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 â Garrison Keillor ? MINNEAPOLIS (AP)  â Garrison Keillor  the former host of âA Prairie Home Companion â  says  he âs been fired by Minnesota Public Radio over allegations of improper behavior.
 Keillor  told The Associated Press of  his  firing in an email. In a follow-up statement   he  says  he  was fired over âa story that I think is more interesting and more complicated than the version MPR heard.â
 He  didnât give details of the allegation. Minnesota Public Radio didnât immediately respond to messages.
 Keillor  retired last year from  his  longtime radio show  but still produced âThe Writerâs Almanacâ for syndication.

SOLUTION: Neutral

PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Ryan Seacrest ? E! has no plans to drop  Ryan Seacrest  from his long-held red carpet hosting duties for this Sunday's Academy Awards  despite his former stylist going public Monday with claims that he repeatedly sexual harassed  her  â allegations the TV star denies.
This awards season has been dominated by the Time's Up movement  but  Seacrest  will be on the Oscars red carpet for what is arguably the biggest event of the season. E! conducted a probe into the allegation  which was brought to its attention in November  but found "insufficient evidence" to substantiate the claims.
An ABC spokesperson also said  Seacrest  would continue his duties on Live with Kelly and Ryan  as well as the reboot of American Idol  which is slated to premiere March 11.
Suzie Hardy  who said  Seacrest  harassed her  went public with her story Monday  telling Variety that he grabbed her genitals  gave her a "bear hug" while wearing only underpants  and forcefully slapped her buttocks  leaving a red welt.
She told Variety that E!'s human resources department sought her out for an interview in 2013 to inquire about the relationship between her and  Seacrest . âI was very proud to say âNo  I donât [have a physical relationship with  Seacrest ] ââ she said she told them. âI never touched him  I never kissed him  I never fucked him  nothing. But I said  âBut he touched me.ââ

SOLUTION: Negative

PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Subaru ? The head of  Japanese automaker Subaru  bowed deeply in apology Friday as  the company  admitted that  it  has been carrying out flawed inspections of  its  Japan-made cars for years.
The announcement by  Subaru 's chief executive and president  Yasuyuki Yoshinaga  was the latest in a flurry of such scandals. Earlier this month Nissan Motor Co. recalled more than 1 million domestically made cars because of faulty routine tests.
 Subaru  will submit a report on the problem to the government on Monday  Yoshinaga told reporters. He said a domestic recall is likely  spanning the entire  Subaru  lineup totaling 255 000 vehicles.
Yoshinaga said the faulty inspections for  Subaru 's finished products had been going on for 30 years. The workers involved did not fully realize their method was wrong  and a thorough review of the entire inspection system is needed  he said.
 Subaru   formerly called Fuji Heavy Industries  is partnered with Toyota Motor Corp.  a top shareholder. Toyota and Honda Motor Co. have said they did not have dubious inspections. Toyota said it was checking with  Subaru  on the reported irregularities.
Reporters peppered  Subaru 's Yoshinaga with questions about why  it  took so long after the Nissan scandal for  Subaru  to come forward.

SOLUTION:
Negative