Porch Denies Responsibility for Paul Walker's Death

Paul Walker died in the crash in Santa Clarita in November 2013



Porsche has denied responsibility for the fatal accident in which Fast & Furious star Paul Walker died in November 2013.

The German sports car manufacturer released a statement in response to a lawsuit filed by the actor's daughter Meadow Rain Walker on Monday which argued that defects in the Porsche Carrera GT he was in meant he was trapped in the vehicle after the crash.

It said: "As we have said before, we are very sad whenever anyone is hurt in a Porsche vehicle, but we believe the authorities' reports in this case clearly establish that this tragic crash resulted from reckless driving and excessive speed."

Ms Walker, 16, is suing the company for unspecified damages and also claims the car lacked a proper stability control system, as well as safeguards to stop it catching fire after a crash.


Meadow Rain Walker is suing Porsche over her father's death

The actor was on a break from filming the seventh film in the Fast & Furious franchise when he was killed.

He was a passenger in the Carrera GT driven by friend and business associate Roger Rodas when the car spun out of control, struck three trees and burst into flames in Santa Clarita, California.
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The 18-page lawsuit includes a detailed account of the crash and claims that the Porsche was travelling at between 63 and 71mph when it spun out of control.

It states: "Absent these defects in the Porsche Carrera GT, Paul Walker would be alive today."

Investigators have concluded the car was travelling much faster - at up to 94mph - when it crashed.

Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department and the California Highway Patrol concluded that it was unsafe speed, not mechanical problems, that caused the crash.

Porsche engineers evaluated the wreckage of the car as part of the investigation.

The lawsuit also alleges the car lacked proper reinforcements in its doors and used rubber fuel lines that did not break free to prevent a fire in a crash.

Similar allegations of design and safety defects were included in a wrongful death lawsuit made by Mr Rodas' widow, Kristine Rodas. That lawsuit remains pending in a Los Angeles federal court.

Mr Rodas, a father-of-two, was a trained race car driver and was only driving 55mph, according to his wife's lawsuit.

Mr Walker co-owned the Always Evolving auto racing team with Mr Rodas. Meadow Walker is the sole heir of his estate.

The actor's two brothers helped complete actions scenes in Furious 7, which earned more than $1.5bn globally after it was released in April.

culled from Sky News US Team

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Paul Walker's case is raised from the dead. Porsche sued for car crash

Meadow Rain Walker, 16, is suing the company for unspecified damages, arguing that defects in the Porsche Carrera GT meant he was trapped in the vehicle after the crash.

The suit claims the car lacked a proper stability control system, as well as safeguards to protect passengers and stop it from catching fire after a crash.

The suit claims Walker was trapped for over a minute before the fire began

Celebrity website TMZ claims to have seen the legal papers and that they allege the car had "a history of instability and control issues".

The lawsuit reportedly claims the actor became trapped because the car's seatbelt "snapped Walker's torso back with thousands of pounds of force, thereby breaking his ribs and pelvis" - meaning he could not escape the fire.

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Porsche has so far not commented on the claims.

Walker, 40, died in the one-car crash in Santa Clarita, California, in November 2013.

The car was being driven by his friend Roger Rodas, who was also killed.

Walker was on a break from filming the seventh instalment of the Fast & Furious film franchise at the time.

Walker had completed most of his scenes before his death, but Universal Pictures was forced to put production on hold to figure out how to continue filming without him.

The film was eventually released in the UK in April this year.

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   Universal Pictures issued a statement saying the news was "devastating to us, to everyone involved with the 'Fast and Furious' films, and to countless fans"
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   Paul Walker appeared in adverts as a child before hitting the big time with The Fast and the Furious in 2001
3. 
   The film and his own racing activities assured him huge popularity among car-loving fans
4. 
   The success of The Fast and the Furious meant a sequel and subsequent franchise soon followed
5. 
   In 2006 he appeared in Clint Eastwood's double-Oscar nominated Flags of our Fathers
6. 
   The sixth film in the Fast series was released earlier this year and filming of number seven was already under way

1. 
   Universal Pictures issued a statement saying the news was "devastating to us, to everyone involved with the 'Fast and Furious' films, and to countless fans"
2. 
   Paul Walker appeared in adverts as a child before hitting the big time with The Fast and the Furious in 2001
3. 
   The film and his own racing activities assured him huge popularity among car-loving fans
4. 
   The success of The Fast and the Furious meant a sequel and subsequent franchise soon followed
5. 
   In 2006 he appeared in Clint Eastwood's double-Oscar nominated Flags of our Fathers
6. 
   The sixth film in the Fast series was released earlier this year and filming of number seven was already under way
7. 
   His latest film, Hours, about the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, is due out later this month
8. 
   Walker was reportedly on his way to an event for his Reach Out Worldwide organisation
9. Fast series co-star Vin Diesel tweeted "Brother I will miss you very much. I am absolutely speechless"
10. 
    Universal Pictures issued a statement saying the news was "devastating to us, to everyone involved with the 'Fast and Furious' films, and to countless fans"

