Queen performed their first show under that name in Cornwall, England, after originally being booked under their previous name, Smile.
The new name was suggested by singer Freddie Mercury; it was his first paid gig with the band, whose lineup included Brian May, Roger Taylor and Mike Grose on bass. John Deacon became the band’s bass player in 1971.
Of course, Queen went on to become superstars, selling between 250 and 300 million records worldwide. They were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2001 and the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2003. They also received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2018.
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Congratulations are in order for Frankie Valli.People reports the 89-year-old singer just got married to 60-year-old Jackie Jacobs, a former CBS marketing executive.
The couple, who met in 2007 and began dating in 2015, tied the knot in a private ceremony at the Westgate Hotel in Las Vegas, with Valli’s classic tune “Can’t Take My Eyes Off Of You” playing in the background.
“It’s terrific to have found love once again at this stage of my life,” the singer tells the magazine.
This is Valli’s fourth marriage. He was previously married to Mary Delgado from 1958 to 1971. He wed MaryAnn Hannigan in 1974, and they divorced in 1982. He then wed Randy Clohessy in 1984 and had three children with her before they separated in 2004.
Valli is set to return to the Westgate later this year. He and his band TheFour Seasons headline a residency there, with two shows scheduled in October as well as several dates planned for 2024. A complete list of dates can be found at westgateresorts.com.
(OCALA, Fla.) — The family of Ajike “AJ” Owens, the Black woman who was killed by her neighbor on June 2 in Florida, called on prosecutors to upgrade the charges against Susan Lorincz from manslaughter to second-degree murder during a virtual press conference on Tuesday.
Lorincz, who is white, has been charged with first-degree felony manslaughter in the death of her neighbor, Ajike “AJ” Owens, a Black mother of four who was fatally shot on June 2 through the door of the suspect’s home when she confronted her in a dispute over where her children were playing, according to prosecutors.
Anthony Thomas, an attorney for the Owens family, told ABC News in a statement on Tuesday that the family was “deeply disappointed” by the charges, but “our resolve remains unwavering, and we will continue to fight.”
“We are devastated,” Owens’ mother Pamela Dias said in a statement to ABC News. “How do I explain to AJ’s children, my young grandbabies, that the loss of their mother’s life is still not being taken seriously? Only a living breathing AJ would be true justice, and today’s charge could not be further from that.”
Lorincz, 58, was arrested on June 6 and the family has been calling for murder charges to be filed in this case, but Florida State Attorney William “Bill” Gladson said there was insufficient evidence to prove such a charge in court.
Lorincz allegedly fired a shot through the door of her Ocala, Florida, home, killing the 35-year-old Owens in front of her 10-year-old son after Owens banged on the door of Lorincz’s home, according to police.
Gladson announced Monday his office has formally charged Lorincz with one count of felony first-degree manslaughter with a firearm and one count of assault. If convicted, Lorincz faces 30 years in prison, Gladson said.
“As deplorable as the defendant’s actions were in this case, there is insufficient evidence to prove this specific and required element of second-degree murder,” Gladson said.
According to a June 6 statement from the Marion County Sheriff’s Office, Lorincz shot Owens through a door after the mother of four went to speak with Lorincz about a dispute over Owens’ children playing near Lorincz’s home.
“Evidence gathered during the investigation established that over a period of time, Lorincz had become angry at Owens’ children who were playing in a field close to her home,” the sheriff’s office said in a statement on June 6. The sheriff’s office said that Lorincz “engaged in an argument with the children and was overhead yelling at them by a neighbor.”
“The children then went and told their mother, Owens, about what had happened,” the sheriff’s office said. “Owens approached Lorincz’s home, knocked on the door multiple times, and demanded that Lorincz come outside. Lorincz then fired one shot through the door, striking Owens in her upper chest. At the time she was shot, Owens’ 10-year-old son was standing beside her.”
According to the sheriff’s office, Lorincz claimed in her interview with police that she was acting in “self-defense” and claimed that Owens was trying to “break down her door,” but through the investigation “detectives were able to establish that Lorincz’s actions were not justifiable under Florida law.”
“The family will continue to not only advocate for accountability in all forms, but they also will continue to say her name so that Florida officials remember this tragic loss of life. There is still much that needs to be done to make Florida a place where Black women and children feel safe and protected,” Crump said in a statement to ABC News in response to the charges.
