
Thursday, November 10, 2016
Meghan Markle Requests Time Off in Wake of "Harassment"
Meghan Markle needs a break.
The actress is suddenly all over the Internet following after the unexpected news broke that she’s dating Prince Harry.
And this isn’t simply a random rumor, either. This romance has been confirmed by a very reliable source:
Prince Harry himself!
In a letter issued through a Kensington Palace spokesperson last week, Prince Harry took the unusual step of acknowledging he was totally banging the beautiful Suits star.
Granted, he didn’t say anything in these exact terms.
But the Royal hunk did condemn ongoing attacks against Markle, pushing for far more respectable public discourse.
“The past week has seen a line crossed. His girlfriend, Meghan Markle, has been subject to a wave of abuse and harassment,” the letter says.
The harassment really must have been something awful because you simply don’t ever see Kensington Palace comment on the love lives of its residents.
Continued the latter:
“Some of this has been very public – the smear on the front page of a national newspaper; the racial undertones of comment pieces; and the outright sexism and racism of social media trolls and web article comments.
“Some of it has been hidden from the public – the nightly legal battles to keep defamatory stories out of papers; her mother having to struggle past photographers in order to get to her front door; the attempts of reporters and photographers to gain illegal entry to her home and the calls to police that followed; the substantial bribes offered by papers to her ex-boyfriend; the bombardment of nearly every friend, co-worker, and loved one in her life.”
The letter goes on to note that Harry often fears for Meghan’s safety, and that he “is deeply disappointed that he has not been able to protect her.”
Wow. Scary, disturbing stuff.
Now, in response to the threats she has received and the insults that have been hurled her way, Markle is reportedly in need of a hiatus.
Insiders tell The New York Post that Markles has told her bosses at the USA Network that she needs to skip filming Suits this week because she has “something important to do.”
Might she be meeting with lawyers to help her manage her rise to international fame?
This is what Page Six speculates.
Those close to the situation tell the aforementioned newspaper that Markle may be struggling to come to terms with all this overwhelming attention.
“She comes across as just a regular girl,” says a source, “She’s stunning in person, but not everyone knew who she was. And she’s everywhere now.”
It’s true.
Before this dating bombshell exploded, Markle was really just known to those who watch Suits online or on television. She has played the character of Rachel on that series for six years.
Markle and Prince Harry met at a May event for his Invictus Games in Toronto, where Suits is filmed, and have been a couple since June.
There’s been talk that the two might actually get married, which seems crazy and premature.
As we said, though, Harry issuing a statement about the romance was a step he had never taken in the past about any girlfriend.
So it must mean he likes her a whole lot! He might even love her! How exciting!
Thursday, November 3, 2016
Cubs KO Victim -- Arrest Record for Assault, Harassment (MUG SHOT)
The Chicago Cubs fan who was knocked out cold after Game 7 of the World Series was enough of a hothead recently to get arrested twice … TMZ Sports has learned. Alan Anderson was busted by Chicago cops Sept. 10th for the crimes of phone harassment…
Megyn Kelly Details Roger Ailes Harassment: He Tried to Kiss Me, Grab Me...
Megyn Kelly has gone into detail over allegations that Roger Ailes sexually harassed her on multiple occasions while he served as the Chairman of Fox News.
Radar Online has obtained excerpts from Kelly’s upcoming memoir, “Settle For More,” which was updated at the last minute with passages about Kelly’s history with Ailes.
And they paint the disgraced CEO in some pretty terrible light.
Ailes left the company in July after former host Gretchen Carlson became the first of several women to accuse him of sexual harassment.
She eventually settled her lawsuit against Fox News Corp. for many millions of dollars, with Kelly writing that she was approached over the summer to speak out in defense of her ex-boss.
“I refused,” Kelly writes in her book, according to Radar. “There was no way I was going to lie to protect him.”
Ailes has strong denied any type of misconduct, despite numerous Fox News employee claiming he acted in inappropriate ways toward them.
Kelly is one of these employees, as reports back in July asserted that she told executives at Fox the kinds of things Ailes said to her back in the day.
It all starred in the summer of 2005, Kelly now writes, just a few months after she was hired as a legal correspondent in Fox’s Washington bureau.
Having “captured the attention” of Ailes, Kelly says she was often summoned to his office for meetings.
“Roger began pushing the limits,” she alleges, adding in gross detail:
“There was a pattern to his behavior. I would be called into Roger’s office, he would shut the door, and over the next hour or two, he would engage in a kind of cat-and-mouse game with me – veering between obviously inappropriate sexually charged comments (e.g. about the ‘very sexy bras’ I must have and how he’d like to see me in them) and legitimate professional advice.”
Kelly claims that he offered to advance her career “in exchange for sexual favors.”
After she rejected these offers, Ailes continued to make “physical advances” against her.
In January 2006, Kelly says that Ailes “crossed a new line – trying to grab me repeatedly and kiss me on the lips.”
When she pushed him away, she alleges, “he asked me an ominous question: ‘When is your contract up?’ And then, for the third time, he tried to kiss me.”
