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who died Wednesday at the age of 56 — shocked the world when she ripped up a picture of Pope John Paul II on “Saturday Night Live” in 1992.The move, which unfolded as she sang an a cappella version of Bob Marley’s once-banned song “War,” got her barred from NBC for life and booed off the stage at a Bob Dylan tribute concert a few weeks later. She initially said tearing up the photo was to protest the Catholic Church and “fight the real enemy” amid child sex abuse scandals, but the stunt had a much deeper meaning, which the singer detailed in her memoir, “Rememberings.” “My intention had always been to destroy my mother’s photo of the pope,” she wrote.

Sinead O'Connor was an artist who was always true to herself, despite the controversy that she courted. The Irish singer-songwriter, who has died at the age of 56, shot to notoriety in the early '90s after a move deemed by critics to be a 'publicity stunt' - ripping up a photo of the Pope live on air.

. The singer, who rose to in the late 1980s and early ’90s, had a tumultuous life and was the subject of many controversies. She never stopped working, however, releasing 10 albums over the course of her career.O’Connor was born in Dublin in 1966.

Sinéad O'Connor, Irish musician, has died at 56. "It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved Sinéad," the singer's family said in a statement reported Wednesday by the BBC and RTE.

The music world is mourning the loss of an icon.

Sineád O’Connor, the troubled Irish singer and activist who scored a global smash with Prince’s “Nothing Compares 2 U” in 1990 and was banned from Saturday Night Live for tearing up a photo of Pope John Paul II during her performance two years later, has died at 56, according to a statement from her family provided to Irish TV and radio broadcaster RTÉ. No details on the cause, date or place of her death were given.

Dennis Harvey Film Critic You might think Shia LaBeouf portraying a 20th-century Italian saint under the direction of perpetual bad-boy expat Abel Ferrara is a pretty strange prospect. But that’s just the iceberg tip of the oddities in “Padre Pio,” which, despite the American star’s casting in the title role, often appears uninterested in its own venerated ostensible subject.  Instead, much of this awkward English-language period piece focuses on peasants’ struggle to overthrow padrone control just after the First World War. Depicting that conflict often feels beyond the modest production’s scale — and, in any case, is never meaningfully connected to the angsty histrionics of LaBeouf, who seems to be in his own separate, indulgent, semi-improvised movie. Though coherent relative to Ferrara’s last narrative feature, the impenetrable espionage tale “Zeroes and Ones,” this eccentric misfire will likely puzzle fans of his past cult favorites, while flummoxing Catholic viewers who expect straightforward religious uplift. Gravitas Ventures is releasing to 50+ U.S. markets. 

The King and Queen Consort led the Royal Family to St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle yesterday (Sunday, April 9) for the first Easter Sunday service of the new reign.The couple were joined by the likes of The Prince and Princess of Wales, Princess Beatrice and Zara Tindall at the annual service before they headed back to the castle for lunch. While the day was filled with sweet moments, there was another special anniversary being celebrated as The King and Queen Consort marked their 18th wedding anniversary yesterday.The pair married in a civil ceremony at Windsor Guildhall on April 9, 2005 and affirmed their vows in a religious blessing at St George's Chapel later the same day.

The voice of a generation. Celine Dion has cemented herself as one of the music industry’s most powerful artists over the years.

I’ve been thinking a lot about Sinead O’Connor. I’ve been listening to her music, how her voice jumps between a mythic wail and a shattered whisper on “Troy.” It feels almost vulgar that her career is often reduced to her 1992 appearance on Saturday Night Live, where her protest against the enablement of child abuse by the Catholic Church — tearing up a picture of Pope John Paul II as she finished an a capella cover of Bob Marley’s “War” with a cry of “child abuse!” — was seen and heard around the world.

Kanye West’s now-notorious “White Lives Matter” shirts. The counterfeit couture falsely labeled as designed by Kanye is spreading across eBay like wildfire despite the fact that Ye hasn’t put his panned collection on sale yet.Indeed, typing in “Kanye Style All Lives Matter” in the online bazaar will bring up multiple knockoffs of the “White Lives Matter” shirt, which notably sparked outrage at Paris Fashion Week in France earlier this week.

Kanye West continued to defend his "White Lives Matter" apparel this week after unveiling it during his Yeezy fashion show in Paris on Monday.  On Wednesday, he posted a photo of a black sweatshirt from his line with "WHITE LIVES MATTER" written in white on the back and a picture of Pope John Paul II on the front.  "Here’s my latest response when people ask me why I made a tee that says white lives matter… THEY DO," he captioned the post.  He also posted an interview with professor Tatishe M. Nteta who said West is "not alone" among Black Americans in his feelings about the Black Lives Matter movement but also claimed his actions could cause "harm," calling it a "White supremacist mantra."  Kanye West aka Ye is seen wearing a Balenciaga boxing mouthguard, outside Givenchy, during Paris Fashion Week - Womenswear Spring/Summer 2023 - Day Seven on October 02, 2022 in Paris, France.  (Photo by Edward Berthelot/GC Images via Getty Images) Along with a photo of the article, West wrote, "BLACK ACADEMICS ARE ON MY SIDE."  The "Stronger" rapper has faced widespread criticism over the "White Lives Matter" slogan.The Anti-Defamation League called it a "hate slogan," citing its use by the KKK.

