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Tippi Hedren accuses Hitchcock of sexual harassment in memoir
Hitchcock died in 1980 at age 80. Hedren, 86, recalled Hitchcock making unwanted advances during her grueling six-month shoot for “The Birds” in 1962, including one encounter while riding back to her hotel with the filmmaker in his limousine. The breaking point, she wrote, came in 1964 during production of Hedren's second Hitchcock film, “Marnie,”…
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Behind Philippines’ ties with China, a billionaire and his rehab centers
By Adam Jourdan and Jackie Cai SHANGHAI (Reuters) – At the end of Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte's landmark visit to China last month, he held a brief private meeting with a businessman who may have played a crucial role in improving ties between the two nations. Huang Rulun, a rags-to-riches Chinese billionaire funding two huge…