Talk:Arpad Busson

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Don't know how to use Wiki but i think there is an unfair line in this article

I use wikipedia often, but have neither created nor edited an article nor contributed to a comment or discussion page. I have just read the article on Arpad Busson and I believe that the line towards the end of the article, which refers to Elle MacPherson's admission to a clinic in Arizona, is unfair and possibly libelous. The part which I think should be removed is in brackets after the sentence about post-natal depression. If anyone knows how to remove this line or flag the article, they should do so. 212.158.219.221 17:43, 18 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

There is nothing wrong or libelous about stating she went to a clinic for post-natal depression. It's cited. And honestly I believe there's nothing to be embarrassed or ashamed of. - Cyborg Ninja 05:10, 9 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

A reference titled "Elle admits depression" seems like a good ref, and hence the line is not unfair or libelous. Rgds, --Trident13 (talk) 12:52, 18 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Engagement

It has been confirmed by Uma Thurman's rep that she is NOT engaged to Busson. I will be correcting this in the article. 72.185.43.62 21:31, 10 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Does he really deserve this wiki?

So he's a wealthy hedge fund manager. So what? The bio doesn't says he's done anything that wonderful. Was this wiki perhaps written by himself?

Agreed Busson hardly represents humanity's finest, but given (for example) his connection to Uma Thurman and their transatlantic custody battle, on which numerous media organizations have reported, his story (as of this most recent edit) hardly seems to valorize him. So regardless of his ostensible net worth, and to what purposes he may have used it, his "newsworthiness" (if not, in the estimation of some readers, myself included, worthiness as a human being) merits the page.

That said, portions of the page are in substantial need of revision. As a "only once in several blue moons" Wikipedia editor, arriving here quite randomly, I'm again having to look up how the most basic things are done here, so I may not be the best person for the task. Vmarinelli (talk) 19:22, 5 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Versace?

The article mentions Busson and Thurman's romance beginning at a party hosted by Gianni Versace. He's been dead for well over ten years, so that seems unlikely. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Telpher (talk • contribs) 11:28, 1 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Personal life section

There are some inconsistencies in that section with the [Elle Macpherson] article. For example, I'm not sure what the real names of their children are. Also, I did not get the last sentence about most-wanted people in a [Nigerian|Nigeria] party - most be some old traces of wiki-vandalism... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.98.104.228 (talk) 08:17, 6 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Finance Career

Several passages attributed to a news item from The Guardian newspaper edition published 21 November, 2001. That profile, under the “Finance career” sub-head, states that “…he (Mr. Busson) was at some point arrested (in 1994) and questioned by the FBI to trace funds for Al Qaeda Saudi terrorism networks.”

This alleged fact of his arrest appears nowhere in the attributed Guardian story and is not true: Mr. Busson was never arrested. The Guardian story otherwise notes that Mr. Busson “has been asked by the FBI to help trace the finances of al-Qaida or other terrorist groups.”

Contrary to the profile’s inaccurate arrest claim, the same Guardian story quotes an “industry insider” who described EIM, Mr. Busson’s investment company, as “a very kosher outfit…”

Another story, published the same day in The Wall Street Journal, explains that “EIM has been told it isn’t a target of any FBI investigations; rather, the firm’s New York office has been asked for help in the FBI’s effort to trace al Qaeda finances, and is fully cooperating (emphasis added).” This account is consistent with the Guardian story and neither states nor implies any conduct other than full cooperation.

Here is the corrected paragraph: In November 2001, EIM, an asset management company run by Busson, was asked by the FBI to help trace the finances of al-Qaida.^[1] The FBI noted that the firm was not a target of the investigation, and was cooperating fully.^[2]

References

^ "U.S. Investigators Examine Hedge Funds For Signs of Laundered Terrorist Money". the Wall Street Journal. November 21, 2001.
^ "FBI questions Mayfair firm about Bin Laden finances". the Guardian. November 22, 2001.

[1] "U.S. Investigators Examine Hedge Funds For Signs of Laundered Terrorist Money". the Wall Street Journal. November 21, 2001.

[2] "FBI questions Mayfair firm about Bin Laden finances". the Guardian. November 22, 2001.

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