Vivienne Westwood suspends herself in giant birdcage and claims "the world is corrupt" at London protest for Julian Assange

Vivienne Westwood suspends herself in giant birdcage and claims "the world is corrupt" at London protest for Julian Assange

++PLEASE NOTE: CONTAINS SWEARING++ Dame Vivienne Westwood claimed "the world is corrupt" as she was suspended in a giant birdcage outside the Old Bailey in London on Tuesday (July 21) as part of a protest in support of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who is fighting extradition to the USA on espionage charges.

In a speech to protesters and media, Westwood explained she was reflecting the metaphor of a 'canary in a coal mine', "I am still whistling away, but seven billion people don't know what the f*** is going on in this world." The fashion designer went on to claim the extradition of Assange is a "stitch-up" and climate change & corruption is how "we're all going to die".