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Metro
07-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Metro
Black Sabbath final show sparks backlash after 'scumbag' musician's appearance
Black Sabbath's farewell show was an emotional one for the band and fans alike but it has been tainted for some by one musician's inclusion. Various messages of thanks for the band were played on the screen throughout the gig, which saw the likes of Metallica and Slayer take the stage. One stood out for the wrong reasons for some fans as Marilyn Manson, 53, came on screen to speak about his love for Ozzy Osbourne and the band. 'It is a great honour to be here via this video, and I'd like to say congratulations, and I love you very much Ozzy,' he said in a pre-recorded message. Since 2021, there have been a slew of sexual abuse allegations levelled at Manson, real name Brian Warner. He has denied everything. 'Eurgh Marilyn Manson making an appearance on the sabbath stream,' wrote TrueBlueWhoDat on X. 'F**k that guy he's a piece of s**t.' 'ew marilyn manson go away,' added ThatMetalNessie as fanofwolvesetc said: 'Marilyn Manson on the black sabbath stream f**k off.' Ruemorgue blasted: 'Marilyn Manson speaking at the Black Sabbath farewell concert? Phil Anselmo performing? They really brought all the scumbags together.' Phil Anselmo, frontman for Pantera, previously shouted 'white power' while on stage in 2016 and did a Nazi salute, for which he later apologised. Manson's accusers include Evan Rachel Wood, who in February 2021 alleged he had abused her 'for years' while in a relationship. She became involved with him when she was 18 and he was 38 and said he 'essentially raped her' on camera while filming a music video. The Westworld star released her documentary Phoenix Rising in 2022, stating that the incident was 'traumatising' and that she 'did not feel safe'. 'I felt disgusting and like I had done something shameful, and I could tell that the crew was very uncomfortable and nobody knew what to do,' she alleged. 'I was coerced into a commercial sex act under false pretences. That's when the first crime was committed against me and I was essentially raped on camera.' His lawyer called it an 'imaginative retelling' of the making of the Heart-Shaped Glasses music video and denied the accusation. Manson's own defamation lawsuit against Wood was thrown out of court, with the Disposable Teens singer paying her almost $327,000 (£238,303) in attorney fees. Other women have also accused Manson of abuse, including Game of Thrones actress Esme Bianco who filed aginst him on allegations of rape and sexual battery. An out-of-court settlement was reportedly reached 'in order to move on with her life and career', according to her lawyer. Another 2021 lawsuit, in which his anonymous ex-girlfriend claimed he raped her and threatened to kill her, was settled a week before the trial was due to start. He has previously stated his relationships 'have always been entirely consensual', and called the accusations 'horrible distortions of reality'. While Manson continues to deny the allegations, the Beautiful People singer recently had his Brighton show cancelled after protests. More Trending Brighton Pavilion MP Sian Berry wrote an open letter to Brighton and Hove City Council last month, calling for the show to be axed. Co-signed by various groups, it read: 'Many survivors in Brighton and Hove, and organisations supporting them, will have serious concerns about this booking and its wider impact on other people visiting the city centre, local residents and the wider community.' His shows in Bournemouth, Cardiff, Nottingham, Manchester, and London are still planned to go ahead. Metro has reached out to Manson and Black Sabbath's teams for comment. MORE: Ozzy Osbourne's health issues and eerie life expectancy prediction ahead of final performance MORE: Rock star admits he purchased Ozzy Osbourne's DNA for $450 MORE: Iconic singer pulls out of final Black Sabbath show after scheduling conflict
Yahoo
02-07-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Devon Make a Difference Awards finalists announced
A&E doctors who take on cold water challenges, miniature Shetland ponies and artistic litter pickers are among the finalists in the 2025 BBC Radio Devon Make A Difference Awards. In their fourth year, the awards recognise and celebrate local people who make a positive contribution to communities across the county. The competition is made up of eight categories, with a total of 32 finalists, and this year's awards also recognise animals that make a difference and people working in animal welfare. Devon finalists include charities, community organisations and sports clubs, as well as energetic individuals committed to bringing people together, fundraising for good causes and caring for others. Awarded to an individual who makes a notable difference to their community by giving their time voluntarily to help others. Derrick Lawson – a volunteer who uses his life experience in and out of prison to help others Richard Allen - working with Budleigh Lions Club and Lions across the South West Zoe Allars – who runs the 729 Club for people with learning disabilities