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Tom Waits makes rare public appearance to honour Nicolas Cage

Tom Waits made a rare public appearance this week to honour actor Nicolas Cage.The singer-songwriter presented Cage with a lifetime achievement prize at the SFFILM Awards Night in San Francisco, California on Monday evening (December 4).Waits’ participation in the event had not been announced prior, and his presence prompted “gasps” and “wild applause” from those in attendance, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.After taking to the podium at the Yerba Buena Center For The Arts, the musician spoke about how he and Cage have known each other since the Oscar-winner was a teenager working for Waits as his driver.“He was the same as a teenager. It was troublesome for his family and other people around him,” Waits joked in his speech.
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Joe Lycett shreds £10k after David Beckham fails to respond to World Cup ultimatum
David Beckham failed to acknowledge his challenge over the 2022 World Cup Qatar deal.The comedian is yet to receive a response from the former professional footballer.Last Sunday (13 November), the comedian released a video on social media in which he directly addressed David about his deal promoting the World Cup in Qatar.The comic explained he has received "radio silence" from the former Manchester United player.In the video, Joe said that he would give £10,000 to charities that support gay people in football if David pulls out of his reported £10 million deal over to the country’s stance on LGBT+ issues.If the footballer did not, the comic said he would shred his own money (£1,000 for every £1m allegedly earned by the former England player) and live stream it this Sunday at midday on the website BendersLikeBeckham.com.It is illegal to shred, destroy or deface money in the UK, however, Joe said he will come off "more lightly" than if he were to be gay in Doha.In an Instagram Live, the comic stood wearing a rainbow-coloured jacket and captioned the post: "A platform for progress."Joe could then be seen taking wads of cash and throwing it into a shredder.Taking to Twitter earlier today, Joe had started his countdown after sharing a photo of his cash ready to be put in the shredder.In view of his 1.2 million followers, he penned: "3 hours... #benderslikebeckham."In an earlier post, Joe tweeted: "4 hours...
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John Legend hits out at Kanye West over “anti-blackness and antisemitism”
John Legend has hit out at Kanye West after the rapper shared a series of antisemitic posts over the weekend.Last Sunday (October 9), ), West had both his Twitter and Instagram accounts suspended after posting antisemitic comments on the platforms. A spokesperson from Twitter told BuzzFeed News that “the account in question has been locked due to a violation of Twitter’s policies”.Numerous artists, celebrities, politicians and organisations have since criticised West over his remarks, including Jack Antonoff, Jamie Lee Curtis, and New York congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.Prospective Twitter owner Elon Musk, meanwhile, said that he has talked to West and “expressed [his] concerns about his recent tweet, which I think he took to heart”.Last week, West courted more controversy after he wore a shirt emblazoned with the slogan ‘White Lives Matter’ at Paris Fashion Week.Taking to Twitter yesterday (October 10), John Legend – who has collaborated with West on multiple occasions in the past – wrote: “Weird how all these ‘free, independent thinkers’ always land at the same old anti blackness and anti semitism.”You can see that tweet beneath.Weird how all these “free, independent thinkers” always land at the same old anti blackness and anti semitism.— John Legend (@johnlegend) October 10, 2022Last month, Legend clarified the reason why he is no longer close friends with West.
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George Ezra cancels Danish gig due to illness ahead of Glastonbury performance
George Ezra has announced the cancellation of of his performance at Tinderbox Festival in Denmark today (June 24) ahead of his rumoured secret set at Glastonbury Festival.Ezra took to social media on Thursday (June 23) to apologise to his Danish fans, revealing that he has “come down with a nasty bout of laryngitis” and is undergoing “full vocal rest for 48 hours” per doctor’s orders.“I hate having to cancel shows but sadly this one is out of my control,” he added.Read Ezra’s statement below.So sorry to everyone who was planning to come and see me and the band at @Tinderbox_dk x pic.twitter.com/KWz6hgfKOS— george E Z R A (@george_ezra) June 23, 2022The news comes two days ahead of his rumoured secret set at the John Peel tent at Glastonbury on June 26 at 2pm. While his 48 hours of vocal rest will wrap up by the time June 26 rolls around, it remains uncertain if the supposed set will still take place.Last Sunday (June 19), rumours began circulating on social media that Ezra would be making a surprise appearance at Glastonbury after signs emerged online from Worthy Farm teasing that the ‘Gold Rush Kid’ would perform on June 26.‘Gold Rush Kid’ is notably the name of Ezra’s latest album, which he released earlier this month.In a three-star review of ‘Gold Rush Kid’, NME’s Sophie Williams wrote: “The effusive ‘Gold Rush Kid’ sees Ezra marvel at his status as one of the UK’s most successful singer-songwriters of the past decade – his debut recently went five times Platinum – with a title track that sees him awed by the unexpected nature of his situation.”George Ezra’s rumoured secret set at Glastonbury isn’t the only performance in jeopardy at the festival this year.
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