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Farmingdale High School bus crash update: Tributes at St. Kilian Mass, Copiague band competition – Newsday
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Sinead O’Connor death: Tributes after Nothing Compares 2 U star dies aged 56 – The Independent
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Where Are the Sinéad O’Connor Tributes From U.K. Broadcasters? – Variety
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Morrissey Slams Sinead O’Connor Tributes After Her Death: ‘You Praise Her Now Only Because It Is Too Late’ – Billboard
- Morrissey Slams Sinead O’Connor Tributes After Her Death: ‘You Praise Her Now Only Because It Is Too Late’ Billboard
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Sinéad O’Connor: Tributes flow for Irish singer dead at 56 – BBC
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- Russell Crowe recalls chance encounter with Sinéad O’Connor outside a pub in Ireland and their impromptu ‘conversation without fences’ one night last year Yahoo Entertainment
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Rliey Keough Tributes Mother Lisa Marie Presley One Week After Death – Rolling Stone
Presley, the only child of Elvis, died last week at age 54
It’s been one week since Lisa Marie Presley, the only child of Elvis Presley, died unexpectedly at the age of 54. In the days since her death, those close to the star have sent an outpouring of love and loss across social media. And on Friday, Presley’s oldest daughter, actress Riley Keough shared her own tribute, marking her first public statement about her mother’s death.
Keough posted a simple black-and-white throwback photo of herself and Presley. In the image, Keough’s younger self looks up at her mother, a bouquet of flowers placed in front of them. She captioned the photo with a red heart.
At 33, Keough is the oldest of Presley’s surviving children (Presley also has two twin daughters). Her younger brother, Benjamin Keough, died by suicide in 2020 at the age of 27. “I guess this is true heartbreak,” she wrote in a tribute to him at the time. “I hope we meet again.”
The actress will star in the upcoming Prime Video series Daisy Jones & the Six, in which she plays Jones, a strong-willed musician who she has said reminds her of her mother. “My mother is certainly an inspiration to me,” Keough told People in December. “I was raised by somebody who did their own thing and didn’t really care what other people thought. She was definitely inspirational to me. [I was] always interested in women who weren’t behaving ‘the right way.’”
Following Presley’s death, for which an official cause is still unknown, tributes poured in from actors and musicians who had known her. “Lisa baby girl, I’m so sorry. I’ll miss you but I know I’ll see you again,” John Travolta wrote. “My love and heart goes out to Riley, Priscilla, Harper and Finley.”
Billy Idol, P!nk, Nicholas Cage, LeAnn Rimes, and more also remembered the musician in separate statements.
Why Rosie O’Donnell skipped Barbara Walters tribute
Rosie O’Donnell was not present for “The View” co-hosts’ tribute to the late Barbara Walters on Tuesday due to scheduling conflicts.
“She was flying back and unable to attend,” the “Rosie O’Donnell Show” alum’s rep tells Page Six on Tuesday.
“She has posted wonderful memories of her relationship with Barbara.”
Immediately after Walters passed away on Dec. 30 at age 93, O’Donnell took to her Instagram to commemorate the iconic journalist.
“What a long and eventful legendary life she had,” the “League of Their Own” star said.
“I was lucky enough to be in her orbit for a good many years and we saw a lot of Broadway shows together … May she rest in peace and may everyone remember just what barriers she broke down for women. She really did. She was the first and will always be remembered.”
A spokesperson for “The View” pointed out to TV Line on Tuesday that they extended an invitation for O’Donnell to participate in an on-air tribute aside from her social media post.
On Tuesday’s episode, past and present co-hosts of “The View,” including Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar and Sunny Hostin, paid homage to the legendary newswoman.
“It was surreal,” Lisa Ling, who was a panelist on “The View” alongside Walters from 1999 to 2022, said of her time on the show. “I had been watching Barbara all of my life and here she was sitting next to me on my left and it was just an incredible feeling.”
Sherri Shepherd, who was a co-host on “The View” from 2007 to 2014, added that she felt Walters “ferociously” defended her while on the show.
In a separate segment, “View” veterans Star Jones and Debbie Matenopoulos also reminisced on working with Walters.
Meredith Vieira, who was a co-host on “The View” from 1997 to 2006 and was the show’s first moderator, called in via the phone since she was not feeling well.
“She’s ill — that’s why she can’t be here, but she’s a trooper. She’s on the phone,” Behar pointed out.
Sara Haines added to Vieira, “I know that you didn’t want to miss honoring Barbara.”
The longtime newswoman then went on to credit Walters for being the reason the talk show got off the ground, noting, “We had lousy ratings in the beginning, but there was such respect for Barbara amongst the people at ABC that they kept it going and look at it now.”
Elisabeth Hasselbeck could also not be present in the studio, but called in via video conference and talked about how she considered Walters her “TV mom” and “mentor.”
Viewers took to social media during the show’s airing to call out O’Donnell’s absence.
“I know the show has bad blood with Rosie O’Donnell, but it would’ve been nice if they’d included her today. #theview,” one person tweeted.
