city Amsterdam: Celebs Rumors

A Place In The Sun's Danni Menzies issued a desperate plea to a UK airline to 'get my pregnant pal home' after they got stuck in Mallorca amid the chaos of the air traffic control outage that occurred on Monday, August 28.The issue caused thousands of flights across the world to be cancelled, with many travellers left stranded in foreign countries and unable to get another flight home for days, if not weeks. Scottish TV and radio presenter Danni, 31, is one of those people, and she took to Twitter to keep her followers updated with her experience as she waits to find a flight.

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor Chinese filmmaker Wang Bing is this year’s Guest of Honor at IDFA, which holds its 36th edition from Nov. 8 to 19 in Amsterdam. IDFA is also honoring filmmaker and artist Peter Greenaway with a Lifetime Achievement Award, a selective retrospective and an extensive on-stage talk.

Chinese documentarian Wang Bing and UK filmmaker and artist Peter Greenaway will be honored at the 36th International Documentary Festival Amsterdam (IDFA), running from November 8 to 19.

Porcupine Tree singer and multi-instrumentalist Steven Wilson has announced his new solo album, ‘The Harmony Codex’. Check out new single ‘Economies Of Scale’ below, along with our interview with the artist.Released on September 29, a deluxe three-disc edition of ‘The Harmony Codex’ will includs remixes of its songs by the likes of Manic Street Preachers, Interpol, Roland Orzabal of Tears For Fears, Opeth’s Mikael Akerfeldt and electronica pioneers Radiophonic Workshop.‘The Harmony Codex’ has been previewed with listening sessions for fans in cities including London, New York, Berlin, LA and Amsterdam.

Richard Madeley was left having to correct himself as he made a bit of a blooper on Good Morning Britain. The broadcaster has been back at the helm of the ITV news programme this week alongside Kate Garraway.

The boyfriend of a young girl who died in a horror car crash that claimed four lives has spoken out after losing the “love of his life”. Luke McSweeney, 24, his sister Grace McSweeney, Nicole Murphy and Zoey Coffey - all aged 18 - were killed after the car they were travelling in hit a wall on Friday evening.

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Frankie Knuckles remix that was first created a decade ago has finally seen the light of day.The remix – a reworking of ‘Waiting On You’ by Ultra Naté and Michelle Williams of Destiny’s Child – was created by the late house DJ and Eric Kupper under their Director’s Cut alias.Speaking on the track, Ultra Naté said: “The remix was blessed by my mentor, big brother and cultural icon, Frankie Knuckles, officially ‘The Godfather of House Music,’ who at the time, was making his way back into remix and production work as ‘Director’s Cut’ along with Eric Kupper.”Naté later confirmed reports that Knuckles approved the release of the track before his death in 2014.The decade-old release coincides with Frankie Knuckles Day, a celebration in Chicago which takes place on August 25 to honour the late producer, who pioneered the sound of house music.“‘Waiting On You’ has always been a centrepiece of the ‘Hero Worship’ album and there’s no better time than now to drop it for Frankie Knuckles Day,” Naté added.Check it out below.Knuckles was frequently referred to as the ‘Godfather Of House Music’ and shaped the genre’s sound as it emerged and became popular in 1980s Chicago. He died on March 31, 2014 at the age of 59 due to complications from type 2 diabetes.Kupper paid tribute to the producer on X/Twitter ahead of Frankie Knuckles Day tomorrow.“As we celebrate Frankie Knuckles Day tomorrow, August 25, I’m posting this pic of the last time Frankie and I played together, 10 years ago, October 2013 at ADE in Amsterdam,” he wrote.

Lizzo intends to countersue the former members of her dance team who have accused her of inappropriate and unfair conduct, one of the lawyers representing the musician has said.The lawsuit filed by three former members of Lizzo’s Big Grrrls dance outfit is a “sham”, according to attorney Marty Singer, who reckons that photos and videos already in circulation counter many of the claims made in that litigation.As a result, he adds, he expects the case to be dismissed, after which Lizzo will likely pursue her own legal action in order to protect her reputation.Arianna Davis, Crystal Williams and Noelle Rodriguez make a number of allegations in their lawsuit against Lizzo and her Big Grrrl Big Touring company.Among other things, they claim that their former employer made false allegations of unprofessional behaviour against her dancers and then forced them to go through a “brutal” twelve hour re-auditioning process, while also weight-shaming members of her team in contrast to public statements about body positivity.Elsewhere, they say that “Lizzo pressured plaintiffs and all her employees to attend outings where nudity and sexuality were a focal point and disregarded any apprehension from plaintiffs”.On one such occasion, at a club in Amsterdam, the lawsuit adds: “Lizzo hounded Davis to touch a performer despite Davis repeatedly expressing she did not want to.

Lizzo plans to hit back at her ex backup dancers’ allegations — by suing them!?

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Lizzo‘s hitting back.

