Richard Branson and other sea life in captivity for entertainment purposes. In November 2017, singer Antonia Jenae, a backing singer for Joss Stone, claimed Branson sexually assaulted her at Necker Island. A spokesperson for Branson confirmed to "The Sun" newspaper that members of the band had been invited for a party on the island in 2010, but that he and friends and family in attendance had "no recollection" of the events. Branson later apologised. In November 2010, Branson secured a sponsorship deal from controversial company QNet for his Virgin Racing which is owned by QI Group head by Vijay Eswaran, who is
Railroad Tycoon II than 1.5 million copies by August 2001. In the United States, the game and its "Gold" edition together sold 351,000 copies by October 2001. According to Franz J. Felsl of PopTop, much of "Railroad Tycoon II"s success came from European markets; he explained that it "did better in Europe than it did in the US, which is not the way things usually end up." By August 2000, "Railroad Tycoon II" had been released in 39 unique SKUs worldwide, including eight Windows versions in English alone. PopTop's Phil Steinmeyer wrote that roughly 33% of the game's sales derived from the "Gold"