Category: The News From Around The World

V. Stiviano assaulted in New York City

V. Stiviano assaulted in New York City, lawyer says

Amazing what Don Sterling can now afford to pay people to do after he just made $2 billion…

V. Stiviano assaulted in New York City, lawyer says

That she didn’t tape.

V. Stiviano was assaulted by two men as she left a restaurant, her lawyer says. STORY HIGHLIGHTS The assault left her face swollen, her lawyers says She didn’t immediately file a police report (CNN) — V. Stiviano, whose tape recording of Donald Sterling ranting against African-Americans led to his NBA lifetime ban, was assaulted by two men outside a New York hotel Sunday night, her lawyer told CNN. The assault took place as Stiviano was leaving a restaurant by the Gansevoort Hotel, and it left her face swollen, said attorney Mac Nehoray. Stiviano didn’t immediately file a police report, […]

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7 Things the rich have in common

7 traits the rich have in common

I’m guessing the 7 things they have in common are the 7 zeroes on their paycheck.

7 traits the rich have in common

Owner of virgin, and a virgin.

Billionaire moguls Richard Branson and Oprah Winfrey are highly entrepreneurial with great confidence in their creative ventures. Those are just two of the traits broadly shared by the self-made rich, experts say. NEW YORK (CNNMoney) Amassing wealth without a trust fund is no easy feat. There isn’t a magic recipe for making millions, but certain ingredients can help. Hard work, education, smart investing, frugality, risk taking, and plain ol’ luck were some of the main factors ultra-high-net-worth investors used to describe themselves when surveyed by the Spectrem Group. CNNMoney decided to dig a little deeper. We asked several wealth […]

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Only One Big Movie This Summer Directed By A Woman

The Washington Post has breaking news that it pays to be a man in Hollywood…

In 2013, women directed about 14 percent of the films in the-numbers.com’s database of top box office draws. This is up from a low of about 8 percent in 2010. But women are much more scarce at the top of the box office. They directed only two of the top 100 films in 2013 — “Frozen” and the remake of “Carrie.” Female directors are more poorly represented among Hollywood’s biggest films than they are in the executive suite at Google.There are 39 major studio releases coming this summer. Only one is directed by a woman..

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