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LGBTQ ally Madonna hospitalized with serious infection
Her longtime manager, Guy Oseary, posting on Instagram, confirmed her hospitalization and noted that she is recovering
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NEW YORK ā This past Saturday night Madonna, 64, was rushed to a New York City hospital after being found unresponsive. The singer-performer was suffering from an acute bacterial infection that required a stay in the ICU.
Her longtime manager, Guy Oseary, posting on Instagram, confirmed her hospitalization and noted that she is recovering and that her health is improving. He also noted that the singerās current tour was postponed.
Earlier this year, she announced theĀ launch of her āCelebrationā tourĀ in honor of the 40th anniversary of her career in music. According to the schedule, the 84-show tour was expected to kick off July 15 at the Rogers Arena in Vancouver, B.C., Canada.
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Adele shuts down ‘Pride sucks’ heckler at Las Vegas show
British singer is a long-time LGBTQ ally
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British pop megastar and longtime LGBTQ ally Adele reacted to a member of the audience who repeatedly yelled “Pride Sucks” in between songs during her show Saturday night in Las Vegas.
Adele, who is continuing her iconic residency,Ā Weekends with Adele, at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace, has been a strong LGBTQ supporter. Last year, she celebrated Pride Month during her Las Vegas residency wearing a black dress with a rainbow flag train and Pride-themed confetti.Ā
Sitting down on the piano bench next to her pianist bantering with the audience which is routine, the singer eviscerated the unseen audience member:
āDid you come to my fucking show to say Pride sucks? Are you fucking stupid?ā Adele angrily said reacting. āDonāt be so fucking ridiculous. If you have nothing nice to say, shut up, alright?ā
The incident, which was caught on cell phone footage and posted to X, has since gone viral:
Adele goes off on audience member who yelled āPride sucksā at her concert tonight:
— Pop Base (@PopBase) June 2, 2024
āDid you come to my f*cking show and just say that Pride sucks? Are you f*cking stupid? Donāt be so f*cking ridiculous. If you have nothing nice to say, shut up, alright?ā pic.twitter.com/M3yl2mdzLV
Adele did not hold back when an audience member yelled āPride sucks!ā during her Las Vegas residency on Saturday night.
— Variety (@Variety) June 2, 2024
āDid you come to my f—ing show and just say that Pride sucks?" the singer said. "Are you f—ing stupid?" https://t.co/tDbvFCJRcT
āHappy Pride… not to you thoughā (points to the man who yelled Pride sucks). š#WeekendsWithAdele
— Adele Daily (@adeledailynet) June 2, 2024
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Actor Richard Dreyfuss mocks transgender people in misogynistic rant
āJawsā star appeared at suburban Boston theater
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Patrons at The Cabot theater in the suburban Boston town of Beverly were all set to celebrate the 49th anniversary viewing of the classic 1975 Steven Spielberg horror film “Jaws,” along with a question and answer with one of the film’s stars actor Richard Dreyfuss, when from the minute Dreyfuss appeared on stage, the event derailed.
Dreyfuss walked onto the stage wearing a blue floral pattern house dress, pausing to turn away from the audience and shake his hips suggestively, actions that were caught on multiple mobile phone video footage posted online. Then two stage hands appeared and tore the dress off the actor who then took his seat opposite the event’s moderator.
According to Variety and the Boston Globe’s reporting, Dreyfuss ranted about subjects reported to include transgender people, Barbra Streisand, the #MeToo movement, and women in general. As attendee Diane Wolfe described it toĀ the Boston Globe, ā[Dreyfuss] said that the parents of trans youth, allowing them to transition, was bad parenting and that someday those kids might change their minds.ā
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A number of members of the audience took offense and left the venue. On The Cabot’s Facebook page one attendee wrote: āThis was disgusting. How could The Cabot not have vetted his act better. Apparently (I found out too late), he has a reputation for spewing this kind of racist, homophobic, misogynistic bull crap.ā
The Cabot has since limited commenting on its page.
The Cabot Executive Director J. Casey Soward on Sunday apologized in a statement that read:
āWe regret that an event that was meant to be a conversation to celebrate an iconic movie instead became a platform for political views. We take full responsibility for the oversight in not anticipating the direction of the conversation and for the discomfort it caused to many patrons,ā Soward said. āWe are in active dialogue with our patrons about their experience and are committed to learning from this event how to better enact our mission of entertaining, educating and inspiring our community.ā
WBSM News Talk Sports Radio in New BedfordāFall RiverĀ reported that The Cabot also sent an email, that the station had been forwarded, to those who purchased tickets apologizing.
āDear Cabot Patrons,
I am writing to address an important matter concerning last nightās event with Richard Dreyfuss at The Cabot.
We deeply regret that Mr. Dreyfussās comments during the event were not in line with the values of inclusivity and respect that we uphold at The Cabot. We understand that his remarks were distressing and offensive to many of our community members, and for that, we sincerely apologize.
At The Cabot, we are committed to fostering a welcoming and inclusive environment for all members of our community. The views expressed by Mr. Dreyfuss do not reflect our beliefs, and we do not endorse them in any way.
We take full responsibility for the oversight in not anticipating the direction of the conversation and for any discomfort it caused.
We are taking immediate steps to ensure that such an incident does not happen again. This includes more rigorous vetting of our event participants and more proactive communication strategies to keep our audience informed.
Thank you for your understanding and continued support of The Cabot.
We value your feedback and are dedicated to learning from this experience to better serve our community.ā
The actor has a lengthy record of anti-trans remarks and bigotry. He has directed transphobic rants about trans youth affirming their gender and has taken aim at the Academy of Motion Pictures and Sciences calling out the Academy’s diversity efforts in a 2023 PBSā Firing Line broadcast saying that the Academy’s focus on diversity āmakes me vomit.ā
āWeāre so fragile that we canāt have our feelings hurt,ā he also said. āWe donāt know how to stand up and bop the bully in the face.ā
Deadline reported that Dreyfuss apparently made similar comments at a Friday nightĀ “Jaws”Ā screening at the Music Hall in Portsmouth, N.H. āI live in Mass, but The Cabot showing was all booked so I saw him in N.H. on May 24,ā a Facebook commenter wrote. āHe made anti-gay remarks that night too.ā
The actor has not responded to requests by multiple media outlets for comment.
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John Waters released from hospital after car accident
Crash took place in Baltimore County
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BY TAJI BURRIS | Baltimore filmmaker John Waters was released from the hospital Tuesday morning following a car accident.
The 78-year-old released a statement saying that although he was hurt in the Baltimore County crash, he did not sustain major injuries.
The rest of this article can be found on the Baltimore Banner’s website.
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