TASK DEFINITION: Given a document and an entity the task is to select the author's sentiment towards the entity. Sentiments can be Positive, Neutral and Negative. Select Positive if the article expresses a positive view towards the given entity or praises its quality or skills. Select Neutral if the document expresses no clear view towards the entity or has equal amounts of positive and negative statements or expressing some fact/quote by someone else. Select Negative if the article expresses a negative view towards like harsh remarks, criticizing entities action/decision etc. Note that URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link].
PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Sayfullo Saipov ? Sayfullo Saipov  29  who arrived in the U.S. from Uzbekistan in 2010   entered the plea in U.S. District Court in Manhattan in connection with the Oct. 31 vehicle attack.
After the attack  investigators say  Saipov  told them  he  was inspired by watching Islamic State propaganda videos and that " he  felt good about what  he  had done " NPR's Joel Rose reports.
 His  court-appointed lawyer declined to comment after the hearing.
Days later  President Trump tweeted that  Saipov  "SHOULD GET DEATH PENALTY!" and perhaps be sent to U.S. military's detention center at Guantanamo Bay  Cuba. As The Washington Post has noted  the president's "off-the-cuff remarks seemed to risk complicating matters for federal prosecutors."
After  Saipov 's plea on Tuesday  his court-appointed attorney  David Patton  declined to comment on the case  according to Reuters.
In the attack   Saipov  is alleged to have driven a rented Home Depot pickup onto the bike path along the West Side Highway  mowing down people until the vehicle collided with a school bus. After the crash   he  allegedly jumped out of the truck yelling "God is great" in Arabic.
Even so  authorities reportedly believe  Saipov  was a "lone wolf."
Reuters says Saipov's sister  Umida Saipova  told the news agency in a phone interview earlier this month from Tashkent  Uzbekistan  that she believed her brother had been "brainwashed." Reuters says it also interviewed an Uzbek acquaintance of  Saipov  living in Ohio  Mirrakhmat Muminov  who said that  Saipov  became religious after moving to the United States in 2010.

SOLUTION: Neutral

PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Mariah Carey ? Mariah Carey  undeterred by last yearâs performance  will take to the stage once again in Times Square to ring in the new year on live TV.
The star  along with Dick Clark Productions  issued a joint statement on Friday announcing  Carey  as the headliner for âDick Clarkâs New Yearâs Rockinâ Eve with Ryan Seacrestâ broadcast.
Careyâs manager blamed the production and technical difficulties that producers knowingly failed to fix. Dick Clark Productions called the accusations âoutrageous and frankly absurd.â  Carey  eventually broke her silence on the troubled performance  saying she was âmortifiedâ and that she intended to take a break from social media.
Now it seems as though everyone is ready to put the messy past behind them.  Carey  will join the likes of Britney Spears  Nick Jonas  Kelly Clarkson and Shawn Mendes as the world rings in 2018.
 Careyâs  forthcoming New Yearâs Eve performance will top an already merry holiday season for the star. In addition to performing her annual Christmas tour   Careyâs  famous single âAll I Want For Christmas Is Youâ has been played more than 100 million times this month alone  according to Forbes.

SOLUTION: Positive

PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Mira Sorvino ? Oscar winner Mira Sorvino  who was one of the first women to speak out about the now disgraced producer  was featured prominently in the clip saying  "The status quo does not have to be status quo anymore."
 She  also said future filmmakers have the opportunity to "lionize beauty and truth and justice."
 Sorvino  and dozens of women accused Weinstein late last year of sexual misconduct  including rape  which allegedly happened over several decades. Though the former movie mogul has admitted to wrongdoing and sought professional help  his spokeswoman told ABC News previously that "any allegations of nonconsensual sex are unequivocally denied by Mr. Weinstein."
Earlier on the red carpet   Sorvino  and  her  date for the night  Judd  spoke about the Time's Up gender equality campaign and legal fund.
"This movement isn't stopping "  Sorvino  said. "We're going forward until we have a safe and equitable world for women."

SOLUTION:
Positive