Brian May honours ‘dear' Freddie Mercury 30 years after his death with touching tribute

Queen drummer and founding member Roger Taylor is not holding back his thoughts about Sacha Baron Cohen.

Roger Taylor has questioned Sacha Baron Cohen‘s acting ability, speculating that he would have been “shit” performing the role of Freddie Mercury in the 2018 Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody.The Borat star had been set to play Mercury when the film was announced in September 2010 but in the summer of 2013 he pulled out of the project, claiming that Taylor and guitarist Brian May “wanted to protect their legacy as a band” rather than tell the wilder stories from Mercury’s private life.Speaking to

Brian May has said that comments he made last week in relation to the BRIT Awards dropping gendered categories were “subtly twisted” by some pesky journalists in order to make it appear that he is “unfriendly to trans people”.“Yes – I was ambushed and completely stitched up by a journalist at the recent ITV event”, he says in a new post on Instagram. “And it’s led to a whole mess of press stories making it look like I’m unfriendly to trans people.

The Mirror on Wednesday, May said that in today’s world, Queen would have been considered not diverse enough, that, “We would be forced to have people of different colours and different sexes and we would have to have a trans [person].” He added, “You know life doesn’t have to be like that. We can be separate and different.”In an Instagram post on Saturday, May clarified his comments.“Yes – I was ambushed and completely stitched up by a journalist at the recent ITV event.

Queen guitarist Brian May has posted a social media rebuttal to a published account of comments that he allegedly made on the trans community.

Queen guitarist Brian May is firing back after comments he made about the removal of gendered categories at the Brit Awards stirred up controversy, claiming he was “ambushed” by a journalist, who then “twisted” what he’d said.

Brian May has defended himself after criticism over recent comments regarding the trans community, saying his words were “subtly twisted” by a journalist.May was criticised this week for slamming the BRIT Awards’ removal of gendered awards, and saying Queen would have had to have a transgender member to be successful now.“It’s a decision that has been made without enough thought.

Brian May is criticizing the upcoming BRIT Awards.

With award season in full swing, a lot of changes are being made.

Queen guitarist Brian May says that the BRIT Awards dropping gendered categories next year is a “frightening”, “dangerous” and “ill-thought out” decision that could have “long-term consequences”. He is also “sure” that if Queen formed in 2021, they would be “forced” the change their line-up to include “people of different colours and different sexes and a trans [person]”.May’s comments were made at ITV’s Palooza industry event earlier this week, and reported on by The Sun.

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Queen‘s Brian May has criticised the BRIT Awards‘ decision to scrap their traditional gendered system for awards categories, calling it emblematic of a “frightening” trend.This week, the BRITs announced details of their 2022 ceremony, including the news that Artist of the Year and International Artist of the Year awards are replacing the traditional Male and Female categories from previous years.Back in 2019, it was reported that the BRITs were planning to scrap their gender categories in a bid