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Daily Mail
10 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Jack Vidgen stuns fans as he announces upcoming Australia tour - after admitting he lost his love for singing: 'So glad to see you're performing again'
Jack Vidgen sent fans wild on Friday when he revealed he would be making a guest appearance on the Bring Back My Wives tour. The drag show will appear in Penrith on July 11 and Sydney on July 12 with the Australia's Got Talent singer set to join the cast on stage. The singer, 28, who previously admitted he lost his love for singing after being 'traumatised' by the music industry, shared the news to Instagram. He posted a gallery of posters which included a glamorous photo of his face and details about the dates and venue. 'SPECIAL GUEST ANNOUNCEMENT. Sydney & Penrith… are you READY?!' he wrote. From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the DailyMail's new showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. Ahhhh SO excited! Getting to perform, hang out with some of my fav housewives, and kiki with some of my favourite drag queens!! DREAM night x,' Jack continued. 'Goudie Events is thrilled to announce that the incredible Jack Vidgen will be joining the cast of Bring Back My Wives! Catch him live: Panthers Penrith – Friday 11 July, Enmore Theatre – Saturday 12 July. Tickets are flying – don't miss out!' Fans flocked to the comments to express their excitement over seeing Jack perform once again. 'Jack!!! So glad to see you are performing again!!!' one person wrote. 'Fantastic news Jack I'm so excited for you honey,' another commented. A third said, 'This is awesome,' as someone else wrote: 'Yes DIVA!' It comes after Jack revealed in November 2023 the heartbreaking reason he stepped away from the musical spotlight in recent years. In a Q&A with fans on Instagram, the musician said he was 'traumatised' by the music industry and no longer felt comfortable singing on social media. 'I'm kind of traumatised by the industry and really lost my love for it all again,' he confessed. 'It's slowly coming back though. I've booked some exciting gigs/shows for next year that I'm looking forward to working on.' Jack added: 'I'm excited to bring the glam and performing together.' He also said he's looking forward to sharing his musical expertise by moving into coaching. Jack shot to fame after winning the fifth season of Australia's Got Talent in 2011. After bowing out of the spotlight for a few years, he returned to prominence in 2019 as a contestant on The Voice. He made it all the way to the semi-finals before being eliminated. Jack has released a number of singles since then, including the Eurovision track I Am King, I Am Queen. In September 2023, the singer opened up about his mental health struggles, which led to him taking a hiatus from social media. 'I've been reflecting a lot over these past 5 weeks about what's important to me and am going through a bit of a life shift right now,' Jack wrote. 'I want to get back to my first love, which is singing.
Daily Mail
14-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Elon Musk's transgender daughter Vivian Jenna Wilson dances with Trans Pride flag at drag show raising cash for immigrants' legal bills
Elon Musk 's transgender daughter Vivian Jenna Wilson strutted across a drag show stage, proudly waving a trans flag while raising cash for the defence funds of immigrants in LA. The 21-year-old, who is famously at odds with her billionaire Tesla co-founder father Musk, performed at the Save Her drag show at the Bellwether in Los Angele s yesterday night. The production, led by critically acclaimed drag artist Pattie Gonia, was announced as a benefit show with a 100 percent of the money going towards towards legal defence funds for immigrants. It comes as riots have gripped the Californian City after peaceful demonstrations against federal immigration sweeps by Trump's administration descended into violence in recent weeks. The US President deployed 2,000 to the West Coast to enforce 'very strong law and order' amid outrage over increased Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids in predominantly Latino areas after vowing to crack down on immigration. Showing her solidarity to demonstrators, Vivian took the stage in a black catsuit coupled with a metal structured corset as she proudly draped a trans flag above her head. Cutting shapes with her lengthy pins, her blonde tresses draped down to her hips as she posed with her striking and unique dark eyeshadow and lipstick. At one point of the show, the social media personality flaunted her flexibility, kicking her black high-heeled boot behind her head as she stretched along the stage's floor. Vivian and Musk's, strained relationship has been long recorded, having previously clashed over political disagreements, with the billionaire claiming the youngster believed 'anyone rich is evil'. Last year, the entrepeneur, who reportedly has 12 children, also previously claimed he was 'tricked' by the 'woke mind virus' into allowing Vivian become a transgender woman. 