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16 ❘ ENtertainment CONTACT US AT: 8351-9409, [email protected] Thursday August 10, 2017 SINEAD O’CONNOR has said she feels “suicidal” in a video uploaded to her Facebook account. The singer is seen crying in the 12-minute video, which she said she was uploading in an effort to help people understand mental illness. “I am now living in a motel in New Jersey. I’m all by myself,” she said. “Mental illness, it’s like drugs, it doesn’t [care] who you are, and equally what’s worse, the stigma doesn’t care who you are.” “I want everyone to know what it’s like, that’s why I’m making this video.” O’Connor criticized her family for not taking better care of her over the last two years. “I am one of millions ... people who suffer from mental illness are the most vulnerable people on earth. We can’t take care of our- selves. You’ve got to take care of us,” she said. “My entire life is revolving around not dying, and that’s not living. And I’m not going to die, but still, this is no way for people to be living.” The singer was diagnosed with bipolar disorder in 2003, but she later said she had been misdiag- nosed and actually suffered from depression and post-traumatic stress disorder. (SD-Agencies) Sinead O’Connor says she’s ‘suicidal’ in Facebook video Sinead O’Connor HACKERS who have leaked “Game of Thrones” scripts and other data from entertainment company HBO have released a note demanding a ransom payment. In a new dump, they also published a script for the as yet unbroadcast fifth episode of the current series. Company documents and video episodes of other HBO shows were also shared. The hackers claim to have 1.5TB of data in total, but HBO has said it does not believe its email system has been compromised. Documents in the latest leak were marked “HBO is falling,” according to the Wired news site, and included legal information, employment agreements and other company files. The ransom note featured in a video containing scrolling text, addressed to HBO chief executive Richard Plepler. However, the hackers have not made public how much they want. (SD-Agencies) ‘Game of Thrones’ hackers demand ransom SOCIAL media almost collapsed under the reaction to Rihanna’s costume Monday as the singer attended the Crop Over festival in Barbados. The 29-year-old had teased fans by uploading photos of her new turquoise hair on Instagram over the weekend. But the look was completed Monday as she stepped out in a jewel-encrusted costume with green and pink feathers. “We are not worthy,” was one of many fan reactions on Twitter. Another added the singer “officially killed me” with the costume, while others said she was “blessing the Internet.” The posts also attracted the attention of Chris Brown — who left a comment on one of her Instagrams with the pair- of-eyes emoji. Many of her fans were less than pleased about this, telling him to “keep his negative energy away” from Rihanna and recalling his assault on the singer in 2009 when the pair were dating. Part of Rihanna’s outfit was designed by DBleudazzled — a line specializing in bedazzled costumes. The owner of the company, known as Bleu, told Billboard she had to provide the tights at very short notice — with Rihanna’s team only requesting them last Wednesday. The rest of her outfit was put together by local designer Laura Austin, accord- ing to Vogue. “Crop Over used to be celebrated with people wearing simple T-shirts,” Austin said. “Over the years however, designers started getting creative. Today it’s very important to dress up in full costume to really and truly feel the Crop Over vibe. It’s exhilarating, free and radiant.” (SD-Agencies) Rihanna's Crop Over costume goes viral Rihanna in her Crop Over festival costume. SD-Agencies RHINESTONE cowboy singer Glen Campbell has died at the age of 81 after “a long and courageous battle” with Alzheimer’s disease, his family said. “It is with the heaviest of hearts that we announce the passing of our beloved husband, father and grandfather,” their statement said. The legendary guitarist announced his Alzheimer’s diagnosis in 2011. A self-taught prodigy, he rose from a poor rural childhood to release over 70 albums and sell 45 million records. He was credited with paving the way for other country crossover artists such as Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers. The son of a sharecropper, Campbell was born in Arkansas on April 22, 1936, the seventh of 12 children. His first guitar cost US$7 and he taught himself to play. Campbell made his name in the music business as one of the top session guitarists in Los Angeles, and helped hone producer Phil Spector’s famous “Wall of Sound” technique. He toured for three months in 1965 with the Beach Boys, filling in for singer Brian Wilson after he suffered a breakdown. After a string of flops, in 1967 he finally found his distinctive country pop sound with hits like “Gentle on My Mind” and “By the Time I Get to Phoenix.” “Wichita Lineman” went to No. 1 in the United States, won a Grammy and became much requested by U.S. soldiers fighting in Vietnam. By the end of the 1960s, Campbell was the fastest rising star in U.S. pop with his own TV show “The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour.” He also picked up a starring role alongside John Wayne in the original version of “True Grit.” The peak of Campbell’s career was in 1975 when he topped the charts around the world with “Rhinestone Cowboy.” Despite another smash hit in 1977 — “Southern Nights” — his private life was in turmoil. A tempestuous relation- ship with 21-year-old country star Tanya Tucker was front-page news. Despite a relapse in 2003, when he was arrested for drunk-driving and his police mug shot was shown around the world, the last two decades had been more settled. He remarried, started a new family and renewed his Christian faith, while a new generation discovered his music. “I got down on my knees and prayed. And, eventually, I got rid of those demons,” he said in an interview. Like his friend Johnny Cash, Camp- bell released acclaimed new albums with younger musicians, covering songs by contemporary artists like U2 and The Foo Fighters. In 2005 he was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. (SD-Agencies) Country star Glen Campbell dies at 81 Glen Campbell
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16 x ENtertainmentCONTACT US AT: 8351-9409, [email protected]
Thursday August 10, 2017
SINEAD O’CONNOR has said she feels “suicidal” in a video uploaded to her Facebook account.
