Katie Price has been seen holding a pregnancy test in her latest Instagram videoCredit: Katie Price/Facebook/BackgirdIt comes after she claimed she was expecting a baby with husband Lee AndrewsCredit: Instagram/@wesleeeandrewsThe pair married last month and have now made their vows legalCredit: BackGrid
In her apparent baby announcement, Katie was also quick to take a swipe at Lee’s ex partner Alana Percival, who he was engaged to last year.
In a shock rant, Katie took to social media and said: “Alana I know rejection doesn’t feel nice and I’m married to Lee Andrews the man you want and will never have again.
“Your constant lies and put downs is clearly showing how bitter you are, go live your life little girl.
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Failed actor is just another title to add toLee’s questionable CV, after he claimed to have once worked as the Director of Philanthropy at The Prince’s Trust (now The King’s Trust)
Lee also shared images – since proven to be AI – of him working with Elon Musk and Kim Kardashian
It’s been revealed shameless Lee told former girlfriends that he had studied at Cambridge University, and has a PhD in biotechnology science
But The Sun has seen a response from the university explaining it could not find a record of Lee being registered as a student with a date of birth they had provided
His LinkedIn profile says Lee has been a Member of the Board of Advisors to the Labour Party since 2015
Lee was also mocked for repeating theexact same wedding proposalon Katie – that he did for another woman just four months ago.
“I know the truth and your now embarrassing yourself, go and have the little respect for yourself that’s left.
“I know all about you and who you are.
“At least I’m the real woman he has found and deserves, but please just enjoy watching us build our empire as I’m having his child.
“I’ll enjoy the ride and big d*** energy now, I’m in the saddle.
“He’s the most beautiful human I know who never took anything from you.”
Katie furiously added: “Now disappear back under that bridge you irrelevant little troll.”
While Lee also appeared to confirm the baby news by sharing a picture of him and Katie and writing: “Perfect couple, soon to be triple.”
Over the weekend, he shared an image seemingly showing him cradling Katie’s tummy with his hand.
Last month Alana, 32, and Crystal, 40, told The Sun exclusively how they were hoodwinked by the businessman — branding him a lying swindler who preys on women.
Katie asked her Instagram followers to subscribe to find the truth about her pregnancyCredit: Katie Price/Facebook/BackgirdShe married Lee after just two weeksCredit: wesleeandrews/InstagramOver the weekend, they showed off their new Wedding CertificatesCredit: BackGridKatie has five children currentlyCredit: Getty
KATIE Price appears to be planning to double down on defying her family’s warning about her husband – by marrying him for a second time.
The 47-year-old wed Lee Andrews last month in a whirlwind ceremony in Dubai just days after meeting in person.
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Katie Price posted about having another weddingCredit: InstagramShe wed Lee Andrews last monthCredit: Instagram/@wesleeeandrewsShe appears to be thinking about her second wedding dressCredit: BackGrid
Weeks after breaking up with Married At First Sight’s JJ Slater,Katie posted photos of her wedding proposal, with flowers spelling “Will you marry me?” at Dubai’s Burj Khalifa hotel.
He has not yet travelled to the UK to meet her family or kids.
Katie Price’s relationship history
We take a look back at the highs and lows of Katie Price’s relationship history.
1996-1998: Katie got engaged to Gladiators star Warren Furman – aka Ace – with a £3,000 ring. But their relationship didn’t make it as far as ‘I do’.
1998-2000: Katie described Dane Bowers as ‘the love of her life’ but she broke up with the singer after he allegedly cheated on her.
2001: Footballer Dwight Yorke is the father of Katie’s eldest child Harvey. He has had very little to do with his son throughout his life.
2002: Rebounding from Dwight, Katie famously had one night of passion with Pop Idol star Gareth Gates, allegedly taking his virginity.
2002-2004: Katie was dating Scott Sullivan when she entered the jungle for I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here!. He threatened to “punch Peter’s lights out” when chemistry blossomed between her and Peter Andre.
2004-2009: The jungle romance resulted in Katie marrying Aussie pop star Peter. They had two kids, Junior and Princess, before their bitter split in 2009.
2010-2011: Fresh from her break-up with Peter, Katie enjoyed a whirlwind relationship and marriage with cage fighter Alex Reid. They split 20 months after their Las Vegas wedding.
2011: Katie briefly dated model Danny Cipriani… but it ended as quickly as it begun.
2011-2012: They didn’t speak the same language, but Katie got engaged to Argentinian model Leandro Penna in 2011. He later fled home to South America.
2012-2018: Wedding bells rang once more after Katie met Kieran Hayler in 2013. They eventually called it quits after a rocky marriage.
2018-2019: Katie moved on quickly with Kris Boyson. They had an on-off romance for one year and even got engaged. They split for good in 2019.
2019: Katie was linked to Charles Drury during her on-off relationship with Kris. Charles, who also dated Lauren Goodger, has always denied being in “official relationship” with her.
2020-2023: Car salesman Carl Woods took a shine to Katie in 2020. Their relationship was up and down for three years. They broke up for a final time last year.
2024-2026: After weeks of rumours, Katie confirmed her relationship with Married At First Sight star JJ Slater in February 2024. The pair split in January 2026 after two years together.
2026: Katie shocked fans when she revealed she had married Dubai-based businessman Lee Andrews after a 48-hour engagement and only knowing him a week.
The cause of death for Victoria Jones, the daughter of Hollywood legend Tommy Lee Jones, has been revealed a month and a half after she was found dead in a hotel in San Francisco on New Year’s Day.
The San Francisco medical examiner released a report Tuesday ruling her death accidental, the result of the toxic effects of cocaine. The 34-year-old was discovered dead at the Fairmont San Francisco in the early hours of Jan. 1.
San Francisco police responded to a call at 3:14 a.m. regarding a report of a deceased person at the hotel. Officers met with medics at the scene who declared an adult female dead.
Jones briefly pursued acting, making a cameo alongside her father in “Men in Black II” (2002) and later appearing in “The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada” (2005), which was directed by her father. She later largely remained out of the spotlight and struggled with substance abuse.
In August 2023, her father petitioned that she be placed under temporary conservatorship, according to Marin County court records.
At the time of the filing, she was under a 14-day involuntary psychiatric hold at a hospital in the community of Greenbrae, and her father wanted her to be transferred to a rehabilitation facility, according to a copy of the petition acquired by the San Francisco Chronicle.
“The proposed conservatee needs to recover and work towards sobriety,” the petition stated. “For these reasons, the proposed conservatee will suffer irreparable harm if her residence is not changed from a hospital to a rehab facility.”
Margaret Caron Schmierer was granted temporary conservatorship over Jones in August 2023. Jones retained an attorney and fought the conservatorship.
