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Yungblud has revealed he was molested by a doctor ahead of the release of his new single ‘Hated’ tomorrow (August 24).In a social media post, the singer, real name Dominic Harrison, said the incident took place when he was seven years old. He said he had never told anyone until he admitted it to his producer while writing ‘Hated’, which he described as “the most personal thing I’ve ever released”.“when i was seven years old i was molested by a doctor. i never told anyone until i told my producer when this song started to come out,” he began.

Black Sabbath‘s Geezer Butler has opened up about his battle with depression over the years.Speaking in a new interview with NPR’s Bullseye With Jesse Thorn, the bassist opened up about how he first experienced depression during his early days in the band.Butler said: “I wasn’t depressed all the time. Just the occasional bout would come on me. At first, when it was getting really bad… Back then nobody ever said anything about depression or anything like that, and people were terrified to mention that you might be depressed because you automatically thought you were gonna be taken away to a mental hospital and be locked away forever.

Euphoria‘s Angus Cloud has claimed her son did not take his own life as assumed.Cloud, who played Fezco on the hit HBO show, died on July 31 at the age of 25, just weeks after he suffered the loss of his father.The Oakland Fire Department received a 911 call at around 11:30am on Monday for a medical emergency, OFD Public Information Officer Michael Hunt told Deadline. When paramedics arrived, Cloud was pronounced dead at the scene, and the cause of death remains unknown.Now, in a Facebook post, Cloud’s mother Lisa has refuted claims that her son died by suicide.“Friends, I want you all to know I appreciate your love for my family at this shattered time.

Sinead O’Connor‘s final social media post revealed the devastating impact of her son’s death last year.The singer’s 17-year-old son Shane died by suicide in January 2022 after going missing from Newbridge, County Kildare. She subsequently cancelled all shows that year for “her own heath and well being”.Writing on social media at the time, Sinéad said: “My beautiful son, Nevi’im Nesta Ali Shane O’Connor, the very light of my life, decided to end his earthly struggle today and is now with God. May he rest in peace and may no one follow his example.

Fontaines D.C.‘s Grian Chatten has opened up about suffering mental health issues while touring, revealing he previously experienced “fits of anxiety and rage”.The Irish musician and Fontaines frontman, who released his debut solo album ‘Chaos For The Fly‘ this week, reflected on how his attitude to touring has evolved over the years in a new interview with NME.“Around ‘A Hero’s Death’, I was really struggling to reshape myself to fit this new kind of lifestyle, and I was dealing with fatigue… and mental illness; the depression that occurred,” he explained.“The anxiety was pretty intense as well. I was just sick of not fucking living anywhere for five years.

Coco Lee, who had a highly successful career in Asia, has died by suicide at the age of 48.In a post on Lee’s official Facebook page, her two elder sisters Carol and Nancy Lee shared that the singer had been battling depression for several years. “CoCo had been suffering from depression for a few years but her condition deteriorated drastically over the last few months,” the statement read.It continued: “Although CoCo sought professional help and did her best to fight depression, sadly that demon inside of her took the better of her.”The sisters shared that Lee attempted to take her life at home over the weekend and was rushed to a hospital.

Pete Davidson has checked himself into rehab for mental health treatment, according to reports.The Saturday Night Livealumni has reportedly checked into rehab for mental health issues but is “getting out pretty soon”, according to a source who spoke to People.“Pete will often check himself into rehab to work on these issues,” an additional source told People. “His friends and family have been supportive during this time.”Davidson has spoken out about his mental health issues in the past, revealing in 2018 that he had been diagnosed with borderline personality disorder after suffering with long-term depression and anxiety.

Lewis Capaldi has announced that he will be cancelling all upcoming live shows, including his scheduled appearances at Reading & Leeds.The singer-songwriter shared the update via an Instagram post this morning, and confirmed that he will be taking time out to focus on his health.The news follows his recent set at Glastonbury 2023, in which he struggled to continue singing after his Tourettes ‘ticks’ began while he was onstage. In footage of the moment, the artist can be seen trying to persevere with the performance, and the crowd helping him by singing along.Now, the 26-year-old has confirmed that he will be cancelling all of his upcoming shows in a bid to look after his mental and physical well-being.“First of all, thank you to Glastonbury for having me, for singing along when I needed it and for all the amazing messages afterwards.

