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Roman Polanski has traded prison for a winter wonderland as he embarks on an indefinite period of house arrest in the Swiss Alps. Instead of a jail cell, Polanski now has free run of his three-level villa in Gstaad. Instead of fellow inmates, the people...
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Roman Polansk's chalet in Gstaad, Switzerland is seen on Nov. 26, 2009. Switzerland–After two months in a Swiss jail, Roman Polanski prepared Thursday for the splendid captivity of his $1.6 million (U.S.) chalet in one of world's most luxurious winter...
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The Associated Press Wednesday, October 21, 2009; 12:00 AM -- Today is Wednesday, Oct. 21, the 294th day of 2009. There are 71 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Oct. 21, 1959, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, designed by Frank...
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Roman Polanski in 1993 agreed to pay his sexual assault victim $500,000 to settle a damage claim she filed against the fugitive film director, according to court papers released Friday. Polanski still owed the money -- plus another $100,000 in interest...
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Los Angeles County's top prosecutor responded Thursday to criticism from Roman Polanski's supporters over his office's pursuit of the case, saying fugitives must be brought to justice and that the famed director committed a crime. "It's about completing...
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Lawyers for Oscar-winning film director Roman Polanski lodged an appeal with a Swiss court on Tuesday against his arrest on a United States extradition warrant to face sentence over having sex with a 13-year-old girl in 1977. The Swiss Federal Penal Court...
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Academy Awards deadline approaching, a flock of international film bodies have announced their country's official candidates for foreign language Oscar consideration. Diehard fans have proved that the late Michael Jackson can still sell out a venue,...
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Judge Peter Espinoza agreed there was misconduct by the judge in the original case, but said Mr Polanski must return to the US to apply for dismissal. Mr Polanski fled to France in 1978 before he could be sentenced for having unlawful sex with a 13-year-old...
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Judge Peter Espinoza agreed there was misconduct by the judge in the original case, but said Mr Polanski must return to the US to apply for dismissal. Mr Polanski fled to France in 1978 before he could be sentenced for having unlawful sex with a 13-year-old...
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A California appellate court Monday rejected Roman Polanski's motion to disqualify all Los Angeles Superior Court judges in the Oscar-winning director's efforts to have a 32-year-old sex offense case dropped, according to a court spokeswoman. Polanski's...
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