David Byrne Acknowledges ‘Major Mistake’ Doing Blackface: ‘I Believe I Have Changed Since Then’

Meghan Markle mocked him after watching him bare all on stage.The Suits actor starred alongside the Duchess of Sussex on the popular series from 2011 to 2018.Patrick, who is set to make his Broadway debut next month in show Take Me Out, has claimed Meghan once teased him after she saw him with no clothes on. The actor, 40, spoke about the incident, which occurred in 2011 while the pair were filming their first season of the hit legal drama.Patrick played protagonist Michael Ross, who blags his way into a top law firm by pretending he attended Harvard Law School.Meanwhile Meghan, 40, played protagonist Patrick’s on-screen partner Rachel, who started the series as a paralegal. During the shooting of their first season, Meghan turned up to watch Patrick in an LA production of Bill Cain's play 9 Circles, which featured full-frontal male nudity.Recollecting the occasion in an interview with Entertainment Tonight, Patrick revealed: “She certainly was at the play where I was naked and she had a good time making fun of me after.”“So, maybe she’d like a repeat performance,” he joked.In his Broadway debut next month, Patrick will once again be exposing himself in the Tony Award-winning play Take Me Out. The show is well known for its nude scenes, and its comeback is hotly anticipated after being delayed by nearly two years due to the pandemic. Patrick went on to see that he would be thrilled to see the Duchess in the audience for his latest theatrical outing. “I would love for Meghan to come and enjoy the show,” he said.“I’ll send her an invite for sure.”Following her engagement to Prince Harry in November 2017, Meghan announced she would be leaving Suits after seven years.At the end of its seventh series, Mike (Patrick) and

Hollyoaks star Gabriel Clark has teased explosive scenes as Ollie Morgan's mother is set to return to the village.It was confirmed earlier this month that Susie Amy will reprise her role as Scarlett Morgan later this year.Fans of the Channel 4 soap will remember her previous outing when she entered the village to sign divorce papers for Luke Morgan (Gary Lucy) and check in on her son.Regarding her return, former Footballers' Wives actress Susie said at the time: "So happy to be bringing Scarlett back to Hollyoaks, really looking forward to a brilliant new storyline and seeing everyone."Gabriel, who took over the role as Ollie in 2020, has since opened up about his on-screen mum coming back to Hollyoaks.He told Daily Star: "It's really exciting.

Katie Price has revealed her mother Amy is "suffocating" as she battles her terminal illness - and it's so bad she has to finish her mum's sentences for her.Katie's mum suffers from an incurable lung disease called idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis - after being diagnosed in 2017.The horrible condition limits her ability to breathe properly and she must take oxygen to help her.Mucky Mansion star Katie bravely spoke out about her mum's terminal illness when she appeared on ITV's Lorraine on Thursday (February 24).Opening up about her mum's condition, Katie told viewers it was hard for her to see her mum Amy struggle with such a "horrible" illness that has left her "suffocating".She said: "My mum keeps saying to me, 'Just when I'm about to to try and rest because I'm ill, you do something else, you keep me on my toes.' "I'm like 'Mum, you're not going anywhere yet'. I mean obviously she's terminally ill and it is what it is but now she's on her oxygen.

Paris Hilton has shared her sadness following the sudden death of comedian Donny Davis, known for performing with stars like Britney Spears and Miley Cyrus.MORE: Paris Hilton suffers heartbreak two months after wedding to Carter ReumThe newlywed took to her Instagram Stories to pay a heartfelt tribute to the late star, who was found dead by police in his hotel room at Las Vegas' Resorts World Hotel on Tuesday. No cause of death has been disclosed.

British army officer has fanned the flames of a potential World War Three by warning Britian could soon be at war with Russia after the invasion of Ukraine.Speaking on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, General Sir Richard Shirreff said that "we as a nation could be at war with Russia, because if Russia puts one bootstep across Nato territory".After carrying out his brutal invasion this morning, Russian President Vladimir Putin issued a chilling warning to any country that tried to intervene. In a sinister statement, Putin warned other countries that any attempt to interfere with the Russian action would lead them to "face consequences greater than any they have faced in history".

Jamie Carragher have shared their contrasting views on how Manchester United should deal with Marcus Rashford’s poor form of late. The winger has scored four goals and assisted two so far this season, though those tallies mask how some of his performances have fallen well below the expectation for a player of his quality.Rashford has looked out of confidence this season, with his displays lacking the pace and punch that they once had.

Iceland worker who sued the food chain has been awarded £3,000 after she was fired for eating a 20p Twirl and giving one to a customer’s child.Sharon Cassidy had been given her marching orders after she was spotted on CCTV eating the Cadbury’s bar from a £1 pack of five without paying for it.But she said she thought the opened pack of Twirls belonged to another member of staff – and argued that colleagues often ate each other’s food, reports the Mirror.The Twirl incident happened in February 2019. An employment tribunal in Glasgow heard that Miss Cassidy had been asked to tidy up items that had been left at the store in Paisley.When a duty manager took over, the hearing was told they found an open five-pack of Twirls, with only one remaining.

Hollywood star Jude Law, confidently strutted down the runway, proudly displaying the green and black leather creation. The outfit showcased excellent craftsmanship as a black festish-inspired harness encased Iris’ chest, with an attached thick black leather choker adorned with a large black flower.

