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4 days ago
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Fontaines D.C. frontman Grian Chatten brands Kneecap's Mo Chara's terror charge a 'witch hunt'
Fontaines D.C. frontman Grian Chatten has branded Kneecap's Mo Chara's terror charge as a "witch hunt". The 29-year-old singer has vowed to continue supporting his fellow Irishman in the hip-hop trio after London's Metropolitan Police accused the group of "displaying a flag in support of proscribed organisation Hezbollah" at their O2 Forum Kentish Town gig in London in November 2024. Band member Mo Chara was subsequently charged with a terror offense and is set to appear in court on June 18. Grian's own band recently displayed "free Palestine" and 'Israel is committing genocide, use your voice" messages at their Primavera Sound set in Barcelona - and nothing will stop him speaking up for Palestine and backing his fellow musician. He told The Irish Times newspaper: 'It's a categorical witch hunt, and that's fairly plain to see to anyone who has a discerning eye. 'I stand by their side, and I'm totally unafraid to do so. I think all of us are.' Grian added of late 'Nothing Compares 2 U' hitmaker Sinéad O'Connor - who used her music and platform to protest injustices regularly - that: "No matter how scary it gets out there, don't stop talking about Palestine. 'If Sinéad O'Connor was still around, she'd be speaking up and [would] probably have another media storm raged against her, as well. So, yeah, that's what I think about it.' He concluded: 'I just think when you become aware of the facts, how many people are dying… I don't really want to live in a world where people turn a blind eye to those things. And I think the best thing for us to do, as people with platforms, is to lead by example.' In a statement on Instagram regarding the charge, Kneecap wrote: "We deny this 'offense' and will vehemently defend ourselves. 'This is political policing. This is a carnival of distraction. "14,000 babies are about to die of starvation in Gaza, with food sent by the world sitting on the other side of a wall, and once again the British establishment is focused on us. 'We are on the right side of history. You are not. We will fight you in court. We will win.' Kneecap had shows cancelled as a result but are still set to play Glastonbury's West Holts stage at Worthy Farm on Saturday, June 28 at 4pm - despite calls from MPs for them to be banned.
Perth Now
5 days ago
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- Perth Now
Fontaines D.C. frontman Grian Chatten brands Kneecap's Mo Chara's terror charge a 'witch hunt'
Fontaines D.C. frontman Grian Chatten has branded Kneecap's Mo Chara's terror charge as a "witch hunt". The 29-year-old singer has vowed to continue supporting his fellow Irishman in the hip-hop trio after London's Metropolitan Police accused the group of "displaying a flag in support of proscribed organisation Hezbollah" at their O2 Forum Kentish Town gig in London in November 2024. Band member Mo Chara was subsequently charged with a terror offense and is set to appear in court on June 18. Grian's own band recently displayed "free Palestine" and 'Israel is committing genocide, use your voice" messages at their Primavera Sound set in Barcelona - and nothing will stop him speaking up for Palestine and backing his fellow musician. He told The Irish Times newspaper: 'It's a categorical witch hunt, and that's fairly plain to see to anyone who has a discerning eye. 'I stand by their side, and I'm totally unafraid to do so. I think all of us are.' Grian added of late 'Nothing Compares 2 U' hitmaker Sinéad O'Connor - who used her music and platform to protest injustices regularly - that: "No matter how scary it gets out there, don't stop talking about Palestine. 'If Sinéad O'Connor was still around, she'd be speaking up and [would] probably have another media storm raged against her, as well. So, yeah, that's what I think about it.' He concluded: 'I just think when you become aware of the facts, how many people are dying… I don't really want to live in a world where people turn a blind eye to those things. And I think the best thing for us to do, as people with platforms, is to lead by example.' In a statement on Instagram regarding the charge, Kneecap wrote: "We deny this 'offense' and will vehemently defend ourselves. 'This is political policing. This is a carnival of distraction. "14,000 babies are about to die of starvation in Gaza, with food sent by the world sitting on the other side of a wall, and once again the British establishment is focused on us. 'We are on the right side of history. You are not. We will fight you in court. We will win.' Kneecap had shows cancelled as a result but are still set to play Glastonbury's West Holts stage at Worthy Farm on Saturday, June 28 at 4pm - despite calls from MPs for them to be banned.