Then, in December 2023, Tommy Lee Jones filed a petition for the convervatorship to be terminated, which was granted, court records show.
In 2025, Jones was arrested twice in Napa County.
She was charged with three misdemeanor counts — being under the influence of a controlled substance, possession of a narcotic and obstruction of a peace officer — from an incident on April 26. She was later charged with misdemeanor domestic battery from an incident on June 13, court records show. She pleaded not guilty to all charges and the cases remained open at the time of her death.
Jones was the daughter of Tommy Lee and ex-wife Kimberlea Cloughley. She is also survived by her older brother, Austin Jones.
Tommy Lee Jones is known for his Academy Award-winning role as U.S. Marshal Sam Gerard in “The Fugitive” (1993) alongside other iconic roles such as Agent K in “Men in Black” (1997) and as Sheriff Ed Tom Bell in “No Country for Old Men” (2007).
Staff writer Tracy Brown contributed to this report
THE cause of death of Victoria Jones, the daughter of Hollywood legend Tommy Lee Jones, has been revealed after more than a month.
The 34-year-old was tragically found dead at a luxury San Francisco hotel in the early hours of New Year’s Day.
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The cause of death of Victoria Jones, the daughter of Hollywood legend Tommy Lee Jones, has been revealedCredit: AFPDesperate attempts to revive her failed and she was pronounced dead at the sceneCredit: AlamyOfficials have now confirmed the former child star died from a cocaine overdoseCredit: Getty
Officials have now confirmed the former child star died from a cocaine overdose.
Today, the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in San Francisco announced that Victoria’s death was due to the “toxic effects of cocaine” and ruled it an accident.
Victoria Kafka Jones was the daughter of the actor Tommy and his ex-wife Kimberlea Cloughley, who divorced in 1996.
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Her heartbroken family spoke out the day following her death, saying: “We appreciate all of the kind words, thoughts, and prayers.
“Please respect our privacy during this difficult time. Thank you.”
In the year before her death, Victoria was arrested at least twiceCredit: Napa County Department of CorrectionsVictoria acted as a child, appearing in Men in Black IICredit: GettyAlthough she stepped away from acting, Victoria still appeared with her father at public eventsCredit: James Mccauley
Victoria acted as a child, appearing in Men in Black II and later The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada.
She also made a one-episode appearance on One Tree Hill.
Although she stepped away from acting, Victoria still appeared with her father at public events.
In the year before her death, Victoria was arrested at least twice, court records show.
A police report was made in April last year by her husband, Navek Ceja, 44, who alleged she had been taking cocaine, the Daily Mail reports.
He claimed his wife had been using the drug over a 48 hour period while staying at his family’s luxury winery in Napa.
Cops arrived at the scene and said Jones was talking quickly and “was fighting with her body movements”.
She tried to fight away the officers and claimed the 911 call was a mistake, the report adds.
Jones later admitted to using cocaine and was taken to a local jail where officers found a white powder inside her coat.
She was charged with being under the influence of drugs, resisting arrest and possessing a controlled substance.
Two months later, Jones and Ceja reportedly got into a heated fight at the Carneros Resort and Spa in Sonoma.
Ceja, 44, told police that they got into an argument after he confronted her about her drug and alcohol use.
Jones allegedly slapped Ceja around the face twice.
Police were called and Jones was arrested and taken back to the Napa County Jail where she was charged with a misdemeanour domestic violence charge.
Both of the cases were never resolved with Jones due to be in court on the domestic violence count on January 20.
Victoria made a one-episode appearance on One Tree HillCredit: ShutterstockThe former child star was found dead on New Years DayCredit: ShutterstockVictoria Kafka Jones was the daughter of the actor Tommy and his ex-wife Kimberlea CloughleyCredit: Getty
KATIE Price and her new husband Lee have insisted they’re the “strongest” and most “beautiful” couple they know as they revealed their plans to return to the UK.
The former glamour model, 47, tied the knot with the businessman in a secret ceremony last month and they’re currently on their honeymoon in Dubai, where he lives full time.
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Katie Price and Lee Andrews have revealed they are both set to return to EnglandCredit: wesleeandrews/InstagramKatie and her new husband have claimed they’re ‘strongest’ and most ‘beautiful’ couple they knowCredit: wesleeandrews/InstagramThe Sun recently revealed Katie had put a deposit down on a pad in the UAECredit: wesleeandrews/Instagram
Lee Andrews was supposed to come to UK a few weeks ago but he claimed he was forced to delay his flight to look at properties for the pair to live in.
While fans of Katie were convinced it was because he wasn’t allowed to leave the country, we revealed Katie has put a deposit down on a pad in the UAE.
The loved-up pair have now revealed their both returning to the UK and it could be very soon.
Katie said: “So yeah we’re still in Dubai and we are coming to England very soon.
KATIE Price has hit out at “snakes” and “bitter people” as she furiously hits back at claims about her new husband Lee.
The former glamour model, 47,tied the knotwith the businessman in a secret ceremony last month and they’recurrently on honeymooninDubai, where he lives full time.
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Katie Price has hit out at “snakes” and “bitter people” as she furiously hits back at claims about her new husband LeeCredit: wesleeandrews/InstagramThe former glamour model, 47, tied the knot with the businessman in a secret ceremony last month and they’re currently on honeymoon in DubaiCredit: wesleeandrews/Instagram
In the video clip, Lee andKatiewere seen shopping in a pet store together, with Katie completely besotted with what appeared to be a Pomeranian or Spitz puppy.
A loved up Katie added text to the clip which read: “@wesleeeandrews has given me more love more security more respect.
“And proven that everything that’s been said about him is absolute BS by bitter people and snakes in all areas.”
A source has told The Sun that Katie has been talking about moving there and is already thinking about places to live.
The onlooker said: “She was in a restaurant and I recognised her immediately – she was talking about a property she’s buying out here [Dubai] so they could move here for good, and her husband was laying it on thick – telling her exactly what she wanted to hear, how great he’d make it.
“She was lapping it up. He was selling her a dream but I got a bad vibe from him.”
Katie’s fans and family are worried about her as she spends more time awayCredit: wesleeandrews/InstagramKatie shocked fans when she revealed that she had married Lee in a quickie weddingCredit: wesleeandrews/InstagramKatie’s pals have told The Sun she has put down a deposit on a property in Dubai.Credit: Splash
South Korean President Lee Jae-myung speaks during the National Startup Era Strategy Meeting to discuss strategies to nurture startups at the main building of the Cheong Wa Dae presidential office in Seoul, South Korea, 30 January 2026. File. Photo by YONHAP / EPA
Feb. 13 (Asia Today) — South Korean President Lee Jae-myung’s approval rating rose 5 percentage points from the previous week to 63%, marking his highest level this year, according to a poll released Thursday by Gallup Korea.
