Sean Penn says ‘timid and artless policy toward the human imagination’ means he can no longer play gay roles
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Madonna fans who sued singer over late concert start dismiss their own lawsuit
Experience
Experience: I sang at Madonna’s wedding
May 2024
Madonna sued for ‘pornography without warning’ at LA concert performance
Lawsuit also alleges a late start for the 7 March concert, and claims the singer refused to allow the air-conditioning system to be used
Brazil’s far right pilloried for Madonna outrage after figures spotted at concert
Supporters of rightwing ex-president Jair Bolsonaro among 1.6m people at show despite conservative criticism of ‘satanist’ singer
Free Madonna concert draws crowd of 1.6m to Brazil’s Copacabana beach
The weekend in pictures
Madonna in Rio and a battle between Greek churches: photos of the weekend
Lizzo’s flute, Billy Porter’s wings and Cher’s ‘naked dress’: the Met Gala through the years – in pictures
April 2024
Why do US celebrities love the UK? Because they don’t live here
Emma Beddington
Sarah Jessica Parker is the latest A-lister to lavish our fair isles with praise, from the transport networks to the eggs. I guess it’s easy to overlook problems when you’re a wealthy tourist, writes Emma Beddington
March 2024
‘Politically incorrect. Sorry about that’: Madonna apologises for telling wheelchair user to stand at concert
Awkward moment with fan happened during US leg of singer’s Celebration tour
February 2024
‘It’s like being on a love boat’: the dance trio embraced by Sam Smith and Madonna
After choreographing the video for Unholy and the queen of pop’s Celebration tour, French collective (La)Horde are taking a wildly eclectic show to London
January 2024
Is it only rock’n’roll when pop stars turn up hours late for a gig?
Madonna and Live Nation hit back against late concert start lawsuit
Madonna, two hours late to her own gig? Believe me, I’ve seen far worse
Simon Price
Is Madonna tardiness lawsuit death knell to rock’n’roll behaviour?
You want to sue Madonna for being late on stage? She’s an artist not a service industry worker
Alexis Petridis
Madonna sued over late concert start by fans who ‘had to get up early’ the next morning
December 2023
Simply by being herself, Madonna is still challenging stereotypes
Nancy Jo Sales
Weekend
Actor Toby Jones, John Crace on Sunak at the Covid inquiry, and how Taylor Swift gets in shape for her shows – podcast
