EXCLUSIVE: Sunu Gonera has been let go from AMC Networks’ series Parish, on which he was co-creator, executive produced and director.
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Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic Arcade Fire is having trouble keeping name acts in the opening slots for its arena tours. Beck has now dropped out of his position as the opener for the group’s U.S. tour, without any explanation so far. In an email sent to ticket buyers, Beck was described only as “unfortunately no longer able to join Arcade Fire on their upcoming North American tour. Taking his place will be Boukman Eksperyans,” described as a Grammy-nominated Haitian roots band. Contacted by Variety, Beck’s reps declined to comment on his bowing out. The move was not necessarily a surprise, as fans had already been speculating whether the singer-songwriter might exit the Arcade Fire outing, after Win Butler was accused of sexual misconduct in an August Pitchfork article. Feist dropped out of her opening slot on the European leg of the tour after playing just the first two dates.
There was no indication that any refunds would be offered in the wake of Beck’s exit; they typically would not be when opening acts depart a tour. However, buyers may be more irked than they might normally be in such a situation, as Beck is unusually high-profile as opening acts go, and the promise of a double-bill featuring a second artist who has headlined large venues himself may have been a tipping point in some ticket purchases. “Him opening was a large part of the reason I shelled out for excellent seats,” said one user in a Reddit thread about Beck dropping out. “I couldn’t be less interested in his replacement. This is what I get for jumping on tickets day 1. People are gonna be able to score em on the resale market for like $40.” Beck was slated to performing acoustically and not doing the kind of full band
EXCLUSIVE: Sunu Gonera has been let go from AMC Networks’ series Parish, on which he was co-creator, executive produced and director.
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Arcade Fire is no longer where it’s at.The alt-rock star has dropped out of supporting the Canadian band on the US leg of its “We” trek two weeks before it’s due to start on Oct. 27.Although Beck didn’t give a reason why he was quitting the tour, he is the second artist to bail on Arcade Fire following Feist, who cited the sexual misconduct allegations against the group’s lead singer, Win Butler, as her reason for leaving the European leg in September.“I can’t continue,” the “I Feel It All” singer wrote on Twitter about her “incredibly difficult” decision to split from her fellow Canadians on tour.“To stay on tour would symbolize I was either defending or ignoring the harm caused by Win Butler and to leave would imply I was the judge and jury,” she wrote.
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Beck will no longer open for Arcade Fire on their North American tour, it’s been reported, with his removal coming less than two weeks before the run is scheduled to begin.Billboard reports that Beck has backed out of the tour, with his role instead being filled by Haitian outfit Boukman Eksperyans. At the time of writing, however, Beck is yet to address his removal from the tour, and has not shared a formal announcement through any of his official channels.The move comes some seven weeks after Arcade Fire’s frontman, Win Butler, was accused of sexual assault by multiple women.
Beck has become the latest artist to drop off the Arcade Fire tour. Today, he withdrew as the opening act after appearing in that capacity on the group’s European leg.
Former Eastenders star Shaheen Jafarghol looks completely different now as he sports a short blonde buzzcut.The actor played the role of Shakil Kazemi from 2016 to 2018, who is the younger brother of Davood Ghadami’s Kush Kazemi. After leaving the show a few years back through an explosive knife-crime story, Shaheen has worked as nurse Marty Kirkby on both Casualty and Holby City, which are both set in the same hospital. Last month, the 25 year old actor shared a snap on Instagram showcasing his style for a holiday to sunny Ibiza.
SWMRS‘ recent statement on the allegations of sexual misconduct made against the band’s former drummer, Joey Armstrong.In a statement shared on Instagram back in July 2020, Night – singer of LA band The Regrettes – detailed her experiences with Armstrong (son of Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong) during a one-year relationship that began in mid-2017.Night said in the original message that the relationship began when she was 16, and ended “right before my 18th birthday”. Armstrong was 22-years-old during that period.“Every time we took a step sexually it was because he wanted to and made it clear by either putting my hand on his crotch, shaming me for saying I wasn’t comfortable, gaslighting me or ignoring me when I didn’t my consent,” part of Night’s post read.Earlier today, SWMRS’ Cole and Max Becker posted a video in which the former read out “an open letter to our fans”.
SWMRS have issued a statement regarding the accusations of sexual misconduct levied against their former drummer Joey Armstrong.In a statement shared on Instagram in July 2020, Lydia Night – singer of LA band The Regrettes – detailed her experiences with Armstrong (son of Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong) during a one-year relationship that began in mid-2017.Night said in the message that the relationship began when she was 16, and ended “right before my 18th birthday”. Armstrong was 22-years-old during that period.“Every time we took a step sexually it was because he wanted to and made it clear by either putting my hand on his crotch, shaming me for saying I wasn’t comfortable, gaslighting me or ignoring me when I didn’t my consent,” part of Night’s post read.She explained that she’d taken the decision to make the claims publicly after SWMRS “released an unbelievably hypocritical statement on social media”, adding: “This band’s delusional positioning of themselves as woke feminists is not only triggering for me as a victim, but is complete bullshit and needs to be called out.”A post shared by lyd (@lydianight)Elsewhere in Night’s statement, she wrote that it has taken her “years to finally understand that I am a victim of abuse”.
Actor Anthony Rapp was back on the witness stand today in the sexual misconduct civil trial of two-time Oscar winner Kevin Spacey. It’s Day 3 of testimony in the $40 million lawsuit being tried in U.S. Supreme Court in Lower Manhattan, after taking Monday off for the holiday.
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