The survey of 1,003 adults nationwide, conducted Monday through Wednesday, found that 63% of respondents said Lee was “doing well” in handling state affairs.
Those who said he was “doing poorly” fell 3 percentage points to 26%, while 11% said they had no opinion.
Among reasons for positive evaluations, “economy and people’s livelihoods” ranked highest at 16%, followed by “real estate policy” at 11% and “foreign affairs” at 10%.
For negative evaluations, “real estate policy” and “economy and people’s livelihoods” were each cited by 15% of respondents. “Foreign affairs” accounted for 9%, while 7% cited concerns about “authoritarian leadership.”
Regionally, approval was highest in Gwangju and South Jeolla Province at 81%, followed by Daejeon, Sejong and South Chungcheong Province at 69%. Support stood at 63% in Busan, Ulsan and South Gyeongsang Province, 62% in Incheon and Gyeonggi Province and 58% in Seoul. Daegu and North Gyeongsang Province recorded the lowest approval at 49%.
By age group, support was strongest among respondents in their 40s at 75%, followed by those in their 50s at 70%, 30s at 66% and 60s at 65%. Approval among those 70 and older was 57%, while respondents ages 18 to 29 showed the lowest support at 39%.
Support for the Democratic Party rose 3 percentage points from the previous week to 44%, while backing for the People Power Party fell 3 percentage points to 22%.
The poll was conducted via telephone interviews using randomly selected mobile virtual numbers. It had a margin of error of plus or minus 3.1 percentage points at a 95% confidence level. The contact rate was 40.4% and the response rate was 13.3%.
KATIE Price has sent a clear public signal that her feud with Peter Andre is over with a tell-tale social media U-turn – just days after the pair’s legal agreement to no longer slam each other.
After calling a truce for their children Princess, 17, and Junior, 19, Katie has shown she really is committed to moving forward.
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Katie Price has thawed her frosty relationship with ex PeteCredit: instagramPeter Andre is now following Katie Price on social mediaCredit: GettyKatie and Peter were together for four and a half years before their bitter splitCredit: Refer to source
More than a decade after their shock divorce, eagle eyed fans spotted that Katie Price is once again following her ex-husband on Instagram.
Katie recently stunned fans by marrying self-proclaimed businessman Lee Andrews just ten days after they first met.
The former glamour model walked down the aisle for the fourth time after the pair hit it off online following her split from boyfriend of two years JJ Slater.
Katie and Peter recently revealed they had struck a legal agreement not to speak negatively about each other in public again.
In a joint statement shared on social media, they said: “Katie Price and Peter Andre have decided to close the door on the past and move forward into a new chapter with positivity and respect.
“We are both focused on creating a calm and supportive environment for our children.
“We have reached a mutual agreement, both legally and personally confirming that neither of us will speak negatively about the other going forward.
The statement ended by saying: “This decision reflects a shared commitment to our family and stability.”
Peter’s profile shows he recently followed his ex-wifeKatie has followed Pete for the first time since 2021Credit: INSTAGRAM @KATIEPRICEKatie and Peter have called a truce for the sake of their children Princess and JuniorCredit: Getty
In a rare public outburst last summer, Peter, 52, broke years of silence to hit back at ex-wife Katie, 47, after comments she made about their children on her podcast.
Katie had claimed daughter Princess was living with her and previously said she was banned from the set of Princess’s ITV show.
Peter said he had stayed silent for 16 years “in the face of repeated lies” but felt he had to speak out, insisting Junior and Princess had been in his care since 2018 under a legally binding court order issued in 2019.
He also referenced past court rulings in 2011 and 2015, which found Katie had made false claims and ordered her to pay damages, adding that further allegations would be addressed “in the coming months.”
Katie and Peter were together for around four and a half years, married for three, before their shock split in 2009.
These days Katie is splitting her time between the UK and Dubai as new husband Lee is unable to leave the UAE.
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Katie’s family are said to have concerns about their whirlwind romance, despite the star insisting “I’m a grown a**e woman” in a defiant video shared before she jetted off to see Lee.
A source told The Sun: “They’re all so worried that Katie is paying for everything or being tricked or talked into handing over money to him.
“He says he’s a millionaire but it’s not clear if he actually has any money or how he makes it.”
Before jetting back out to the UAE to be with Lee, Katie took to social media to insist she was happy and that there was nothing to worry about.
She said: “I bet everyone’s thinking, ‘What’s going on in the Katie Price world?’ Well you guys tell me because I’m reading it as it unfolds, just like you.”
Katie Price reunited with husband Lee Andrews in DubaiCredit: wesleeandrews/InstagramPeter Andre is married to doctor Emily MacDonaghCredit: Instagram / @peterandre
She’s been jetting back and forth to the country despite concern from her loved ones about her new husband being a swindler.
Despite Katie saying her latest trip would be a short one, there doesn’t look like any sign she will be heading back to the UK soon.
The post comes after her mother married Lee in a shockingly sudden ceremonyCredit: wesleeandrews/Instagram
A source has told The Sun that Katie has been talking about moving there and is already thinking about places to live.
The onlooker said: “She was in a restaurant and I recognised her immediately – she was talking about a property she’s buying out here [Dubai] so they could move here for good, and her husband was laying it on thick – telling her exactly what she wanted to hear, how great he’d make it.
“She was lapping it up. He was selling her a dream but I got a bad vibe from him.”
The Sun understands Katie’s family, including her children, Princess and Junior Andre, had no idea she was getting married for a fourth time.
A source said: “Kate married Lee without telling anyone – the whole family are completely horrified.
“It is moving very fast and they are concerned about Kate’s frame of mind.
“No one knows who Lee really is and whether he is any good for her.
“It’s all total chaos at the moment and no one has a clue what is happening.”
Katie didn’t even tell her children she was getting married, leaving them blindsidedCredit: Instagram/Princess_andreShe’s loved up and highly considering moving to DubaiCredit: Instagram
Six months and 16 Oscar nominations ago, Delroy Lindo hopped on a Zoom call with the awards consultants running the campaign for Ryan Coogler’s genre-defying American horror story, “Sinners.” Actors don’t often participate in these meetings. But Lindo had received so much love for his turn as bluesman Delta Slim since “Sinners” premiered in April, he figured, “Why not sit in?” Mostly, he just wanted to ask one simple question: How can we make the most of this moment?
“I don’t know what their answer was, but it seems to have worked,” I tell him over lunch recently.
Lindo starts rapping on the wood table separating us and doesn’t stop until I ask if he’s a man given to superstition.
“Can I tell you where I think it comes from?” he asks. “I’m acutely aware absolutely nothing is promised. There’s no such thing as a sure thing. Anything can happen. So in knocking wood, one is trying to increase one’s chances that the outcome will be what one wants.”