'It's incredibly evil and I agree with you that the people that are promoting this should go to prison,' Musk responded, when asked about gender dysphoria. The Trevor Project found that 46 percent of transgender and nonbinary young people seriously considered suicide in the US in 2023. Just 13 percent of transgender and nonbinary young people reported taking gender-affirming hormones in 2023 and just two percent took puberty blockers. Recalling the moment she realised she was transgender in a recent interview with Teen Vogue, Vivian revealed she was 'constantly having mental breakdowns' while in school. 'I just wanted to rot, pretty much. It was like, I cannot do this anymore. If I stay in the closet anymore, this is going to take me down a very destructive path', she said. Two days later, in 2020, she went public on her Instagram prior to telling her mom, Justine Wilson, a move which she now says she regrets. Wilson said that while her mom had been supportive, she had not spoken with Musk in months prior to coming out, and that he was not supportive in her decision. Describing her use of social media, she proclaimed herself 'the Queen of Threads', the arch rival of her father's company X, which is owned by Mark Zuckerberg's Meta. The 21-year-old also shared she has been financially independent from her billionaire father since coming out as trans and now lives abroad, studying languages. Despite her independence, she did add that she has in the past received Venmo money requests for thousands of dollars due to her father's status as the world's richest man. She said: 'I haven't made any money from being famous at all. I have made zero dollars and zero cents. I do live in a lot of people's heads rent-free, though. 'I feel like Twitch streaming would be so much fun…. I don't feel like the world needs another Twitch streamer, but [I'd] love to do it.' The interview also shone a light on her love of drag queens, something which she says she would love to do. 'It's on my bucket list to win a drag pageant', Wilson added before saying she would likely choose to appear as a 'drag king' saying: 'I would eat that up'. During the interview in March of this year, she also candidly revealed that she didn't know how many siblings in total she has. 'I found out about Grimes having a second child because a drag queen posted about it on Reddit.' She added that at the time her and Grimes had not been in communication, but that appears to have changed after Grimes came to her support last year. Wilson also told the outlet that she had found out about Musk's latest alleged child with MAGA influencer Ashley St. Clair after also seeing a Reddit post. The interview delved into what remains of the relationship between Wilson and Musk, which she bluntly said she 'didn't give a f*** about'. Discussing his recent behaviour, including what some have interpreted as him making a Nazi salute while addressing a crowd of MAGA fanatics, she explained how she denounce her father's behaviour dubbing it 'f**king cringe'. She added: 'I don't give a f**k about him. I really don't. It's annoying that people associate me with him. I just don't have any room to care anymore.' When asked if she ever felt scared of her father, she called him a 'pathetic man-child'. More recently, the 21-year-old subtly reacted to Musk's explosive fallout with Donald Trump over his 'Big Beautiful Bill', which includes extending tax cuts as well as more requirements to be eligible for federal benefits. It also would see a hike to the national debt ceiling. Vivan addressed the feud on her Instagram Stories with a video of herself laughing captioned, 'I love being proven right.' 'I do not want to comment,' then burst into a fit of laughter,' she said. She followed up with post from Threads paired with the song 'Job Application' by Chase Icon and the caption, 'Such beauty in life.' When Trump was asked about Musk's criticism when he was supposed to be hosting the new German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in the Oval Office afterthe fallout, he said: 'Elon and I had a great relationship. I don't know if we will any more, I was surprised,' the president told reporters. On Wednesday, Musk issued a apologised to Trump on his platform X, expressing his regret adding that his statements 'went too far'.
