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Giuliani: Kim Jong-un 'begged' for summit to take place

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Donald Trump's lawyer Rudy Giuliani has said North Korea's leader "begged" for their summit to be rescheduled after the US president cancelled it. Speaking at a conference in Israel, Mr Giuliani said Mr Trump's tough stance had forced Pyongyang's hand. Mr Trump called off the summit in May, accusing North Korea of "tremendous anger and open hostility". But plans for the 12 June bilateral in Singapore were revived after a conciliatory response from Pyongyang. Mr Giuliani was speaking at an investment conference in Israel when he made the remark. The Wall Street Journal first reported that Mr Giuliani said: "Well, Kim Jong-un got back on his hands and knees and begged for it, which is exactly the position you want to put him in." Trump-Kim to meet on Sentosa island What not to say to North Korea Dennis Rodman: The Trump-Kim matchmaker? How Kim the outcast became popular Mr Giuliani is an attorney for the president tackling the Russia collusio
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Did tweeting really cause that Best Picture gaffe?

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Did tweeting really cause that Best Picture gaffe?




"La La Land" producer Jordan Horowitz, left, holds up the card announcing "Moonlight" as the Oscar winner for Best Picture. Warren Beatty, right, had been given the wrong card.
OK, the backstage screwup at the Oscars keeps getting more interesting.
With the world still buzzing about what could have triggered the biggest flub in the Academy Awards' history, a few more behind-the-scenes details from Sunday's ceremony are emerging. Questions remain about whether a tweet may have caused the mix-up. And now there are pictures of Brian Cullinan -- the PricewaterhouseCoopers account executive in charge of handling envelopes containing the names of Oscar winners -- backstage on his phone, Variety reported Wednesday.
There's more speculation about whether a backstage tweet by PricewaterhouseCoopers account executive Brian Cullinan (right, with briefcase) may have distracted him before he gave the wrong envelope for Best Picture during the Oscars ceremony.
There's more speculation about whether a backstage tweet by PricewaterhouseCoopers account executive Brian Cullinan (right, with briefcase) may have distracted him before he gave the wrong envelope for Best Picture during the Oscars ceremony.Christopher Polk/Getty Images
Cullinan gave Warren Beatty the wrong envelope for Best Picture before reportedly tweeting a backstage image of Emma Stone moments after she won for Best Actress. That's led to speculation about whether Cullinan's tweet, which has since been deleted, distracted him.
His tweet came just minutes before presenters Beatty and Faye Dunaway announced that "La La Land" won the Best Picture category.
Minutes after that, Cullinan and a colleague told the Oscars production team about the mistake, and the team raced onstage and told "La La Land" producer Jordan Horowitz during the middle of an acceptance speech what had happened. Horowitz eventually announced that "Moonlight" was the winner.
Soon, the hashtag "#whatishappening?" began trending on Twitter.
The photographs in Variety appear to show Cullinan using his phone prior to the Best Picture snafu. He's also shown holding two red envelopes backstage alongside Beatty and Best Actor winner Casey Affleck, who'd just left the stage.
PwC didn't return a request for comment Wednesday.

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