living in Honiton Trish Jones – supporting the memory cafe, and carers groups in Silverton Awarded to an individual or group of people who have used physical activity or sport as a way of improving the lives of those in their community. Phoenix Rising in Torbay – for using exercise to help transform the lives of women who have experienced domestic abuse The Pisces Club in Plymouth – for enabling disabled people to enjoy swimming Devon Deaf Rugby in Exeter – for bringing deaf and hearing-impaired players to the pitch The Groovement Project in Plymouth – an inclusive dance company for children and adults Awarded to an individual or group of people who make where live a better place by caring for the environment and nature. Vic Hibbert - for the YMCA Plymouth garden supplying fruit and vegetables for the food bank The Plympton Litter Pickers - for keeping their part of Plymouth clean and environmentally engaged Hannah Beaumont in Brixham - for recycling and upcycling what she finds on her Torbay litter picks and beach cleans Proper Job on Dartmoor - one of the first community reuse centres in the country More news stories for Devon Listen to the latest news for Devon Awarded to an individual or group of people who have gone the extra mile to raise funds for a good cause. The Oarsome Foursome - four girls under 10 running and kayaking for YMCA Exeter Adam Baker and Charlie Fleury - A&E doctors taking on cold water challenges for the Ocean Conservation Trust Jade Allen – for raising funds to enable her sister to have treatment for a rare brain tumour James Lake – for climbing Everest to support research into Huntingdon's disease Awarded to an animal that improves the life of an individual or group of people. Or a person or group of people working with animals to improve animal welfare. Digby – the Australian labradoodle therapy dog for the Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service Prickles in A Pickle – the Stoke Fleming hedgehog rescue, caring for over 1000 poorly or injured hedgehogs each year K9 Focus – the dog and cat rescue and rehoming charity in Barnstaple Munchkins Miniature Shetland Rescue – giving ponies long-term care and a homes Awarded to someone under 16 who has made a positive impact in their community or achieved something exceptional. Dan – a fundraiser, campaigner and radio presenter in Paignton helping other young people Georgina – coping with her own health to support her younger brother's complex needs Henry – who campaigns for families affected by cancer – and is training for the Paralympics Hugo – "the lemonade boy" who makes and selling drinks to raise funds for the Make A Wish Foundation Awarded to an individual who helps to make the neighbourhood a better place to live or work, either on a regular basis or through a single act of kindness. Vicki Owens in Lympstone – cooking Sunday lunches for ex-service and older people in her community Helen Jones in Willand – a parish councillor who started the food pantry in the village Abigail Daly in Plymouth – a student supporting students with learning disabilities Sue Nicholson - the inspiration for the Membury Mercury magazine and the Membury Merrymakers This award is supported by Morning Live, and awarded to a group of people who have helped to change the lives of others within their community The Benita Project in South Molton – serving meals and offering courses in cookery and budgeting Authoring Our Own Stories – a young people's group educating people about cultural identity The Youth Arts and Health Trust based in Exeter – supporting young people and families facing mental health challenges The Mid-Devon Messenger – a talking newspaper, keeping visually impaired people up to date with news, events and activities in their area Follow BBC Devon on X, Facebook and Instagram. 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BBC News
02-07-2025
- General
- BBC News
Devon Make a Difference Awards finalists announced
A&E doctors who take on cold water challenges, miniature Shetland ponies and artistic litter pickers are among the finalists in the 2025 BBC Radio Devon Make A Difference Awards. In their fourth year, the awards recognise and celebrate local people who make a positive contribution to communities across the competition is made up of eight categories, with a total of 32 finalists, and this year's awards also recognise animals that make a difference and people working in animal finalists include charities, community organisations and sports clubs, as well as energetic individuals committed to bringing people together, fundraising for good causes and caring for others. Volunteer Award Awarded to an individual who makes a notable difference to their community by giving their time voluntarily to help Lawson – a volunteer who uses his life experience in and out of prison to help othersRichard Allen - working with Budleigh Lions Club and Lions across the South WestZoe Allars – who runs the 729 Club for people with learning disabilities living in HonitonTrish Jones – supporting the memory cafe, and carers groups in Silverton Active Award Awarded to an individual or group of people who have used physical activity or sport as a way of improving