Lorincz’s attorney could not be reached for comment. Lorincz has entered a not guilty plea. Her next court hearing is set for July 11.
Gladson said the decision on what to charge Lorincz with was carefully examined. He said he concluded that a second-degree murder charge would require prosecutors to prove beyond reasonable doubt “the existence of a depraved mind toward the victim at the time of the killing.”
“Depraved mind requires evidence of hatred, spite, ill will or evil intent toward the victim at the time of the killing,” Gladson said in a statement.
Gladson added, “As is always true in criminal cases, failure to prove beyond a reasonable doubt even one element of a crime will result in a not guilty verdict.”
“I am aware of the desire of the family, and some community members, that the defendant be charged with second-degree murder. My obligation as State Attorney is to follow the law in each case that I prosecute,” Gladson said. “I did so in this case, and while some may not agree with that decision, I can assure you that the decision was thoughtful and made without consideration of any factors other than the specific facts of this terrible crime. Simply stated, my obligation is to follow the law.”
Owens’ son alleged in an interview with investigators that the shooting unfolded after Lorincz threw a skate at him but did not hit him when she found him and other children playing in a field outside her home, and became angry, according to Gladson.
Lorincz initially claimed she acted in self-defense, alleging Owens attacked her in the past, according to Marion County Sheriff Billy Woods. According to a police report, Lorincz also told investigators that she did not intend to hit Owens when she fired the gun.
But in a video statement released the day Lorincz was arrested, Woods said the shooting was not a stand-your-ground self-defense case but “simply a killing.”
Owens’ death sparked protests and demands that Lorincz be arrested immediately. National civil rights attorney Ben Crump agreed to represent the Owens family.
It took sheriff’s officials about a week after the shooting before they arrested Lorincz, who was jailed on suspicion of manslaughter and held without bail.
The Rev. Al Sharpton, a national civil rights leader and president of the National Action Network, slammed Gladson’s decision not to file murder charges in the case.
“The legal system failed AJ Owens and her family today by refusing to recognize that this brazen shooting was plain murder,” Sharpton said in a statement. “It was an outrageous decision to not bring murder charges against a shooter who fired blindly through the door. Florida officials have failed AJ throughout this entire process.”
Sharpton called on the U.S. Justice Department to investigate the shooting as a federal hate crime.
“We urge the DOJ to intervene in this case, so the appropriate level of justice is delivered for AJ and her family,” Sharpton said.
PHOTO: A photo of Jeffrey Epstein’s prison cell after his death, Aug. 10, 2019, released by the Department of Justice. A photo of Jeffrey Epstein’s prison cell after his death, Aug. 10, 2019, released by the Department of Justice. — Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, City of New York via DOJ
(NEW YORK) — A new Justice Department Inspector General report details the failures that occurred beginning one month before Jeffrey Epstein died by suicide while in custody of the Bureau of Prisons. The report also makes clear that foul play was not possible.
When officers discovered Epstein unresponsive in his cell on Aug. 10, 2019, Officer Michael Thomas, who was charged criminally in the case, said, “Breathe, Epstein, Breathe,” according to the new report issued Tuesday.
When Thomas saw Epstein dangling from the bed, he said, “We’re going to be in a lot of trouble,” according to the report.
Epstein died by hanging at New York City’s Metropolitan Correctional Center while he was awaiting trial on federal sex trafficking charges.
The disgraced financier hanged himself in his jail cell with an orange noose he fashioned from “a sheet or a shirt,” the report said.
When Epstein’s room was searched after his death, investigators found extra bedsheets, another mattress and a noose, according to the report.
On Aug. 10, the Inspector General said Epstein was in his cell at 8 p.m. Officials said he made an unrecorded call on a landline that was not monitored by prison communications. Epstein told the officers he was calling his mother, according to the report, but she had died before that date. The report said staffers should have been monitoring this call made by Epstein.
After 10:40 p.m., Epstein was not checked on nor was he monitored until officers discovered him hanging from his cell, according to the report.
Epstein first attempted suicide in custody on July 23, 2019, and the Inspector General report said Bureau of Prisons employees should have been put on alert then.
On July 30, the Inspector General said an email was sent to 70 staffers of the prison physiological unit instructing that Epstein was to be housed with a cellmate. But the Inspector General said that warning went unheeded by Bureau of Prisons staff so that when his cellmate was moved on Aug. 8, another inmate was not placed there.
The Inspector General makes clear that Epstein’s death was in fact a suicide.
