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In this Feb. 16, 2018 file photo, Chris Evans attends the "Lobby By JOHN CARUCCI
Hero" Broadway press meet and greet at Sardi's in New York.
Chris Evans may
not return as
Captain America
NEW YORK (AP) — The ac-
tor who plays Captain
America may be ready to
hang up his shield.
Chris Evans tells The New
York Times he has no plans
to return to the Marvel mov- The First Avenger" in 2011.
ie franchise after reshoots
of the fourth "Avengers"
movie later this year. Evans lice officer in "Lobby Hero,"
says "you want to get off
the train before they push
Rep: Lorna Luft
has successful brain
surgery for tumor
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A rep-
resentative for Lorna Luft
says the singer has had
successful brain surgery af-
ter being diagnosed with a
tumor.
Victoria Varela told The As- Luft also is in remission after
sociated Press on Thursday
that Luft had the surgery to
remove the tumor on Tues-
day at a hospital in Los An-
geles and is expected to
be released soon.
The daughter of Judy Gar-
land and sister of Liza Min-
nelli collapsed earlier this
month backstage after
a concert and was diag-
nosed with a brain tumor.
Varela says Luft thanks her
fans for their support and
also her doctors for taking
good care of her. Luft says
she plans to reschedule her
concerts in England.
you off."
The movie has yet to be ti-
tled and is expected to be
released in 2019.
Evans has played the role
since "Captain America:
The actor is making his
Broadway debut as a po-
which is scheduled to open
March 26.q
This March 2, 2014, file photo
shows Lorna Luft at the Oscars
in Los Angeles.
Associated Press dia mogul sexually assault-
fighting breast cancer.q
Saturday 24 March 2018
Jann Wenner says MeToo suffers
from absence of due process
Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — Jann
Wenner feels the #MeToo
movement shows a "real
absence of due process."
In an interview with The
Associated Press, the Roll-
ing Stone publisher said he
feels that mere accusations
of sexual impropriety are
threatening careers, many
times without corrobora-
tion with people losing their
jobs over "some of the most
harmless (expletive) things."
"Honestly, I do believe it's a
bit of witch hunt," Wenner
said in a recent interview at
his office in New York. "It's
difficult to get due process In this March 14, 2018 photo, Rolling Stone founder Jann Wenner
because there's no real poses for a portrait in his New York office. Wenner feels the
place to adjudicate it ex- #MeToo movement shows an absence of due process.
cept in court, which takes
forever." Associated Press
The 72-year old Wenner
speaks from experience, including the 1972 presi- fire. If you're in this business,
after a former Rolling Stone dential election covered sooner or later you're gon-
employee came forward by Hunter S. Thompson and na make mistakes — that
last year, claiming the me- the Michael Hastings ar- mistake happens."
ticle that took down Gen. Wenner's life has been in
ed him in 1983. Wenner Stanley McChrystal, com- the news over the past year
doesn't deny something mander of U.S. forces in Af- with the sexual misconduct
happened between him ghanistan. allegation, and "Sticky Fin-
and his accuser. It also highlights a dark time gers," the salacious biogra-
"There's some truth to it, but for the publication, the phy by Joe Hagan.
it does not fit any illegal, im- 2014 story of a gang rape Yet, Wenner says he's unaf-
moral, or unethical, or go at the University of Virginia, fected by at all, especially
in any way that direction," which the magazine had now that the tables have
Wenner said. to retract because of "dis- turned, making him the fo-
"All you can say is no, not crepancies" in the victim's cus of the story.
me too, and wait," he add- account. The magazine "I'm in the business of jour-
ed. settled at least one suit over nalism myself, and I'm not
He also sees violent sexual the story for $1.65 million. really ashamed of anything
assault happening on col- Wenner considers that time I've ever did, so it doesn't
lege campuses as being a one of the most regrettable matter to me if you tell
bigger problem. moments in Rolling Stone's some stories of my sex life.
"This is student-to-student history, but "nothing I feel It's just that it's not well-
rape. It's different than be- guilty about. done, it's out of context,
ing harassed on the job or "Looking back, there's a and it overwhelms the real
having your butt pinched few mistakes — had we story, which is what great
or whatever you're com- not made a few mistakes, it work we did, what fun we
plaining about. This is a would have turned out dif- had, instead of saying I had
physical violence," Wenner ferently," he said. "In terms sex with somebody that no-
said. of regrettable things that body has ever heard of be-
Wenner made the com- have happened to us after fore, will ever hear of again.
ments while promoting the fifty years, we finally had It doesn't affect anything,"
recent documentary by our turn with our feet on the he said.q
award-winning filmmaker
Alex Gibney, "Rolling Stone:
Stories From the Edge." The
four-hour, six-part docu-
mentary —which aired
last year on HBO — makes
it way to iTunes and other
online services March 27. It
showcases the magazine's
50-year history, and its re-
markable news coverage,