So you’ve been knocking on wood for the last six months?
Now I’m the one who’s laughing, which Lindo appreciates. But he has more to say on the subject.
“You have to understand something,” he continues. “When an actor does a piece of work and it really touches people and has an impact like it did with Delta Slim and ‘Sinners,’ you can’t help but think how it might be broadened. I try to maintain an emotional distance because I have no control over much of it. Awards season.” He shakes his head. “So …” Lindo pounds on the table again. “Knock … on … wood.”
You want an illustration of the unpredictable nature of the acting profession? Lindo and I wouldn’t be at this table talking and rapping and toasting the first Oscar nomination of his long career if one particular cut of “Sinners,” the version Coogler showed him at the Imax headquarters in Playa Vista more than a year ago, had gone out into the world.
Lindo, left, on the set of “Sinners” with co-star Michael B. Jordan and writer-director Ryan Coogler.
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If you’ve seen the film, you’ll no doubt remember Delta Slim delivering a monologue in the car riding to the juke joint with Stack (Michael B. Jordan) and Preacher Boy (Miles Caton) where he recalls the lynching of a fellow musician. The scene ends with Lindo breaking into a guttural humming and drumming, expressing pain that transcends words.
When Lindo saw the movie that first time, the monologue had been truncated, and the scene preceding it, where their car passes a chain gang and Delta Slim stands and exhorts the prisoners to “hold your heads,” was gone too.
After the credits finished rolling and the lights came up, Coogler asked Lindo what he thought of the film. Lindo looked at him. “Can we talk, man?” They went outside, and Lindo laid out in his steady, resonant baritone why he thought Coogler needed to reinstate the chain-gang scene, which reveals Delta Slim’s origin story — and surely, since the chain-gang scene is intertwined with the monologue in the car, that should go back into the movie too.
“What Ryan did so brilliantly is he took the time to introduce all of the main characters in their native environments so the audience gets invested in them and what they mean to the community,” Lindo says. “For Delta Slim, those scenes were the fundamental building blocks.”
“The Delta Slim monologue had a lot of ‘Is it in, is it out?’ debate,” “Sinners” film editor Michael P. Shawver says. “But I knew in my heart and soul I was never going let the movie out without that being in it.”
Coogler, it turns out, saw it that way too.
Delroy Lindo.
(Bexx Francois / For The Times)
“I couldn’t imagine making a movie about the blues without giving some deeper context on what that music really signifies,” Coogler writes in an email. “It’s easy to get lost in the rhythm and the artistry of it all, but the blues was born from a lot of pain and adversity in a particular time and place. When I wrote the script, I felt like I needed a living, breathing embodiment of that, and Delroy nailed it.”
“We could have filmed that monologue a thousand different times and it would have taken on new life with each take,” Coogler continues. “The gut-punch way he ends it, going from telling the story of a lynching to drumming along and humming … it’s macabre, sorrowful and beautiful all at the same time. It shows you exactly why Delroy’s such a masterful actor. If you ever needed to give someone the world’s fastest lesson in what the blues is about, he gives it to you right there.”
“God bless him,” Lindo says.
“Working for the camera, we’re at the mercy of the editing process,” Lindo notes. He speaks slowly, deliberately, always choosing his words carefully because language is important to him. It’s his currency.
How does he feel about that loss of control?
“It’s scary,” Lindo says. “One had better make one’s peace with that very quickly. If you don’t, you will get your feelings hurt. It’ll be a problem.”
Asked to pinpoint when he came to terms with that, Lindo remembers “Clockers,” the 1995 Spike Lee crime drama in which he played the intimidating drug kingpin Rodney Little. It was his third collaboration with Lee, following “Malcolm X” and “Crooklyn,” and the two enjoyed a mutual respect and rapport. But Lee still cut three of Lindo’s scenes, which Lindo understood — “kind of, sort of.” Lee was looking at the larger story. Those scenes weren’t essential.
“Making one’s peace with it is not the same as accepting it and being happy with it,” Lindo says, raising an index finger, a gesture he often makes when telling you something he considers important. “It’s just the way it is. It’s a fact of life.”
When talking about his career, Lindo, 73, tells me more than once that “it’s not where you start, it’s where you finish.”
The first time he tells me this we are talking about one of his early lead acting turns, starring in the 1983 Yale Repertory Theatre production of “A Raisin in the Sun,” the story of a struggling Black family dealing with discrimination in 1950s South Chicago. Lindo played the frustrated patriarch, Walter Lee, and won some strong reviews. But he felt like he was the “weak link” in the production. In a GQ profile, it was written that Lindo, born in London, couldn’t convince himself that the African American experience was his to interpret.
“Nope,” Lindo says. “I did not say that.” Again, the index finger. “You’re giving me the opportunity to set the record straight.” He pauses and closes his eyes. “Doing that play, I had an inner monologue playing in my head that cast doubt on my ability to play the part successfully. And it continued and it grew. It became a tape and then an album and then a series of albums. It eroded my confidence.”
“You know what it was?” he continues. “It was a self-esteem issue. It was an issue of me saying to myself, ‘You’re not good enough. You want to do one of the great parts in the theater? No. You don’t have it.’ Now, what’s the root of all that?” Lindo laughs, clasps his hands together and raises them. “The roots of that are food for myself and a therapist.”
But there is a happy ending to the story. Lindo was cast once more as Walter Lee, for a production of “A Raisin in the Sun” mounted at the Kennedy Center in 1986. Lloyd Richards again was directing, indicating to Lindo that maybe he wasn’t as bad as he thought he had been. Richards did tell Lindo that he needed to jettison some of the neurotic choices he was making as an actor.
“Those are the words he used, ‘neurotic choices,’” Lindo says, shaking his head. He pauses. “Man, I’m giving you a lot here. But it’s OK. You know why it’s OK?”
Because you’re enjoying our conversation? I venture.
Delroy Lindo.
(Bexx Francois / For The Times)
“No,” Lindo says. “I’m not particularly enjoying telling you about my failures. But this was an absolute period of growth for me as an actor all because I learned the most important thing: preparation, preparation, preparation.”
For his reprise of “A Raisin in the Sun,” Lindo called musical multihyphenate Oscar Brown Jr. and asked if he could fly to Chicago and pick his brain about life on the city’s South Side in the 1950s. Lindo walked the streets where “Raisin” playwright Lorraine Hansberry lived, steeping himself in what it meant to exist in that place and time. After that, the tape was no longer playing in his head, even when co-star Esther Rolle’s face fell after she realized that Lindo had been cast as Walter Lee. She thought she’d be headlining with Glynn Turman, but Turman had dropped out.