“The Medical Examiner who performed the autopsy detailed for the OIG [Office of Inspector General] why Epstein’s injuries were more consistent with, and indicative of, a suicide by hanging rather than a homicide by strangulation,” the report said. “The Medical Examiner also told the OIG that the ligature furrow was too broad to have been caused by the electrical cord of the medical device in Epstein’s cell and that blood toxicology tests revealed no medications or illegal substances were in Epstein’s system. The Medical Examiner also noted the absence of debris under Epstein’s fingernails, marks on his hands, contusions to his knuckles, or bruises on his body that would have indicated Epstein had been a struggle, which would be expected if Epstein’s death had been a homicide by strangulation.”
The Inspector General report also found the camera system was defunct and the prison had severe understaffing and structural issues.
Members of the staff also allegedly repeatedly mislead the Inspector General, including one supervisor who allegedly said she didn’t know Epstein was supposed to have a roommate, even though she was on the email sent in July 2019 stating he should have one.
“We further found that multiple BOP employees submitted false documents claiming that they had performed the required counts and rounds and that several MCC New York staff members lacked candor when questioned by the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) about their actions,” the report said.
The report is coupled with nearly 4,000 pages of documents obtained by reporters earlier this month under a Freedom of Information Act request.
The documents show that toward the end of his life, Epstein sat alone in his cell at the Metropolitan Correctional Center, repeatedly calling himself a coward out loud.
Thomas and his partner were charged with doctoring the log books to make it seem like they completed their rounds when they had not, according to officials. Both pleaded guilty.
Ghislaine Maxwell, a longtime associate of Epstein, was convicted in December 2021 of conspiring with Epstein to recruit, groom and abuse minors and was sentenced to 20 years in prison. She has appealed the verdict.
If you are experiencing suicidal, substance use or other mental health crises, please call or text the new three digit code at 988. You will reach a trained crisis counselor for free, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. You can also go to 988lifeline.org.
Foo Fighters are hopping across the pond in 2024 for a U.K. stadium tour.
The outing, dubbed the Everything or Nothing at All Tour, consists of six dates in June. Wet Leg will also be on the bill for select dates.
Tickets go on sale Friday, June 30. For the full list of dates and all ticket info, visit FooFighters.com.
The tour news follows Foo Fighters’ surprise performance at England’s Glastonbury Festival on June 23.
Foo Fighters will be supporting their new album But Here We Are, their first since the death of drummer Taylor Hawkins in March 2022. They’ve been touring since May with new drummer Josh Freese, and have a number of U.S. headlining dates and festivals on their summer schedule.
The Mean Girls star, who is expecting her first child with husband, Bader Shammas, is due to give birth to their baby boy very soon, according to TMZ.
Lindsay’s mother, Dina, will be by her side in Dubai for the birth, the outlet adds. Additionally, some of Lindsay’s siblings will also be overseas during the same time, eagerly awaiting the arrival of their new nephew and looking forward to meeting him.
Lindsay, 36, first announced her pregnancy in March with a shot of a baby’s onesie, on which was written “coming soon….”
“We are blessed and excited!” she wrote, speaking for herself and her financier husband, who she tagged in the post, which also included praying hands emoji, a baby and a baby bottle.
(MIAMI) — Former President Donald Trump’s longtime aide, Walt Nauta, could not be arraigned on federal charges Tuesday in Florida as scheduled, after his lawyer told the judge that Nauta has been unable to retain local counsel.
Nauta was charged alongside Trump earlier this month as part of the classified documents case brought by special counsel Jack Smith.
The charges against Nauta include conspiracy to obstruct justice and making false statements.
Nauta’s lawyer, Stan Woodward, also told the judge Tuesday that Nauta’s flight out of Newark, New Jersey, was canceled and that they were unable to rebook him.
Nauta wanted to “express his sincerest condolences to the court,” his lawyer told the judge. “He takes very seriously the charges,” Woodward said.
The judge granted a request for a delay. Arraignment is now set for July 6.
Members of the special counsel’s team did not oppose a delay in the arraignment, but asked that the delay be as “brief as possible.”
Jay Bratt, a member of the special counsel’s team, said they “would like to move forward.”
Smith was not present in court.
Trump pleaded not guilty this month to 37 criminal counts related to his handling of classified materials, after prosecutors said he repeatedly refused to return hundreds of documents containing classified information ranging from U.S. nuclear secrets to the nation’s defense capabilities. He has denied all charges and denounced the probe as a political witch hunt.