Despite the countless technological innovations in the 36 years since the release of Jonathan Demme's Stop Making Sense, that iconoclastic time capsule of a 1983 Talking Heads show is still considered by many to be the greatest rock concert film ever made. So it's both miraculous and entirely fitting that director Spike Lee teams with the former frontman of that influential new wave band to deliver an immersive movie experience arguably equal to its illustrious predecessor in David Byrne's American Utopia.

Spike Lee and David Byrne aren’t an obvious pairing. While the former’s oeuvre, for the most part, features unflinching stories about Black life in America, the latter became a hero to white college-educated teens everywhere.

Owen Gleiberman Chief Film CriticWhen you watch the filmed version of a show like “Hamilton” or “Springsteen on Broadway,” it can feel like the next best thing to being there. But Spike Lee’s playful and entrancing big-screen version of David Byrne’s “American Utopia” is better than the next best thing — it feels more like a whole new thing.Byrne’s spiky and exuberant 21st-century rock-concert-on-Broadway jamboree, which opened at New York’s Hudson Theatre on Oct.

If there ever was a year for the Toronto Film Festival to open with a musical pep talk for Americans, surely 2020 is it. American Utopia, the concert film of David Byrne’s 2019 Broadway show, directed by Spike Lee, provides a spark of optimism in the era of COVID-19 and civil unrest.

coronavirus pandemic, with a programme of 58 films from around the world — 50 of which will be premiering online.Steve McQueen’s Mangrove will be opening the festival, and the new film from God’s Own Country director Francis Lee Ammonite will be the closing night gala.Further films that are set to premiere include Spike Lee’s filmed take on David Byrne‘s smash-hit Broadway show American Utopia, as well as Miranda July’s new film Kajillionaire and Josephine Decker’s Shirley Jackson biopic Shirley.A selection of titles will be premiering in cinemas exclusively – including Mangrove, Ammonite, the new Pixar title Soul and Chloé Zhao’s Nomadland — while several others will offer viewers both virtual and in-cinema options.Other films to look out

David Byrne has apologised for using black and brownface after a video from the 1980s resurfaced.The promo video for the 1984 concert film Stop Making Sense sees a skit in which the star, now 68, interviews himself while playing several different reporters – some of whom are reporters of colour. After the clip resurfaced on social media, the Talking Heads frontman took to Twitter to say it was “a major mistake in judgement” in a lengthy statement.“I’d just about forgotten about this skit and I’m grateful that it has been brought to my attention,” he wrote.

Musician David Byrne has apologised for wearing blackface and brownface in a 1984 concert film.

blackface in a 1984 promotional video.The 68-year-old musician has made a statement on social media referring to the 1984 Stop Making Sense concert film, which features Byrne portraying different characters interviewing himself.Byrne tweeted: “Recently a journalist pointed out something I did in a promo video skit in 1984 for the Talking Heads concert film Stop Making Sense. In the piece I appear as a number of different characters interviewing myself, and some of the characters portrayed are people of color.

David Byrne apologized in a series of tweets on Monday over a resurfaced clip of him wearing blackface.The offensive clips were culled from a commercial in support of Stop Making Sense, a concert film documenting the band behind hits such as Burning Down the House, Psycho Killer and Once in a Lifetime.'Recently a journalist pointed out something I did in a promo video skit in 1984 for the Talking Heads concert film Stop Making Sense,' Byrne, 68, said. 'In the piece I appear as a number of different characters interviewing myself, and some of the characters portrayed are people of color.' The latest: David Byrne, 68, apologized in a series of tweets on Monday over a resurfaced clip of him wearing blackface.

Related: Chris Frantz: 'If you knew David Byrne, you would not be jealous of him' “Recently a journalist pointed out something I did in a promo video skit in 1984 for the Talking Heads concert film Stop Making Sense,” he tweeted. “In the piece I appear as a number of different characters interviewing myself, and some of the characters portrayed are people of color.”Recently a journalist pointed out something I did in a promo video skit in 1984 for the Talking Heads concert film Stop Making Sense.

David Byrne is the latest star to apologize for previously wearing blackface. In the 1980s, to promote the Talking Heads concert film "Stop Making Sense," the musician appeared in a promo video in which he interviewed himself about his work in the form of various characters.

Greg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticIn a 1984 promotional video for the Talking Heads concert film Stop Making Sense, David Byrne appeared as both himself and a variety of interviewers, including men of color. Today, Byrne apologized on Twitter, insisting that “the past can be examined with honesty and accountability.”Byrne, whose 2019 American Utopia Broadway show has been adapted as an HBO film by director Spike Lee and will debut in October, explained that he’d forgotten about the video until recently reminded by a journalist.“To watch myself in the various characters, including black and brown face, I acknowledge it was a major mistake in judgement that showed a lack of real understanding,” Byrne writes.

David Byrne has addressed his use of black and brownface in a promo skit for Talking Heads‘ 1984 concert film Stop Making Sense.Taking to Twitter, Byrne revealed that a journalist had recently pointed out this particular part of the promo material to him, and proceeded to call the inclusion of the blackface and brownface a “major mistake in judgement”.“In the piece I appear as a number of different characters interviewing myself, and some of the characters portrayed are people of colour,” Byrne wrote, adding that he had “just about forgotten about this skit and I’m grateful that it has been brought to my attention”.“To watch myself in the various characters, including black and brown face, I acknowledge it was a major mistake in judgement