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Oct 23, 2009 5:18 AM CDT

US Moves to Extradite Polanski

Embassy in Switzerland formally requests director's return

(Newser) - The American embassy in Switzerland formally requested the extradition of Roman Polanski last night, paving the way for the convicted director to face an American court for the first time since 1977. A tribunal in Zurich will now hold a hearing, although Polanski may appeal to the country's high court...

Polanski May Take
His Chances in US

Oct 21, 2009 9:36 AM CDT

Polanski May Take His Chances in US

'Not in perfect health,' director will likely not appeal Swiss house arrest decision

(Newser) - Roman Polanski, denied bail or house arrest in Switzerland, may try his luck in the United States after 31 years. “If this process drags on, it is not completely impossible that Roman Polanski could choose to go finally to explain himself in the United States where the arguments in...

Swiss Tipped
US to Polanski Trip

Oct 20, 2009 8:53 PM CDT

Swiss Tipped US to Polanski Trip

Move gave LA prosecutors time to whip up arrest warrant

(Newser) - Swiss authorities set in motion the arrest of fugitive director Roman Polanski in his decades-old child sex case as he traveled to the country last month, emails obtained by the AP show. The Swiss Federal Office of Justice alerted US law enforcement Sept. 22 that Polanski, 76, was due in...

Polanski
Loses Bid
for Bail

Oct 20, 2009 5:40 AM CDT

Polanski Loses Bid for Bail

Court rules director must remain behind bars

(Newser) - Roman Polanski will remain in a Swiss jail while authorities decide whether to extradite him to the US in his 31-year-old statutory rape case, a Swiss court ruled today. The court ruled against releasing the director on bail or under house arrest because he posed a high flight risk. Polanski,...

The Last Word in
Roman Polanski
Commentary

poetic justice

Oct 15, 2009 1:38 PM CDT

The Last Word in Roman Polanski Commentary

Calvin Trillin: 'He only raped one little girl'

(Newser) - The debate raging over Roman Polanski—hairsplitting over the definitions of guilt, genius, and rape, among other pertinent terms—has been missing one thing: verse. Veteran journalist and author Calvin Trillin dons his poet hat to take up the slack, devastatingly. His latest contribution to the Nation's "Deadline Poet"...

Polanski Finishing Film Behind Bars

Oct 14, 2009 3:19 AM CDT

Polanski Finishing Film Behind Bars

Filmmaker puts final touches on The Ghost as he fights extradition

(Newser) - Director Roman Polanski is finishing up what could be his last film from his Swiss prison cell, according to a friend. The filmmaker finished editing The Ghost, which stars Pierce Brosnan as a British prime minister accused of war crimes, the day he was arrested. Polanski, who faces extradition to...

Neutral Swiss Becoming
US Lapdogs, Critics Charge

Oct 13, 2009 7:06 AM CDT

Neutral Swiss Becoming US Lapdogs, Critics Charge

'Active neutrality' policy questioned after Polanski, UBS decisions

(Newser) - Some Swiss politicians are griping that the country's prized neutrality appears to be sliding as the government adopts a more accommodating stance toward US authorities. The government agreed in August to turn over the names of thousands of suspected American tax dodgers banking with UBS, and Roman Polanski was busted...

Imprisoned Polanski
'Depressed': Lawyer

Oct 11, 2009 4:55 PM CDT

Imprisoned Polanski 'Depressed': Lawyer

Fugitive director vows not to flee if he makes bail

(Newser) - A stint in a Zurich prison has left Roman Polanski "depressed" and "dejected," and the longtime fugitive will promise to stay in Switzerland should he be granted bail, his lawyer says. Polanski, who fled the US in 1977 after pleading guilty to raping a 13-year-old girl, "...

Once-Great Politico Sinks Into Sensationalism

OPINION

Oct 9, 2009 5:56 PM CDT

Once-Great Politico Sinks Into Sensationalism

Polanski piece shows site's 'clicks are king' mentality

(Newser) - For a while there, Politico seemed to be the best new media journalism had to offer—hard-nosed investigations with a smart, web-centric approach. But lately, it’s been falling prey to the anything-for-a-click mentality you’d normally associate with the Drudge Report or Huffington Post, writes Andrew Sargus Klein. A...

French Minister Slammed Over Sex Tourism

Oct 8, 2009 6:00 AM CDT

French Minister Slammed Over Sex Tourism

Mitterand defended Polanski, admitted 'paying for boys' in book

(Newser) - French Culture Minister Frederic Mitterand's own past has come back to haunt him in the wake of his calls for Roman Polanski's release. Opposition lawmakers have brought attention to passages in his autobiography where he defends sex tourism and admits paying for young—and, he implies, underage—boys. "I...