Lizzo is all smiles while being at the centre of a lawsuit from backup dancers involving claims of sexual assault.

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The Daily Mail. Earlier this month, three of Lizzo's former backups dancers filed a lawsuit alleging to have been weight shamed and demeaned in illegal ways by the singer. The women also claimed they faced sexual, religious and racial harassment and were subject to false imprisonment.

Empire State Bastard have announced details of a new UK and European tour. Check out a full list of tour dates below.The blistering project is the side-project of Biffy Clyro frontman Simon Neil, and their touring guitarist Mike Vennart (Oceansize), and the tour will celebrate the release of their upcoming debut album, ‘Rivers Of Heresy’.Set for release on September 1, the album will see the duo team up with Slayer and Testament drummer Dave Lombardo and Bitch Falcon’s bassist Naomi Macleod.Already three songs have been shared from the forthcoming LP.

Lizzo is facing new allegations from multiple accusers after being sued last week for sexual harassment and creating a hostile work environment, according to a lawyer representing three original plaintiffs. Ron Zambrano told Fox News Digital he has received inquiries from "at least six" additional individuals with "similar stories" since filing the lawsuit on behalf of Noelle Rodriguez, Crystal Williams and Arianna Davis, who previously worked as backup dancers for the 35-year-old singer.

Lizzo for sexual harassment and creating a hostile work environment has claimed his firm are reviewing at least six new complaints about the singer.The complaints come from others who have toured with Lizzo or worked on her reality show, Lizzo’s Watch Out For The Big Grrrls. Employment lawyer Ron Zambrano told NBC News the new allegations detail a “sexually charged environment” and failure to pay employees.“Some of the claims we are reviewing may be actionable, but it is too soon to say,” Zambrano told the outlet.Zambrano also claimed that Lizzo once called out a dancer’s weight at South By Southwest during a post-show meeting and told them it was “normal” for dancers to be “fired when they get fat”.The original lawsuit was filed by Arianna Davis, Crystal Williams, and Noelle Rodriguez, who all worked for Lizzo till earlier this year, when Davis and Williams were fired and Rodriguez resigned.

Queens Of The Stone Age have added a new UK show to their upcoming tour of the UK and Ireland.The update follows the announcement that their ‘The End Is Nero’ tour will arrive in the UK and Europe later this year – kicking off with a now-sold-out show at the Ziggo Dome in Amsterdam on November 4.After making stops across Luxembourg, Paris, Frankfurt, Berlin, Dusseldorf and Antwerp, Josh Homme and co. will play a series of live sets in the UK, including a spot at the O2 Arena in London on November 15.Now, it has been announced that an extra UK date has been added to the scheduled tour for the end of 2023 – a gig at the International Centre in Bournemouth on November 16.The show will take place just after the rock veterans play in the UK capital, and two days before they head over to Glasgow for a slot at the OVO Hydro arena.

Bruce Springsteen has shared an official video highlights reel capturing his 2023 European and UK/Ireland tour – watch it below.The legendary singer-songwriter’s most recent set of dates with the E Street Band ran between April 28 and July 5. He took to the stage in cities such as Barcelona, Rome, Amsterdam and Oslo.In the United Kingdom, The Boss made a double appearance at BST Hyde Park in London following gigs in Birmingham and Edinburgh.

BritBox and based on Jess Ryder’s book of the same name, features an English cast familiar to the US TV audience: Tom Mison (Fox’s “Sleepy Hollow”), Janet Montgomery (NBC’s late, great “New Amsterdam”) and Céline Buckens (“Free Rein,” “Warrior”). It’s a trope-laden drama with just enough surprises to keep viewers interested as it barrels along to a booming finale.The series opens with a meet-not-so-cute between media executive Jack Warrington (Mison) and graphic designer Natasha (“Tasha”), who’s riding her bicycle to work on a busy street when a speeding Jack plows into her with his car.She’s not seriously injured, save for a few bumps and bruises, including a scraped-up arm, and Jack — sheepish, apologetic and wanting to avoid “a scene” — promises to pay for her smashed-up bike.

Beyoncé brought Lizzo’s name back to a live rendition of ‘Break My Soul (The Queens Remix)’ over the weekend.It comes after the pop icon seemingly left Lizzo’s name off the track during one of her performances in Foxborough, Massachusetts last week which saw many of her fans quick to speculate that this was related to the recent allegations raised against Lizzo that same day – which finds her accused of sexual harassment and a hostile work environment.But during her show at the FedExField in Maryland on Saturday (August 5) fans were quick to share that Beyoncé did include Lizzo’s name again as she sang the lyrics: “Rosetta Tharpe, Santigold, (Vogue) Bessie Smith, Nina Simone (Vogue), Betty Davis, Solange Knowles. Badu, Lizzo, Kelly Rowl”.Lizzo is being sued by three of her former dancers, who recall her pressuring a co-worker to touch a naked performer in an Amsterdam club and subjecting dancers to “excruciating” auditions.

since three former backup dancers sued her over alleged sexual harassment, a hostile work environment, and for pressuring them to participate in sex shows. The fan dive began after news broke former dancers Arianna Davis, Crystal Williams, and Noelle Rodriguez had filed the shocking lawsuit against the Grammy Award-winning star, Big Grrrl Big Touring, and dance captain Shirlene Quigley. According to statistics site Social Blade, Lizzo has lost 219,570 Instagram followers since the Aug.

