Latest news with #decorum
News.com.au
21-07-2025
- Entertainment
- News.com.au
Karl Stefanovic left speechless after Bec Judd's X-rated remarks on live TV
All decorum went out the window on the Today show this morning, with Karl Stefanovic left floundering for words after Bec Judd's X-rated confession. Promoting her new podcast Vain-ish, the Melbourne-based influencer sat down for an interview with Stefanovic and Sarah Abo on the Nine breakfast show alongside her co-host Jess Roberts. The pair are on a quest to banish the smoke and mirrors surrounding cosmetic procedures and treatments, vowing to come clean on their show about what work they get done, while also interviewing doctors to debunk or verify the latest beauty crazes. Talking about some of the procedures they've trialled, from salmon sperm facials to placenta encapsulation, Judd said their next episode would unpack Roberts' recent experience having a yoni steam. Unprompted, Roberts proceeded to say, 'It's where you steam your fanny.' The blunt remark prompted fits of giggles from the pair, as well as Abo, while Stefanovic pulled a horrified expression, stopping short of wading into the topic. It took the father-of-four about a minute to intervene, asking Judd if her husband, retired AFL legend Chris Judd, had ever 'gone for a fanny rejuvenation treatment.' 'No, we left the yoni steam for Jess,' Judd responded. 'Because he (Chris) goes, 'please you've already done the salmon sperm facial, can you not be the one who also steams her yoni publicly.'' Stefanovic cheekily wrapped the interview, saying, 'You had me at yoni.' It comes after another rogue segment made headlines on the Today show last month, with retired NRL player Aaron Woods unwittingly exposing his manhood on-air. Woods had earlier made a bet with Stefanovic vowing to do a nudie run if NSW lost State of Origin game two. And after the Blues lost to Queensland in Perth, Woods came good on his promise, stripping to his birthday suit and bolting toward the water as he dived into the surf, while Stefanovic, Abo and Danika Mason broke into fits of laughter. While a bit of butt action was all in the script, Woods then did the unthinkable, turning around to face the camera leaving the poor unfortunate editors no time to blur his modesty. Cue terrified screams from Abo and newsreader Jayne Azzopardi. 'No! Don't show it!,' Abo howled, as Woods flashed a beaming smile.
Daily Mail
17-07-2025
- Politics
- Daily Mail
EXCLUSIVE Insider reveals Brigitte Macron's secret turmoil over claims she was born a man - and the battle against trolls and conspiracy theorists that has driven her to despair
French first lady Brigitte Macron was always renowned for her decorum and grace at the many high profile public appearances which come with the role. . But lately she has made a number of missteps - being seen apparently ignoring and even slapping her President husband. Now MailOnline can reveal that her recent discomfort in the public eye is informed by a losing battle against a small army of trolls and conspiracy theorists which has driven her to despair. We have learned that online abuse of the 72-year-old wife of President Emmanuel Macron, 47, has 'intensified significantly' in recent days. The cue for this was a shock court ruling at which judges effectively sanctioned outlandish claims including that she was 'born a man' and that she had 'sexually abused' her future husband when he was a boy. Ms Macron had hoped that the defamation case would finally bring an end to her years of torment by online trolls - but instead it has unleashed a new wave of abuse. And Ms Macron is 'absolutely devastated' by last week's Paris Appeal Court ruling, sources have told us. That cast exonerated two of her biggest critics, Amandine Roy, a 53-year-old clairvoyant, and blogger Natacha Rey, 49. The case centred on a YouTube video posted by the pair in December 2021, making multiple poisonous claims about Ms Macron - which originally lead to the pair being found guilty of libel and fined. But all 18 challenges against their allegations have now been struck out, because they were 'made in good faith' and repeated claims that were already in the public domain. After the convictions were dismissed, supporters of Roy and Rey hailed a landmark legal victory. François Danglehant, one of the defendants' lawyers, said they had been 'hunted, persecuted and condemned' but were now free to express their opinions. In turn, counsel for Ms Macron are taking the case to the Court of Cassation – one that can quash an Appeal Court decision. 'The situation is now intolerable,' said a legal source involved in the case. 'Those attacking Madame Macron now think they can say what they like, without any consequences. 'It is a disgraceful turn of events, and one that commentators all over the world are taking full advantage of. 'The abuse has certainly intensified – it has increased since this judgement'. Candace Owens, the American media commentator and author, is among those who exclaimed 'We won! We won!' following Ms Macron's legal setback. She said she would 'stake my entire professional career on the fact that Brigitte Macron, the current First Lady of France, was born a man…' Ms Owens also claimed: 'Brigitte was never attacking the claim that she was born a man. She was being super petty and trying to get them on a technicality of defamation for misspeaking.' In fact, Appeal Court sources have denied that the annulling of the libel convictions means the Roy and Rey claims are true. The ruling – which Mail Online has studied in detail – simply states that the majority of their comments 'did not fall within the legal definition of defamation.' One out of 18 points may have been a 'technical libel', and that was the 'shameful claim' that Ms Macron abused her future husband when he was a boy, said the Appeal Court source. 'However, the court dismissed this libel claim too,' said the source. 