The Irish Sun
05-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
‘It really bums me out' admits Miley Cyrus as she opens up on feud with late Irish star and ‘heartache' regret
MILEY Cyrus has said he feud with the late Sinead O'Connor really "bums" her out. The Hollywood superstar and the late Dublin rocker were involved in an infamous spat 12 years ago after Advertisement 3 Sinead O'Connor and Miley Cyrus had a spat in 2013 Credit: Getty Images - Getty 3 Miley Cyrus has shared her regret for reacting the way she did to Sinead's letter Credit: Getty Images - Getty 3 Miley performed Sinead's hit song on SNL this year Credit: Getty Images - Getty The letter stated, 'We don't encourage our daughters to walk around naked in it because it makes them prey for animals' and accused the youngster of being exploited by the industry. Miley, who was 20 at the time, retaliated by posting Sinead's tweets about trying to find a mental health treatment facility while she was struggling with psychiatric issues. The Flowers singer has now reflected on how she handled the criticism and regrets her reaction. Advertisement READ MORE ON MILEY CYRUS Speaking to the New York Times, she said: "I responded in a way that I would never [have] as an adult - but that was also an adult talking to a young person. "That feels like her experience [was] being reflected onto me, but that's not my experience. My experience was not that the music industry didn't care about me." In Sinead's letter, she wrote: 'The music business doesn't give a s*** about you, or any of us. They will prostitute you for all you are worth, and cleverly make you think it's what you wanted..." When asked if these words resonate with Miley now, the Advertisement read more on the irish sun The 32-year-old explained how she's "never known anything else" and was given a handbook from her dad She added: "I understand the business that I'm in. I'm in the music industry, I'm in the record business, so when I sign a contract, they are buying records that they wish to sell. Miley Cyrus reveals hospital dash after filming for her music video caused shock illness "So I understand that I am setting myself up to become merchandise. I am committed to them that I want to not only bring success for myself, but to them also, so I just understand the music industry. "And at one point in my life I look forward to just being an artist – untied and untethered – at some point I will get to do that." Advertisement Miley and Brittany Howard paid tribute to Sinead by singing a cover of Nothing Compares 2 U during Saturday Night Live's 50th season anniversary show in February 2025. 'PAYING MY RESPECTS' The We Can't Stop star revealed that SNL producer Lorne Michaels' had requested them to do the performance after the creative director She added: "That initially didn't come from me but I thought it was a great idea because I think we all had – again, talking about those band aids on heartaches and wounds – this interaction that I had with Sinead bums me out because I really respect her as a person, as an artist, and so it was my way of paying my respects." In August 2023, a month after Sinead's death, the Party In The USA star was shown walking up to a microphone stand as a message read, 'Dedicated to Sinéad O'Connor' before she performed the song 'Wonder Woman; from her new album. Advertisement During the TV appearance, Miley admitted: 'I had no idea about the fragile mental state that she was in. "I was also only 20 years old so I could really only wrap my head around mental illness only so much."
Sunday World
05-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Sunday World
Miley Cyrus opens up about her 'deep regret' over row with Sinead O'Connor
Cyrus had previously said she was only 20-years-old when the Irish star expressed concerns about Miley's Wrecking Ball music video Miley Cyrus has said she regrets her public spat with Sinéad O'Connor, saying she responded in a way 'that I would never as an adult'. Cyrus had previously said she was only 20-years-old when the Irish star expressed concerns about Miley's Wrecking Ball music video. But in a new interview, Miley told the New York Times that reflecting on how she handled the situation 'bums me out'. In 2013, Miley, the daughter of country singer Billy Ray Cyrus, appeared in the controversial music video that depicted her while straddling a steel construction ball and running her tongue along a sledgehammer. The video prompted Sinéad to publish an open letter at the time, suggesting that the former Disney star was being 'exploited'. 'I am extremely concerned for you that those around you have led you to believe, or encouraged you in your own belief, that it is in any way 'cool' to be naked and licking sledgehammers in your videos,' Sinéad wrote. 'It is in fact the case that you will obscure your talent by allowing yourself to be pimped, whether [it's] the music business or yourself doing the pimping.' Miley and Sinead News in 90 Seconds - 5th June 2025 Sinead who died in 2023, aged 56, added: 'The music business doesn't give a shit about you, or any of us. They will prostitute you for all you are worth, and cleverly make you think it's what you wanted [...] and when you end up in rehab as a result of being prostituted, 'they' will be sunning themselves on their yachts in Antigua, which they bought by selling your body and you will find yourself very alone.' Miley who said that Sinéad's own Nothing Compares 2 U music video had been one of her inspirations, responded at the time by sharing screenshots of past tweets Sinéad had posted. She raised Sinead's previous issues with her mental health and compared her to Amanda Bynes, the actor who was undergoing treatment in a rehab centre at that time. But in a new interview Miley told the New York Times, that reflecting on how she handled the situation 'bums me out'. 'I responded in a way that I would never as an adult, but that was also an adult talking to a young person,' she explained. 'I would say that feels like her experience being reflected on to me but that's not my experience. My experience was not that the music industry didn't care about me. 'I understand the business I'm in,' she added, referring to the fact she was raised in a family with existing music industry connections thanks to her dad and godmother Dolly Parton. 'I'm in the record business. When I sign a contract, they're buying records that they wish to sell, so I understand that I am setting myself up to become merchandise. 'I've committed to them that I want to not only bring success for myself but also to them. So I understand the music industry.' In 2023, Miley said she had 'no idea about the fragile mental state' Sinéad was in when they engaged in their public spat. 'I was also only 20 years old, so I could really only wrap my head around mental illness so much,' she said. 'All that I saw was that another woman had told me that this idea was not my idea.' 'God bless Sinéad O'Connor, in all seriousness,' Miley insisted. In February, there was a mixed reaction when Miley covered Sinead's version of the Prince song Nothing Compares 2 U at the SNL 50th concert. While some viewers were apparently moved by the performance others felt it was in bad taste given their difficult past, and the fact that Sinéad was banned from SNL after she ripped up a photo of the Pope on air. An insider told that not only does Miley have no regrets, it was her idea to sing the song that she knew 'would cause some people to get offended'. And while she is 'aware of the backlash', she 'believes she killed it' and that she finds the controversy 'quite comical'. 'It was absolutely Miley's idea to sing Nothing Compares 2 U and she believes she killed it,' the source said, according to MailOnline. 'And she knew going into this that it would cause some people to get offended. It is actually quite comical to her.'
