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| Jacob Zuma drops lawsuit over genitals painting | Jacob Zuma drops lawsuit over genitals painting |
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| South Africa's President Jacob Zuma has withdrawn his legal case against a gallery that displayed a painting that depicted his genitals. | South Africa's President Jacob Zuma has withdrawn his legal case against a gallery that displayed a painting that depicted his genitals. |
| The agreement, by which the Goodman Gallery will remove the painting, was announced on Wednesday by Zuma's governing African National Congress and the gallery director at a news conference in Johannesburg. The gallery said it "regrets the pain that the display of the painting has caused". | The agreement, by which the Goodman Gallery will remove the painting, was announced on Wednesday by Zuma's governing African National Congress and the gallery director at a news conference in Johannesburg. The gallery said it "regrets the pain that the display of the painting has caused". |
| The gallery's director, Liza Essers, said the painting, called The Spear, will also be removed from the gallery website as a gesture of goodwill. | The gallery's director, Liza Essers, said the painting, called The Spear, will also be removed from the gallery website as a gesture of goodwill. |
| Two men defaced the image last week as Zuma and the ANC brought the case to court. | Two men defaced the image last week as Zuma and the ANC brought the case to court. |
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