'Because it found that the women were acting in good faith, by basing their opinions on well-known facts.' These included the fact that Emmanuel Macron was only 15 when he first grew close to the future Ms Macron, who was then his 40-year-old married teacher in their home town of Amiens, northern France. It was also noted that Emmanuel Macron's parents, both doctors, never reported the relationship to the authorities. This meant a crime could have taken place, but it was now outside the statute of limitations for prosecution. It was Natacha Rey who was the principal source of the claim that Brigitte Macron was born a boy. But the legal source said: 'The principal question is whether a complainant was dishonoured. In this case, there is nothing dishonourable about being transgender.' France's Freedom of the Press law of 1881 states that 'Any allegation that harms the honour or reputation of the person or entity to whom the fact is attributed is defamation.' The Court of Appeal judges said many of the Roy and Rey claims were 'too imprecise' or 'incoherent' to 'to determine a sufficiently precise accusation' that 'falls within the legal definition of defamation'. The Macron marriage has always been subjected to vicious speculation, because of its beginnings. It was in 1992 , when the future president was a schoolboy at La Providence high school Amiens, that he first developed deep affection for his drama teacher, the then Brigitte Auzière, who was married with three young children. Some claim the relationship became a dangerously irresponsible one – allegations both parties have always denied – but Ms Macron later admitted that being romantically linked 'with such a young boy was crippling,' especially in a Roman Catholic community. She spoke of the rumours her own boy and two girls – one a classmate of young Emmanuel – had to deal with, saying: 'You can imagine what they were hearing. But I didn't want to miss out on my life.' The couple finally wed in 2007, a decade before Mr Macron came from nowhere to win the French presidency as an independent candidate. Jean Ennochi, Ms Macron's lawyer, confirmed that his client would be 'appealing to the Court of Cassation' over the quashing of the libel convictions. The legal defeat is not the only torment to affect Ms Macron lately - MailOnline revealed last week that her older sister, to whom she was particularly close, had died.
The Independent
13-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
Milan's historic La Scala cracks down on tourist dress code
A historic opera house in Milan has cracked down on patrons and tourists entering the prestigious venue wearing summer attire such as shorts, tank tops and flip flops, warning they will be turned away if not dressed appropriately. The opera was seen as a symbol of wealth and exclusivity in 19th-century high society, and the bourgeois elite of this time period would have been expected to turn up in tailcoats, cravats and long evening dresses. While this opulent attire is not expected of patrons nowadays, Milan 's Teatro alla Scala opera house, commonly known as La Scala, has recently reinforced its smart dress code in the wake of opera-goers turning up in casual summer fashion. 'The public is kindly requested to dress in keeping with the decorum of the theatre, out of respect for the theatre and for other viewers,' La Scala 's policy warns. 'People wearing shorts or sleeveless T-shirts will not be allowed inside the auditorium; in this case, tickets will not be reimbursed.' The venue also has signs around the foyer and on tickets stating the same message, warning patrons that they will not get a refund if they turn up wearing clothes not in keeping with the 'decorum'. The rules over informal clothing were first introduced in 2015 when the summer season coincided with the World Expo in Milan, as a way to deter the influx of tourists turning up in summer wear. 'There are no special dress code requirements at La Scala,' a spokesperson at the theatre told The Independent. 'We are delighted that some of our audience members consider an evening at La Scala to be a special occasion and dress accordingly, but our priority is to welcome everyone and make sure they feel comfortable. 'This is precisely why, in 2015, we introduced restrictions on clothing that could cause discomfort to other audience members who have to share the often limited space of an 18th-century theatre. 'With the return of summer (an especially hot one), we reminded the audience of these rules, which have remained unchanged for ten years. 'It would not be right to tell spectators how to dress, but it is necessary that they do dress, as not to cause discomfort to other people,' the spokesperson added. Until now, dress codes at La Scala have not been strictly enforced, partly due to its former French director Dominique Meyer, who said he would rather have less smartly dressed operagoers than a theatre full of empty seats. Opera houses across the world have been creating initiatives to try to get younger people invested in this historic performance art, as well as making operas feel more welcoming and accessible to all, not just the upper classes. However, the venue has not pointed towards younger people for being the cause of the dress downgrade; instead, it is the increase of tourists in Milan. La Scala's spokesman added that there had been a 'change in behaviour led by visitors who do not follow opera but see La Scala as a landmark'. A recent article in La Scala's in-house magazine says that 'adapting one's attire to the occasion should be a conditioned reflex' and that 'common sense' should prevail in how to dress and behave in the theatre. 'And so it seems obvious to dress a little more elegantly for premieres than for repeat performances, and for evening performances than for afternoon ones', the La Scala 'Survival Manual' article added. 'Putting on a jacket and tying a tie, after all, aren't particularly demanding, or even painful, tasks.'
