As Britain's former Prince Andrew was again caught up in the Epstein scandal, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the disgraced royal should testify in the U.S. about the late American sex offender's crimes. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/01/world/prince-andrew-epstein-scandal/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #jeffreyepstein #princeandrew #royals #uk #scandals #sexualabuse
Ex-Prince Andrew again caught up in Epstein scandal

King Charles III's brother is under renewed pressure to answer U.S. lawmakers' questions about Jeffrey Epstein after the U.S. Justice Department released files on the case.

The Japan Times
Scandals That Shook Netflix's “Single’s Inferno” - KpopNewsHub – Latest K-Pop News, Idols & Korean Entertainment

Netflix‘s dating show Single’s Inferno achieved worldwide success for its debut season, and as the fifth season is currently underway, viewers once again

Kpop News Hub
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Three questions #Alibaba doesn’t want #investors to ask🤔
"past disputes with stakeholders around #corporategovernance and #scandals at Alibaba’s 15-year-old business may prove worrisome for some.. Yahoo & other major Alibaba stakeholders complained that they were kept in the dark about the #spinoff of #Alipay into an entity controlled by Ma until months after the deal was done. This occurred even though Yahoo officials at the time held a seat on Alibaba’s #board"🤦‍♂️
https://qz.com/206005/three-questions-alibaba-ipo-jack-ma
Three questions Alibaba doesn’t want investors to ask

The past may haunt Alibaba’s hotly awaited stock offering.

Quartz
Instagram AI Influencers Are Defaming Celebrities With Sex Scandals

Fake images of LeBron James, iShowSpeed, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, and even Nicolás Maduro show them in bed with AI-generated influencers.

404 Media
Tim Walz scraps Minnesota re-election campaign amid state fraud scandals
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is ending his bid for a third term, less than four months after announcing his reelection campaign. Walz was the Democratic vice-presidential nominee during the 2024 election campaign.
#politics #scandals #Minnesota
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/minn-walz-ends-governor-campaign-9.7033835?cmp=rss
Tim Walz scraps Minnesota re-election campaign amid state fraud scandals
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is ending his bid for a third term, less than four months after announcing his reelection campaign. Walz was the Democratic vice-presidential nominee during the 2024 election campaign.
#politics #scandals #Minnesota
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/minn-walz-ends-governor-campaign-9.7033835?cmp=rss

Gli scandali politici sembrano pesare sempre meno: c’è persino chi li sfrutta, contando sul fatto che, più si trascinano, più si confondono nella memoria collettiva, aprendo spazio a una riscrittura della narrazione pubblica.

Questa dinamica, osservata negli Stati Uniti, nasce da un modo di vivere la politica non come cittadini, ma come tifosi di una fazione.

https://theconversation.com/voters-shrug-off-scandals-paying-a-price-in-lost-trust-271077

#politics #scandals #journalism #giornalismo #politica

Voters shrug off scandals, paying a price in lost trust

Scandals don’t have the resonance they used to. Both parties could do more to police offenders within their own ranks.

The Conversation