Michael Chaplin, a son of Charlie Chaplin, speaks to a press conference at the Swiss mansion where their famous father lived the last 25 years of his life. (KEYSTONE/Jean-Christophe Bott)
CORSIER-SUR-VEVEY, Switzerland (AP) --
Memories of Charlie Chaplin's last quarter-century live on above the shores of Lake Geneva, where his Swiss mansion allowed for a normal family life and escape from global fame.
Now, after 14 years of planning, Chaplin's family and supporters are ready to convert the run-down mansion into a museum to preserve those memories and introduce the early 20th century film icon to new generations.
Three of his children — Michael, Eugene and Victoria — and business partners in the 50 million Swiss francs ($57 million) project said Wednesday they are on track for opening early in 2016.
Chaplin, who died in 1977, spent his last 25 years on the 14 hectares (35 acres) estate along the "Swiss Riviera," where he could surround himself with family and take walks without drawing attention.
Charlie Rose attends The Hollywood Reporter's 35 Most Powerful People in Media party in New York, April 13, 2017. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP, File)
Former TV host Charlie Rose has resolved a sexual harassment lawsuit brought by three women in the wake of his #MeToo-era ouster from CBS News in 2017 and the cancellation of his long-running, eponymous PBS talk show.
In settling, the plaintiffs said they assign no "ill intent" to Rose and realize now that his conduct could be subject to interpretation.
Lawyers for Rose and the women — younger employees who accused him of "predatory behavior" and "blatant and repeated sexual harassment" — filed court papers this week confirming that the lawsuit has been resolved. An online court docket listed the case as settled. The terms were not disclosed.
The lawsuit had been set to go to trial Monday in Manhattan after years of sparring over the women's allegations and the dismissal of their retaliation claims against Rose.
Plaintiffs Katherine Brooks Harris, Sydney McNeal and Yuqing Wei said in a statement that the litigation process and the required pretrial exchange of evidence known as discovery had enabled both sides to "better understand each others' points of view."
"On reflection, and after having the benefit of discovery, we realize that different people could interpret the conduct in different ways, and therefore we have resolved the claims," the women said. "We do not assign any bad motive or ill intent to Charlie Rose."
A lawyer for Rose, 82, and his production company, Charlie Rose Inc., declined comment.
The veteran TV host has apologized in the past for his behavior, including in a statement on the eve of his November 2017 firing after at least eight women had come forward to accuse him of misconduct.
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