London’s O2 Academy Brixton has been permitted to keep its license and re-open, after it was closed when a fatal crowd crush occurred in December 2022.
The legendary venue has been closed since the incident, when security worker Gabrielle Hutchinson and mother-of-two Rebecca Ikumelo were killed in a deadly crush at an Asake concert. A third person, who was seriously injured, remains in hospital. In January, Lambeth Council suspended the venue’s license for three months, whilst investigations into the cause of the crush continued. In April, the Metropolitan Police...
The legendary venue has been closed since the incident, when security worker Gabrielle Hutchinson and mother-of-two Rebecca Ikumelo were killed in a deadly crush at an Asake concert. A third person, who was seriously injured, remains in hospital. In January, Lambeth Council suspended the venue’s license for three months, whilst investigations into the cause of the crush continued. In April, the Metropolitan Police...
- 9/15/2023
- by Nick Reilly
- Rollingstone.com
Plus goodbye Arnold, hello Mayor and Mayoress of Camden, and caption this pic of Glee's Mark Salling!
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Weekend Birthdays: Mark Feehily turns 30, and Rupert Everett turns 51
RuPaul's Drag U doesn't premiere on Logo until July, but below you can hear what the Headmaster has to say about the genesis of the show. Personally, I was thrilled to hear that one of the professors is the legendary Lady Bunny. (sorry, but the vid is geoblocked). Gary Coleman...
Following this assortment of carefully-selected news items, interested readers can find a refreshing pic of a hot man in underwear. Yes, we're serious. each Friday Briefs will also feature a pic up top that desperately needs captioning. We'll pick our fave suggestion from the comments and run it in the following week's post. Have fun! Drop your caption ideas in the comments, and check out last week's winner at the bottom of the page!
Weekend Birthdays: Mark Feehily turns 30, and Rupert Everett turns 51
RuPaul's Drag U doesn't premiere on Logo until July, but below you can hear what the Headmaster has to say about the genesis of the show. Personally, I was thrilled to hear that one of the professors is the legendary Lady Bunny. (sorry, but the vid is geoblocked). Gary Coleman...
- 5/28/2010
- by snicks
- The Backlot
Celebrity Butcher, Animals on Ice, Strictly Greengrocers... Thankfully none of these reality shows has actually been made, but worryingly we could easily believe they might be in some dim and depressing future. For every barmy-but-great reality series (I'm A Celeb), there have been at least twice as many stinkers (Back To Reality, Celeb Love Island). In tribute to the shows that flopped, we've brought together our top five worst reality series of all time! 5. CelebAir
"A real plane, flying to real places, staffed by real celebrities!" Well at least the ITV2 pitch was half right, because there were definitely real planes involved. However, we'd be stretching it a bit to categorise Johnny Shentall, Chico and Amy Lamé as genuine celebs. CelebAir sounded awful on paper and didn't get much better (more)...
"A real plane, flying to real places, staffed by real celebrities!" Well at least the ITV2 pitch was half right, because there were definitely real planes involved. However, we'd be stretching it a bit to categorise Johnny Shentall, Chico and Amy Lamé as genuine celebs. CelebAir sounded awful on paper and didn't get much better (more)...
- 4/4/2009
- by By Alex Fletcher
- Digital Spy
Jade Goody has sparked anger among the gay community by saying that she will "look like a lesbian" if chemotherapy leaves her bald. The former reality TV contestant, who was diagnosed with cervical cancer in August, claimed that people will think she is gay if they see her wearing "Timberland [boots], baggy jeans, and a big shirt with short hair or a bald head". TV presenter and gay rights supporter Amy Lamé branded her comments "distasteful", telling The Mirror: "Does she really think that's (more)...
- 12/12/2008
- by By Michael Thornton
- Digital Spy
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