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Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music CriticDid ye get healed? This is a rhetorical question Van Morrison posed many years ago that may pop up in the back of your mind at someone else’s show, on one of those rare nights when there’s enough strife or upset in the world that the crowd can be collectively understood to be experiencing a wound. That was the case with Brandi Carlile playing two sold-out shows at L.A.’s Greek Theatre over the weekend right in the wake of the Supreme Court issuing a decision that the vast majority of her progressive-leaning audience would find deeply grievous, or ominous, with one justice vowing that another right should be on the chopping block — the same-sex marriage that Carlile has sung and talked about on stage virtually every night for years.

Cynthia Littleton Business EditorA group of prominent entertainment industry women gathered Saturday for a video conference call to discuss next steps in the reignited fight for reproductive rights in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.The gathering was organized in part by Katie McGrath, a partner in Bad Robot who is married to superproducer J.J.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief“Top Gun Maverick” flew to the top of the box office charts in South Korea over the weekend, with a supersonic $9.6 million opening loop. It replaced “The Witch: Part 2 The Other One,” which had been top dog for only a week.Tom Cruise, a regular visitor to Korea, jetted into Seoul with producer Jerry Bruckheimer and co-stars Miles Teller, Glen Powell and Greg Tarzan Davis to goose the movie’s takeoff in the country. Cruise professed himself grateful for the fan’s warm reception and talked up the importance of in-person visits to the cinema.Sub-distributed in Korea by Lotte Entertainment, the film opened on Wednesday and played on more than 1,900 screens.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorTaraji P. Henson took a moment to be serious in her otherwise upbeat introduction to the BET Awards on Sunday night, delivering the first of three consecutive slams at the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v.

LOVE Island fans have been left convinced that Jacques O'Neill is playing a "game" with Paige Thorne after their heart to heart. Viewers flooded social media to speculate that he was "playing a game" during the conversation as he got caught up in competing with Jay Younger.

U2 STAR Bono has revealed he has a secret half-brother who he only found out about as an adult. The singer, 62, said he first found out about his half-sibling in 2000 and has since made peace with the situation.

LOVE Island fans have long suspected Luca Bish is well aware of the fact Gemma Owen has a famous dad. Now they have seized on one former Islander's remarks that they were all told on day two or three as proof.

MADE In Chelsea star Binky Felstead has revealed how her young son Wolfie was rushed to hospital after an allergic reaction. The reality TV favourite took to Instagram as she laid next to her son in an A&E hospital bed, surrounded by NHS paramedics.

HOLLYWOOD megastar Tom Cruise made a surprise appearance in London to see the Rolling Stones. The casually-dressed Top Gun idol watched the band perform at the BST Hyde Park gig on Saturday night.

LOVE Island fans called for the Aftersun panel to let Laura Whitmore know she had lipstick on her teeth as she hosted the show. The 37-year-old star suffered a mishap while presenting the hit show's late-night Sunday night spin-off.

GEMMA Owen has been noticeably quiet in recent days - but that all chances on Monday night when she explodes with rage. Michael Owen's daughter, 19, is seen raging at Dami Hope and Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu in a preview clip.

LOVE Island fans reckon Gemma Owen had a sneaky ulterior motive when she urged Paige Thorne to press on with Jay Younger. Michael Owen's daughter, 19, used to date her current love interest, rugby ace Jacques O'Neill.

"Full House" star Jodie Sweetin was pushed from an embankment down to the concrete ground by an officer with the Los Angeles Police Department while protesting the Supreme Court Roe v Wade ruling in Los Angeles on Saturday.  In a video captured by photographer Michael Ade, the 40-year-old actress appeared to be thrown to the ground while leading a "group of peaceful protestors away from the freeway" as she gathered with a number of activists in the downtown area of the city.  Sweetin was seen wearing a black T-shirt and black leggings with a black backpack and a megaphone attached to her arm. At one point in the video, Sweetin seemed to be pushed from a dirt hill down to the ground.  She skidded across the ground and her hat flew back on her head.

Rudy Giuliani was hit by a worker over the weekend during a visit to ShopRite in Staten Island.

Kandi Burruss is putting her friendship with NeNe Leakes on hold… for now. ET's Kevin Frazier spoke to  star at the BET Awards Sunday, where she opened up about the show and where she stands with Leakes amid her lawsuit against Bravo.«No, we don't talk.

Lizzo is onstage and she proved that once again on Sunday night. The singer brought the house down with an electrifying performance of her smash hit, «About Damn Time.»The BET Awards performances started off strong having Lizzo as the opening act.

2022 BET Awards are here to honor Black excellence across music, television, film and sports! Some of the biggest celebs turned out for the big occasion.This year's awards show was held at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles and hosted by Academy Award-nominated and Golden Globe-winning actress Taraji P. Henson for the second year in a row. Last year, Henson used her hosting position to honor some iconic Black women who have had an impact on pop culture with a memorable opening monologue and various ensembles that honored and celebrated the styles and looks of some groundbreaking artists.

