Model Behavior (PLEASE READ POST #1 BEFORE POSTING)

[kokobombon]

God knows what role Leo played in all this.....procurer?

Can you imagine?! Gossip gold

 

[fashionista-ta]

Size matters ... I'm dying here

She has the right to set whatever priorities she likes, I suppose ...

 

[Deleted member 130879]

She's the reason why guys like Leo call agencies asking for girls and stalking them at parties. At least be open about it, own it, girl! I have no problem with escorts or prostitutes or anything similar. My problem is with "holier than thou" people perpetuating the taboo, like her.

And at least be sure the guy is "clean"...

 

[Zposen]

gifts or "payment"? ink:

Why would it be payment if she dated him for a year? Thats her boyfriend gifting her jewelry for V day. Am I missing something?

 

[lucy92]

WSJ reports that they were dating for a year...

Ms. Kerr dated Mr. Low for about a year in 2014, according to a person familiar with the matter. The Justice Department says that during that time he gave her four gifts of jewelry. Ms. Kerr was married last month to Snap Inc. co-founder Evan Spiegel.

Mr. Low bought one of the pieces, a 11.72 carat, heart-shaped diamond pendant, as a Valentine’s Day gift for Ms. Kerr from the well-known jeweler Lorraine Schwartz, the civil forfeiture complaint says.

On Jan. 29, 2014, he texted Ms. Schwartz to ask about a heart-shaped necklace, adding that he had a budget of $1 million to $2 million and that “ize matters,†the complaint says. The final cost was $1.29 million, it said.

He also gave her an 8.88-carat diamond pendant worth $3.8 million, the complaint says.

how many times were they photographed together?

 

[tapenerd]

No way in hell were they dating.

 

[lucy92]

miranda has hired a crisis manager Mark Fabiani to deal with this. You can read about him here He was also Lance Armstrong's attorney.

you can read the entire complaint by the US Justice department here the one year time frame for a relationship checks out.

the total value of the theft is 4.5 billion dollars so far according to the Department of Justice.

 

[Deleted member 130879]

I remember she having at least 3 "boyfriends" during that 1 year time. Remember James Packer? That was also the year Bloom punched Bieber in the face and when Bieber was claiming to be with her.

Also this isn't her first boyfriend with such a fraud scandal. Search Adrian Camilleri.

 

[sore]

I'm probably too poor to even fully understand this, but it's really beyond me why, with a bank account like Miranda's, you still feel the need the "date" a guy as gross and obscure as Jho Low. She was in Forbes' Celebrity Top 100 list in 2013, she's gotta have been incredibly rich in 2014 as well. I mean...at a certain point, what do you need all that money for? And why do you need it so desperately you would rather sleep with fat old men than not have it?

But yeah, rich people will probably burst out laughing about my naiveté.

 

[badgalcrush]

I'm probably too poor to even fully understand this, but it's really beyond me why, with a bank account like Miranda's, you still feel the need the "date" a guy as gross and obscure as Jho Low. She was in Forbes' Celebrity Top 100 list in 2013, she's gotta have been incredibly rich in 2014 as well. I mean...at a certain point, what do you need all that money for? And why do you need it so desperately you would rather sleep with fat old men than not have it?

But yeah, rich people will probably burst out laughing about my naiveté.

I TOTALLY get your point and it's beyond me so many people doing this when they could just enjoy their life.
It's not like she only had 3 or 5 milli and could not have the luxury lifestyle she wants to have, I could undertand that she wants to save some money but that is not the case.
She remind me Mariah Carey when she used to be with her billionaire , she worth 500 millions but still looking to spend the money of her man I mean... what the point ???

To be honest I suspect that some money did go in her skincare company maybe or some investments I don't know why would she date this guy ? I won't talk about the way he looks because that is not right but match his personnality...
Kerr and her PR team will try to fool us but we are not idiots..

Like someone said in a post : People are horrified when billionaire and really wealhy guys paid for dating but it's not suprising when you see situations like that..
At least they know what they pay for

 

[happycanadian]

Can anyone explain to me how Miranda Kerr - fresh off her separation from Orlando Bloom and one of the most famous models on the planet - managed to "date" some Malaysian financier for an entire year without one single paparazzi photo being taken?

Yeah. Exactly.

I wonder how many other women in Miranda's position do the same? Don't get me wrong, there's not an ounce of judgement coming from me. I'd "date" some random, chubby Malaysian financier (who, to his credit, does seem like a fun guy) for a year, too, if I were compensated in a similar fashion. Of course, I'm not one of the world's most desired women, so I guess my rates wouldn't be as high. Alas ...

 

[Benn98]

how many times were they photographed together?