the lives of those in their Rising in Torbay – for using exercise to help transform the lives of women who have experienced domestic abuseThe Pisces Club in Plymouth – for enabling disabled people to enjoy swimmingDevon Deaf Rugby in Exeter – for bringing deaf and hearing-impaired players to the pitchThe Groovement Project in Plymouth – an inclusive dance company for children and adults Green Award Awarded to an individual or group of people who make where live a better place by caring for the environment and Hibbert - for the YMCA Plymouth garden supplying fruit and vegetables for the food bankThe Plympton Litter Pickers - for keeping their part of Plymouth clean and environmentally engagedHannah Beaumont in Brixham - for recycling and upcycling what she finds on her Torbay litter picks and beach cleansProper Job on Dartmoor - one of the first community reuse centres in the country Fundraiser Award Awarded to an individual or group of people who have gone the extra mile to raise funds for a good Oarsome Foursome - four girls under 10 running and kayaking for YMCA ExeterAdam Baker and Charlie Fleury - A&E doctors taking on cold water challenges for the Ocean Conservation TrustJade Allen – for raising funds to enable her sister to have treatment for a rare brain tumourJames Lake – for climbing Everest to support research into Huntingdon's disease Animal Award Awarded to an animal that improves the life of an individual or group of people. Or a person or group of people working with animals to improve animal – the Australian labradoodle therapy dog for the Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue ServicePrickles in A Pickle – the Stoke Fleming hedgehog rescue, caring for over 1000 poorly or injured hedgehogs each yearK9 Focus – the dog and cat rescue and rehoming charity in BarnstapleMunchkins Miniature Shetland Rescue – giving ponies long-term care and a homes Young Hero Award Awarded to someone under 16 who has made a positive impact in their community or achieved something – a fundraiser, campaigner and radio presenter in Paignton helping other young peopleGeorgina – coping with her own health to support her younger brother's complex needsHenry – who campaigns for families affected by cancer – and is training for the ParalympicsHugo – "the lemonade boy" who makes and selling drinks to raise funds for the Make A Wish Foundation Great Neighbour Award Awarded to an individual who helps to make the neighbourhood a better place to live or work, either on a regular basis or through a single act of Owens in Lympstone – cooking Sunday lunches for ex-service and older people in her communityHelen Jones in Willand – a parish councillor who started the food pantry in the villageAbigail Daly in Plymouth – a student supporting students with learning disabilitiesSue Nicholson - the inspiration for the Membury Mercury magazine and the Membury Merrymakers Community Award This award is supported by Morning Live, and awarded to a group of people who have helped to change the lives of others within their communityThe Benita Project in South Molton – serving meals and offering courses in cookery and budgetingAuthoring Our Own Stories – a young people's group educating people about cultural identityThe Youth Arts and Health Trust based in Exeter – supporting young people and families facing mental health challengesThe Mid-Devon Messenger – a talking newspaper, keeping visually impaired people up to date with news, events and activities in their area
Yahoo
05-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Revealing Jeff Buckley Doc, ‘It's Never Over,' to Arrive This Summer
A new documentary, It's Never Over: Jeff Buckley, which examines the life of the late singer-songwriter, will open in movie theaters on Aug. 8. An HBO premiere will follow this winter. The film, by director Amy Berg (Phoenix Rising, West of Memphis), features never-before-seen footage from Buckley's archives. His mother, Mary Culbert, and former partners Rebecca Moore and Joan Wasser gave new interviews for the picture. It also includes commentary from Buckley's former bandmates, Michael Tighe and Parker Kindred, as well as singer-songwriters Ben Harper and Aimee Mann. More from Rolling Stone 'It's Never Over, Jeff Buckley' Pays Tribute to One of the Greatest Singers Ever Jeff Buckley's Mom Finally Explains Why That Brad Pitt Biopic Never Happened Questlove's Sly Stone Documentary to Premiere at 2025 Sundance 'I've spent practically my entire career trying to make this film, which takes a very intimate look at one of the greatest singers and songwriters of all time,' Berg said in a statement. 'I'm so excited Magnolia and HBO have come on board to share this film with the world and give old fans and new audiences a chance to experience Jeff from this unique vantage point.' The film looks at how he followed in the footsteps of his father, singer-songwriter Tim Buckley — who died at age 28 when Jeff was 8 — and launched his own music career, signing to Columbia Records. A concert recording, Live at Sin-é, came out in 1993, and Buckley's sole studio album, Grace, came out in August 1994, three years before his death at age 30. His own legacy has grown ever since. When the film premiered at Sundance in January, Rolling Stone wrote that the picture 'does justice to [Buckley's] legacy.' 