Del Potro blamed the Hawk-Eye controversy in the first game for his defeat, saying: "It was clearly out and the machine doesn't work.
There's a madness that can seem bizarre, but he puts his finger on themes that have become central to our time.' Mailer has always mixed respectability with an eye for controversy, but Auster adds that contrary to what people say about him, I've always found him sweet, whimsical, funny and, yes, even tender.
Contrary to what you might have guessed, the videos were not the work of some genius paparazzo with an eye for controversy and a hungry family to feed, or a left-wing activist with a grudge – no, this bright pair went to the trouble of filming themselves shouting racist and sexist abuse and wielding steel pipes at people on a drunken summer night.
Subsisting on sales from shows and, whenever needed, on contributions from Owens, it amounts to a work of art in itself — and, lately, a bull's-eye for controversy.
Wendelin Wiedeking, Germany's highest-paid executive, is walking away from the luxury carmaker with a €50m (£43m) payoff, although, with a likely eye on potential controversy, he announced half that sum would be going to charity.
Somehow, something had convinced the general secretary of Trinidad and Tobago's FA – a certain Jack Warner – to turn a blind eye to the controversy, and though Mexico gamely protested, the result stood (the referee, however, did not – he and one of his linesmen were banned from the sport for life).
The social network is in the eye of a controversy storm, with fake news, Russia's meddling in the 2016 presidential election, and misuse of personal data by Cambridge Analytica swirling around Menlo Park.
The young Detroit Tigers pitcher has been nothing but calm, cool and classy in the kerfuffle, giving us all a lesson in how to handle oneself while in the eye of a controversy.
But whether it was a world leader, convicted killer or a celebrity that sat across from her, Walters' interviews were eye-opening, sparked controversy, and brought many of her interviewees to tears as she made them reflect on the mundane yet important lessons of life.
Executives at several gene therapy companies said that while they were keeping a wary eye on Washington, the controversy had not affected their companies.