I don't think they were, I don't recall seeing any society pictures! I personally think this '1 year relationship' is a shoddy damage repair attempt to legitimise Miranda's involvement. The media seems to be reporting this bit in a very matter-of-fact tone, leaving the reader to join the dots themselves. It's not working though, her followers on IG are spamming with 'so disappointed in you' and 'give the jewels back!' type of messages.

miranda has hired a crisis manager Mark Fabiani to deal with this. You can read about him here He was also Lance Armstrong's attorney.

you can read the entire complaint by the US Justice department here the one year time frame for a relationship checks out.

the total value of the theft is 4.5 billion dollars so far according to the Department of Justice.

Thanks for the updates! This sudden overflow of facts and info (her immediately claiming to come forward, cooperate and give the jewels back, mentioning the fact that she kept it in a deposit therefore never actually using it, and mentioning that they formally dated) is very much Fabiani 'ambush-style' strategy!

Just a question, what would legal implications have been if she sold the jewels and used the money? She didn't know how he came about them, and it was a gift. Surely they couldn't force her to return it.
As it is, this story of 'oh no, the jewels were locked up in a safety deposit box the entire', I don't believe it. That's like putting a bunch of unwanted stuff in storage, only this time, it's jewels worth millions of dollars????

I agree with Badgalcrush, having money doesn't stop you from being greedy. Paris Hilton, for instance, was also linked to Low and she comes from money. I expect we'll read more about this in an upcoming issue of Vanity Fair.

 

[lucy92]

I don't think they were, I don't recall seeing any society pictures! I personally think this '1 year relationship' is a shoddy damage repair attempt to legitimise Miranda's involvement. The media seems to be reporting this bit in a very matter-of-fact tone, leaving the reader to join the dots themselves. It's not working though, her followers on IG are spamming with 'so disappointed in you' and 'give the jewels back!' type of messages.

At least DiCaprio was the one who called the justice Department first offering to help in any way and give back the laundered items before they reached out to him.
It seems like Miranda Kerr only gave back the items when contacted by law enforcement.

 

[Benn98]

Surely they couldn't force her to return it.

This article basically answered my question....

IN SHOCKING DISPLAY OF GREED & CORRUPTION, M’SIAN GOVT MOUTHPIECE CHIDES MIRANDA KERR: WHY SURRENDER DIAMONDS TO U.S. DOJ, YOU SHOULD RETURN TO JHO LOW

Politics | June 28, 2017 by | 0 Comments

There was no need for Australian model Miranda Kerr to return any jewellery to the United States’ Department of Justice (DOJ), according to a member of the government propaganda arm, the Special Affairs Department (Jasa).

Tun Faisal Ismail Aziz, who sits on Jasa’s advisory panel, said Kerr should have returned the jewellery to Penang-born businessperson Jho Low instead.

He said this is because there was no evidence that Low had used funds allegedly misappropriated from 1MDB to purchase the items.

“It is not wrong if Kerr wants to ‘return’ the jewellery set that Low gave her. But why should it be ‘returned’ or handed to the DOJ?

“According to the legal process, it is wiser if Kerr kept the jewellery or even better if she returned it to Low until the DOJ received a court order and the right to keep and seize the jewellery,†he added in a Facebook posting today.

Kerr yesterday was reported as having handed over jewellery worth more than US$8.1 million to the DOJ.

Low is accused of having bought the jewellery in an attempt to court the model.

The DOJ had sought to seize the jewellery, as part of its Kleptocracy Asset Recovery Initiative (Kari), which seeks to repatriate funds stolen from affected countries.

Tun Faisal said besides not having won the right to seize Kerr’s jewellery, the context of the DOJ’s civil forfeiture suits was also questionable.

“When Kerr handed the jewellery to the DOJ, did she think the DOJ would sell it and return the proceeds to 1MDB and the Malaysian people when 1MDB has repeatedly stated that its money had not been stolen?†he asked.

He also repeated his assertion that the misappropriated funds mentioned in the DOJ’s suits were more accurately swindled from Abu Dhabi’s International Petroleum Investment Company (IPIC), and not 1MDB.

1MDB, as well as attorney-general Mohamed Apandi Ali, have denied the DOJ’s claim that the state investment firm’s funds had been misappropriated.

In its 251-page filing on June 15, the DOJ claimed that between February and November 2014, Low purchased four sets of precious stones from top jewellery designer Lorraine Schwartz as gifts for Kerr.

The first is an 11.72-carat heart-shaped diamond worth US$1.29 million that Low gave Kerr as a Valentine’s Day gift.

Low is said to have bought this using funds diverted from 1MDB from the proceeds of a bond offering in 2013.