“Eight days, maybe nine into rehearsals, Esther turned to me — and this is when I knew it was going to be all right — and she said, ‘You’re a nice actor,’” Lindo remembers, smiling.
Preparation, preparation, preparation. For Delta Slim, Lindo read books on the blues, listened to Son House, Muddy Waters and Howlin’ Wolf and immersed himself in the culture of the Mississippi Delta. When it came time to shoot that monologue in the car, he was ready. On the next-to-last take, Lindo improvised, letting music take the place of words. Jordan went with it, turning to Caton in character, saying, “You got that guitar in your hand, don’t you, boy?” Caton begins playing.
“Man, we were all in the work,” Lindo says.
Where did that improvisation come from? I ask.
“It’s the musical manifestation of the pain I’m feeling,” Lindo says. “It’s the only thing I know how to do in that moment.”
It’s the blues.
“It’s the blues, man,” Lindo says. “I’ve heard it said numerous times: That’s where the blues comes from. And as an actor who participated in that moment, communicating that is extraordinary and profoundly gratifying.”
KATIE Price has put down a deposit on a property in Dubai, pals tell The Sun.
The former glamour flew back to the country over the weekend to visit her “Walter Mitty” husband Lee Andrews.
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Katie Price reunited with husband Lee Andrews in DubaiCredit: wesleeandrews/InstagramKatie Price and husband Andrew Lee AndrewsCredit: Instagram/@wesleeeandrews
Katie, 47, said it would be a short trip for a honeymoon following their quickie wedding.
But pals fear she is planning to relocate to Dubai for good.
A source said: “Katie said she had found a property in Dubai and has put down money.
“She is really excited and thinks she is going to have her happy ending with Lee.
“But those close to Katie fear this could be the start of a potential scam.
“She was only supposed to be in Dubai for two days but she’s still not returned home.
“Katie says she is busy planning her new life with Lee and has splashed the cash on this property – but it’s making her closest friends and family anxious.
“They’re concerned about his motives and that is only natural given what some of his ex partners have said.”
The Sun reported last month how two of Lee’s former partners, Alana Percival and Crystal Janke, had issued stark warnings to the mum-of-five.
Alana, who was engaged to Lee, told Katie to “run to the hills” and branded Lee a “liar” and a “narcissist”.
Crystal echoed her sentiment and warned Katie not to give Lee money. It comes after The Sun revealed how businessman Lee lives a Walter Mitty style existence in Dubai.
He was also claimed to be speaking to multiple women at the same time, with single mum Tina Prodromou alleging Lee was sending her mucky messages in December saying what he would do to her “when we are married”.
Katie Price’s money worries
REALITY star Katie Price has faced multiple bankruptcy hearings.
Katie was then declared bankrupt again in March 2024 for over £750,000 in unpaid tax.
In August 2024, a warrant was issued for her arrest for failing to attend a hearing.
She later had a private interview and a public exam for the second bankruptcy which was set for April 2025.
As per reports, Katie remains under strict income payment orders until 2027.
Lee calls himself Dr Lee Andrews and says he founded Aura Sustainable Vehicles on Linkedin.
He also claims he is the founder of Blue Diamond Resorts, now Royalton Hotels and Resorts.
But in a statement to The Sun, they denied this and said: “We can confirm that Dr Wes Lee Andrews (also known as Lee Andrews) is not the founder of Blue Diamond Resorts.
“Based on our corporate records, he has not been affiliated with the company in any professional capacity.”
Katie Price’s new husband Lee Andrews has a penchant for using AI to generate and edit images of himselfCredit: FacebookLee looks very different in several unedited snaps shared on the internetCredit: Instagram
Andrew lists himself as a Director of Philanthropy at the Prince’s Trust — now the King’s Trust.
But they denied his involvement and said Lee does not hold the role of Director of Philanthropy, and it has no record of him as a volunteer, or under the moniker Weslee Andrews, which he uses online.
Another claim by Lee was that he had been a Member of the Board of Advisors to the Labour Party since 2015.
A Labour insider denied his claim to The Sun and said: “We don’t have a board of advisors and he doesn’t work with us.”
Lee’s former fiancee Alana warned: “Lee doesn’t know what’s fact and what’s fiction.
“It’s worrying because I think he believes his own lies.”
The newlyweds tied the knot in JanuaryCredit: InstagramThey got wed in Dubai and are now enjoying their honeymoon in DubaiCredit: Instagram/@wesleeeandrews
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A fight between the Detroit Pistons and Charlotte Hornets in the third quarter of Monday night’s game, resulted in four player ejections.
Charlotte’s Moussa Diabate and Miles Bridges were tossed, along with Detroit’s Jalen Duren and Isaiah Stewart. Hornets coach Charles Lee was ejected in the fourth quarter after he had to be restrained from going after an official while arguing a call.
The Pistons won the game 110-104.
Duren had the ball and was driving toward the basket with just over seven minutes left in the third period when he was fouled by Diabate. Duren turned around to get face-to-face with Diabate and the two appeared to butt heads. Duren then hit Diabate in the face with his open right hand, starting a confrontation that lasted more than 30 seconds and ultimately ended with a brief police presence on the floor.
While Pistons forward Tobias Harris was holding Diabate back, Diabate threw a punch at Duren. Duren walked away and Bridges charged at him, throwing a left-handed punch. Duren retaliated with a punch. Diabate attempted to charge again at Duren and had to be held back.
Stewart left the bench to confront Bridges, who responded with a punch, and the players tussled. At one point, Stewart got Bridges in a headlock and delivered mutiple left-handed blows to his head.
Duren called it an “overly competitive game.”
“Emotions were flaring,” Duren said. “At the end of the day, we would love to keep it basketball, but things happen. Everybody was just playing hard.”
Duren said that opposing NBA teams have been trying to “get in our head” all season.
“This isn’t the first time that people have tried to be like extra aggressive with us and talk to us, whatever the case may be,” Duren said. “But as a group we have done an OK job of handling that energy and intensity. At the end of the day, emotions got high with everybody being competitive. Things happen.”
Duren did not say how the fight started, referring reporters instead to the video replays.
The Hornets did not make Bridges and Diabate available for interviews after the game.
However, Bridges took to Instagram late Monday night to say: “Sorry Hornets nation! Sorry Hornets Organization! Always gonna protect my teammates forever.”
“It looked like two guys got into a heated conversation and it just kind of spiraled from there,” Lee said.
Crew chief John Goble said in a pool report after the game that the players were ejected because they “engaged in fighting activity during the dead ball. After review, we assessed fighting fouls and by rule they were ejected from the game.”
Pistons coach J.B. Bickerstaff defended his players after the game.
“Our guys deal with a lot, but they’re not the ones that initiated, they’re not the ones who crossed the line tonight,” Bickerstaff said. “It was clear, through frustration, because of what J.D. (Duren) was doing, that they crossed the line. I hate that it got as ugly as it got.
