Oh Paris

Britain’s Duchess of York, in a scandal maelstrom over her bid to sell access to her ex-husband Prince Andrew, is on a US tour which has included accepting a charity award and saw her on Wednesday visiting with children in New York. A video released at the weekend shows Sarah Ferguson promising to provide a British tabloid reporter posing as a businessman extensive access to Prince Andrew in exchange for 500000 pounds.Duration: 00:42

A trio of film-making giants wowed the crowds at Cannes on Friday: Martin Scorsese and George Lucas mounted the red carpet ahead of Oliver Stone for the premiere of his “Wall Street” sequel. Lucas, creator of the ‘Star Wars’ movie series, and Scorsese, whose latest film ‘Shutter Island’ hit cinema screens this year, do not have films at the festival, but Stone’s financial crisis movie made a splash here on Friday. Duration: 01:39