Reuters
23-06-2025
- Reuters
Sticky situations when judges lose their cool over decorum breaches
June 23 (Reuters) - Federal judges routinely deal with some of the worst human behavior, presiding over cases that might include murder, bank robbery, kidnapping and all manner of shady business dealings. Then there's the conduct that U.S. District Judge T. Kent Wetherell II in Pensacola, Florida, called 'absolutely disgusting' — something that after 23 years on the bench, he said he 'never dreamed' he would have to address. Someone stuck gum under the counsel's table in his courtroom. Wetherell's order, opens new tab earlier this month taking the gum-sticking plaintiff to task strikes me as an instant classic in the long and cantankerous genre of judges castigating lawyers and litigants for breaches of decorum over attire, ringing cell phones, font choice and more. For example, this spring U.S. Magistrate Judge Ray Kent in the Western District of Michigan struck a filing, opens new tab by an attorney from a firm called Dragon Lawyers because each page of the complaint included a cartoon logo of a dragon wearing a suit. The logo is 'juvenile and impertinent,' Kent wrote. 'The Court is not a cartoon.' Or remember when now-FBI director Kash Patel, then a lawyer in the U.S. Justice Department's counterterrorism section, was raked over the coals in 2016 by Houston-based U.S. District Judge Lynn Hughes for failing to wear a suit and tie in court? 'If you want to be a lawyer, dress like a lawyer,' Hughes said, according to a transcript, opens new tab of the hearing, unmollified by Patel's explanation that he'd come straight from Tajikistan, where he was on a work trip, and hadn't packed a suit. An FBI spokesperson did not respond to my request to reach Patel for comment, and Hughes — who went on to kick Patel out of his courtroom — has since assumed inactive senior status. As for judges getting peeved when cell phones ring in court, stories abound, though it's hard to top an incident in 2005. Then-judge Robert Restaino in Niagara Falls City Court in New York revoked the release of 46 defendants appearing for their weekly check-ins as part of a domestic violence program after no one took responsibility for a cell phone trilling in the courtroom, the State of New York Commission on Judicial Conduct found, opens new tab. Restaino, who is now mayor of Niagara Falls, did not respond to a request for comment. By comparison, Wetherell was a model of restraint in dealing with the plaintiff, a former lottery winner enmeshed in a battle over her late husband's estate, who confessed to affixing the wad. Wetherell issued an admonishment but no sanctions — though he made it clear he wouldn't be so forgiving in the future. If 'anything like this happens again,' he wrote, he would come up with a punishment 'commensurate with the schoolchild-nature of the violation — maybe sitting in the courtroom under the supervision of a court security officer handwriting 'I will not stick my gum under a courtroom table again' 100 times on notebook paper.'' Wetherell declined comment via a spokesperson from his chambers. The errant gum was discovered when a federal prosecutor got some stuck on her skirt after brushing against the underside of the table, Wetherell wrote. Additional gum, 'still fresh and stringy' remained hanging, the judge said. (A post-incident photo documenting the stretched-out gum can be found at docket entry 51, opens new tab.) Given the gum's elasticity, Wetherell surmised it had been placed there during the morning hearing, a seemingly routine evidentiary proceeding. Plaintiff Lorraine Padavan, together with her now-deceased husband, won $96 million in 2021 in the New York State lottery. The pair separated but remained married until his death. She's now challenging changes to his estate plan that benefit another woman. Padavan's lawyer, John Adams of GrayRobinson in Pensacola, did not respond to a request for comment on behalf of himself or his client. In a letter to the court, opens new tab, Padavan apologized to the assistant U.S. attorney and offered to pay for her dry cleaning or buy her a new skirt, as well as compensate the court for any damage to the table.
Yahoo
31-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Willmar City Council on Monday, June 2, to consider rules of decorum for meetings
May 31---- The on Monday, June 2, will consider rules of decorum for its meetings. The meeting takes place at 6:30 p.m. in the boardroom at the Kandiyohi County Health and Human Services building, 2200 23rd St. N.E. in Willmar. Willmar Mayor Doug Reese asked city staff several weeks ago to draft rules of decorum after members of the public caused disruptions during a meeting. During a March 3 meeting — at which the City Council declined to accept an offer from Charter Communications, doing business in Willmar as Spectrum, to install fiber-optic lines in the if the city stopped its — members of the public disrupted the proceedings. The Connect Willmar Initiative will build an open-access, high-speed fiber network reaching every home and business in the city of Willmar at an estimated cost of $24.5 million. However, interest on the bonds that will be issued to construct the network would bring the estimated cost to $33 million. Two members of the public, Joe Ridler and Ron Christianson, who oppose the Connect Willmar Initiative, arrived at the March 3 meeting too late to address the council during the open forum portion of the meeting, which is set aside for public comment. After the City Council made its decision, it then went into closed session to discuss other matters without adjourning the meeting or taking a break. Rather than leaving the meeting room, Christianson and Ridler instead approached the council dais to voice their displeasure over the decision. They were also reluctant to leave when told that the meeting was still in session. Reese at the following council meeting asked for rules of decorum to be drafted.
