Film star's sexist tirade draws rebukes
Paragon Times, June 13th 2011
Matthew Harris has been criticised for comments he made on a morning tabloid show. While promoting his latest film on "The Dawn", Mr. Harris made several remarks which have been characterized as sexist and offensive. Several public personalities and media groups have called on him to issue an apology.
In the middle of the programme, Mr. Harris commented to host Ben O'Hara that he had "only two uses for women", before correcting himself and stating that, since his kitchen was currently being redecorated, his wife only had "one use". Mr. Harris also remarked that this "use" could be easily catered to by other women, saying that he had "b*tches climbing all over [him]" back in Los Angeles, California. When Mr. O'Hara nervously clarified that he did not condone adultery, Mr. Harris replied that "only gays and eunuchs" would turn down the opportunity.
Outrage in response to the programme was immediate and widespread. Speaking for FEM, a women's equality organization, Sarah Daniels derided the comments as "unacceptable and out-of-date" and said that Mr. Daniels exhibited "clear misogynist tendencies". Ms. Daniels further said that such remarks "objectified women" and "made light of the serious issue of adultery", accusing Mr. Daniels of flippancy.
"If he wishes to preserve any dignity or respect, he should immediately apologise for his hurtful and offensive remarks," she said.
A spokesperson for Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc. apologised on behalf of Mr. Harris for the remarks, calling them "unequivocally wrong and inappropriate". The spokesperson said that Mr. Harris was "under immense pressure" at the time, but that this "did not excuse his actions" on the programme.
"Warner Brothers is a diverse and equitable company, and we do not want this sort of behaviour to reflect upon us as a whole," he said.
New study raises issue of cell phone radiation risk
Paragon Times, June 13th 2011
A report by the National Radiological Council (NRC) suggests that radiation from cellular phones could increase the risk of degradation in human cells. Experiments conducted by the NRC showed that cells directly exposed to 1 milliwatt of radiation were 20% more likely to die than cells left unexposed. The author of the report, Dr. Nicholas Alexander, cautioned that the effects of cell phone radiation on humans were "still unknown".
Male probable victim of gang killing
Paragon Times, June 13th 2011
The body of an unidentified male was discovered on a wasteland in. The body was encountered by a caretaker charged with supervising the area, which was purchased by Connaught Construction in 2008 but was subsequently never developed. Police say that the man was most likely a victim of gangland violence.