The Worst
Date Movies

OPINION

Oct 7, 2009 8:36 PM CDT

The Worst Date Movies

(Newser) - Film can stimulate romance like few other artistic mediums—but some films turn that power on its head. Nerve lists the worst date movies ever made; here are 10:

Dead Ringers. David Cronenburg's hallucinatory flick in which Jeremy Irons portrays identical twin gynecologists who create new gyno tools for "

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Swiss Shoot Down
Polanski's Freedom Bid

Oct 6, 2009 7:53 AM CDT

Swiss Shoot Down Polanski's Freedom Bid

Says director would likely flee

(Newser) - The Swiss Justice Ministry has rejected an appeal from Roman Polanski to be released from prison pending his possible extradition to the United States. The government believes there is a high risk that Polanski might flee if released from custody, a military spokesman tells the AP. The appeal is separate...

Cokie: 'Take
Polanski
Out and
Shoot Him'

Oct 5, 2009 3:59 AM CDT

Cokie: 'Take Polanski Out and Shoot Him'

He 'drugged and raped a child,' says journalist

(Newser) - It wasn't hard to figure out yesterday where journalist Cokie Roberts stands on the Roman Polanski case. "As far as I'm concerned, just take him out and shoot him," she declared on ABC's This Week. "Roman Polanski is a criminal. He raped and drugged and sodomized a...

Polanski Made Deal to Pay Rape Victim $500K

Oct 2, 2009 5:53 PM CDT

Polanski Made Deal to Pay Rape Victim $500K

Court papers unclear on whether Samantha Geimer received money

(Newser) - Roman Polanski struck a deal to settle a civil lawsuit and pay his rape victim $500,000 after going on the lam, but it's not clear whether she received the entire sum. Court papers relating to the 1988 suit, which was settled in 1993, indicate that the fugitive director missed...

Polanski Rape Happened at Nicholson's Pad

Oct 2, 2009 4:26 PM CDT

Polanski Rape Happened at Nicholson's Pad

And other things you didn't know about the fugitive director

(Newser) - Think you know everything about Roman Polanski? You’re probably wrong. AskMen.com compiles a list of surprising tidbits about the headline-grabbing statutory rapist:

It happened at Jack Nicholson’s house: Somehow lost in the hubbub was the fact that the crime took place at Nicholson’s home, where Polanski

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Chris Rock
Ridicules
Polanski

watch it

Oct 2, 2009 11:43 AM CDT

Chris Rock Ridicules Polanski

(Newser) - Some of Hollywood's biggest names are lining up behind Roman Polanski, but Chris Rock is not among them. On last night's Jay Leno Show, Rock ridiculed the notion of defending the fugitive filmmaker because of his art. "He made good movies 30 years ago. Even Johnnie Cochran don't have...

France, Poland Backtrack
on Polanski Support

Oct 1, 2009 4:21 AM CDT

France, Poland Backtrack on Polanski Support

Calls for director's release dropped as public backlash grows

(Newser) - The governments of France and Poland are beginning to distance themselves from Roman Polanski amid a public backlash against earlier support for the film director, who holds passports from both countries. In France—where the foreign minister called for Polanski's release earlier this week—a government spokesman said yesterday that...

Prosecutor: I Lied in Polanksi
Film About Misconduct

Oct 1, 2009 1:47 AM CDT

Prosecutor: I Lied in Polanksi Film About Misconduct

Wells now denies coaching judge on how to send director to jail

(Newser) - A retired Los Angeles County prosecutor who told the creators of a documentary that he coached a judge on how to send Roman Polanski to prison despite a plea bargain now says he lied. David Wells—whose claims in Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired sparked accusations of misconduct and were...

It Wasn't Rape:
Sharon Tate's Sis

POLANSKI ROUNDUP

Sep 30, 2009 9:56 AM CDT

It Wasn't Rape: Sharon Tate's Sis

As Roman Polanski faces months in jail, Hollywood elite rally around him

(Newser) - The sister of Roman Polanski’s murdered second wife, Sharon Tate, says his crime was not rape. "There's rape and then there's rape,” Debra Tate tells MSNBC, and what happened between Polanski and his 13-year-old victim was “a consensual matter.” More from the Polanski saga:

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Whoopi Calls
Polanski Case
'Not Rape-Rape,'
Triggers Uproar

Sep 30, 2009 4:15 AM CDT

Whoopi Calls Polanski Case 'Not Rape-Rape,' Triggers Uproar

Hollywood supporters facing off against angry feminists over sex with teen

(Newser) - Whoopi Goldberg's comment that Roman Polanski's sex with a 13-year-old girl wasn't really "rape-rape" has added fuel to the growing conflagration between the film director's Hollywood supporters and angry feminists. "I know it wasn't rape-rape. I think it was something else, but I don't believe it was rape-rape,...