“That’s not something that you ever want to see,” Bickerstaff added, “but if a guy throws a punch at you, you have a responsibility to protect yourself. That’s what happened tonight. If you go back and watch the film, they’re the ones who initiated crossing the line and our guy had to defend himself.”
Tensions continued to mount at the Spectrum Center after the fight.
Midway through the fourth quarter, Lee was ejected and had to be restrained by Hornets guard Brandon Miller while yelling at officials for a no-call after Charlotte’s Grant Williams collided with Detroit’s Paul Reed.
“Grant was walking down the paint and barely touched somebody and the guy fell over and that is what we are going to call a foul,” Lee said. “They have a hard job to make these calls, but I don’t think that was the consistency with which that had been called the rest of the game.”
As for being ejected, Lee said he has to have more control of emotions moving forward.
Katie Price has shown off her new husband Lee to Kerry KatonaCredit: wesleeeandrews/InstagramKatie has introduced Lee to Kerry and her Celebs Go Dating boyfriendCredit: wesleeeandrews/InstagramThe long-time friends were seen enjoying some sun as they holidayed with their partnersCredit: wesleeeandrews/InstagramKerry and Katie’s new husband have hit it offCredit: wesleeeandrews/Instagram
Lee posted the holiday photos on his Instagram Stories – marking Katie’s recent return to the Middle East.
She displayed the results of her £2k bum lift as she posed in snaps with Lee, Kerry and her Celebs Go Dating boyfriend Paolo Margaglione.
The foursome posed for pictures together while enjoying their Dubai getaway.
Bikini-clad Kerry and Katie looked relaxed and happy as they styled out some pictures in the sunshine showing off their toned figures and tattoos.
Katie told fans while packing for her Dubai trip: “I bet everyone’s thinking, What’s going on in the Katie Price world? Well, you guys tell me because I’m reading it as it unfolds, just like you guys.
“I’m fully aware like everyone else. I see stuff, I get sent stuff. What I want everyone to know is, I’m a grown a**e woman.
“I’m 48 this year, I’m not a young kid. I’ve learned a lot in the past few years, through therapy and learning to love myself.
“So I’m not stupid, I know what I’m doing and if I’m happy that’s all that matters.”
Defending the marriage, she added: “I’m not worried, so you don’t need to worry about anything.
“Like I say, I will do what I want to do.”
Questionable information about self-proclaimed millionaire Lee has come to light.
Katie is celebrating her marriage to husband LeeCredit: Instagram/@wesleeandrewsThe loved-up pair have reunited in DubaiCredit: wesleeandrews/InstagramKatie was joined in Dubai by her close friend KerryCredit: PA
Katie Price has reunited with her husband Lee Andrews in Dubai for their honeymoonCredit: wesleeandrews/InstagramLee has shared numerous snaps of the couple since Katie arrived in Dubai on SundayCredit: wesleeandrews/InstagramKatie’s return to Lee shows she is defying the wishes of her family, who we revealed are ‘extremely worried’ for the star amid her whirlwind new romanceCredit: Youtube/Katie Price
Alarm bells rang for Katie’s family when Lee got down on one knee after just weeks of knowing Katie, and married her a day later.
And since then, a wave of facts about who self-proclaimed millionaire Lee really is have come to light.
He was found to have faked photos of himself with celebs like Kim Kardashian and Elon Musk as well as lying about being on the Labour Party’s Board of Advisors and the Director of Philanthropy at The King’s Trust.
But seemingly ignoring any red flags, Katie appeared loved-up with Lee as she finally arrived to the middle east this weekend.
The couple, who got engaged and married in the UAE, have spent the last two weeks apart as Katie returned home to the UK and Lee stayed in Dubai.
But reunited, they enjoyed a day of sunshine by the beach, with Lee sharing a selfie with his bikini-clad wife.
In another snap, where they wrapped up warmer in jumpers, Lee wrote to his Instagram Stories: “Hubby and wife date”.
This morning, they enjoyed an al fresco breakfast date as Lee snapped a picture of their spread, which included a fruit bowl for him, chia pudding for Katie and a basket of bread and pastries.
While Lee has already shared numerous pictures from their one day together so far, Katie is yet to post anything to her social media.
Posting a new vlog of herself packing for the trip to Dubai, Katie said: “I bet everyone’s thinking what’s going on in the Katie Price world. Well you guys tell me because I’m reading it as it unfolds, just like you guys.
“I’m fully aware like everyone else, I see stuff, I get sent stuff. What I want everyone to know is, I’m a grown a**e woman.
“I’m 48 this year, I’m not a young kid. I’ve learned a lot in the past few years, through therapy and learning to love myself. So I’m not stupid, I know what I’m doing and if I’m happy that’s all that matters.”
Defending the marriage, she added: “I’m not worried, so you don’t need to worry about anything. Like I say, I will do what I want to do.”
However, The Sun reported earlier this month that her family, on the other hand, are extremely worried over the union.
A source exclusively told us: “Katie’s family and friends are so concerned about her relationship with Lee but she isn’t listening.
Adding that they didn’t want her to return to Dubai, the source also said: “Her family have read reports about Lee and are so concerned about Katie’s welfare.
“She has insisted he is a good man though and is sticking by him.”
Since arriving to Dubai, Katie has enjoyed a beach day and date night with her husbandCredit: wesleeandrews/InstagramThe couple enjoyed an al fresco breakfast together this morningMany have been concerned for Katie after a number of Lee’s claims about his job and lifestyle have been disproved, with the ‘businessman’ also having numerous AI-generated pictures with celebrities on his social mediaCredit: Instagram
A view of the National Assembly in Seoul. Photo by Asia Today
Feb. 8 (Asia Today) — South Korea’s main opposition party on Saturday criticized a U.S. congressional subpoena issued to Coupang’s Korea unit that explicitly names President Lee Jae-myung, calling it a “national embarrassment” and demanding an explanation from the government.
The People Power Party reacted after the U.S. House Judiciary Committee disclosed a subpoena sent to Coupang Korea’s interim chief executive that cites actions by South Korean authorities and public remarks by Lee.
Choi Bo-yoon, the party’s chief spokesperson, said it was troubling that the president’s full name appeared in an official document issued by a foreign legislature.
“The problem is that the public has no way of knowing what the government and the presidential office did – or failed to do – before the president’s name appeared in a U.S. congressional subpoena,” Choi said. “This is an unprecedented embarrassment for the country.”
Choi said the document details actions taken by South Korean government agencies, including the Fair Trade Commission, references to possible business suspensions, large-scale investigations and repeated data requests, as well as the president’s public comments.
