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Bob Dylan wins lawsuit filed by late co-writer’s estate
Bob Dylan has won a judgement in the lawsuit filed by the estate of his late songwriting partner Jacques Levy, which claimed ownership over 35 per cent of the songs they wrote together. Levy co-wrote songs from Dylan’s 1976 album Desire, including the tracks “Isis” and “Hurricane”. His estate was seeking $7.25m (£5.3m). When the lawsuit was filed in January this year, Dylan’s lawyer called it a “sad attempt to unfairly profit off the recent
catalogue sale”. Pitchfork reports that Judge Barry Ostrager of New York’s Supreme Court has now ruled that the agreement signed between Dylan and Levy in 1975 made it clear Levy did not have ownership of the material.
Locals fascinated as rare heavy snow covers Brazil
Brazil has experienced rare heavy snowfall since Thursday, threatening crops and bewildering locals who don’t usually see snow. More than 40 cities in the state of Rio Grande do Sul had icy conditions and at least 33 municipalities had snow, according to reports. On Friday, there were warnings of cold temperatures as a polar air mass travelled toward the south of the agricultural powerhouse, threatening coffee, sugarcane and orange crops with frost. The unusually cold temperature in the country has already forced coffee prices to rise.
Tunisian security forces place judge under house arrest
A Tunisian judge who has been accused by human rights groups of hiding terrorism-related files has been placed under house arrest for 40 days, local radio and a security source said yesterday. The move against Judge Bechir Akremi came after the president, Kais Saied, pledged to lead a campaign against corruption in all sectors, following his dismissal this week of the prime minister and freezing of parliament. Right activists in Tunisia see Akremi as symbolising corruption in the judiciary, saying he is close to the Ennahda moderate Islamist party, the biggest party in parliament.
Marc Jacobs feels ‘no shame in being vain’ for facelift
Marc Jacobs shared the immediate aftermath of his facelift on social media because he does not “want to live [his] life with shame”. In a post to his Instagram earlier this month, the fashion designer gave his followers a glimpse of his face post-procedure. The photograph showed him dressed in black and white pyjamas, with his entire head wrapped in gauze and drainage
bags with fluid and blood on each side of his ears. Speaking to Vogue, the 58-year-old said he hadn’t thought twice about whether or not he should share his facelift because he has always been transparent about his cosmetic procedures.
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