Spectator magazine profile shows Evgeny Lebedev in mixed light with glowing comments from celebrity friends but questions about the spend of his papers for pet projects from detractors Independent and Evening Standard owner Evgeny Lebedev may be well known for his plush facial hair,but a Spectator profile to be published on Thursday attempts to reveal the man behind the beard by asking whether the oligarchs son is the “saviour of print journalism” or “just a socialite let loose with daddy’s chequebook. The Life magazine cover profile, by deputy editor of the Spectator, and Freddy Gray,includes glowing recommendations from celebrity friends such as Stephen Fry (“endlessly teasable and humorous) and Rachel Johnson (“a wise old beard on young shoulders”) as well as his staff (Independent editor Amol Rajan describes a man with a terribly respectable memory” who can be “terrifyingly sharp”, while Standard editor Sarah Sands praises his “exquisite taste”).
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Source: theguardian.com