“This issue goes beyond an individual case involving Coupang,” Choi said. “It reflects a situation in which presidential remarks and the government’s response have been elevated into a formal issue before the U.S. Congress.”
He added that the subpoena quoted Lee’s remarks calling for “strong punishment and massive fines,” arguing that the matter had shifted from a domestic personal data protection issue into an international dispute framed as discrimination against a U.S. company.
Choi also called for senior officials to provide an explanation, saying the silence of the presidential chief of staff, national security adviser and prime minister was unacceptable given the sensitivity of the situation.
“This comes at a time when tariff negotiations, technology regulation and platform legislation are all moving simultaneously between South Korea and the United States,” he said. “The government should have anticipated U.S. concerns and managed them proactively.”
The U.S. House Judiciary Committee posted the subpoena on its website Wednesday, alleging that the South Korean government discriminated against Coupang.
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung speaks during a cabinet meeting at the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae in Seoul, South Korea, 27 January 2026. File. YONHAP / EPA
Feb. 6 (Asia Today) — President Lee Jae-myung reaffirmed a zero-tolerance stance on stock manipulation Thursday, warning that those who undermine market order face severe consequences, as authorities intensify an investigation into alleged front-running by journalists.
Lee posted the message on X after sharing a report that investigators searched the headquarters of Korea Economic Daily, writing that stock manipulation leads to “total ruin.” His remark was widely interpreted as a warning against unfair trading practices as the government’s joint crackdown gains momentum.
Financial authorities said the joint task force raided the newspaper’s Seoul office Wednesday. Five reporters are suspected of front-running – allegedly obtaining market-moving information in advance, purchasing shares, publishing related articles and then selling the stock after prices rose to secure profits.
Front-running is prohibited under South Korea’s Capital Markets Act and is classified as a fraudulent trading practice when information obtained through reporting or other nonpublic means is used for personal gain. Authorities said they are reviewing seized materials to determine whether criminal charges apply.
Lee’s comments align with his repeated warnings in recent weeks. Last month, after the KOSPI index surpassed the 4,700 level for the first time, he cautioned that stock manipulation would bring irreversible consequences, pledging to foster a “healthy capital market.”
At the time, Lee also shared news that the joint task force would expand from one team to two and urged investors to “invest properly.” The move followed his directive to strengthen enforcement by introducing multiple response teams. The Financial Services Commission, the Financial Supervisory Service and the Korea Exchange later agreed to reorganize and expand their market surveillance units.
In a policy briefing last December, Lee cited distrust in market transparency as a key factor behind the chronic undervaluation of South Korean equities and called for tougher enforcement to ensure that illegal trading is met with decisive punishment. He also ordered an expansion of enforcement personnel after learning that fewer than 40 staff members were handling stock manipulation cases at the time.
Thursday’s message was seen as reinforcing the administration’s principle that market abuses will be dealt with strictly and without exception, regardless of the individuals or institutions involved, signaling heightened scrutiny as stock prices continue to rise.
The name of the victim is being withheld until her next of kin has been informed.
Lee, a first-round draft pick for the New York Jets in 2016, last played in the NFL for the Buffalo Bills in 2020.
His four-year deal with the Jets was cut short by a year in 2019, when he left the franchise because of disciplinary problems and poor form.
Lee was part of the Kansas City Chiefs’ roster that won the Super Bowl in 2020, although he did not feature in the match.
He signed with the Las Vegas Raiders in June 2021 but did not play before his release two months later.
Lee was arrested in 2023 for assault and domestic violence. The arrest report said he pushed a woman “against the wall, throwing her to the floor and striking her face and head eight to nine times with his closed fists”.
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung speaks during a meeting with his senior secretaries at the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae in Seoul, South Korea, 29 January 2026. Photo by YONHAP / EPA
Feb. 3 (Asia Today) — Senior aides at South Korea’s presidential office have begun selling real estate holdings as President Lee Jae-myung intensifies his campaign to eradicate housing speculation.
Blue House spokesperson Kang Yu-jeong has listed her apartment in Giheung, Yongin, Gyeonggi Province, while Kim Sang-ho, head of the presidential press office, is selling six multi-unit houses in Seoul’s Daechi-dong neighborhood of Gangnam, a Blue House official said Tuesday.
Kang owns an apartment in Banpo-dong, Seocho District, under her spouse’s name, as well as the Yongin property under her own name. Kim jointly owns an apartment in Gui-dong, Gwangjin District, with his wife in addition to the Daechi-dong properties.
A Blue House official said Kang listed the Yongin apartment, where her parents live, and added that Kim had placed his Gangnam properties on the market some time ago.
As the two senior aides move to dispose of homes they do not reside in, attention is turning to whether similar action will follow among other high-ranking officials. Asset disclosures released earlier showed that 12 of 56 Blue House aides at the secretary level or higher own two or more properties.
President Lee has repeatedly emphasized his determination to stamp out real estate speculation since the start of the year. He has issued warnings on social media for four consecutive days, criticizing opposition parties and parts of the media while vowing to crack down on what he called “ruinous” speculative behavior.
Despite the recent sales, officials said Lee has not directly instructed aides to sell their properties.
During a Cabinet meeting Tuesday, Lee addressed criticism surrounding calls for public officials with multiple homes to sell first.
“I also think this is problematic,” Lee said. “If I tell them to sell and they do, it means the policy itself is ineffective.”
He added that the government’s goal is to create conditions that make holding multiple homes economically irrational. “We must make them conclude on their own that resolving multiple home ownership is in their interest,” he said.
Opposition pressure has also mounted. Reform New Party leader Lee Jun-seok said Monday he would directly ask ruling party lawmakers and government officials whether they plan to sell their properties by May 9.
“If they do not sell by then, the market will conclude that even policymakers themselves do not believe the policy will work,” he said.
Lee and Alana got engaged last September – just months before he proposed to Katie Price in exactly the same wayCredit: Click News and MediaAlana has been speaking out about her experience with LeeCredit: InstagramShe has now accused him of sending her a very vile emailCredit: Instagram
Fitness enthusiast Alana has been speaking out about her experience with Lee, with her now seemingly sharing a vile email he sent her ‘wishing her dead’.
Alana, 32, took to Instagram to share the correspondence she allegedly received from Lee.
In an Instagram post, Alana said: “Also anyone who knows me will know that I went through a really tough time with someone that was not only my partner but also my best friend that sadly took his own life when we were younger.
“This impacted me so massively I was in hospital for a whole of my life and had a huge impact on my mental state and health and still does,” she explained.
Alana continued: “This is something I told Lee Andrews out of confidence about what I had been through and he sent me this email, along with many more, wishing me dead.”
In the screen grab of the email, Lee allegedly said: “Now go join Carl in the fucking ground where you both belong!”
Also on her Instagram page, Alana shared another slew of accusations.