Another wrote, “I wish @Rosie was included on the @TheView’s remembrance of Barbara Walters show. #TheView#RosieODonnell.”
Some speculated that the pair’s rocky relationship in the past may have played a role in O’Donnell’s decision.
However, the “Smilf” alum’s rep adds to Page Six, “They did NOT have a rocky relationship. It was repaired many years ago.”
In 2019, it was reported that Walters once allegedly threatened to quit “The View” due to her grievances with the comedian.
However, O’Donnell owned up to her part in the alleged feud in the tell-all book, “Ladies Who Punch: The Explosive Inside Story of The View,” and admitted she “said some things she shouldn’t have” to Walters.
LeBron James and Billie Jean King lead tributes to American journalist Grant Wahl
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The death of prominent journalist Grant Wahl at the World Cup in Qatar has led to an outpouring of shock and grief across the sports world, with NBA star LeBron James and tennis great Billie Jean King leading the tributes to the American.
Wahl, 49, died after collapsing while covering Friday’s Argentina-Netherlands match. The circumstances around his death are unclear.
King said Wahl’s death was “heartbreaking.”
“A talented journalist, Grant was an advocate for the LGBTQ community & a prominent voice for women’s soccer,” King tweeted Saturday. “He used his platform to elevate those whose stories needed telling. Prayers for his family.”
On Friday in Philadelphia, basketball star James said he had been “very fond of Grant.” While Wahl was at Sports Illustrated, he did a cover story on James when James was in high school.
“I’ve always kind of watched from a distance even when I moved up in ranks and became a professional, and he went to a different sport,” said James, speaking at a postgame press conference. “Any time his name would come up I’ll always think back to me as a teenager and having Grant in our building … It’s a tragic loss.”
Tyler Adams, the captain of the US men’s national soccer team, which was knocked out of the World Cup by the Netherlands in the last 16, sent his “deepest sympathy” to Wahl’s wife, Celine Gounder, and to those who knew him.
“As players we have a tremendous amount of respect for the work of journalists, & Grant’s was a giant voice in soccer that has tragically fallen silent,” Adams wrote on Twitter.
Qatar’s World Cup organizers said on Saturday that Wahl “fell ill” in the press area, where he received “immediate medical treatment on site.”
He was then transferred to Hamad General Hospital, said a spokesperson for the Supreme Court Committee for Delivery and Legacy, the body responsible for planning the tournament.
Wahl was treated in the stadium “for about 20-25 minutes” before he was moved to the hospital, Keir Radnedge, a columnist at World Soccer Magazine, told CNN Saturday.
“This was towards the end of extra time in the match. Suddenly, colleagues up to my left started shouting for medical assistance. Obviously, someone had collapsed. Because the chairs are freestanding, people were able to move the chairs, so it’s possible to create a little bit of space around him,” Radnedge said.
He added that the medical team were there “pretty quickly and were able to, as best they could, give treatment.”
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre reacted to Wahl’s death on Saturday, adding that senior State Department officials were in touch with Qatari officials and Grant’s family.
“Grant Wahl was an inspiration to many. Our thoughts are with his wife Dr. Céline Gounder and all those who loved him. State Department officials are in touch with Grant’s family and with senior officials in the government of Qatar to ensure his family gets the support they need,” Jean-Pierre wrote on Twitter.
“Only some days ago, Grant was recognized by FIFA and AIPS (the International Sports Press Association) for his contribution to reporting on eight consecutive FIFA World Cups,” said FIFA President Gianni Infantino in a statement.
Infantino and FIFA media director Bryan Swanson were at the hospital on Saturday to offer any kind of support needed for the family, friends, and the journalists who were also his housemates in Qatar.
The co-editors in chief of Sports Illustrated, the publication where Wahl spent the majority of his career, said in a joint statement they were “shocked and devastated at the news of Grant’s passing.”
“We were proud to call him a colleague and friend for two decades – no writer in the history of (Sports Illustrated) has been more passionate about the sport he loved and the stories he wanted to tell,” said the statement.
It added that Wahl had first joined the publication in November 1996. He had volunteered to cover the sport as a junior reporter – back before it reached the heights of global popularity it now enjoys – eventually becoming “one of the most respected soccer authorities in the world,” it said.
The statement said that Wahl also worked with other media outlets including Fox Sports. After leaving Sports Illustrated in 2020, he began publishing his podcast and newsletter.
Other current and former US soccer players, including Ali Krieger and Tony Meola, shared their condolences, as did sporting bodies such as Major League Soccer and the National Women’s Soccer League.
Wittyngham, Wahl’s podcast co-host, told CNN on Saturday the news of his death had been hard to fathom.
“For Americans, Grant Wahl is the first person you read covering soccer. He was kind of the only person for a while … Grant was the first person who really paid genuine attention to this sport in a meaningful way,” Wittyngham said.
Several journalists shared stories of reporting alongside Wahl, and having encountered him at multiple World Cups over the years.
“Before he became the best covering soccer he did hoops and was so kind to me,” wrote famed broadcaster Dick Vitale.
Timmy T. Davis, the US Ambassador to Qatar, tweeted that Wahl was “a well known and greatly respected reporter who focused on the beautiful game.”