Fox News
30-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Fox News
Federal judge stands by block on Naples, Florida restrictions on 'PrideFest' drag show
Amid legal wranglings over a pro-LGBT organization that wants to host an outdoor drag show open to all ages in Naples, Florida, next week, a Clinton-nominated federal judge denied an emergency motion to stay a preliminary injunction pending appeal. Earlier this month, Judge John Steele of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida issued a preliminary injunction to block the city from prohibiting the drag performance from being held outdoors at Cambier Park and to prohibit the imposition of an age requirement for attendance. Then this week, Steele slapped down a bid to stay his preliminary injunction. The Naples PrideFest, which is free for children under 12, is scheduled to take place on June 7 and include a drag performance, Naples Pride notes on its website. According to a legal challenge lodged last month by Naples Pride, the city council voted 5-2 to issue a permit for the event, "but only on the conditions that (1) the drag performance take place indoors at the Norris Center; and (2) no one under 18 be admitted to the drag performance, even if accompanied by an adult parent or guardian." The organization objected to those limitations and to the size of the security fee it said the Naples Police Department indicated the organization would need to pay to hold the drag performance. "During the 2025 permit application process, the Naples Police Department initially told Naples Pride that it would have to pay $30,697.50 in security fees alone—on top of other permit fees—to hold the performance indoors, and $44,160.00 in security fees to hold it outdoors," the complaint noted. In a statement provided to Fox News Digital, the city of Naples noted, "On May 27th, U.S. District Court Judge Steele denied the City's emergency motion to stay the preliminary injunction pending appeal." "While this outcome was anticipated, the City's legal team is reviewing the order and determining next steps with the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals. The City remains confident it has both the legal responsibility and the authority to attach reasonable restrictions on special event permits to ensure public safety. Beyond this, and as a matter of policy, the City does not comment in detail on legal strategy for active litigation." U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fl., issued a post on X in which he declared, "You have to be an adult to enter a strip club, but Clinton-appointed Judge John Steele wants sexually-explicit drag shows to take place next to a popular children's playground in Naples. This ruling is atrocious & the City of Naples should appeal this case to the Supreme Court." But Naples Pride hailed the judge's decision. "Drag performances are a protected form of expression — period," Naples Pride spokesperson Callhan Soldavini noted in a statement the organization provided to Fox News Digital. "The district court's decision is thoughtful, well-reasoned, and firmly rooted in longstanding constitutional principles. Naples Pride will continue to stand for free speech and the rule of law, which safeguards the rights of all people."
CBC
29-05-2025
- General
- CBC
Manitoba has your back, premier tells 2SLGBTQ+ community
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew said Thursday at an event in the legislature celebrating the launch of Pride Month that the government will support anyone facing anti-2SLGBTQ+ sentiment. The event included a drag show.
The Independent
13-05-2025
- Politics
- The Independent
Federal appeals court continues to block Florida's drag-show ban as likely unconstitutional
An injunction barring the enforcement of Florida 's drag-show ban will remain in effect after a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that the law is likely unconstitutional. A three-judge panel for the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals voted 2-1 to back a lower court decision that described Florida's law, purportedly aimed at protecting children from drag shows, as overly broad and vaguely written. The case now returns to the Middle District of Florida, where a federal bench trial can be scheduled. Attorney Melissa Stewart, who is representing Hamburger Mary's, a drag-themed casual-dining restaurant, said they're thrilled the First Amendment rights of Floridians will remain protected as the case continues. 'The Court's opinion recognizes this law for what it is -– an egregiously unconstitutional attempt to censor the speech and expression of citizens,' Stewart said. Brian Wright, a spokesman for the Florida governor's office, called the ruling an overreach by a federal court. 'No one has a constitutional right to perform sexual routines in front of little kids,' Wright said. 'We will do everything possible to have this lawless decision overturned.' The Hamburger Mary's in Orlando, which filed the lawsuit in 2023, regularly hosted drag shows, including family-friendly performances on Sundays that children were invited to attend. The restaurant closed its downtown location last year but plans to reopen at a new spot in nearby Kissimmee. The restaurant's owner has said the Florida law violated First Amendment rights by chilling speech. Championed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, the law seeks to punish venues for allowing children into what it called 'adult live performances.' Though it did not mention drag shows specifically, the sponsor of the legislation said it was aimed at those performances. Venues that violated the law faced fines and the possibility that their liquor licenses could be suspended or revoked. Individuals could be charged with a misdemeanor crime.
