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sunonmars

(8,656 posts)
Mon Jan 29, 2018, 11:05 AM Jan 2018

WSJ editor spotted at Oleg Deripaska party in Davos. I was worried about being spotted here,

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/russian-billionaire-tangled-mueller-probe-throws-lavish-bash/story?id=52666742

Unlike the other staid cocktail receptions hosted by major banks like JP Morgan and Goldman Sachs, Deripaska’s packed event evolved into a nightclub scene, with the warm up act to Iglesias – a Russian pop singer – taking the stage. The party pulsed deep into the night and early morning hours, a clash of cultures on full display.

In prior years, luminaries like former British prime minister Tony Blair have attended, but the biggest name spotted in the throng this year was buttoned-up Wall Street Journal editor Gerry Baker.

“I was worried about being spotted here,” Baker said. “Russia is so taboo.”

Other notable guests included British financier Nat Rothschild, British politician Peter Mandelsohn, WPP CEO Sir Martin Stuart Sorrell, Gazprom executive Sergey Vakulenko and Pamona CEO Michael Granoff.

In the back of the chalet, grey-haired men in suits lounged on black leather couches separated from the dance floor by a velvet rope. Beautiful young women in pencil skirts and button-down shirts lined the dance floor.

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Now why would he be worried, caught out, thats why.
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