Lewis Capaldi has confirmed that he will be taking a mental health break following his set at Glastonbury Festival.While onstage on the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury yesterday (June 24), Capaldi – who was noticeably experiencing vocal difficulties – addressed the recent break he took prior to the festival performance, saying: “I recently took three weeks off. It was a break for my mental health and stuff.”“I wanted to come back and do Glasto ’cause it’s so incredible, so I just wanna thank you for watching us.

Shawn Mendes has appeared onstage for the first time in more than a year, joining Ed Sheeran for a surprise performance – find footage of the moment below.The team up took place at Sheeran’s recent concert in Toronto over the weekend. Taking place on Saturday (June 17), the Canadian singer-songwriter made a guest cameo and duetted with Sheeran for a rendition of his 2011 classic ‘Lego House’.The two also performed a second track together at the Rogers Centre, this time taking on Mendes’ 2017 hit ‘There’s Nothin’ Holding Me Back’.For Mendes, the onstage appearance marked his first performance in over a year, after he previously took time off from live shows to focus on his mental health.

Wednesday star Jenna Ortega has opened up about toxic trolls on “manipulative” social media in a new interview.As part of Variety’s Actors-on-Actors series, Ortega also became emotional when discussing the impact some of the social media trolls have on her.“Social media, what it does to anyone our age, it’s such a comparing game,” Ortega began. “It influences bandwagon mentality. It’s very manipulative.”Ortega went on to explain while she wants to channel her humour on social media, she’s careful with posts as she doesn’t want people to misinterpret them.

Fall Out Boy after taking a hiatus from the band to focus on his mental health.The guitarist and founding member announced his return on Instagram yesterday (May 29), thanking fans for their support during his absence.“Hey everyone, I’m officially back! I want to thank everyone for the love and support while I took some time away to focus on my brain and get healthy for my family, my friends and myself,” he wrote in the post, which also featured an image of him on-stage.“I also want to thank Ben Young for stepping up and filling in on the shows I missed – He is a true gentleman and a scholar,” he added. “I’m stoked to be back in action and I can’t wait to see everyone on tour this summer!”Trohman announced his temporary departure from the band back in January, confirming to fans that he would be parting ways with Pete Wentz and co.

Ed Sheeran has revealed he has no intention of checking out his new docuseries, as the thought of watching it makes him “uncomfortable”.The ‘Shape Of You’ singer explained how he felt about watching The Sum Of It All in a new interview, and admitted that the thought of sitting down to view any of it himself left him feeling uneasy.“It’s uncomfortable for me to watch, I haven’t really like sat down and binged it,” he told Extra (via MSN), later adding: “I hope other people find it more entertaining than I do.”He also proceeded to explain that he was caught off-guard by the style of the show, and wasn’t expecting it to centre so heavily on his emotional state. “I didn’t actually really realise that they were making a documentary on grief and mental health, I thought we were making a documentary on my album,” he explained.“And then I saw [the final product] and I was like, ‘Oh, OK.

Lewis Capaldi has said that he’d be willing to step away from music to protect his mental health if he had to.The artist admitted that fame has proved a detriment to his mental health, and if necessary, he wouldn’t rule out walking away to look after himself.Speaking to Rebecca Judd on Apple Music, he said: “I think on this album in particular I talk a bit more about my mental health, which has taken a beating over the last little while.“I’m managing it better now but I think in 2020 I was kind of glad when we got put in lockdown because I had done my first arena tour in the UK, and we had just done an Australia and Asia tour before that.“I was in a bad way where I was just having panic attacks every single day on stage and I was just shy,” he continued. “I still haven’t quite got there, but it’s interesting that this thing that you love to do and you’ve always wanted to do becomes something that causes you such distress, but such is the modern world.“”If I did another album and my head was scrambled and I felt horrible, right now I’m at a point where I can balance my mental health and how I feel in general.

