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Jeff Glor https://www.queen789.xyz talks to author Jay Bahadur about “The Pirates of Somalia,” an account of his harrowing trip into the pirate havens of Africa. Bahadur spent months trying to infiltrate the ranks of these daring, often vicious criminals. This is what he saw. Jeff Glor: What inspired you to write the book? Jay Bahadur: The terrifying spectre of the agonizingly dull life that awaited me if I didn’t do something with myself. At the time (late 2008), I was working out of my parents’ house on a contract basis for a Chicago-based market research firm and trying semi-desperately to break into journalism. Every established journalist I spoke to advised me to skip journalism school and make my bones by writing freelance in crazy places. Somalia was a great candidate, and when piracy exploded in September 2008 I quit my job and bought a ticket. I was immediately shocked by how few Western journalists were in the country; during my first six-week trip, the only other foreigners I encountered were a team of Australian cameramen on my final day in Somalia. The one advantage I had over seasoned reporters is that I wasn’t constrained by the insurance costs and tight deadlines that come with working for a major news agency; as a result, I was able to spend three months in the fray, and gain a perspective on piracy...

(CBS) “American Idol” creator Simon Fuller is suing Fox, claiming he should be paid a hefty fee over the network’s newest talent competition series, “The X-Factor.” According to a lawsuit filed in Los Angeles Superior Court, obtained by The Hollywood Reporter, Fuller claims he negotiated an executive producer fee and credit on “The X-Factor” as part of a settlement of a 2004 copyright infringement lawsuit against former “Idol” (and upcoming “X-Factor”) judge Simon Cowell when “X-Factor” launched in the U.K. Fox, which airs “Idol” and will also air “The X-Factor” when it premieres in September, and Fremantle North America, which produces both shows, are now refusing to honor that deal, the suit alleges. “Fox and Fremantle made hundreds of millions of dollars thanks to the creative efforts of Fuller,” the suit states, 사다리 먹튀 according to THR. “Now, when it is time to finally perform on these unequivocal promises, Fox and Fremantle refuse to provide Fuller his executive producer credit for Defendants’ new television show, ‘The X Factor,’ and refuse to pay Fuller and executive producer fee ‘commesurate with his duties and stature in the entertainment industry.’ Defendants refusal to honor their promises made to Fuller is particularly malicious given that but for Fuller’s agreement, the ‘X Factor’ show would not be able to broadcast in the United States at all.” When Cowell launched “X-Factor,” Fuller sued, claiming the...