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Julian Assange Plans Modeling Debut At London Fashion Show

Posted by samzenpus on from the photo-leaks dept.

An anonymous reader writes with news about a possible new direction for Julian Assange. Julian Assange is expected to make his London Fashion Week debut this September. The Australian WikiLeaks founder will reportedly model for Vivienne Westwood’s son, Ben Westwood, at a fashion show staged at the Ecuadorean Embassy, where he has been seeking refuge for the past two years. He is avoiding extradition to Sweden, where he is wanted for questioning over claims of sex offences. “Julian’s been in the embassy for two years and it’s important that he doesn’t slip into obscurity,” said Ben Westwood. “I want to highlight Julian Assange’s plight. What happened to him is totally unfair.”

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  1. Can we asume ... by bigjocker · · Score: 4, Funny

    ... he will bare it all?

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    1. Re:Can we asume ... by flyingsquid · · Score: 4, Funny

      I just want to double-check- are we absolutely, 100% positive that this is a legitimate news story, and not a leaked script for a sequel to Zoolander or the latest Austin Powers movie?

  2. Bizarre by Dan+East · · Score: 4, Funny

    Can things possibly get any more bizarre with Assange? I have an idea. Let's lock Julian Assange, John McAfee and Edward Snowden in a room for a week and see who is left surviving at the end. We can call it Hunger Games - Nerd Edition (my bet's on McAfee).

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    1. Re:Bizarre by Barefoot+Monkey · · Score: 4, Funny

      My money's on Hans Reiser.

  3. Re:New category of Who Cares? by homey+of+my+owney · · Score: 5, Funny

    Good grief.

    No, not really. This is to quash any idea that he's an attention whore.