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Lorde has responded to fans’ concerns over her swimming in the Potomac River, joking that she’s “happy to be a [Washington] D.C. meme”.The ‘Solar Power’ singer-songwriter was performing at The Anthem music venue in D.C.
on Monday night (August 29) as part of the North American leg of her 2022 world tour.At one point in the show, Lorde told the audience: “I was thinking today, I was lying in the Potomac River… I love getting to swim in water where I’m playing, it makes me feel like I know you a bit better.”The river in question, which forms part of the borders between Maryland and Washington, D.C., has a reputation for having issues with water quality levels, bacteria and other forms of contamination.Public swimming in the Potomac has therefore been banned in Washington D.C. since 1971.
However, some local people are calling for the the ban to be lifted due to recent improvements in water quality (via FOX 5 DC).Lorde says during her Solar Power Tour stop in D.C. that she swam in the Potomac River pic.twitter.com/5DMsU9lIbu— Hunter Schwarz (@hunterschwarz) August 30, 2022Lorde’s admission of breaking the longstanding rule was met by cheers and awkward laugher from the crowd on Monday.
Some people later expressed their concerns online, with one writing: “We must say goodbye to Lorde for she has a flesh eating disease.”A video has since emerged of the singer addressing the revelation during a post-gig conversation with fans. Appearing to have been unaware of the ban, Lorde said: “No?! I think all is well.“But now I know why you were laughing.
I’m happy to be a D.C. meme, you know?” You can watch that clip and see more reactions below.Lorde met fans as she left & talked about her on-stage revelation that’s shocked DC – that
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Margot Robbie steps out in a three piece grey suit in New York City on Sunday afternoon (September 18).
died in 2021 eight months after she was diagnosed with lung cancer. The couple had been together for 38 years and shared one daughter, Olivia Grant, as well as Washington’s son, Tom Washington, from a previous relationship. Washington was a respected voice coach and worked with the likes of Cate Blanchett and Ralph Fiennes in her career, being described by Liv Tyler as ‘just the best, hands down’.
Richard E Grant has said that his friends have been trying to set him up with new women, but he is not ready after the death of his wife last year. Washington, a respected vocal coach, died from lung cancer in September 2021. The couple had been together for 38 years.
Squid Game has suggested that Leonardo DiCaprio could be a part of the series one day, after the Inception star revealed he’s a huge fan of the show. Following the premiere of the South Korean drama last year, it went on to receive numerous recognitions, including 14 nominations at the recent Emmy Awards.
Isaiah Washington is opening up about how having a family has affected his acting career. In an interview with Fox News Digital at a special screening of his film "God's Not Dead: We The People," the 59-year-old actor explained that he is mindful of his wife and three children when choosing his roles in television and movies.
The trailer for Netflix’s highly anticipated The School for Good and Evil has finally arrived!
Kerry Washington takes the stage to present an award alongside Gael García Bernal at the 2022 Emmy Awards on Monday night (September 12) at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.
Kerry Washington didn't hold back when Issa Rae crashed her interview while on the red carpet at the 74th Primetime Emmy Awards. The actress put star on blast!It all went down Monday just as Washington's interview with ET's Nischelle Turner was winding down. Just then, Rae came up from behind Washington and they mingled for a bit about having recently attended Beyonce's roller disco-themed party.
died in September 2021 aged 74, eight months after she was diagnosed with lung cancer. Reflecting on her death in his upcoming memoir, A Pocketful Of Happiness, Grant remembered the morning of September 2, which would be the day Washington died. He wrote of how she didn’t wake properly that morning, after doctors had warned him the day earlier she may die that evening, and he sat stroking her hand and ‘talking softly about some of the daft things we’ve done’.
Richard E Grant has praised King Charles III, who arranged to visit his wife before she died from lung cancer last year. Joan Washington, who was a voice coach to celebrities including Penelope Cruz and Jessica Chastain, died in September last year at the age of 74. Swazi-English actor Grant, whose wife died eight months after she was diagnosed with lung cancer, praises the new King in his forthcoming memoir, A Pocketful Of Happiness.
Will Grey’s Anatomy fans see Ellen Pompeo and Patrick Dempsey reunite onscreen again after those accusations of his “terrorizing” behavior on the ABC drama?
LGBTQ student organization for now, the Supreme Court said in a Friday evening order from Justice Sonia Sotomayor.A lower court had ordered Yeshiva University, a private Orthodox Jewish research school in New York City to recognize the student group, but Justice Sotomayor, who has jurisdiction over the Second Circuit, which includes Connecticut, New York, and Vermont, temporarily stayed that ruling, “pending further order,” as lower court and state court cases continue.“A New York state trial court ruled that as a public accommodation, Yeshiva was covered under the New York City Human Rights Law and required to provide the Pride Alliance the same access to facilities as dozens of other student groups,” The Washington Post reports. “The group said that means access to a classroom, bulletin boards and a club fair booth.”Yeshiva is an Orthodox institution, and the “Orthodox tradition only supports heterosexual relations and only within the context of heterosexual marriage,” the Human Rights Campaign Foundation has said.Well-known University of Texas School of Law Professor of law Steve Vladeck called Justice Sonomayor’s decision “surprising.”“Justice Sotomayor, acting by herself, has stayed a New York state trial court’s injunction that had ordered Yeshiva University to recognize an LGBTQ student group.
Not sweating the small stuff. After choosing to take a step back from Grey’s Anatomy, Ellen Pompeo opened up about why she wasn’t worried about the break.
President Joe Biden confirmed that he will attend Queen Elizabeth’s funeral, expected to take place in about 10 days.
The cast of The Piano Lesson are hyping up their upcoming play!
The Son star Hugh Jackman told the Venice press corps today that his role in the film has had an impact on how he behaves with his own kids. “For many, many years as a parent the job was to appear strong and dependable and never worried and I don’t want to burden my children. But certainly since this movie I’ve changed my approach. I share my vulnerabilities more with my 17- and 22-year-old and I see their relief when I do.”