'Buckley's mother, Mary Guibert, has been extremely protective over her son and his songs, but she's opened up the vaults for Berg's film,' the review said. 'There are pictures of Buckley as a chubby, smiling baby, and rocking a metalhead shag mullet as a teen; clips of him playing in high school bands, glimpses into notebooks filled with an elegant scrawl that you can only describe as Buckleyesque. Music from every phase of his career, in both rough-demo and finished form, plays over the soundtrack, along with voicemail messages — including the last one he left his mom — and recording session banter. Rarities abound, which makes this feel as much like an archive tour as a movable scrapbook.' Best of Rolling Stone The 50 Greatest Eminem Songs All 274 of Taylor Swift's Songs, Ranked The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time
Forbes
09-05-2025
- Sport
- Forbes
From Sightlines To ‘Sailgating,' Inside Rhode Island FC's New Stadium
PAWTUCKET, RHODE ISLAND - MAY 7: General view of Rhode Island FC stadium before a 2025 U.S. Open Cup ... More game at Centreville Bank Stadium. (Photo by Mark Smith/ISI Photos/USSF/Getty Images) 'There's something about the dynamic of being on water,' says Rhode Island FC chairman Brett M. Johnson. He's talking about a picture he saw of the USL Championship team's new Centreville Bank Stadium in Pawtucket, which held its first matches earlier this month. The 10,000 seat soccer-specific venue sits alongside the same Seekonk River that Johnson once rowed on as a student at Brown University. 'It wasn't pretty, honestly,' says Johnson, describing the polluted river of his student days. Pawtucket has cleaned up its industrial riverside in recent years though, turning once neglected brownfield sites into prime real estate. And the Centreville Bank Stadium is a central part of that. Rhode Island FC isn't the first team Johnson has invested in. He was a founder of Phoenix Rising, and also helped lead the acquisition of Ipswich Town back when it was in the third tier of English soccer. Seeing the impact that Ipswich's on-field success has had on the local area, he hopes to achieve something similar in Pawtucket and give the country's smallest state something to cheer about. Rhode Island FC's first cheer at the Centreville Bank Stadium came when Maxi Rodriguez scored in an Open Cup match against its Massachusetts neighbor New England Revolution. The Revs, who eventually won this local derby 2-1, plays its home games in Foxborough, which is actually closer to Pawtucket than it is to Boston. But Johnson feels Rhode Island FC's home ground gives it something that its local rivals lack. He says, 'nothing detracts more from the beautiful game than playing in an NFL stadium' and says it's a great source of pride that Rhode Island is home to New England's first soccer-specific stadium. He says Revolution's fans deserve their own soccer-specific stadium too. Getting that rectangular home was not easy though. For its inaugural season in 2024, Rhode Island FC played far out of town at the home of Bryant University's Bulldogs. It was also offered the 'Pawsox' baseball stadium when the minor league team moved out of the state, but that stadium's location was not easy to get to and the stadium itself was run-down and tired, not to mention being the wrong shape for soccer, so instead, RIFC chose to build its own stadium on a challenging brownfield site. PAWTUCKET, RHODE ISLAND - MAY 7: Rhode Island FC and New England Revolution walk out during a 2025 ... More U.S. Open Cup game at Centreville Bank Stadium. (Photo by Mark Smith/ISI Photos/USSF/Getty Images) The site had previously been used for a manufactured gas plant so the ground was full of toxic chemicals and had to be capped, meaning that all the utilities and foundations had to be designed above that cap. Rhode Island FC co-founder Dan Kroeber says that the site's history made the build very complicated as they had to make sure they didn't dig below that cap. He says the stadium has been designed with sustainability in mind. It is an all-electric stadium and no plastic is used in its concessions stands, and it's also within walking distance of a new bus and train station. It has been built in a way that allows it to be easily expanded in the future and also be used for other sports such as rugby. Johnson says the stadium, which will eventually be accompanied by a residential and commercial development, will be the catalyst for additional investment into downtown Pawtucket, and that by having a soccer-specific stadium makes all the difference to fan experience as the stadium doesn't have a single bad sightline. He says playing in big NFL stadiums nearly killed Major League Soccer, and that the league's fortunes started to turn when teams like Columbus Crew built soccer-specific stadiums. But the Centreville Bank Stadium has one more trick up its sleeve. Its prime riverside location means fans will soon be able to arrive to games from Newport or Providence by boat, in something Johnson has dubbed 'sailgating.' It's sure to be a big hit.
