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The former pharmaceutical CEO, who became a pariah after raising the cost of a life-saving drug 5,000%, has been preening for cameras and trolling on social media, potentially complicating his defense.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2017

The extravagantly renovated Bolshoi Theater has been preening like a prima donna before the news media’s flashbulbs since it reopened in October.

From New York Times • Jan. 6, 2012