After six months of this kind of behavior, Kelly reported Ailes to a supervisor. At that time, the harassment finally ended.
“Crossing him was a major risk,” she writes in the book. “But what if – God forbid – he was still doing it to someone?”
Therefore, Kelly called the co-chairman of 21st Century Fox, Lachlan Murdoch, and told him and the firm’s general counsel about her experiences with Ailes.
Days later, the company announced it had hired an outside law firm, Paul Weiss, to investigate Ailes, with Kelly saying she cooperated fully by providing them with as many details as she could.
It’s worth noting, by the way, that Fox News Corp. gave Ailes a $ 40 million golden parachute when he left the company.
And also that he’s now serving as an advisor on Donald Trump’s Presidential campaign.
Wednesday, October 12, 2016
Donald Trump: Lisa Rinna, Marlee Matlin Latest Sexual Harassment Victims?!
Donald Trump could be in more serious hot water with the latest, gross-out allegations that he’s a lecherous slime ball, and yes — the same Donald Trump who has no respect for women.
People reports that a former “Apprentice” cast member, Richard Hatch, said that that Trump’s motives were clear from the get-go to anyone who happened to be in his unfortunate path, and that even high-profile celebrities weren’t off the menu.
Hatch said, “Watching him in the boardroom making sexual comments to Marlee Matlin, to all of the women on The Apprentice, it was obvious that that’s just a part of who he is.”
Probably the best part, sadly, since everything else about him is approximately a million times even worse, not that it even seems possible.
Hatch continued, “It was obvious and grotesque. It was blatant and it was frequent,” even naming Lisa Rinna as one of Trump’s many victims.
“He did it with whomever happened to be there at that time,” which also shows that Trump has zero discerning skills whatsoever.
It only got worse from there — because of course it did; where else could it go besides down?
The report continued, “He went back and forth with Marlee. No matter how she responded, he would push it a step further with comments about her looks, and about what he thought of her, and how happy he would be to do something sexual with her.”
Grossed out yet? You just wait.
“It was a lot of innuendo,” Hatch claimed. “Far beyond the norm,” he continued, as if there’s supposed to be a norm with sexual harassment — which is exactly what this perversion is.
If you weren’t in the know, Marlee Matlin is deaf, so yes. Donald Trump sexually harassed a deaf woman — through her interpreter.
It can be done, apparently.
“[Matlin] was with her interpreter,” the mole revealed, “and I thought, ‘Gosh, I wonder if he’s comfortable with this.’ ”
The only people comfortable with something of that nature would be Donald Trump himself … and this is precisely why the world needs to know just what he’s like behind closed doors.
You thought Bill Clinton was bad? Imagine Trump in office — it’d be a sh-tstorm of obnoxious, and other bodily functions on a daily basis.
Trump’s camp denied the rumors — because of course they did — decrying Richard Hatch’s credibility entirely.
“Marlee Matlin is such a nice person,” the statement read, “and Mr. Trump has great respect for her, but this report is completely false.”
“Just take a look at Richard Hatch’s record, or lack thereof,” the rep asserted.
Hatch spent time in jail in the early ’00s for not paying his taxes.
Oops? Yeah, “oops” just about sums up this entire thing, including the presidential bid.
Tuesday, July 19, 2016
Megyn Kelly Accuses Roger Ailes of Sexual Harassment
Last week, TV personality Gretchen Carlson filed a lawsuit in which she accused Fox News Chairman and CEO Roger Ailes of sexual harassment.
Several Fox News Channel employees came to Ailes’ defense, but Megyn Kelly – arguably the network’s most well-liked on-air talent – was noticeably silent on the matter. Now we may know why.
According to a newly-published report in New York magazine, Kelly recently “told investigators that Ailes made unwanted sexual advances toward her about ten years ago when she was a young correspondent at Fox.”
Sources claim that Kelly “described her harassment by Ailes in detail” when asked about her working relationship with her longtime boss.
The situation is quickly developing into a full-blown scandal for one of the most-watched networks.
Carlson claims she was fired from FNC last month as a result of her refusal to comply with Ailes’ sexual demands.
She also says fellow on-air correspondent Steve Doocy has a history of sexual harassment that’s well-known among the network’s female staff.
Parent company 21st Century Fox responded to Carlson’s claims with the following statement:
“We take these matters seriously. While we have full confidence in Mr. Ailes and Mr. Doocy, who have served the company brilliantly for over two decades, we have commenced an internal review of the matter.”
It was to investigators hired by 21st Century Fox that Kelly reportedly made her allegations.
Even before her recent feud with Donald Trump, Kelly was one of the network’s most high-profile personalities.
Viewed as likable and somewhat moderate even by those who don’t agree with her political views, Kelly has consistently been the network’s first choice for conducting high-profile interviews.
Many believe the statements she allegedly made to investigators will mean the end of Ailes’ career.
We’ll have updates on this story as more information becomes available.
Wednesday, July 13, 2016
Gretchen Carlson Breaks Silence on Sexual Harassment Suit
Gretchen Carlson has spoken out for the first time since filing a lawsuit against her former employer.