The next gift Low bought for Kerr was a matching “18k white gold diamond†set worth US$1.98 million, which he gave her while on an excursion on board his yacht in late July and early August 2014.
Then in October 2014, he bought the model 11-carat diamond earrings with a purchasing price of US$1.05 million.

Low had also bought an 8.88-carat diamond pendant worth US$3.8 million for Kerr in November 2014.

The DOJ alleged that the purchases between July and November, 2014 were paid for using portions of the US$850 million siphoned out of US$1.225 billion in loans 1MDB obtained from Deustche Bank in what it described as the “Option Buyback†phase.

This latest filing from the DOJ now puts the allegedly misappropriated figure at US$4.5 billion and the DOJ is now seeking to seize US$1.7 billion in assets purportedly acquired using funds allegedly stolen from 1MDB.

Source: http://www.malaysia-chronicle.com/in-shocking-display-of-greed-corruption-msian-govt-mouthpiece-chides-miranda-kerr-why-surrender-diamonds-to-u-s-doj-you-should-return-to-jho-low/

 

[Deleted member 130879]

At least DiCaprio was the one who called the justice Department first offering to help in any way and give back the laundered items before they reached out to him.
It seems like Miranda Kerr only gave back the items when contacted by law enforcement.

Well, of course he did. Let's not forget that Low is part of DiCaprio's "posse"/gang and a general "money manager". If he goes down, many others will go down with him (basically anyone he ever worked for). And DiCaprio has, himself, various non-profit organizations. That would be a major stain in his "all around good boy, angel on earth" status.

I find it "funny" how not even one of these "bffs" and "girlfriends" ever asked where all the money was coming from.

 

[dsamg]

Why would it be payment if she dated him for a year? Thats her boyfriend gifting her jewelry for V day. Am I missing something?

It is pretty common knowledge that girl is the biggest gold digger in the business. This guy, James Packer and Spiegel? Please. I would hope she was getting payment for her services.

She's the reason why guys like Leo call agencies asking for girls and stalking them at parties. At least be open about it, own it, girl! I have no problem with escorts or prostitutes or anything similar. My problem is with "holier than thou" people perpetuating the taboo, like her.

And at least be sure the guy is "clean"...

Exactly! That is the reason people dislike her. Most people would have no judgment if she wasn't so superior all the time. It was the same with her constant holier-than-thou health talk while getting photographed with cigarettes.

 

[magsaddict]

i don't think it's necessarily fair to jump to the conclusion she was getting the jewellery as 'payment', nobody is suggesting DiCaprio is an escort for receiving millions in gifts from Jho Low, but because Miranda is a beautiful woman she must have received the jewels for some seedy reason? i find that really sexist and unfair to Miranda and her family. It was right for her to give the diamonds back if it's stolen money, but i see no reason to tarnish her reputation simply because she received some jewels on a yacht years ago.

Models getting caught up in these situations is nothing new, remember Naomi and the 'blood diamonds' scandal?

 

[mepps]

So many nasty, misogynist comments about a woman no one on this forum knows, yet feels entitled to sit behind their computers in judgement. The fact that many of these comments are written by women is just pathetic, but not surprising.

 

[Zposen]

i don't think it's necessarily fair to jump to the conclusion she was getting the jewellery as 'payment', nobody is suggesting DiCaprio is an escort for receiving millions in gifts from Jho Low, but because Miranda is a beautiful woman she must have received the jewels for some seedy reason? i find that really sexist and unfair to Miranda and her family. It was right for her to give the diamonds back if it's stolen money, but i see no reason to tarnish her reputation simply because she received some jewels on a yacht years ago.

Models getting caught up in these situations is nothing new, remember Naomi and the 'blood diamonds' scandal?

I agree with you 100%. Where is the evidence that the jewelry were "payments". Rich men court women with expensive gifts all the time. The fact that he is not the most attractive means nothing, some women are not looking at looks...
I do applaud her for giving them back since they were bought with stolen money.

 

[KateTheGreatest]

It is pretty common knowledge that girl is the biggest gold digger in the business. This guy, James Packer and Spiegel? Please. I would hope she was getting payment for her services.

Exactly! That is the reason people dislike her. Most people would have no judgment if she wasn't so superior all the time. It was the same with her constant holier-than-thou health talk while getting photographed with cigarettes.

I think you're right about both those things.
There have actually been blind items hinting at her on page blind gossip about both those things.

One was about a week ago about how she wants to be known as pure and clean (I don't know the exact words but something like that).
The other one was some time ago about a millionaire model who will soon marry someone rich because she wants to be a billionaire ...