A press rep for the State Department and the spokesperson for the Saudi Arabian Embassy did not respond to requests for comment when asked if the Saudi Crown Prince and his entourage were staying at the hotel.
Klein, who did not respond to a request for comment today from ScienceInsider, defended himself in a response posted on his own website and at Le Monde newspaper on Monday.
His campaign responded to a request for comment by email, which quoted Woolf as saying he looks «forward to a spirited and ongoing discussion of the issues with my opponents.»
Neither Apple nor Samsung responded to requests for comment on the bands, which are selling for 296 reais ($ 92.80) each — and only from the U.S. tech giant's store in Barra de Tijuca.