Last week, as previously reported, the former Fox & Friends co-host sued Fox News Chariman Roger Ailes for sexual harassment.
In her legal documents, Carlson alleged that Ailes propositioned her for sex and then punished her afterward once she turned him down.
One portion of Carlson’s suit reads as follows:
“Ailes has unlawfully retaliated against [her] and sabotaged her career because she refused sexual advances and complained about severe and pervasive sexual harassment.”
Now, in an interview with The New York Times, Carlson says part of the reason why she took this step was to stand up for other women who have faced similar scenarios in the workplace.
“I just wanted to stand up for myself, first and foremost,” Carlson tells the newspaper, adding:
“And I wanted to stand up for other women who maybe faced similar circumstances.”
Ailes has strongly denied all charges.
He says Carlson was fired from Fox & Friends in 2013 due to a ratings drop and then let go entirely from Fox News last month due to poor performance.
“This defamatory lawsuit is not only offensive, it is wholly without merit and will be defended vigorously,” Ailes said in response a few days ago.
In a statement that refers to Carlson’s lawyer, meanwhile, a Fox News spokeswoman, Irena Briganti, said:
“Between chasing ambulances and headlines, the truth seems to have been run over by Nancy Erika Smith.”
That’s a pretty good line, anyone has to admit.
Carlson worked at Fox News for 11 years. She tells The Times here that she had had six to 10 meetings with Ailes during her tenure at Fox in order to discuss his “continuous” sexist language.
“Everyone knew how powerful Roger Ailes was. I certainly felt intimidated by that,” Carlson added.
Since Carlson went public with these accusations, six other women have come out and made similar allegations.
One says she was working at Fox News as a 16-year old when Ailes exposed his testicles to her and told her to “kiss them.” She refused, running out of his office in tears.
When asked what she hoped to achieve by bringing this lawsuit, Carlson didn’t need to consult with her attorneys to give an answer.
“To stand up for what happened to me and what was the truth,” she said.
It’s also worth noting that Carlson has named former colleague Steve Doocy in her suit.
She claims that he “regularly treat[ed] her in a sexist and condescending way” when they worked together, “engaging in a pattern and practice of severe and pervasive sexual harassment” that was akin to treating her as “a blond female prop.”
Carlson is seeking an undisclosed monetary figure for “lost compensation, damaged career path, damage to reputation and pain and suffering damages.”
Friday, October 30, 2015
Leah Remini Details Child Abuse, Sexual Harassment Rampant in Scientology
Earlier this week, Leah Remini opened up about why she left the Church of Scientology in the sort of scathing interview that’s now common amongst CoS defectors.
Today, new excerpts from Remini’s memoir were released, and they offer even more shocking details about the actress’ involvement with America’s most controversial religious organization.
In the book – entitled Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology – Remini recalls being forced to do hard labor starting at age 13.
She says she and dozens of other children would put in 12 hour days “pulling up tree roots with our bare hands, working heavy machinery [and] cleaning bathrooms and hotel rooms.”
Remini claims the children were barely fed and only received $ 15 a week for their work. She says she often got so hungry that she would steal food from the hotel rooms she was cleaning.
She adds that church officials thought nothing of making crude sexual remarks to the children, and that one high-ranking elder remarked to her 13-year-old sister, “You have big t-ts for such a young girl.”
Remini also says she was once forced to “physically act out the sexual policy” of the church by “rubbing together” items found in an office.
Even more shocking is Remini’s claim that infants with Scientologist parents are often abused and neglected by members of the church who are supposed to be looking after them:
“[One room] was filled with cribs of crying, neglected babies, flies, and the smell of dirty diapers,” she writes. “The only ventilation came from a huge fan by the window. The neglect was overwhelming.”
Remini has confirmed claims that Tom Cruise has been brainwashed by Scientology and that church members are forbidden to speak ill of the actor.
Though Cruise is the church’s most famous member, Remini says so many Hollywood bigwigs are devout Scientologists that she believed coming out against the faith would mean the end of her career.
Monday, September 28, 2015
Journalist Gets Sexually Harassed... While Reporting on Sexual Harassment
Forget rain on your wedding day or 10,000 spoons when all you need is a knife.
THIS is an example of true irony:
BBC journalist Sarah Teale was recently filming a report outside a sexual harassment conference in Nottingham, relaying statistics to viewers regarding people getting verbally abused in public.
"An online study showed that a shocking 95% of people said they had been harassed, jeered at, or had obscenities shouted at them in the street and a large proportion said they"d also been groped or grabbed inappropriately in public," Teale said.
And no sooner had Teale gotten these words out when a man off camera yelled something inappropriate in public at the reporter.
We wish we were making this up.
Fortunately, Teale handled the cat call with professionalism, though she later took to Facebook to lament its existence:
"It"s not banter, it"s not funny and no-one should have to put up with it," she wrote. "It"s fairly obvious from my reaction that it wasn"t staged. If [cat calling] is a craze it doesn"t make it any less offensive."
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