Entertainment news is led by artists using the stage to answer public controversy and wider conflict, while the industry also marks a significant loss and a key festival prize. Alongside those headline moments, royal memoir drama and reality-TV exits keep the celebrity cycle movi...
Entertainment news is led by artists using the stage to answer public controversy and wider conflict, while the industry also marks a significant loss and a key festival prize. Alongside those headline moments, royal memoir drama and reality-TV exits keep the celebrity cycle moving.
Ed Sheeran uses a Philadelphia concert to speak directly about the war in Gaza, calling it catastrophic and unjustifiable. He says the scale of destruction and the deaths of civilians and children break his heart, framing the remarks as part of his belief that music and live shows should stand for unity and humanity.
At the same Philadelphia show, Sheeran apologizes for how he handled the removal of Macklemore from his tour. He tells the crowd he made mistakes, addressing the backlash that followed the lineup change and trying to steady a tour moment that had spilled into a wider public dispute.
Chad Gilbert, founding guitarist and backing vocalist of New Found Glory, dies at 45 after a battle with cancer. His band and his wife, Lisa Cimorelli, announce that he dies peacefully, prompting tributes to a musician closely associated with the pop-punk scene for more than two decades.
“La Bola Negra” wins the Toronto International Film Festival’s People’s Choice Award, one of the event’s most closely watched honors. The result closes this year’s festival and puts the film in a brighter spotlight, with “I Play Rocky” and “Being Heumann” finishing as the runners-up.
Earl Spencer publicly accuses King Charles III of gaslighting him as a dispute grows around claims in Spencer’s upcoming memoir, “Swan Song.” The clash adds a fresh royal family controversy just ahead of the book’s release, turning what might have been a literary rollout into a more personal public confrontation.
Big Brother Naija trims its field again as Yusuf, Bells and Chisom Chuka are evicted during the latest live show. Host Ebuka Obi-Uchendu announces the departures, leaving 10 contestants in the “Show Ya Sef” season as the competition moves into its next phase.
Top Entertainment stories
- Ed Sheeran calls Gaza war “catastrophic and unjustifiable” amid Macklemore tour controversy (32 sources)
- New Found Glory guitarist Chad Gilbert dies at 45 after cancer battle (16 sources)
- Earl Spencer accuses King Charles of ‘gaslighting’ amid dispute over Princess Diana memoir claims (9 sources)
- Ed Sheeran addresses Macklemore controversy during Philadelphia concert amid fan support (9 sources)
- Ed Sheeran apologises and admits mistakes at first concert after Macklemore tour row (8 sources)
- Yusuf, Bells and Chisom Chuka evicted from BBNaija Season 11, leaving 10 contestants (7 sources)
- Iran shuts French language centre in Tehran linked to French embassy (5 sources)
- Zach Cregger’s ‘Resident Evil’ tops North American box office with $60M debut (5 sources)
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