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PEOPLE & ARTS Wednesday 2 May 2018
Welcome to the partisan fury, Michelle Wolf

By DAVID BAUDER SPAN radio cut away from magnified the reaction to
NEW YORK (AP) — White her routine over what its Wolf, since no one took to
House Correspondents As- management called an the podium to punch back.
sociation roaster Michelle "abundance of caution" Trump did so on Twitter.
Wolf joins a club with likes about whether she'd vio- "The White House Corre-
of Kathy Griffin, Khizr Khan, late FCC indecency guide- spondents' Dinner is DEAD
Stormy Daniels and Da- lines. as we know it," he tweeted
vid Hogg — little-known or Wolf joked that Ivanka Monday. "This was a total
unknown figures who sud- Trump had proven as use- disaster and an embarrass-
denly became surrogates ful to women as "a box ment to our great Country
for the hyper-partisan rhe- of empty tampons." She and all that it stands for.
torical warfare of the Trump wished for a tree to fall on FAKE NEWS is alive and well
era. Conway, not so she'd get and beautifully represent-
President Trump tweeted hurt — just stuck. Wolf sug- ed on Saturday night!"
his disgust at Wolf's week- gested Sanders burns facts Wolf had become a politi-
end routine on Monday, and uses the ashes to cre- cal symbol, much like Park-
she was a hot topic on ate perfect eye makeup. land student Hogg when In this March 24, 2018 file photo, Michelle Wolf arrives at the 6th
"The View" and the subject Margaret Talev, president he spoke out on gun re- Annual Hilarity For Charity Los Angeles Variety Show in Los An-
of a long and loud CNN of the reporters' organiza- strictions, Khan when he geles.
exchange between Chris tion that puts on the dinner, spoke against Trump at the Associated Press
Cuomo and a conserva- said in a statement that Democratic National Con-
tive official. Journalists won- she'd heard from mem- vention, Griffin when she dering why the correspon- unseemly and infinitely
dered if the annual WHCA bers who expressed dismay posted a picture of herself dents should be surprised more damaging to our civil
dinner should be changed with Wolf's monologue. The with a mock-up of Trump's to get edgy comedy from discourse," tweeted con-
or ditched. A backlash WHCA wanted to honor severed head. an edgy comedian. servative commentator
quickly surfaced. free press and great report- Trump's supporters took "The comedian did her job," Bill Kristol. The White House
Wolf, who begins a Netflix ing, "not to divide people," up the cause. Cuomo in- said Sara Haines on "The quickly sniffed an opportu-
show later this month and Talev said. "Unfortunately, terviewed Matt Schlapp, View" Monday. "She is there nity. Trump, who held a ral-
is best known for work on the entertainer's mono- chairman of the American to push the envelope." ly in Michigan at the same
Comedy Central's "The logue was not in the spirit of Conservative Union, who Don't like it? "Hire a juggler time as the dinner, asked
Daily Show," was not made that mission." tweeted that he and his next year," ABC's Jimmy aides for an update soon
available to The Associ- Some reporters, notably wife, Mercedes Schlapp, Kimmel tweeted. after leaving the stage.
ated Press on Monday. She Maggie Haberman of The director of strategic com- In his interview with When he watched it be-
tweeted a few replies to New York Times in express- munications at the White Schlapp, Cuomo pressed ing talked about on cable
critics. ing support for Sanders, House, walked out of the the point that many Trump TV the next day, he called
Her routine directed barbs made their feelings known dinner. A "Fox & Friends" opponents made: how can several outside advisers to
at Congress, Democrats publicly. chyron read: "Should all you be insulted by Wolf's bash the comedian, say-
and the media. But the It's not the first time comics women be critical of Wolf's routine and not by some of ing she was unfunny and
jokes that targeted Trump, have made people uneasy jokes?" Former White House the things that Trump has mean-spirited. He told at
his daughter Ivanka and at the event, particularly press secretary Sean Spic- said or done? While Wolf's least one confidante that
press aides Sarah Hucka- since it has been televised er called it a disgrace, performance was vulgar it again proved he can't
bee Sanders and Kellyanne across the country: Don to which Wolf tweeted: and unseemly, "the three- get a fair shake from the
Conway attracted the Imus, Stephen Colbert and "Thank you." But a backlash year performance of can- media and he was certain
most negative attention. Larry Wilmore all had their to the criticism quickly de- didate and president Don- his base would agree with
Her comedy was risque; C- critics. Trump's absence veloped, with some won- ald Trump has been vulgar, him.q

Recently-returned looted Dutch Old Master to go to auction

By MIKE CORDER July 4 in London with a pre- After the war, the paint-
Associated Press sale estimate of 1.5-2.5 mil- ing changed hands sev-
AMSTERDAM (AP) — A lion pounds ($2-3.4 million). eral times before the
Dutch Old Master painting Charlotte Bischoff van family tracked it down. It
looted by the Nazis in the Heemskerck, the 97-year- resurfaced in the mid-1950s
dying days of World War II old daughter of an Arnhem at a gallery in the German
is to be auctioned after it children's doctor who origi- city of Duesseldorf. It was
was discovered hanging in nally owned the painting, later bought by an Ameri-
the official residence of the never forgot it, recalling can diplomat before British
Lord Mayor of the City of that it had pride of place in property developer Harold
London and returned late her father's waiting room. Samuel bought it in 1971
last year to its rightful own- Ochtervelt's oil on canvas and later bequeathed it to
ers. masterpiece, from 1664-65, Ninety-seven-year-old Charlotte Bischoff van Heemskerck, the City of London Corpo-
"The Oyster Meal" by Jacob shows a man presenting a right, and her daughter Rudolphine pose next to the painting ration.
"The Oyster Meal" by Jacob Ochtervelt (1634-1682), right, at So-
Ochtervelt was on show plate of oysters to a warm- theby's in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Tuesday, May 1, 2018. Bischoff van Heemskerck
Tuesday in the Amsterdam ly-lit, seated young woman. Associated Press said tracking down the
offices of auction house So- "I loved it," Bischoff van missing art was not a prior-
theby's. It goes on show at Heemskerck said. "I was a offered her the oysters." in London, now she has de- ity in the immediate after-
Sotheby's in New York and young girl; I liked her dress, Bischoff van Heemskerck cided to sell it to pass on math of the war, as her fa-
Hong Kong later this month I liked her coat with the was reunited with the paint- the proceeds to the chil- ther sought to re-establish
before being auctioned white fur and the way he ing last year at a ceremony dren of her siblings. his children's hospital.q