Green Day star Billie Joe Armstrong claimed he was ‘renouncing his citizenship’ following the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe vs Wade.This week, it was announced that the Supreme Court in America had decided to overturn the Roe vs Wade decision from 50 years ago, putting an end to guaranteed abortion rights.Numerous people and celebrities have spoken out in horror against the ruling, including Viola Davis, Billie Eilish, Michelle Obama and Lizzo.During his concert on Friday in London, Armstrong proclaimed ‘F*** America’ and told the crowd he was going to move to the UK.‘F**k America. I’m f***ing renouncing my citizenship. I’m f**king coming here,’ Armstrong told the audience at his gig.‘There’s just too much f***ing stupid in the world to go back to that miserable f***ing excuse for a country.’He added: ‘Oh, I’m not kidding, you’re going to get a lot of me in the coming days.’ To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 videoThis isn’t the first time the Basket Case singer has used his concerts and platform to protest and proclaim his political views.He has previously called out former US President Donald Trump for ‘holding half the country hostage’ and has created a whole album, American Idiot, criticizing another former president, George W.

Paul McCartney fans furious over late BBC livestream time of Glastonbury setDave Grohl appears to reveal Taylor Hawkins tattoo during surprise Glastonbury performanceWho is on the Glastonbury line-up today?Joining Diana at Glastonbury so far have been stars like Billie Eilish and Paul McCartney, while Kendrick Lamar is set to headline on Sunday night.Paul made history as the oldest ever solo headliner, with Billie being the youngest ever. Got a story?If you’ve got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the Metro.co.uk entertainment team by emailing us our Submit Stuff page – we’d love to hear from you.

Tom Parker’s widow Kelsey hosted her daughter Aurelia’s first birthday without her dad, after The Wanted star died earlier this year, following a battle with a stage four glioblastoma brain tumour.Tom died at the age of 33 in March after he was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumour, in October 2020, and was given just 12 months to live by doctors.He and wife Kelsey shared two children, Aurelia, who celebrated her third birthday with a princess themed party, and Bodhi, one.Kelsey shared Aurelia’s party, fit for a princess, on Instagram, showing the adorable three-year-old in a pink party dress, posing with Disney princesses like Elsa and Rapunzel, and belting out some tunes into a microphone.One picture showed Kelsey holding her daughter, as they both donned matching pink dresses, while Aurelia paired hers with a cute matching bow.Celebrating Aurelia’s birthday at the party, and offering their support to Kelsey who was hosting the first birthday without her husband, were EastEnders star Louisa Lytton and Grammy nominated Ruth-Anne.The party follows Kelsey recently opening up about Father’s Day, saying she is determined to make it a ‘celebration’ for her children.Ahead of the day last weekend, Kelsey said: ‘Aurelia’s nursery school has asked me about making cards and they said, “We know she will be able to cope with making a card,” and she talks about her dad to them, so I’m more than happy for her to make a card for her dad.’She added to OK!: ‘In years to come I think it will get harder for the children. This year where they’re young and they don’t really understand it, in years to come we will make it a celebration.‘It will be hard for me, but for the children I don’t think it will be as hard this year.

Love Island: Aftersun were left cringing during Sunday night's (June 26) show after they spotted presenter Laura Whitmore had lipstick smeared on her teeth.As Laura discussed the weekly highlights of what took place on the show during the week with her panel, fans became distracted by an evident make-up blunder.Unaware of the red lipstick on her teeth, 37-year-old Laura carried on like the professional she is, although it did look like she'd just stepped out of a recent horror movie.READ MORE: Love Island's Ekin-Su and Davide 'faking' feud as fans spot 'sexual tension'Laura was internet hosting the late-night Sunday spin-off as regular after getting back from her hen weekend at Glastonbury.However, fans at home couldn't wait to point out this mishap online, with one person on Twitter, writing: "Poor Laura Whitmore! Surely someone realised her lipstick was all over her teeth! "Even if they said something in her earpiece she could discreetly (or not, could laugh it off and ask for a tissue) fix the problem."A second said: "Nahh who’s letting Laura Whitmore sit there with THAT much lipstick on her teeth?", while another fan of the show commented: "Why did no one tell Laura it’s not a good idea to chew on a crayon before going live."To stay up to date with all the latest news, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here.One critic of the host, though, was quick to condemn her, with this line: "The only half-exciting thing to happen involving Laura Whitmore since she started presenting Love Island."Fans changed their tune when cameras cut back to her showing her customary dazzling white gnashers later in the show.One wrote: “Thank you to whoever told Laura about the lipstick on her teeth.”READ NEXT:Love Island