The singer is seen crying in the 12-minute video, which she said she was uploading in an effort to help people understand mental illness.
“I am now living in a motel in New Jersey. I’m all by myself,” she said.
“Mental illness, it’s like drugs, it doesn’t [care] who you are, and equally what’s worse, the stigma doesn’t care who you are.”
“I want everyone to know what it’s like, that’s why I’m making this video.”
O’Connor criticized her family for not taking better care of her over the last two years.
“I am one of millions ... people who suffer from mental illness are the most vulnerable people on earth. We can’t take care of our-selves. You’ve got to take care of us,” she said.
“My entire life is revolving around not dying, and that’s not living. And I’m not going to die, but still, this is no way for people to be living.”
The singer was diagnosed with bipolar disorder in 2003, but she later said she had been misdiag-nosed and actually suffered from depression and post-traumatic stress disorder. (SD-Agencies)
Sinead O’Connor says she’s ‘suicidal’ in Facebook video
Sinead O’Connor
HACKERS who have leaked “Game of Thrones” scripts and other data from entertainment company HBO have released a note demanding a ransom payment.
In a new dump, they also published a script for the as yet unbroadcast fi fth episode of the current series.
Company documents and video episodes of other HBO shows were also shared.
The hackers claim to have 1.5TB of data in total, but HBO has said it does not believe its email system has been compromised.
Documents in the latest leak were marked “HBO is falling,” according to the Wired news site, and included legal information, employment agreements and other company fi les.
The ransom note featured in a video containing scrolling text, addressed to HBO chief executive Richard Plepler. However, the hackers have not made public how much they want. (SD-Agencies)
‘Game of Thrones’ hackers demand
ransom
SOCIAL media almost collapsed under the reaction to Rihanna’s costume Monday as the singer attended the Crop Over festival in Barbados.
The 29-year-old had teased fans by uploading photos of her new turquoise hair on Instagram over the weekend.
But the look was completed Monday as she stepped out in a jewel-encrusted costume with green and pink feathers.
“We are not worthy,” was one of many fan reactions on Twitter.
Another added the singer “offi cially killed me” with the costume, while others said she was “blessing the Internet.”
The posts also attracted the attention of Chris Brown — who left a comment on one of her Instagrams with the pair-of-eyes emoji.
Many of her fans were less than pleased about this, telling him to “keep his negative energy away” from Rihanna and recalling his assault on the singer in 2009 when the pair were dating.
Part of Rihanna’s outfi t was designed by DBleudazzled — a line specializing in bedazzled costumes.
The owner of the company, known as Bleu, told Billboard she had to provide the tights at very short notice — with Rihanna’s team only requesting them last Wednesday.
The rest of her outfi t was put together by local designer Laura Austin, accord-ing to Vogue.
“Crop Over used to be celebrated with people wearing simple T-shirts,” Austin said.
“Over the years however, designers started getting creative. Today it’s very important to dress up in full costume to really and truly feel the Crop Over vibe. It’s exhilarating, free and radiant.”
(SD-Agencies)
Rihanna's Crop Over costume goes viral
Rihanna in her Crop Over festival costume. SD-Agencies
RHINESTONE cowboy singer Glen Campbell has died at the age of 81 after “a long and courageous battle” with Alzheimer’s disease, his family said.
“It is with the heaviest of hearts that we announce the passing of our beloved husband, father and grandfather,” their statement said.
The legendary guitarist announced his Alzheimer’s diagnosis in 2011.
A self-taught prodigy, he rose from a poor rural childhood to release over 70 albums and sell 45 million records.
He was credited with paving the way for other country crossover artists such as Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers.
The son of a sharecropper, Campbell was born in Arkansas on April 22, 1936, the seventh of 12 children.
His fi rst guitar cost US$7 and he taught himself to play. Campbell made his name in the music business as one of the top session guitarists in Los Angeles, and helped hone producer Phil Spector’s famous “Wall of Sound” technique.
He toured for three months in 1965 with the Beach Boys, fi lling in for singer Brian Wilson after he suffered a breakdown.
After a string of fl ops, in 1967 he fi nally found his distinctive country pop sound with hits like “Gentle on My Mind” and “By the Time I Get to Phoenix.”
“Wichita Lineman” went to No. 1 in the United States, won a Grammy and became much requested by U.S. soldiers fi ghting in Vietnam.
By the end of the 1960s, Campbell was the fastest rising star in U.S. pop with his own TV show “The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour.”
He also picked up a starring role
alongside John Wayne in the original version of “True Grit.”
The peak of Campbell’s career was in 1975 when he topped the charts around the world with “Rhinestone Cowboy.”
Despite another smash hit in 1977 — “Southern Nights” — his private life was in turmoil. A tempestuous relation-ship with 21-year-old country star Tanya Tucker was front-page news.
Despite a relapse in 2003, when he was arrested for drunk-driving and his police mug shot was shown around the world, the last two decades had been more settled.
He remarried, started a new family and renewed his Christian faith, while a new generation discovered his music.
“I got down on my knees and prayed. And, eventually, I got rid of those demons,” he said in an interview.
Like his friend Johnny Cash, Camp-bell released acclaimed new albums with younger musicians, covering songs by contemporary artists like U2 and The Foo Fighters.
In 2005 he was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.
(SD-Agencies)
Country star Glen Campbell dies at 81
Glen Campbell
