Rolling Stones lead singer Mick Jagger has established an art-and-design-school scholarship
in honor of fashion designer L'Wren Scott, his longtime girlfriend who
committed suicide by hanging herself in 2014. Jagger and Scott had been a
couple since 2001.
According to an Associated Press report published on Jan. 19, 2015: "The scholarship will allow one master's degree student per year over a period of three years to attend the elite Central Saint Martins, the London-based college announced this weekend. Scott, who committed suicide last March at age 49, had been close to a former course director at Central Saint Martins, the late Louise Wilson."
Central Saint Martins, a leading school for art and design education, is part of the University of the Arts London.
According to the Associated Press: "Fabio Piras, the current course director of MA Fashion, says in a statement that he was 'very grateful to receive this extremely generous scholarship package.' The grant covers tuition and some living expenses."
In her will, Scott left her entire estate to Jagger, according to several reports published after her death. She committed suicide in her New York City apartment on March 17, 2014. She was found hanged from a doorknob. The Rolling Stones' "14 on Fire" tour of 2014 went on hiatus after Scott's death. The tour resumed in Oslo, Norway at Telenor Arena on May 26 of that year.
In November 2014, it was reported that the Rolling Stones settled an insurance lawsuit over the band's postponed "14 on Fire" concerts in Australia and New Zealand. As previously reported, the Rolling Stones were embroiled in a legal dispute with an insurance company because the band rescheduled concerts in Australia and New Zealand after the March 2014 suicide of Mick Jagger's longtime companion L'Wren Scott, a celebrated fashion designer who was Jagger's girlfriend since 2001.
The Associated Press reported on Nov. 9, 2014: "Jagger was 'diagnosed as suffering from acute traumatic stress disorder' after Scott's death and was advised by doctors not to perform for at least 30 days, according to documents filed in the court case in Utah. Before the tour, the group took out a $23.9 million policy to be paid in the event shows were canceled due to the death of family members or others, including Scott. In denying the claim, underwriters said Scott might have been suffering from a pre-existing mental illness and her death might not be covered under the policy."
The Rolling Stones filed a $12.7 million claim for this insurance policy. After underwriters denied the claim, "the Stones sued them in London," according to the Associated Press.
The Rolling Stones launched their "14 on Fire" tour on Feb. 21, 2014, at Du Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
The concerts in Australia and New Zealand were originally supposed to take place from March 19 to April 5, 2014. The Rolling Stones rescheduled those concerts in Australia and New Zealand for October and November of that year. The tour ended in Auckland, New Zealand, on Nov. 22, 2014.
According to BBC News, a spokesperson for the Rolling Stones announced in a statement on Nov. 14, 2014, that the insurance lawsuit had already been settled by the time the lawsuit was reported by the media. This is the statement: "We are deeply upset that confidential medical and other private information about members of the band and their immediate family and loved ones has entered the public domain as a result of a US court filing initiated by insurers four weeks ago. "This was done without the knowledge of the band or reference to their legal representatives. This has only been discovered and reported in the press in the last week, by which time we are pleased to say the insurers and the Rolling Stones had, in fact, settled the insurance claim. No further comment will be made about this matter."
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According to an Associated Press report published on Jan. 19, 2015: "The scholarship will allow one master's degree student per year over a period of three years to attend the elite Central Saint Martins, the London-based college announced this weekend. Scott, who committed suicide last March at age 49, had been close to a former course director at Central Saint Martins, the late Louise Wilson."
Central Saint Martins, a leading school for art and design education, is part of the University of the Arts London.
According to the Associated Press: "Fabio Piras, the current course director of MA Fashion, says in a statement that he was 'very grateful to receive this extremely generous scholarship package.' The grant covers tuition and some living expenses."
In her will, Scott left her entire estate to Jagger, according to several reports published after her death. She committed suicide in her New York City apartment on March 17, 2014. She was found hanged from a doorknob. The Rolling Stones' "14 on Fire" tour of 2014 went on hiatus after Scott's death. The tour resumed in Oslo, Norway at Telenor Arena on May 26 of that year.
In November 2014, it was reported that the Rolling Stones settled an insurance lawsuit over the band's postponed "14 on Fire" concerts in Australia and New Zealand. As previously reported, the Rolling Stones were embroiled in a legal dispute with an insurance company because the band rescheduled concerts in Australia and New Zealand after the March 2014 suicide of Mick Jagger's longtime companion L'Wren Scott, a celebrated fashion designer who was Jagger's girlfriend since 2001.
The Associated Press reported on Nov. 9, 2014: "Jagger was 'diagnosed as suffering from acute traumatic stress disorder' after Scott's death and was advised by doctors not to perform for at least 30 days, according to documents filed in the court case in Utah. Before the tour, the group took out a $23.9 million policy to be paid in the event shows were canceled due to the death of family members or others, including Scott. In denying the claim, underwriters said Scott might have been suffering from a pre-existing mental illness and her death might not be covered under the policy."
The Rolling Stones filed a $12.7 million claim for this insurance policy. After underwriters denied the claim, "the Stones sued them in London," according to the Associated Press.
The Rolling Stones launched their "14 on Fire" tour on Feb. 21, 2014, at Du Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
The concerts in Australia and New Zealand were originally supposed to take place from March 19 to April 5, 2014. The Rolling Stones rescheduled those concerts in Australia and New Zealand for October and November of that year. The tour ended in Auckland, New Zealand, on Nov. 22, 2014.
According to BBC News, a spokesperson for the Rolling Stones announced in a statement on Nov. 14, 2014, that the insurance lawsuit had already been settled by the time the lawsuit was reported by the media. This is the statement: "We are deeply upset that confidential medical and other private information about members of the band and their immediate family and loved ones has entered the public domain as a result of a US court filing initiated by insurers four weeks ago. "This was done without the knowledge of the band or reference to their legal representatives. This has only been discovered and reported in the press in the last week, by which time we are pleased to say the insurers and the Rolling Stones had, in fact, settled the insurance claim. No further comment will be made about this matter."
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