Many of his black colleagues and acquaintances were offended. He has had his detractors among his later colleagues. Moscheles and Mendelssohn became close colleagues and lifelong friends. Mercury and his inner circle of colleagues and friends continually denied the stories. Wilson's staff quickly drew the attention of his colleagues and media. This created some sensation among her colleagues and the lay public alike. He filled in the gaps between commissions with many non-commissioned portraits of friends and colleagues. These concerns were also shared by some of his European colleagues. Radisson dates Mina, an evangelical whom he belittles in front of his fellow atheist colleagues. She faces opposition from contemptuous colleagues and exasperated superiors. He was arrested and taken to Moscow along with several of his colleagues. Following the example of several of his stage colleagues, Gielgud joined tours of military camps. Everyone he knew dropped away except for two of his colleagues. Beery was considered and difficult to work with by many of his colleagues. However, he highly values loyalty to his colleagues and the firm.