Metro
03-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Metro
Miley Cyrus reveals deep regret about Sinead O'Connor spat
Miley Cyrus has reflected on her public fallout with the late Sinéad O'Connor and said the interaction still 'bums her out'. The spat began in 2013, when O'Connor took aim at Cyrus' Wrecking Ball music video – which had sparked comparisons to Nothing Compares 2 U. Over a decade on, the Something Beautiful hitmaker regrets hitting out in the way she did but explained to The New York Times why she was so hurt at the time. In Wrecking Ball's emotive moments, the camera focuses on Cyrus' face as she sings with a single tear running down her face – her buzzed hair very much giving Nothing Compares. However, the infamous video is most remembered as it saw a then 20-year-old Cyrus swinging naked from a wrecking ball and licking a sledgehammer. At the time, O'Connor shared an open letter of warning to the Disney star, writing: 'The music business doesn't give a s**t about you, or any of us.' She posted the letter on her website, stating it was fuelled by the 'spirit of motherliness and with love.' 'I am extremely concerned for you that those around you have led you to believe, or encouraged you in your own belief, that it is in any way 'cool' to be naked and licking sledgehammers in your videos. She continued: 'They will prostitute you for all you are worth, and cleverly make you think its what YOU wanted … and when you end up in rehab as a result of being prostituted, 'they' will be sunning themselves on their yachts in Antigua, which they bought by selling your body and you will find yourself very alone.' Cyrus took to X – then Twitter – to mock O'Connor's mental health, comparing her to Amanda Bynes, who was in rehab at the time. The Hannah Montana actress shared screenshots of O'Connor's jumbled tweets asking for help finding a psychiatrist with the caption: 'Before there was Amanda Bynes… There was…' O'Connor was diagnosed with bipolar disorder and complex post-traumatic stress disorder as well as being agoraphobic. 'I responded in a way that I would never as an adult, but that was also an adult talking to a young person,' Cyrus, now 32, told The New York Times. While she acknowledged this misstep, she explained her experience of fame is incredibly different to that of others. 'I would say that feels like her experience being reflected on to me but that's not my experience,' she reflected. 'My experience was not that the music industry didn't care about me.' Cyrus explained that her exposure to the industry came at a young age, partly due to her father Billy Ray Cyrus' fame as well as her godmother Dolly Parton. 'It's really hard to train yourself to know what to expect, everything that fame can bring but I already had the handbook because they did the same thing to my dad and to Dolly,' she continued. 'I understand the business I'm in, I'm in the record business. When I sign a contract, they're buying records that they wish to sell, so I understand that I am setting myself up to become merchandise. I've committed to them that I want to not only bring success for myself but also to them. So I understand the music industry.' Cyrus previously said it had 'deeply hurt' her to receive that backlash, particularly from 'another woman' in the industry. 'I had no idea about the fragile mental state that she was in,' she voiced in her ABC show Endless Summer Vacation: Continued (Backyard Sessions). 'I was also only 20 years old,' the Flowers hitmaker said. 'So I could really only wrap my head around mental illness so much and all that I saw was that another woman had told me that this idea was not my idea.' More Trending Throughout her life, O'Connor was a vocal activist against the music industry, rejecting the advice of her label with her shaved head and combat boots. While Cyrus may not have felt the pressures the Feel So Different singer rallied against, many others hailed her as a feminist icon. O'Connor died on July 26, 2023, at the age of 56. It was later ruled that her cause of death was chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and bronchial asthma. Got a story? If you've got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@ calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff page – we'd love to hear from you. MORE: Angelina Jolie's daughter Shiloh reveals new name after snubbing dad Brad Pitt MORE: Faster Pussycat singer Taime Downe addresses fiancée's mystery cruise ship death MORE: Ross Lynch confesses he gets 'territorial' when hardcore fans misinterpret his songs
