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Awards ceremony honouring Elon Musk is cancelled following Barbra Streisand statement
Elon Musk and Rupert Murdoch among others has been cancelled, following complaints from high-profile figures.It was announced on March 13 that this year’s honourees for the Opperman Foundation’s Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Leadership Award included Musk, Murdoch, Martha Stewart, Sylvester Stallone and Michael Milken.The inclusion of the Tesla founder and the former FOX news CEO sparked backlash from members of the Ginsburg family. Ginsburg’s son, James criticised the foundation, saying his mother would be “appalled” at the honourees.Ginsburg told CNN: “When you think of trying to create a more just society, which of course was mom’s ultimate goal, those are probably about the last names that would come to mind.”Calling the news a “desecration to [his] mother’s memory”, he said: “I think she’d be appalled.”Yesterday (March 18) Barbra Streisand took to Instagram to show her support for the Ginsburg family, and join them in condemning the choice of honourees for the ceremony.Reflecting on receiving the honour from Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor last year, Streisand wrote: “Justices Ginsburg and Sotomayor stand as two of the most respected women role models, and their commitment to democratic values, especially women’s rights, is unequaled.”A post shared by Barbra Streisand (@barbrastreisand)She continued: “That’s why I join the Ginsburg family in condemning the choice of honourees this year.
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Prince Harry pays tribute to late mother Princess Diana as he attends ‘living legend’ awards solo
was named a “living legend” before being honored for his time as a helicopter co-pilot in the British Army.Harry attended the star-studded ceremony in Beverly Hills sans wife Meghan Markle.After taking to the stage to receive his award from John Travolta, Harry recalled the actor’s picture-perfect moment in 1985 when he danced with Diana at President Ronald Reagan’s White House dinner.“I was just a one-year-old when you danced with my mom at the White House and now look at us,” Harry, 39, told Travolta.“The only thing left to do is… not dance together but fly together,” he added.#PrinceHarryLivingLegend pic.twitter.com/Uxq2She5A7Travolta, who is the “Official Ambassador of Aviation” and a former pilot himself, was reportedly the one who pushed for the exiled royal to be recognized for his stint in the Army.After presenting Harry with a medal, Travolta asked him, “What can you remember about your first flight?”“It’s classified,” Harry quipped.Harry has 10 years of military experience under his belt and has completed two tours of Afghanistan where he flew in combat missions.The royal, who rose to the rank of Captain during his time in the military, is also the founder of the Invictus Games, for which he was honored at the ceremony.Harry’s name was called out among a slew of others, including Jeff Bezos, Tom Cruise, Harrison Ford, Morgan Freeman, Elon Musk, and Saudi Prince Sultan bin Salman Al Saud.Other space legends such as US Navy pilot Fred George and former world speed record holder Steve Hinton were also inducted.Harry, who this week withdrew his libel case against the Mail on Sunday, seemingly enjoyed his evening out, as he was pictured taking a selfie with Prince Mario-Max Schaumburg-Lippe, 46, who is a member of
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