Prosecutors allege that Nauta moved boxes containing classified documents around Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate at Trump’s direction, in an effort to prevent the documents from being turned over to authorities.
In one instance, prosecutors allege that boxes were moved out of a storage room at the Palm Beach estate before Trump’s attorney searched the room for documents to hand over to investigators in compliance with a grand jury subpoena seeking their return.
According to the indictment, Nauta was seen on surveillance footage moving boxes.
Prosecutors also accuse Nauta of lying to investigators when questioned about his knowledge of the boxes’ whereabouts.
Nauta, a Guam native who enlisted in the Navy in 2001, worked in the Trump White House, where in 2021 he was promoted to the rank of Senior Chief Culinary Specialist, according to Navy records. Trump, according to investigators, subsequently promoted Nauta to be his valet, otherwise known as a “body man.”
After Trump left the White House and moved to Florida, Nauta left the Navy and continued to work for the former president. In August 2021, Nauta became Trump’s executive assistant, serving as his personal aide, a role in which he “reported to Trump, worked closely with Trump and traveled with Trump,” according to the federal indictment.
ABC News’ Ivan Pereira contributed to this report.
After struggling through his Glastonbury performance on Sunday, June 24, Lewis Capaldi has announced he’s taking an indefinite break from touring to focus on his health.
In an Instagram post Tuesday, June 27, the Scottish singer wrote, “The fact that this probably won’t come as a surprise doesn’t make it any easier to write, but I’m very sorry to let you know I’m going to be taking a break from touring for the foreseeable future.”
He continued, “I used to be able to enjoy every second of shows like this and I’d hoped 3 weeks away would sort me out. But the truth is I’m still learning to adjust to the impact of my Tourette’s and on Saturday it became obvious that I need to spend much more time getting my mental and physical health in order, so I can keep doing everything I love for a long time to come.”
He thanked everyone for their support and apologized to fans who had hoped to see him live this year.
At Glastonbury, the crowd helped Lewis sing his hit “Someone You Loved” after he began showing symptoms of Tourette Syndrome, including some involuntary movements. Lewis’ next concert had been set for June 28 in Zurich, Switzerland.
Just one day after their hype opening performance at the 2023 BET Awards, Lil Uzi Vert announces their new album Pink Tape, dropping on Friday.
The “Just Wanna Rock” star announced the new project Monday by sharing a Pink Tape video trailer via Instagram.
“Pink Tape Movie … Album Coming Soon,” they captioned the post.
The first full-length studio album in two years, Pink Tape follows the RIAA-certified Platinum Eternal Atake released in March 2020.
The 4-minute-long trailer, directed by GibsonHazard, features a mixture of live-action and animated shots. CityGirls‘ JT, Uzi’s girlfriend of four years, posted a cartoon-like image of herself on her IG story, seemingly in support of the new project.
Not long after Lil Uzi’s BET Awards performance, an altercation broke out between the couple. Video captured JT throwing a phone, cursing and storming away from Uzi. Fans speculated that the incident was a result of Uzi’s mention of another female rapper, IceSpice, in the new, unreleased music he teased at the show. Later, it was reported that JT was not upset about the shoutout, but that she was angry when she lost her seat after an audience shuffle.
The new song Uzi teased may show up on Pink Tape along with 25 other tracks, the Pink Tape trailer and the hit single, “Just Wanna Rock.”
On Monday, June 26th’s episode of Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, Oscar winner Jennifer Lawrence dismissed as a “total rumor” that she was behind the breakup of her Hunger Games series co-star Liam Hemsworth and Miley Cyrus.
Liam and Miley met in 2009 in the film The Last Song, and dated on and off until they walked down the aisle in December 2018. However, they separated in August of 2019, and their divorce was finalized in January of 2020.
During the show’s recurring segment, Cohen gave Lawrence a chance to “plead the fifth” about whether or not a “secret fling” she had with Hemsworth had something to do with the breakup.
But Lawrence was game, saying she’d “love to” address it.
“Not true,” said the No Hard Feelings star. “Total rumor.”
Lawrence, who married Cooke Maroney in 2019 did cop to kissing Hemsworth “one time” offscreen, but clarified “that was years after they broke up.”
Rumors also persist that Miley’s hit “Flowers” referenced the circumstances of her breakup with Hemsworth, but in a British Vogueinterview, Cyrus denied that.
