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Macklemore says that nine US arenas turned down his Free Palestine tour

Rapper called out ‘intimidation and suppression’ in post, claiming major arenas refused to host him after he was dropped from Ed Sheeran’s tour Macklemore says that nine leading US arenas have refused to host his Free Palestine fundraising tour, calling out “intimidation, manipulation and suppression” tactics. In an Instagram post, the rapper says that he hoped to bring the tour to the US, but nine top arenas refused to host the event, including New York City’s Madison Square Garden, Los Angeles’s Crypto.com Arena and Brooklyn’s Barclays Center. Continue reading...

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Entertainment

Sebastián Lelio, director of A Fantastic Woman and Gloria, dies aged 52

Chilean film-maker, whose films starred Florence Pugh, Julianne Moore and Rachel Weisz, died at his home in Santiago Chilean film-maker Sebastián Lelio has died at the age of 52. He was best known for the Oscar-winning trans drama A Fantastic Woman and his English-language films included Gloria Bell and The Wonder. Continue reading...

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International

WTA apologises over Pegula 'hot mic' incident

Women's Tennis Association chief Valerie Camillo apologised on Friday after a courtside microphone captured US star Jessica Pegula making disparaging comments about rival Mirra Andreeva.

France 24
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