Lady Gaga visits Julian Assange at London’s Ecuadorian embassyOctober 9, 2012 - 17:58 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Worlds of international celebrity and controversy collided Monday, October 8 night when Lady Gaga paid a visit to Julian Assange at the Ecuadorian embassy in London, The Hollywood Reporter said. According to the Atlantic Wire, the pop star-provocateur -- in town to launch her new fragrance Fame -- dined with the Wikileaks founder, who's hiding out in the embassy to avoid being extradited to Sweden where he would face sexual assault charges. Gaga later posted the photographic evidence online; she looks tired and he looks like he needs to get out of the house. (Although Ecuador granted Assange's request for asylum, British police said they would arrest him should he leave the embassy. Assange and supporters including directors Michael Moore and Oliver Stone have expressed worry that a Swedish extradition would lead to further extradition to the U.S. where the hacker/activist could potentially face the death penalty.) On Sunday night, rapper M.I.A. sent a tweet in Gaga's direction, writing: "if ur at harrods today, come visit Assange at the Ecuador embassy across the st. im there. ill bring TEA and CAKE." No word on whether she joined Gaga and Assange for dinner the following day. As for the "Edge of Glory" singer, a semi-public social call with an infamous internet outlaw is clearly a sign she's in much better health after losing her lunch - not once, but three times - mid-concert in Barcelona over the weekend. Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Surveying works underway in Armenia’s Kirants Surveying works are underway in the Armenian village of Kirants in the northern Tavush province. Armenia calls for prohibiting threats of attacks on nuclear facilities Armenia has raised the need for a treaty prohibiting attacks on nuclear facilities devoted to peaceful purposes. Armenia says ready to extend nuclear plant’s lifetime by 10 years Armenia has taken necessary measures to extend the lifetime of its nuclear power plant until 2036. Ameriabank's Trade Finance portfolio enriched with four prestigious awards from EBRD and IFC Ameriabank received the awards from international financial institutions in recognition of its trade finance operations. |