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Cheating singer Maxi Jazz dies aged 65
Maxi Jazz, the lead singer of British electronic music group Faithless and known as the voice of trance hits such as “God Is a DJ” and “Insomnia”, has died aged 65, the band announced on Saturday. “He was a man who changed our lives in so many ways. He gave appropriate meaning and message to our music,” Faithless’s other two core members, Rollo and Sister Bliss, said in a statement on Facebook. .
Harry and Meghan dismiss Sun’s apology for offensive column as ‘publicity stunt’
Britain’s Prince Harry and his wife Meghan on Saturday rejected the Sun tabloid’s apology for publishing a column highly critical of Meghan as a ‘publicity stunt’ and said the paper had not contacted her to apologize. In the column, TV presenter Jeremy Clarkson wrote of Meghan: “At night I am unable to sleep as I lie there gritting my teeth and dreaming of the day when she will be forced to parade through the streets naked from every town in Britain as crowds chant “Shame!” and throw pieces of excrement at him.
Jury finds Canadian rapper Tory Lanez guilty of shooting Megan Thee Stallion
Daystar Peterson, the Canadian rapper known as Tory Lanez, was found guilty by a Los Angeles jury on Friday of shooting recording artist Megan Thee Stallion in both feet after an argument in 2020, prosecutors said . The jury found Lanez, 30, guilty of three counts: carrying a loaded, unregistered firearm in a vehicle; assault with a semi-automatic handgun; and discharging a firearm through gross negligence. Lanez faces more than 20 years in prison and possible deportation to Canada.
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