She said: “It makes me so sad when I look at this all now and I realise how much Lee put me through and how many people I cut off and ignored when I should have listened!!”
Alana then proceeded to share an extensive list of “things I felt throughout” her relationship with Lee.
The list was long and included “financial abuse” as well as “controlling behaviour” and “constant lies to maintain dominance”.
Speaking to The Sun last week in an exclusive interview, Alana issued a stark warning to Lee’s new wife Katie.
“Once I tried to leave him, he told me had a heart condition and was living on borrowed time.
“Lee doesn’t know what’s fact and what’s fiction.
“It’s worrying because I think he believes his own lies.”
Also in the exclusive chat, Alana said Lee showered her with gifts, and she recognises the significance of Katie and Andrews’ matching 11:11 handtattoos.
She said: “I’ve never had someone basically tell me that they love me the way he does.
“That 11:11 thing with Katie, that was our thing. He’d ring me at 11:11, he even bought a horse I called 11:11. He puts 100 per cent effort into you. He bought me Cartier bangles, Cartier rings, and clothes.
“He sent a Louis Vuitton handbag to my office. He would transfer me cash — £5,000, £2,000, it was a lot.”
Katie got married to Lee last monthCredit: wesleeeandrews/InstagramHe proposed to Katie in an identical way as he did to AlanaCredit: Click News and Media
Elizabeth Salmon, the United Nations (UN) special rapporteur on the human rights situation in North Korea, speaks during her meeting with Unification Minister Kim Yung-ho (not pictured) during their meeting at the government complex in Seoul, South Korea, on 11 September 2023. File. Photo by YONHAP / EPA
Feb. 2 (Asia Today) — Elizabeth Salmon, the United Nations special rapporteur on human rights in North Korea, began a five-day visit to South Korea on Monday, meeting vice minister-level officials under the Lee Jae-myung administration, a shift from ministerial-level meetings held during the previous government.
The visit, which runs from Feb. 2 to 6, marks Salmon’s third official trip to South Korea since assuming the post and her first since September 2023.
During earlier visits in 2022 and 2023, Salmon met with ministers and vice ministers from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Unification, discussing broad cooperation on improving human rights conditions in North Korea. This time, her meetings with the South Korean government are limited to vice minister-level officials, reflecting differing policy approaches between the former Yoon Suk Yeol administration and the current Lee government.
The Foreign Ministry said Salmon met Monday with Vice Foreign Minister Kim Jin-ah to discuss the current state of North Korean human rights.
Kim praised the rapporteur’s efforts to raise international awareness of human rights abuses in North Korea and expressed hope that her work would contribute to tangible improvements for North Korean citizens. She also commended Salmon for focusing her report to the 61st session of the UN Human Rights Council on the Universal Periodic Review process and urged continued engagement.
Salmon said she would explore technical assistance to help North Korea implement recommendations it accepted through the review process and support efforts to promote dialogue and engagement.
She is scheduled to meet Vice Unification Minister Kim Nam-joong on Wednesday, as well as officials from other government bodies including the Ministry of Justice, according to officials.
During her first official visit in 2022, Salmon met with then Foreign Minister Park Jin, then Vice Foreign Minister Lee Do-hoon, Ambassador for International Cooperation on North Korean Human Rights Lee Shin-hwa, and then Unification Minister Kwon Young-se. On her second visit in 2023, she also met with former peace negotiations chief Kim Gun and former Unification Minister Kim Young-ho.
During this visit, Salmon is also meeting with North Korean human rights groups and defector organizations to hear their assessments and recommendations. She plans to hold a news conference on Thursday to outline the results of her trip.
Salmon will reflect the findings from the visit in her annual reports on North Korean human rights to the UN Human Rights Council in March and the UN General Assembly in September.
Jang Dong-hyeok (L), leader of the main opposition People Power Party, shakes hands with Jung Chung-rae, leader of the ruling Democratic Party, after paying their respects to late former South Korean prime minister Lee Hae-chan at his altar at the funeral hall of Seoul National University Hospital in Seoul, South Korea, 30 January 2026. File. Photo by YONHAP / EPA
Jan. 30 (Asia Today) — Leaders of South Korea’s Democratic Party and conservative People Power Party shook hands Friday at the funeral of former Prime Minister Lee Hae-chan and exchanged brief words about working toward “good politics,” marking their first handshake in months.
Democratic Party leader Chung Cheong-rae greeted People Power Party leader Jang Dong-hyuk at the funeral hall at Seoul National University Hospital in central Seoul after Jang paid his respects.
Chung, who has previously avoided handshakes with political rivals, asked Jang how he was doing and remarked that he looked thinner, according to aides. Jang replied that he had lost weight and had struggled to regain it.
After the exchange, the two leaders offered each other well-wishes and said they would try to pursue better politics in line with Lee’s legacy, the aides said.
Jang visited with other senior People Power Party officials, including floor leader Song Eon-seok and policy committee chairman Jeong Jeom-sik. Conservative lawmakers and former lawmakers had continued condolence visits through Thursday, the party said. Jang had sent a funeral wreath earlier this week.
Chung declared after his election as party leader last August that he would not shake hands with the opposition, saying handshakes should be reserved for “people.” He last shook hands with rival-party leaders in September during a meeting at the presidential office, at the urging of President Lee Jae-myung.
Katie Price’s new husband Lee Andrews’ ex Alana Percival has begged the star to ‘run’Credit: Click News & MediaAlana issued an urgent warning about Lee as she branded him a ‘liar’Credit: Instagram/@wesleeeandrewsThe fitness enthusiast hit out at Lee for his behaviour during their brief relationshipCredit: Click News & Media
The mother-of-five got hitched for a fourth time in a quiet ceremony in Dubai with no loved ones present.
It came just hours after Katie revealed they had got engaged, calling it a “wedding at first sight”.
Incredibly, Alana, who works in property, said she got engaged to him there last September in the same way.
And two weeks before that, Crystal believed Andrews was going to ask her to marry him there too.
The family nurse practitioner from Texas said: “I was supposed to meet Lee at the Burj Khalifa two weeks before he proposed to Alana.
Incredibly, Alana, who works in property, said she got engaged to him there last September in the same way.
And two weeks before that, Crystal believed Andrews was going to ask her to marry him there too.
The family nurse practitioner from Texas said: “I was supposed to meet Lee at the Burj Khalifa two weeks before he proposed to Alana.
“We’d looked at rings, he told me he wanted to marry me.
“Luckily I had to cancel the trip because I was too busy with work.
“He would have proposed to both of us. Who does that?”
Mum-of-five Katie, who flew back from Dubai to her home in Horsham, West Sussex, on Monday, is understood to be standing by her new husband despite a string of disturbing allegations.
