https://www.scmp.com/rss/330555/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com From allegations of drug use and painting on fake bruises, to the bizarre issue of faecal matter on bedsheets, the details of Johnny Depp’s ongoing defamation trial against his ex-wife Amber Heard have had Hollywood hooked since mid-April. As more details of their tumultuous marriage emerge, many celebrities are speaking up in support of Depp, who is currently in the process of being publicly cross-examined by Heard’s legal team. So which stars have taken Depp’s side in this legal battle? 1.... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3176369/5-stars-supporting-johnny-depp-his-trial-against-amber?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3176369/5-stars-supporting-johnny-depp-his-trial-against-amber?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 03 May 2022 11:00:23 +0000 Her father, the sixth Marquess of Bristol, went to prison for jewellery theft and she lived with her family in Monaco tax exile from the age of two. And then she dated Prince Andrew in the 90s … Former party girl Lady Victoria Hervey now lives a chilled out life in LA, but has been rather outspoken about her fellow California residents, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. So what else do we know about the former “It” girl? It’s no overstatement to call her family controversial The 45-year-old... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3164544/who-lady-victoria-hervey-prince-andrews-ex-british?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3164544/who-lady-victoria-hervey-prince-andrews-ex-british?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 24 Jan 2022 22:00:17 +0000 Photos for Valentino showing Japanese model Koki walking in high heels on a traditional obi kimono belt, and wearing shoes inside, have whipped up a storm of social media criticism amid accusations the luxury Italian fashion house was “trampling on” Japanese culture. The images, part of a promotional shoot for the Milan-headquartered company’s Japan spring/summer 2021 collection ‘Valentino Collezione Milano for Women’, show Koki sitting on an obi, which is traditionally made of the same material... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/lifestyle-culture/article/3128116/valentinos-kimono-belt-trampling-ad-campaign-featuring?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/lifestyle-culture/article/3128116/valentinos-kimono-belt-trampling-ad-campaign-featuring?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 02 Apr 2021 08:29:59 +0000 Despite years of complaining about contaminated water, residents in a township in northern Liaoning province finally got the problem fixed after a video of a man lighting his tap water on fire went viral.  The video clip, provided to news portal Thecover.cn, showed the water coming out of a faucet ignited into a significant flame after a resident sparked a lighter next to the running water.  Residents in the township had complained for years about their inflammable tap water, but in vain. It... https://www.scmp.com/society/flammable-tap-water-sparks-government-action/article/3111659?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/society/flammable-tap-water-sparks-government-action/article/3111659?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 27 Nov 2020 12:06:57 +0000 A research paper filled with praise for the author’s supervisor was met with a wave of ridicule and anger online in China’s latest academic scandal. The paper published in the Journal of Glaciology and Geocryology seven years ago suddenly went viral last week, after some internet users posted screenshots of the article on social media.  Many people were shocked to find that the article on ecological economics was actually filled with extravagant praise for the author’s supervisor Cheng Guodong... https://www.scmp.com/society/controversial-paper-triggers-anger-towards-academic-misconduct-china/article/3046198?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/society/controversial-paper-triggers-anger-towards-academic-misconduct-china/article/3046198?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 15 Jan 2020 11:39:01 +0000 These athletes train for years in order to take down a bull, but the sport is not without controversy. https://www.scmp.com/videos/inside-bullfighting-school-china/article/3000235?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/videos/inside-bullfighting-school-china/article/3000235?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 09 Nov 2018 09:55:11 +0000