Pete Davidson undergoing therapy due to Kanye West’s harassment after break-up

Aug 10 2022

Rap icon Kanye West has controversially returned to Instagram celebrating comedian Pete Davidson’s recent breakup with West’s ex-wife Kim Kardashian.

West’s latest post celebrating the breakup featured a newspaper with the headline “Skete Davidson dead at age 28.” The rivalry between the two has also featured in Kanye’s music video for the song Eazy where a cartoon version of the SNL star is kidnapped and burned alive.

It was also reported however that due to online harassment by Ye, Davidson is currently seeking trauma therapy. An insider to PEOPLE magazine revealed that “The attention and negativity coming from Kanye and his antics is a trigger for [Pete], and he’s had to seek out help.”

However, the newspaper did also confirm that Davidson “has no regrets for dating Kim and wants it to be made very clear that she’s been nothing but supportive of him throughout their relationship.”

Kim and Pete announced their split only a few days ago. The two had been in a relationship for 9 months and have been in the public eye together ever since they starred in an SNL skit where Kim played Jasmine and Pete played Aladdin.

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A leap forward in family rights: The work-life balance directive

Aug 9 2022

David Casa, the European Parliament’s lead negotiator on the Work-Life Balance Directive, finished his negotiations on this same directive back in 2019.

And this August seals the deadline for implementation, as every EU member state, the Commission and Parliament reached an agreement ‘to seal a new core minimum of rights for working families and carers across the European Union’.

The Maltese Government announced late July of 2022 that it will be adopting the directive as law. ‘But the story does not end there’ said Casa, as the directive should be acting as a ‘toolkit’ to improve the lives of working families and combat gender inequality.

‘The way the Directive goes about improving work-life balance is to bolster the leave entitlements for second parents. It takes a multi-pronged approach at ensuring that the caring responsibilities do not fall exclusively on one parent, typically the mother.’

What does it offer?

Both parents get 2 months paid leave each, with another 2 of transferable leave.
(Taken flexibly, up until the child is 8, parents will have strong tools to juggle work and family).
Fathers will have up to 10 days of paid leave upon the birth of their children – an improvement over a single day of leave.
Workers with relatives needing special attention will get 5 days of leave to deliver assistance.
The Directive is also child-oriented, meaning it does not discriminate against non-conventional family arrangements and is inclusive of same-sex couples, disregards marital status, and includes adoptions.

These rights are set to be implemented by the 2nd of August, with the Nationalist Party meeting with stakeholders and campaigning not to have a photocopy of minimum standards enshrined in law.

‘The Directive should not be a missed opportunity. Our families deserve better. The Work-Life Balance Directive is a giant step forward in terms of family rights. We’re now in the final steps that can see positive changes in our families and workplaces.’

‘So we need to see a better law commensurate to the hard work fathers, mothers, and carers do in their everyday lives.’

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81 year old man accused of sexually abusing 5 year old girl

Aug 9 2022

An 81-year-old man has been accused in court of having sexually abused a 5-year-old girl after luring her into his Msida home on Monday.

The man pleaded not guilty to defilement of the minor, facilitating her defilement, committing sexual acts with a person under the age of 16, committing a non-consensual sexual act and committing the act whilst under probation which was handed back in 2020.

No details emerged during the hearing, with video testimony by the alleged victim and her father emerging as the case took place mostly ‘behind close doors.’

Time of Malta was informed that the accused was granted bail and ordered to sign a bail book twice weekly. He was ordered to deposit €5,000 and provide a personal guarantee of €15,000.

The accused and the alleged victim are not related.

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Doubts over 50 Cent’s Malta visit as DrumCode cancels event

Aug 9 2022

Taking to their Instagram page, Drumcode Festival Malta released an important announcement revealing that their September event will no longer be taking place.

‘We are heartbroken to give you the news that, due to an accumulation of unresolved problems with Pollen, the company responsible for providing venues, ticketing and accommodation […] we no longer have confidence in their ability to deliver the rigorous high standards of safety and customer experience we demand of an event presented under our name.’ The post went on to explain that the event has been cancelled as the standards were not being met when it came to customer and venue safety.

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‘The first concern of those affected will rightly be for the refund of ticket and accommodation packages bought from Pollen. We have strongly advised them that all refunds must be made without delay. You can contact Pollen directly at [email protected] or [email protected]’.

‘Your patience and support is very much appreciated. We will continue to push Pollen to complete refunds as quickly as possible’ the post ended. The news was picked up international news site ‘Sky News’, who reported that ‘event start-up Pollen on brink of collapse months after $150m fundraising’. More information as it comes out.

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