Monaleo has unveiled details of her debut album this week (May 10) and has shared a new single from the upcoming project – check out ‘Ass Kickin’ below.The rapper, who appeared on NME’s ‘Essential Emerging Artists for 2023‘ list earlier this year, announced that her debut album will have 11 tracks and will be called ‘Where The Flowers Don’t Die’. It will arrive on May 26 via Stomp Down and you can pre-order it here.Monaleo also opened up about her recent pregnancy announcement in a statement unveiling her new album.

Tom Holland has revealed that he’s been sober for one year in a new interview.The actor opened up about his sobriety in a new interview with Entertainment Weekly. Speaking about filming his upcoming Apple TV+ crime thriller The Crowded Room, he said the project led to a “bit of a meltdown” in his personal life.In the show, the Spider-Man actor plays character Danny Sullivan, who is arrested in summer 1979 due to his involvement in a shooting.

Disturbed frontman David Draiman recently opened up about almost losing his life due to “addiction and depression.”During the band’s show in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Draiman took some time before performing their song ‘A Reason To Fight’ to discuss how he missed his late friends who took their own lives – namely Linkin Park’s Chester Bennington, Stone Temple Pilots’ Scott Weiland, and Soundgarden’s Chris Cornell – while adding that a couple of months ago he “almost joined them.”“A reason to fight — we all need one. The demons that are known as addiction and depression are very, very real. They are diseases no different than cancer.

Content warning: This story contains discussion and description of sexual assault.Kevin Smith has revealed that he spent a month in a mental health treatment facility after having “a complete break from reality” last year. The events were caused by unresolved issues concerning childhood trauma.In a new interview with People, the Clerks and Chasing Amy director spoke for the first time about his experiences of being sexually abused and guilted for his weight as a child.

ASTRO has died at the age of 25.The singer was found dead at his home in the Gangnam district of Seoul by his manager today (April 19), according to the Seoul Gangnam Police Station (via Yonhap News, as translated by Korean pop culture website Soompi).“It appears that Moonbin took his own life,” the police said in a statement obtained by the outlet.“We are currently discussing the possibility of an autopsy to determine the precise cause of death.”Moonbin’s passing has since been confirmed by his label Fantagio Music. In a statement on Twitter, the agency said, as translated by Koreaboo: “We would like to apologize for the sad, heart-breaking news.

Lewis Capaldi says the How I’m Feeling documentary made him realise Tourette’s and anxiety were having a huge impact on his life.The Netflix hit, directed by Joe Pearlman, went behind the scenes to chart the making of Capaldi’s second album. However, the film has been praised for offering a more intimate and un-polished view of Capaldi’s life – showing both success and struggles.Reflecting on how he felt the first time he watched it back, the ‘Before You Go’ singer said it made him realise that both his Tourette’s and anxiety were “taking over” his life. “I didn’t realise how much my anxiety and Tourette’s was taking over my life until I watched [Pearlman’s footage] back,” he told The Independent.Adding: “When I saw the first draft, it was so depressing, I was surprised I didn’t die at the end! I mean, there’s always the sequel.”“When I have a panic attack, it feels like I’m going insane, completely disconnected from reality,” he tells the camera in the documentary. “I can’t breathe.

The National frontman Matt Berninger has spoken candidly about his battle with depression and writer’s block, and how he documented it on the band’s upcoming album, ‘First Pages Of Frankenstein’.Berninger was speaking in an exclusive cover interview for the latest issue of Uncut, where he revealed how the COVID period after The National’s last record ‘I Am Easy To Find‘ [2019] and his 2020 debut solo album ‘Serpentine Prison‘ saw him facing “burnout” and a depression he likened to “the train going off the tracks”. He explained said he found himself unable to write lyrics for a whole year.“Usually when I’m in a troubled place, I can make something out of it, and write a song about it, and that does a lot to solve it,” he said. “This time, I didn’t want to.