Just over than seven months after the British Academy faced one of its biggest controversies in years after the N-word was shouted out during the BAFTA Film awards ceremony, BAFTA has had to revisit the moment as it contends with the upcoming BAFTA Scotland awards. The incident — which came to significantly overshadow the 2026
Ed Sheeran addressed the controversy surrounding Macklemore’s removal from his Loop Tour on Saturday night, speaking from the stage at Philadelphia’s Lincoln Financial Field during his first concert since the rapper was dropped from the trek. “Before I play some songs tonight, I hope it’s okay if I say a few words about this last
Singer Ed Sheeran has apologised to fans for making “mistakes”, as he opened a solo show in Philadelphia by addressing the controversy that has engulfed his tour. The star responded to the fallout over rapper Macklemore being dropped from the tour for making pro-Palestinian remarks on stage earlier in September. “I never wanted to be
While performing as the opening act for Sheeran at a concert in early September in New Jersey, Macklemore said: “A big part of the reason why I wanted to do this tour in the first place is so that I could stand up in stadiums like this and say two words that are very, very
But he explained the poignant connection he’s felt to Sheeran’s music that has drawn him to Saturday’s show. The singer’s hit Thinking Out Loud was the first dance at Given’s wedding. “When she danced,” Given, 52, said, recalling the moment with his bride, “the first words of the song were, ‘When your legs don’t work
Wim Wenders has clarified his much-discussed statement about filmmakers’ role in politics that kicked off a firestorm at Berlin Film Festival earlier this year. Wenders was at the center of a heated debate at the Berlinale in February after the celebrated German filmmaker, who served as jury president, said during the opening press conference that
