Last week, multiple Argentine newspapers broke the story of Plácido Domingo’s alleged connections to four members of a criminal cult called Escuela de Yoga de Buenos Aires, or the Buenos Aires Yoga School. Sources close to the investigation told the media that Domingo has known these alleged cult members for 26 years. Two of the four people are currently in custody, one is on the lam, and the fourth died four years ago. The cult was active for over 30 years and stands accused of money laundering, blackmail, human trafficking, and illegal prostitution, including of minors. Its sexual services were allegedly sold under the codename VIP Geisha, and targeted to international celebrities and CEOS, mainly in Buenos Aires but also in Las Vegas, Chicago, and New York. 

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... earned degrees in development studies, Asian studies, and cultural anthropology from universities in Berlin, Seoul, Edinburgh, and London. He is a founder of VAN, where he serves as publisher and editor-in-chief.