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Politics and governmentArts, letters and intellectuals
Documented profile covering 17 controversies, including “December 1991: World Bank memo on relocating polluting industries to poorer countries” and “1998: opposition to Brooksley Born over regulation of over-the-counter derivatives”.
17 controversies · 25 sources
Arts, letters and intellectuals
Documented profile covering 15 controversies, including “"History of Magic in North America": allegations of appropriation and stereotyping of Native American traditions” and “Defence of retaining Johnny Depp in "Fantastic Beasts" despite domestic abuse allegations”.
15 controversies · 27 sources
Business and billionairesArts, letters and intellectuals
Documented profile covering 11 controversies, including “2017–2018: indirect funding of Project Birmingham and disinformation campaign during Alabama Senate election” and “2013–2015: repeated meetings with Epstein after his conviction during MIT fundraising”.
11 controversies · 12 sources
Arts, letters and intellectualsIdeologies, militancy and activism
Documented profile covering 11 controversies, including “Lahore demonstration following Patrice Lumumba's assassination and political restrictions” and “Leadership of anti-Vietnam War demonstrations and Grosvenor Square clashes”.
11 controversies · 15 sources
Celebrities, influencers and social mediaArts, letters and intellectuals
Documented profile covering 10 controversies, including “Burberry campaign photographed at 16: nepotism allegations in photography industry” and “Native American tattoo: criticism of appropriation and cultural insensitivity”.
10 controversies · 17 sources
Arts, letters and intellectuals
Documented profile covering 10 controversies, including “Criticism of fatwa on women working: death threats and police protection” and “Burqa and ghoonghat: call for equivalent restrictions and Karni Sena threats”.
10 controversies · 16 sources1 formal charge
Science, medicine and healthArts, letters and intellectuals
Documented profile covering 10 controversies, including “Post-Soviet Russia: 'shock therapy' and lasting controversy over his advisory role” and “'The End of Poverty': 'big push' model criticised by William Easterly and other development economists”.
10 controversies · 16 sources
Arts, letters and intellectualsScience, medicine and health
Documented profile covering 10 controversies, including “1998: prediction that internet's economic impact would not exceed that of fax machine by around 2005” and “Enron: $50,000 for advisory board, followed by criticism of potential conflict of interest”.
10 controversies · 17 sources
Media and journalismArts, letters and intellectuals
Documented profile covering 10 controversies, including “Advocacy of conditional restoration of death penalty” and “2001 defence of parents refusing MMR vaccine on precautionary grounds”.
10 controversies · 19 sources
Film, television and entertainmentArts, letters and intellectuals
Documented profile covering 10 controversies, including “Credit card fraud as a teenager and prison sentence” and “Remarks about Poland and Auschwitz: diplomatic protest and expressions of regret”.
10 controversies · 18 sources1 conviction
Science, medicine and healthArts, letters and intellectuals
Documented profile covering 9 controversies, including “Asian financial crisis: public clash with IMF over interest rates and austerity” and “China: remarks on possible yuan devaluation and strong reaction from US Treasury”.
9 controversies · 17 sources
Arts, letters and intellectualsMedia and journalism
Documented profile covering 9 controversies, including “After Paris attacks: 'Sharia makes me want to vomit' remark and forthright criticism of Islamism” and “Call to rebel against 'medieval' Moroccan laws following arrest of two teenage girls”.
9 controversies · 11 sources
MusicArts, letters and intellectuals
Documented profile covering 9 controversies, including “Pandora Papers: shell companies in the British Virgin Islands and Seychelles for royalties” and “Closeness to Moroccan palace and role as facilitator in entertainment industry”.
9 controversies · 18 sources
Ideologies, militancy and activismArts, letters and intellectuals
Documented profile covering 8 controversies, including “'I'm literally a communist, you idiot': viral clash with Piers Morgan” and “Opposition to adopting IHRA definition of antisemitism in full”.
8 controversies · 14 sources
Arts, letters and intellectualsScience, medicine and health
Documented profile covering 8 controversies, including “2006: prediction of housing crash and deep recession, initially met with scepticism then largely vindicated” and “Gawker: personal retaliation against Nick Denton involving insults and references to his private life”.
8 controversies · 16 sources
Ideologies, militancy and activismArts, letters and intellectuals
Documented profile covering 8 controversies, including “Antisemitism controversy surrounding La Campagne de France and temporary withdrawal of book” and “Conviction for incitement to hatred against Muslims upheld on appeal”.
8 controversies · 12 sources2 convictions1 formal charge
Arts, letters and intellectualsScience, medicine and health
Documented profile covering 8 controversies, including “Early Reagan era: opposition to affirmative action, busing and minimum wage causes major rift with Black organisations” and “'Civil Rights: Rhetoric or Reality?': accusations of underestimating actual racial discrimination”.
8 controversies · 16 sources
Politics and governmentArts, letters and intellectuals
Documented profile covering 7 controversies, including “NAFTA and Clinton economic policy: government support followed by regrets over insufficient opposition to deregulation and pro-business globalisation” and “Permanent replacements for strikers: Clinton executive order administered by Reich then invalidated by federal court”.
7 controversies · 12 sources
Arts, letters and intellectuals
Documented profile covering 6 controversies, including “Article 301 trial over fictional characters' remarks in The Bastard of Istanbul, followed by acquittal” and “2014 press campaign accusing her and Orhan Pamuk of being a "Western project"”.
6 controversies · 12 sources1 formal charge
Arts, letters and intellectuals
Documented profile covering 6 controversies, including “1995 statements on Kurds and criticism of military solution” and “Statements about Armenian and Kurdish deaths: Article 301 prosecution followed by civil damages judgment”.
6 controversies · 11 sources1 formal charge
Film, television and entertainmentArts, letters and intellectuals
Documented profile covering 6 controversies, including “Attack on Friday magazine offices with eleven associates” and “Mini-motorbike crash while intoxicated, causing severe head injuries”.
6 controversies · 12 sources1 conviction
Arts, letters and intellectualsScience, medicine and health
Documented profile covering 5 controversies, including “Animal rights: work on legal standing and accusations of seeking to ban hunting” and “'Cognitive infiltration': proposal to counter conspiracy theories within extremist groups”.
5 controversies · 7 sources
Arts, letters and intellectualsCelebrities, influencers and social media
Documented profile covering 5 controversies, including “Ten-year prison sentence and 1,000 lashes for online writings” and “Release followed by ten-year travel ban”.
5 controversies · 10 sources1 conviction
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