1. 
   Universal Pictures issued a statement saying the news was "devastating to us, to everyone involved with the 'Fast and Furious' films, and to countless fans"
2. 
   Paul Walker appeared in adverts as a child before hitting the big time with The Fast and the Furious in 2001
3. 
   The film and his own racing activities assured him huge popularity among car-loving fans
4. 
   The success of The Fast and the Furious meant a sequel and subsequent franchise soon followed
5. 
   In 2006 he appeared in Clint Eastwood's double-Oscar nominated Flags of our Fathers
6. 
   The sixth film in the Fast series was released earlier this year and filming of number seven was already under way
7. 
   His latest film, Hours, about the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, is due out later this month
8. 
   Walker was reportedly on his way to an event for his Reach Out Worldwide organisation
9. 
   Fast series co-star Vin Diesel tweeted "Brother I will miss you very much. I am absolutely speechless"
10. 
    
    Universal Pictures issued a statement saying the news was "devastating to us, to everyone involved with the 'Fast and Furious' films, and to countless fans"

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One Direction announce New Album release

Members of the pop group One Direction pose for photographers at the Capital Summertime Ball at Wembley Stadium in London, Britain June 06, 2015.

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Chart-topping boy band One Direction have revealed the name and artwork for their fifth album, to be called "Made in the A.M."


See also: One Direction Plans to split


One Direction have also released a track from the album, "Infinity", for anybody who pre-orders the album, to be released on Nov 13, or streams it through online retailers.


The announcement came on Tuesday ahead of the band's concert at Camden's Roundhouse Theater in London, where they were performing as part of the Apple Music Festival.







Dozens of excited fans lined up outside the venue hours before the show started to see band members Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Liam Payne and Louis Tomlinson in person.


"We're gonna be quite close so, I've never been that close to them so I don't know how I'll react. I'll probably cry," one female fan said.


"Knowing Harry Styles will be there makes me want to get up every day," another said.


See also :One Direction Plans to split


The intimate gig may be one of the band's last for a while since they said that they would be taking a break in March 2016.


The foursome were a five piece until Zayn Malik quit in March earlier this year.






(Writing by Sara Hemrajani; Editing by Michael Roddy and Raissa Kasolowsky for Reuters)

Snoop Dogg launches a website dedicated to Cannabis or what u might call Weed

                         Snoop went for a preppy look at the TechCrunch event



Snoop Dogg has made no secret of his passion for cannabis - and now he's expected to court further controversy by launching a website dedicated to the drug.

The rapper revealed he's behind a new lifestyle platform called Merry Jane at a TechCrunch Disrupt event in San Francisco.

Speaking on stage, Snoop said the site will provide users with "all they need to know" about marijuana and feature videos and interviews with other high-profile users.

The site, which Snoop has worked on with media entrepreneur Ted Chung, is said to have the support of outspoken weed users Seth Rogen and Miley Cyrus.

Merry Jane will also have its own series where each episode focuses on an aspect of pot.

Snoop also hopes it will help people be more upfront about their cannabis use: "There are so many people in the closet, and we are giving them an opportunity to come out of the closet and just admit they like to smoke.

"I'm a smoker, my name is Snoop Dogg, and I'm a stoner."

He added that he thinks "Merry Jane is a game-changing platform for pop culture. It's a new frontier y'all!"

The site is expected to be fully up and running within weeks.

A number of US states have decriminalised marijuana or allow it for medicinal purposes

Jackie Collins Dies at 77 of Breast Cancer

Jackie Collins

Jackie Collins, the beloved best-selling novelist, has died, PEOPLE has exclusively learned.

"It is with tremendous sadness that we announce the death of our beautiful, dynamic and one of a kind mother, Jackie Collins, who died of breast cancer today," the Collins family tells PEOPLE in a statement.

"She lived a wonderfully full life and was adored by her family, friends and the millions of readers who she has been entertaining for over 4 decades. She was a true inspiration, a trail blazer for women in fiction and a creative force. She will live on through her characters but we already miss her beyond words."

Diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer six-and-a-half years ago, Collins, 77, chose to keep her illness almost entirely to herself, confiding primarily in her three daughters, Tracy, 54, Tiffany, 48, and Rory, 46.

Collins, who sat down with PEOPLE on Sept. 14 at her Beverly Hills home for what would be her last interview, had no regrets about the decision to keep her cancer journey private while she embraced a very full life until her very last days. "Looking back, I'm not sorry about anything I did," she said during the far-ranging interview that saw her spirited, warm and utterly at peace.

"I did it my way, as Frank Sinatra would say. I've written five books since the diagnosis, I've lived my life, I've travelled all over the world, I have not turned down book tours and no one has ever known until now when I feel as though I should come out with it," said Collins, whose treatments over the years included a lumpectomy, radiation and various drug courses and combinations.

"Now I want to save other people's lives."

Jackie Collins

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While Collins was a prolific writer for over four decades – more than 500 million copies of her novels have been sold around the globe and her latest book, The Santangelos hit shelves in June – it was her family, including her sister, actress Joan Collins, brother, Bill, her daughters and six grandchildren that brought her the most pleasure.

"I love being with my family," she said. "I love sitting out by the pool and watching my [grandkids] play."

As for her daughters, she said last week, "I'm so proud of them" and, her voice breaking, Collins added, "I want them to feel secure and I want them to feel whatever happens, I'll always be there."

Jackie Collins

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Memorial services in both the United States and the United Kingdom will be held privately. The Collins family asks that in lieu of flowers, donations be sent to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Organization (in the U.S.) and Penny Brohn Cancer Care (in the U.K.)



ABOUT HER
Jacqueline Jill "Jackie" Collins OBE (4 October 1937 – 19 September 2015) was an English novelist. She has written a total of 32 novels, all of which have appeared on The New York Times bestsellers list. In total, her books have sold over 500 million copies and have been translated into 40 languages. Eight of her novels have been adapted for the screen, either as films or television mini-series. 
         Collins was born in Hampstead, London in 1937, the younger daughter of Elsa Bessant and Joseph William Collins (died 1988), a theatrical agent whose clients included Shirley Bassey, The Beatles and Tom Jones. Collins' South African-born father was Jewish and her British mother was Anglican.  A middle child, Collins has an elder sister, actress Joan Collins (b. 1933) and a younger brother, Bill (b. 1946).
Collins attended Francis Holland School, an independent day school for girls in London. She was expelled from the school at age 15; after which she threw her school uniform into the Thames. For a brief period Jackie also was a stage singer and appeared alongside a very young Des O'Connor when they both featured in the billing for Lonnie Donegan on his UK tour about 1958. During this period she reportedly had a brief affair with Marlon Brando, who was 29 at the time.
Like her sister, Collins began appearing in acting roles in a series of British B movies in the 1950s. She also made appearances in the 1960s ITC television series Danger Man and The Saint before giving up an acting career. Since then, she has played herself in a few television series, including Minder in 1980.




        Collins' first novel, The World Is Full of Married Men, was published in 1968.
Others are:

• The Stud (1969)
• Sunday Simmons & Charlie Brick (later Sinners) (1971)
• Lovehead (later The Love Killers) (1974)
• The World Is Full of Divorced Women (1975)
• Lovers and Gamblers (1977)
• The Bitch (1979)
• Rock Star (1988)
• American Star (1993)
• Thrill! (1998)
• Lovers & Players (2006)
• Married Lovers (2008)
• Poor Little Bitch Girl (2009)—Although one of the novel's main characters originates from the Lucky Santangelo novels, and the core character of the series, Lucky, makes a brief appearance, Poor Little Bitch Girl is not considered part of the series.
• The Power Trip (2012)

Hollywood series

• Hollywood Wives (1983)
• Hollywood Husbands (1986)
• Hollywood Kids (1994)
• Hollywood Wives: The New Generation (2001)
• Hollywood Divorces (2003)

Santangelo novels

• Chances (1981)
• Lucky (1985)
• Lady Boss (1990)
• Vendetta: Lucky's Revenge (1996)
• Dangerous Kiss (1999)
• Drop Dead Beautiful (2007)
• Goddess of Vengeance (2011)
• Confessions of a Wild Child (2013)

Madison Castelli series

• L. A. Connections (serialised novel):
  • Power (1998)
  • Obsession (1998)
  • Murder (1998)
  • Revenge (1998)
• Lethal Seduction (2000)
• Deadly Embrace (2002)

Other

• The Lucky Santangelo Cookbook (2014)

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