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Metallica frontman James Hetfield called Kip Winger to apologise for dissing him in the band’s ‘Nothing Else Matters’ video.In the video for the legendary metal anthem, Lars Ulrich uses a picture of Winger’s face as a dartboard, one of many digs at the singer across popular culture in the ’90s.Now, Winger has reflected on the hate, and revealed that Hetfield called him a few years ago to apologise for the “uncool” move.“It was the irony of my whole existence, because my focus has always been the music and being a good musician,” he told Yahoo! in a new interview.“James Hetfield called me to apologise about a year and a half ago,” he added. “He was really contrite and was like, ‘You know what? That was uncool.

Lizzo has lost over 154,000 followers on Instagram following accusations of sexual harassment and a hostile work environment.The accusations against the singer arose on Tuesday (August 1), when three of her former backup dancers filed a lawsuit against her.The dancers – Arianna Davis, Crystal Williams and Noelle Rodriguez – name Lizzo, her production company Big Grrrl Big Touring Inc., and her dance team captain Shirlene Quigley as defendants.The rapper, singer, songwriter and actress is accused of pressuring a co-worker to touch a naked performer in an Amsterdam club and subjecting dancers to “excruciating” auditions. It also cites claims of religious and racial harassment, false imprisonment, interference with prospective economic advantage and more.Yesterday (August 3), Lizzo responded to the accusations via a statement on her official social media channels, claiming that the allegations are “false”.“I am not here to be looked at as a victim, but I also know that I am not the villain that people and the media have portrayed me to be these last few days,” she wrote in the post.

One of the most disturbing aspects of the lawsuit against Lizzo is the sexual harassment via, well… banana. In case you haven’t read the case care

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Lizzo has defended herself against claims made in a lawsuit by three dancers she worked with, including allegations of sexual harassment and the creation of a hostile work environment. On Tuesday Arianna Davis, Crystal Williams, and Noelle Rodriguez filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles against the singer and her Big Grrrl Big Touring, Inc (BGBT) as well as Shirlene Quigley, the captain of Lizzo's dance team.

Lizzo has issued a statement after being accused of engaging in sexual harassment and creating a hostile working environment among other allegations.The ‘Special’ pop star is being sued by three of her former backup dancers – Arianna Davis, Crystal Williams and Noelle Rodriguez – in a lawsuit that names Lizzo, her production company Big Grrrl Big Touring Inc., and her dance team captain Shirlene Quigley as defendants.It is said that all three of the aforementioned performers named in the suit danced for Lizzo until earlier this year, when Davis and Williams were fired before Rodriguez resigned shortly afterwards.Davis and Williams both competed on the reality TV show Watch Out For The Big Grrrls to win the chance to join the singer/rapper’s troupe of backing dancers. Rodriguez, meanwhile, began dancing with Lizzo after appearing in the ‘Rumors’ music video.The alleged incident of sexual harassment supposedly took place in a strip club in Amsterdam, which Lizzo and her dancers visited after a concert in the Dutch capital this February.

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Beyoncé – has spoken out about the singer leaving out Lizzo’s name during a live rendition of ‘Break My Soul’, saying that the decision has nothing to do with recent allegations.Rumours about Beyoncé drawing reference to the recent controversy surrounding Lizzo arose earlier this week, when the ‘Single Ladies’ singer chose to omit the latter’s name from one of her performances.Performing at Foxborough, Massachusetts on Tuesday (August 1) as part of her hit ‘Renaissance’ tour, Beyoncé played ‘Break My Soul (The Queens Remix)’, which sees her begin to list off a number of iconic and boundary-breaking Black female artists.While the original lyric reads: “Rosetta Tharpe, Santigold, (Vogue) Bessie Smith, Nina Simone (Vogue), Betty Davis, Solange Knowles. Badu, Lizzo, Kelly Rowl”, fan-captured footage shows the singer skim over Lizzo’s name and instead repeat Erykah Badu’s name four times.Following the set, fans were quick to speculate that this was related to the recent allegations raised against Lizzo that same day – which see her accused of sexual harassment and a hostile work environment.The ‘About Damn Time’ singer is being sued by three of her former dancers, who recall her pressuring a co-worker to touch a naked performer in an Amsterdam club and subjecting dancers to “excruciating” auditions.

Lizzo is speaking out after it was revealed this week that she was being sued by three of her former backup dancers.

Lizzo‘s accusers are continuing to speak out!