Kendall Jenner has made her stance clear on Kanye West's recent actions.The model, 26, liked a trio of tweets from her friend Jaden Smith, 24, who walked out of West's Paris Fashion Week Yeezy showcase in disgust Monday.His exit came after West and conservative commentator Candace Owens emerged wearing tops that read 'White Lives Matter' on the back. The latest: Kendall Jenner has made her stance clear on Kanye West's 'White Lives Matter' sweatshirt' as she liked a trio of tweets from her friend Jaden Smith, 24, who walked out of West's Paris Fashion Week Yeezy showcase in disgust MondayIn the show, West arranged for model Selah Marley, the granddaughter of Bob Marley and daughter of Lauryn Hill, to wear one of the sweatshirts, that also featured Pope John Paul II on the front.Smith, 24, posted a trio of tweets alluding to his exit from the Parisian fashion show.

Kanye West does not deal in consistencies. Throughout the rapper’s colourful 26-year-long career, his currency has been unpredictability. But if there is one thing that Ye, as he prefers to be known, has been able to depend upon it would surely be a generous helping of the benefit of the doubt.

Ahmaud Arbery’s mother, Wanda Cooper-James, is the latest to speak out against Kanye “Ye” West‘s controversial YZY SZN 9 runway show.

Kanye «Ye» West's controversial YZY SZN 9 runway show. In a statement to, Cooper-James expressed her «extreme disappointment» for West's «White Lives Matter» stunt.«As a result of his display 'White Lives Matter' started trending in the U.S., which would directly support and legitimize extremist behavior, [much] like the behavior that took the life of her son,» Cooper-James said per her attorney, Lee Merritt. «That is the thing that Wanda and families like hers continue to fight against.»«This mockery of the Black Lives Matter movement and his now denunciation of the movement as some sort of hoax flies directly in the face [of what he's said,]» the statement added.

Kanye «Ye» West for criticizing his YZY SZN 9 runway show.Karefa-Johnson called out West for including «White Lives Matter» branded apparel in his fashion show in Paris, saying, «the t-shirts this man conceived, produced, and shared with the world are pure violence,» noting that sending the shirts down the runway was «incredibly irresponsible and dangerous» and adding that «there is no excuse, there is no art here.»The design first appeared on West himself as he addressed attendees at the YZY show on Monday. As the show progressed, several models were also seen wearing the shirt, the front of which features an image of Pope John Paul II. The rapper  -- who was joined at the show by rightwing pundit Candace Owens, who also wore the controversial statement on her shirt --  responded by criticizing Karefa-Johnson's own style in a since-deleted post, which drew the ire of many celebs who came to her defense.On Oct.

Gigi Hadid has hit out at Kanye West following his controversial YZY Paris Fashion Week show on 3 October, which saw models walk the catwalk wearing clothes emblazoned with the slogan ‘White Lives Matter.’ Kanye, 45, arrived at the show wearing a black sweatshirt with the slogan written across the back, with an image of Pope John Paul II printed on the front. He was also joined by far-right commentator Candace Owens, who sported a white sweatshirt with the same slogan plastered across. Gabriella Karefa-Johnson, a stylist and global Vogue contributing editor, branded the merchandise "indefensible" and "dangerous", and Kanye responded by lashing out at her in a series of Instagram posts.

Kanye West sparked controversy with his YZY Paris Fashion Week show, as he arrived wearing a black sweatshirt with the slogan 'White Lives Matter' written across the back, with an image of Pope John Paul II printed on the front. Posing alongside Kanye, 43, was far-right commentator Candace Owens, who sported a white sweatshirt with the same slogan plastered across.

Nothing Compares, an upcoming documentary chronicling Sinead O’Connor’s rise to fame in the early ‘90s.The trailer for Nothing Compares – which will be ​​available for streaming and on-demand on September 30 – opens with footage of the singer being met with cheers and boos during one of her concerts, before launching into a discussion of the 1990 song that courted controversy for a large period of her career: ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’.“The level when ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’ became a hit was extraordinary”, one of the documentary’s narrators says, noting that “the song went number one everywhere in the world.” The trailer later hears from an employee on Saturday Night Live, the sketch comedy show where O’Connor infamously tore up a photo of Pope John Paul II in protest of clerical child abuse.“I had come across an article about families who had been trying to lodge complaints against the church for sexual abuse and were being silenced,” O’Connor elaborates in the trailer, declaring that “an artist’s job is sometimes to create difficult conversations that need to be had.”O’Connor’s 1992 SNL performance of the Bob Marley song ‘War’ – which also saw the singer replace the lyric “racism” with “child abuse” — was the subject of parodies and debate for years after. Referencing the fallout in the trailer, O’Connor says “they tried to bury me.

Addie Morfoot Contributor “Nothing Compares,” a documentary about the life and career of Sinead O’Connor, will be released in theaters in New York and Los Angeles on Sept. 23 for a one-week run that qualify it for Academy Award consideration. The film’s theatrical release will come days ahead of the docu’s Sept. 30 Showtime streaming and on-demand debut. The 97-minute film, directed by Kathryn Ferguson, traces O’Connor’s rise to worldwide fame after “Nothing Compares 2 U” was released in 1990, as well as the Irish singer’s eventual exile from pop mainstream after she tore up a photo of Pope John Paul II on “Saturday Night Live” in 1992. The docu also examines other headline-grabbing controversies, like O’Connor’s refusal to perform at a New Jersey stadium amid the Persian Gulf War unless stadium officials agreed to forgo the playing of the national anthem. At the time, the star’s political and religious outrage was met with outrage. Told through a contemporary feminist lens, Ferguson’s portrait doc argues that O’Connor was 30 years ahead of her time.