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Telegram founder and CEO Pavel Durov was formally charged in France this week for a wide range of alleged crimes stemming from his refusal to cooperate with law enforcement officials investigating crimes occurring on the encrypted communication platform. French authorities detained the 39-year-old Russian billionaire over the weekend when his private jet landed in the country as part of an investigation into 12 potential offenses, including refusal to cooperate with law enforcement, complicity in operating an online platform that enables organized crime, and complicity in a wide range of crimes. Durov was indicted on six charges Wednesday afternoon and was subsequently released from prison after posting a €5 million bail. He is banned from leaving France and must check in at a police station twice a week. The charges he now faces includes complicity in the administration of an online platform that allows organized crime groups to conduct illicit transactions; refusal to cooperate with law enforcement when he is required to by law; complicity in organized fraud, distributing hacking software, child pornography, and illicit drugs; and other crimes. Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau said that Telegram had “an almost complete absence of response” to official inquires initiated by France’s judicial system. Tickets for “Am I Racist?” are on sale NOW! Buy here for a theater near you. Free speech advocates have voiced their strong opposition to Durov’s arrest online, warning that other top tech executives could be arrested in the future for similar reasons. Telegram, which has been around for more than 10 years, has more than 900 million users worldwide and has long been used by criminals and terrorist groups to communicate. Why France decided to open a criminal investigation into the platform several months ago, when it likely could have done so years ago, is unclear. The Russian military uses Telegram on the battlefield in Ukraine to communicate between soldiers and units, according to The New York Times. “To date, Telegram has become perhaps the main means of units’ command and control” a pro-war collective of Russian military analysts said on the platform after Durov was arrested, adding that the Russian military now needed to create its own secure channels of communication.

When Nicole Kidman signed on for Batman Forever in 1995, she wasn’t swayed by money. According to a new interview, Nicole took the role of damsel in distress, Dr. Chase Meridian, for a totally different reason. Nicole told L’OIfficiel that when people asked why she signed on for the film, she explained, “Why are you doing that?’ I’m like, ‘Because I get to kiss Batman!'” It wasn’t about fame and fortune but about experience and trying something new. Her career has certainly had a wide breadth of roles, something Nicole credits to her willingness to change and challenge. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Nicole Kidman (@nicolekidman) Nicole Kidman Wants A Challenge She told L’Officiel that her motivation comes from different places. “The thing people don’t understand is, it’s not about the check. A lot of the mainstream big blockbusters that I do are hopefully different.” She added that her zest for adventure has also helped her along the way. “I’m willing to travel, which a lot of people are not,” she explained. “My kids are willing to travel… maybe less so now [that they’re older], but they’re very interested in the world, too. They say they’ve got so many stamps on their passport, more than most people that are in their eighties. That’s because when they were little, they lived in Morocco [where Kidman filmed Werner Herzog’s Queen of the Desert] and then we went to the Algerian Desert, where they were riding camels and in the souks for three and a half months. They’ve lived in France, Australia, England, Scotland, Ireland, Asia, Vietnam, Hong Kong, all over.” Her next role is opposite Live Schreiber in The Perfect Coupole, a murder-mystery miniseries on Netflix. Nicole Kidman called her character one to watch, “[Greer] is surprising. Greer is the matriarch. She’s tough, but she’s a mother bear. She’s very protective of her sons; she’s very bright, and very complicated. I like how she’s inscrutable, a survivor, and formidable.” The Perfect Couple begins streaming on September 5. This story’s featured image is by Kathy Hutchins via Shutterstock. The post Nicole Kidman Reveals REAL Reason She Starred In “Batman Forever” & It Wasn’t For The Paycheck appeared first on InspireMore.

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