2019

Fake doctors, misleading claims drive OxyContin China sales

OxyContin is a dying business in the United States. Purdue Pharma, owned by the billionaire Sackler family, is collapsing under an avalanche of lawsuits that accuse the company of using false claims to push its blockbuster painkiller in the U.S., profiting as an unsuspecting nation slipped into a devastating drug crisis. Meanwhile, another company owned […]

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Camila Morrone On Why She Addressed 23-Year Age Gap With Leonardo DiCaprio

Model and actor Camila Morrone says she “didn’t even think” before appearing on Instagram Live earlier this year to address the hate she was getting for her relationship with fellow actor Leonardo DiCaprio, who is 23 years her senior. In July, Morrone shared romantic photos on Instagram of actors Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall — a couple

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What to Watch in Day 4 of the Trump Impeachment Inquiry Hearings

The House impeachment hearings hit a critical moment on Wednesday with the appearance of perhaps the most significant witness on the public schedule. Gordon D. Sondland, the Trump donor now serving as ambassador to the European Union, will be asked about his role in pressuring Ukraine to open investigations into Democrats and any link to

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Fake doctors, misleading claims drive OxyContin China sales

Thousands of lawsuits across the United States have accused a drug company owned by the billionaire Sackler family of using false claims to push highly addictive opioids on an unsuspecting nation, fueling the deadliest drug epidemic in U.S. history. Yet, even as its U.S. drugmaker collapses under the charges, another company owned by the family

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AP key findings about Mundipharma’s OxyContin sales in China

Key findings of AP’s investigation about Mundipharma’s OxyContin sales in China By ERIKA KINETZ Associated Press November 20, 2019, 6:02 AM 2 min read The Sackler family’s opioid empire in the United States is collapsing under an avalanche of litigation over marketing tactics. Their Purdue Pharma company is in bankruptcy, but the family continues to

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Elizabeth Banks Sparks Controversy For Reasoning Behind ‘Charlie’s Angels’ Flop

Though people are happy to agree that Elizabeth Banks’s reboot of “Charlie’s Angels” was, as she described it, a bit of a “flop,” some disapprove of the reason she suggested for the movie’s flat debut. On Monday, after the film’s opening weekend, Banks acknowledged on Twitter that the box office sales were underwhelming. “Well, if

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