Ed Sheeran lost out, Jack Whitehall won big, and politics should be on the stage rather than the red carpet – here are the big takeaways from the 2018 Brits
Este Haim stole the 2018 Brit awards, miming lip-balm application and the words “call me” while winking like Arrested Development's Lucille Bluth during Jack Whitehall's interview with Liam Payne and Cheryl Cole. (Runners up: her sisters Danielle and Alana corpsing in the background.) Alas, for all the tweets, few people on Twitter actually seemed to know who she was – perhaps because she wasn't holding her instrument, the one that identifies her as Bass Face. But their admiring comments were brilliant nonetheless. “'Drunk woman' behind Liam and Cheryl at BRIT Awards makes viewers p*ss themselves laughing,” tweeted Lad Bible. Este retweeted it, adding: “Not drunk, just living my truth”. LS Continue reading...
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In the days leading up to a major announcement scheduled for Thursday, Smashing Pumpkins leader Billy Corgan has been embroiled in a back-and-forth with the band's former bassist, D'arcy Wretzky, over whether or not he mislead her regarding the band's planned reunion. Yesterday, Wretzky recounted a series of text messages she received from Corgan in which he reassured her she'd be involved in the reunion, only to later rescind the offer and claim that the other members didn't want her to take part in it. In a statement issued by the the band's spokesperson late Monday night, Corgan disputed Wretzky's side of the story, saying that she “has repeatedly been invited out to play with the group, participate in demo sessions, or at the very least, meet face-to-face,” but that “she always deferred.” Now, via Alternative Nation, Wretzky has shared screen shots of her text message conversations with Corgan. In a corresponding Facebook post, Wretzy wrote that the messages “were posted as proof to the many people who said that I was lying about ever being offered the job. (In fact, Billy is saying that now as well).” “If one takes the time to read it carefully, one will notice that as the conversation continues, the roll i'm offered becomes ever smaller,” she added. “Finally Billy says that what I deserve is a T-shirt w/my face on it. I spoke with him and asked him if there was any possible way that i'd be able to play bass on the tour and he said no.” At this point, Corgan reportedly informs her that Jack Bates, the son of New Order's Peter Hook, will serve as the band's touring bassist. Police say man was in possession of knife when apprehended near where singer was performing Police in the US have arrested a man on suspicion of plotting to kidnap the singer Lana Del Rey. Police in Orlando, Florida, said the man had been in possession of a knife when he was apprehended near the Amway Centre on Friday night, where the singer was performing. Continue reading... |
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