Archie Battersbee's mum said she has received a barrage of online abuse including death threats, and that a noose was left on her son's grave.
14.09.2022 - 19:17 / nme.com
Jedward have claimed to have received death threats after expressing a series of anti-monarchy views online in the wake of the Queen’s death.Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch, died at her Balmoral estate last Thursday (September 8). She was 96-years-old.
Her eldest song, the former Prince of Wales, immediately became King Charles III.Shortly after the Queen’s passing, Dublin-born pop duo Jedward – comprising twin brothers John and Edward Grimes – tweeted: “Abolish the monarchy and give the people real democracy!”They’ve also posted the message “not my king” in regards to King Charles III’s ascension to the throne at the age of 73.Another recent tweet read: “Hi Royalists – British Imperialism was the cause of the Irish famine and millions of deaths around the world. We mourn for them.
Sincerely, Ireland.”They added in a follow-up post: “Victims of colonisation are entitled to express how they feel! Beyond all the celebratory royal posts & propaganda the majority DGAF.”A separate message saw Jedward call for “freedom of speech” in response to a number of anti-monarchy protestors being arrested this week during the national period of mourning for the Queen.Psychos are sending us death threats! Your threatening behaviour and criminality will not intimidate us.— JEDWARD (@planetjedward) September 12, 2022“Solidarity to the protesters arrested!” the brothers wrote. “It’s your right to protest! We all stand with you.
Archie Battersbee's mum said she has received a barrage of online abuse including death threats, and that a noose was left on her son's grave.
The Walking Dead star Lauren Cohan has admitted she would like to play her role of Maggie “forever”.The actress has been a staple of the long-running AMC series since season two, with a brief break away between 2018 and 2020.Following the upcoming finale to the series, Cohan will return as Maggie once again in spin-off Dead City alongside Jeffrey Dean Morgan‘s Negan.Speaking about their pairing, the actress told Entertainment Weekly: “It’s not just the intricacies of Maggie and Negan. It’s the intricacies of the space between those two people and how they’re going to be forced to face the ways they’re so different and the ways that they may not be so different.
Behind the large smile of the popular purple dinosaur Barney, lies a shocking dark side. The new two-part "Barney" docuseries "I Love You, You Hate Me," uncovers alleged death threats, rumors and violence toward the beloved character created by Sheryl Leach in 1992. "What color is happier than purple? No color," Bill Nye said in Peacock’s newly released trailer. What became a cultural television phenomenon continued to receive negative criticism nationwide. "'I Love You, You Hate Me' is a limited series chronicling the rise and fall of Barney the Dinosaur’s furious backlash — and what it says about the human need to hate," the docuseries synopsis read.
two-part documentary about the darkness surrounding the legendary kid’s show “Barney & Friends.”Friendly faces like Bill Nye and Al Roker are interviewed for “I Love You, You Hate Me,” but so are former actors David Joyner and Bob West — who both donned the purple dinosaur suit during the show’s run from 1992 to 2010.They both provide not-so-jovial recollections about their time as Barney — West even alleging that his entire family received death threats.“They were violent and explicit, death and dismemberment of my family,” he recalls on top of video of Barney stuffed animals being lit on fire. “They were gonna come and find me, and they were going to kill me.”Another interview subject talked about some of the “rumors” he heard about the costumed character, including that he hid “dugs in his tail.”The trailer ends with a woman saying, “I don’t think you could ever think somebody would go and shoot someone.”This could relate to “Barney” founder Sheryl Leach’s son, Patrick Kearns Leach, who was charged with one count each of assault with a firearm and shooting for allegedly shooting his neighbor multiple times after an argument in 2013.
With the National Hurricane Center predicting a “near worst-case scenario” when Hurricane Ian is forecast to slam ashore in Tampa Bay Thursday, Tom Brady and the Buccaneers have decided to decamp to Miami to for their scheduled Sunday Night Football home game this weekend against Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs. The marquee matchup is set to be held at Tampa’s Raymonds James Stadium and broadcast on NBC at 8:20 p.m. ET.
A concert venue in Kraków, Poland has canceled two upcoming shows by onetime Pink Floyd frontman Roger Waters following recent comments the singer-songwriter made about the ongoing war in Ukraine.
Here’s a thought: if you don’t actually have any special skills and or unique information to bring to the table, maybe stop thinking you can solve every viral true crime case from behind your computer screen?
More anti-monarchy messages have been spotted in Greater Manchester during the country’s mourning period for Her Majesty The Queen.
Jeffrey Dean Morgan has shared a sneak look at the new Walking Dead spin-off series Dead City.The new series will focus on Morgan’s character Negan and Maggie (Lauren Cohan) as they traverse a zombie-ridden Manhattan, and comes after the events of the main series conclude later this year.Taking to his Instagram page, the actor shared a picture from Dead City‘s set of him embracing Cohan.“Here we go folks,” he wrote. “In between set ups on set of ‘dead city’ I’ll say this… it feels like we making something special.
Jeffrey Dean Morgan has shared a behind-the-scenes snap from an upcoming The Walking Dead spin-off also starring Lauren Cohan. The pair are reprising their roles as Maggie and Negan from the main post-apocalyptic zombie drama in The Walking Dead: Dead City. In the black and white picture, posted on Jeffrey’s Instagram, the two stars cosy up to one another in their characters’ costumes.
The Walking Dead spin-off Dead City was revealed.The actor, who plays Negan in the AMC series, is set to reprise his role in the spin-off alongside Lauren Cohan’s Maggie. The show was announced in March 2022, originally titled Isle Of The Dead, before the main show’s final set of episodes in October this year.The early announcement met some confusion as it revealed Negan and Maggie would both survive beyond the main show.
John Boyega lost friends after he made an emotional speech backing the Black Lives Matter campaign two years ago. The actor, a proud and vocal activist on issues affecting Black people and communities, spoke during a 2020 protest in London's Hyde Park after the murder of George Floyd at the hands of police officers in America. During his rallying cry, he implored listeners to remember those who had died from police brutality, urged Black men to take care of Black women and even commented, "Look, I don't know if I'm going to have a career after this, but f**k that.
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Social media users have criticised Oprah Winfrey after she said she hopes the Queen's death will provide "an opportunity for peacemaking" in the royal family.
Cristiano Ronaldo is reportedly 'set to receive' another bumper offer from Saudi Arabia to leave Manchester United in January.