TASK DEFINITION: Given a sentence and an entity, the task is to select the authors sentiment towards the enity. Sentiments can be Positive, Neutral and Negative. Select Positive if the sentence expresses a positive view towards the given entity or praises its quality or skills. Select Neutral if the sentence 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 sentence 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 Tom Bower ? “I’m afraid  we  have no comment to make on the book as  we  haven’t seen it ” a rep for the palace told Fox News.

SOLUTION: Neutral

PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Greg Johnson ? Wine has long had its connoisseurs. With the rise of the craft beer movement  drinkers have learned to appreciate the nuances of that brewed beverage  too. But cider  in many drinkers' imagination  remains an unrefined  blandly sweet drink  says  Johnson . The reality is far different   he  says.

SOLUTION: Neutral

PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Russell Simmons ? The allegations follow accusations against  Simmons  by two other women last month. More than 10 women have now publicly accused Simmons of sexual harassment  assault or rape.

SOLUTION:
Negative