“The entire US Soccer family is heartbroken to learn that we have lost Grant Wahl,” US Soccer said in a statement on its official Twitter account.
“Grant made soccer his life’s work, and we are devastated that he and his brilliant writing will no longer be with us.”
US Soccer praised Wahl’s passion and “belief in the power of the game to advance human rights,” and shared its condolences with Wahl’s wife and his loved ones.
Gounder also posted the US Soccer statement on Twitter.
“I am so thankful for the support of my husband Grant Wahl’s soccer family and of so many friends who’ve reached out tonight. I’m in complete shock,” wrote Gounder, a former CNN contributor who served on the Biden-Harris transition Covid-19 advisory board.
US State Department spokesperson Ned Price said the department was in “close communication” with Wahl’s family. The World Cup organizers also said they were in touch with the US embassy “to ensure the process of repatriating the body is in accordance with the family’s wishes.”
Wahl had covered soccer for more than two decades, including 11 World Cups — six men’s, five women’s – and authored several books on the sport, according to his website.
He had just celebrated his birthday earlier this week with “a great group of media friends at the World Cup,” according to a post on his official Twitter account, which added: “Very thankful for everyone.”
In an episode of the podcast Futbol with Grant Wahl, published days before his death on December 6, he had complained of feeling unwell.
“It had gotten pretty bad in terms of like the tightness in my chest, tightness, pressure. Feeling pretty hairy, bad,” Wahl told co-host Chris Wittyngham in the episode. He added that he sought help at the medical clinic at the World Cup media center, believing he had bronchitis.
He was given cough syrup and ibuprofen, and felt better shortly afterward, he said.
Wahl also said he experienced an “involuntary capitulation by my body and mind” after the US-Netherlands game on December 3.
“This isn’t my first rodeo. I’ve done eight of these on the men’s side,” he said at the time. “And so like, I’ve gotten sick to some extent at every tournament, and it’s just about trying to find a way to like get your work done.”
He further described the incident in a recent newsletter published on December 5, writing that his body had “broke down” after he had little sleep, high stress and a heavy workload. He’d had a cold for 10 days, which “turned into something more severe,” he wrote, adding that he felt better after receiving antibiotics and catching up on sleep.
Wahl had made headlines in November by reporting that he was detained and briefly refused entry to a World Cup match because he was wearing a rainbow t-shirt in support of LGBTQ rights.
He said security staff had told him to change his shirt because “it’s not allowed,” and had taken his phone. Wahl said he was released 25 minutes after being detained and received apologies from a FIFA representative and a senior member of the security team at the stadium.
Afterward, Wahl told CNN he “probably will” wear the shirt again.
Migos member Offset breaks silence on Takeoff’s death
Offset has broken his silence on his cousin and Migos groupmate Takeoff’s death.
“The pain you have left me with is unbearable,” the “Clout” rapper, 30, wrote via Instagram Tuesday. “My heart is shattered and I have so many things to say, but I can’t find the words.”
He continued, “I’ve been going to sleep and waking up hoping that all of this is a dream, but it’s reality, and reality feels like a nightmare.”
Offset, whose real name is Kiari Kendrell Cephus, told fans that he wishes he could hug, laugh, smoke and perform with Takeoff “one last time.”
“I know someone with a soul like yours is in heaven now,” he wrote. “I hope you can see how much we love you and miss you. You have left a hole in my heart that will never be filled.”
Offset concluded his post by asking for “strength” and telling his late family member, “I love you forever.”
Takeoff was shot and killed at 810 Billiards & Bowling in Houston on Nov. 1 around 2:30 a.m.
His uncle Quavo, who was the third member of Migos, was present during the fatal incident.
Takeoff, whose real name was Kirsnick Khari Ball, was pronounced dead at the scene.
Two other victims were taken to nearby hospitals in private vehicles, according to Houston police.
A star-studded memorial service for Takeoff took place in Atlanta last Friday, with Drake giving a heartfelt speech and Justin Bieber performing a tribute.
Quavo, whose real name is Quavious Keyate Marshall, was not injured during the altercation that killed his nephew.
The 31-year-old formed Migos in 2008 with Takeoff and Offset, with the rap group releasing their debut single, “Versace,” three years later.
Migos has since been nominated for two Grammys for their album “Culture” and their single “Bad and Boujee,” both in 2018.
In August, the threesome sparked split speculation when Quavo and Takeoff announced their duo, Unc & Phew, as Offset continued to release solo music.
Offset, who is married to Cardi B, subsequently made headlines for unfollowing his fellow Migos members’ social media accounts.
Quavo and Takeoff addressed the breakup rumors five months later in an episode of the “Big Facts” podcast.
“We want to see our career as a duo,” the “Workin’ Me” singer told DJ Scream in October. “Because we came from a loyal family that’s supposed to work together.
“Sometimes when s—t don’t work out, it’s not meant to be,” Quavo continued at the time.
Takeoff added that they didn’t “know all the answers,” concluding, “God knows. We pray a lot so only time will tell. Ain’t nothing got to change.”