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A concertgoer at Pink's show in San Antonio was kicked out after disrupting a segment to protest the practice of circumcision.
During a show on Monday night (September 25), the Grammy-winning pop star was about to perform the acoustic segment of her Summer Carnival tour when an attendee yelled to get her attention.
As the 44-year-old singer - whose real name is Alecia Beth Moore Hart - noticed the protester, she paused and leaned forward to read the message displayed on his phone.
It was then revealed in fan footage posted to social media platforms that the message on his device read: "Circumcision: cruel and harmful."
The 'So What' singer spoke directly at the man after noticing his bizarre statement and questioned: "Oh, you’re making a whole point right now, aren’t you? Do you feel good about yourself?"
He was seemingly galvanized by the acknowledgment, as he kept his phone up and enthusiastically exclaimed "Yes!" in response.
Watch the moment below:"Are you gonna be all right?", Pink then asked him dryly. "You spent all this money to come here and do that?" At this point, other attendees were cheering her on.
"I'm gonna have to buy a Birkin bag with that ticket money. Get that s*** out of here," she added. The concertgoer then turned around to share his message with the rest of the crowd, who all booed in response.
"He wants all of you to read it. He came here tonight to talk about circumcision," Pink remarked, which prompted the man to react to her words by hollering in the direction of the stage.
Clearly, she had enough of his tantrum as she instructed security to remove him by saying: "Get that cancer out, man," and watched him be escorted from the audience area.
She then quipped that she felt "bad" that the protester "wasted his time tonight".
Interestingly enough, Pink is no stranger to unsolicited opinions about circumcision.
Back in 2019, she slammed internet trolls for flooding her with "f***ing disgusting" comments under a now-deleted Instagram post that showed her then-two-year-old son, Jameson Moon, (now six) without his swim diaper near a pool.
"There's something seriously wrong with a lot of you out there," Pink wrote in a follow-up post. "Going off about my baby's p***s? About circumcision??? Are you for real? As any normal mother at the beach, I didn't even notice he took off his swim diaper."
The 'Just Give Me A Reason' vocalist accompanied the message with a snapshot of her kneeling before a pelican with her son, whose nude bottom half was scribbled out, and daughter Willow Sage, then seven (now 12).
"I deleted it because you’re all f***ing disgusting. And now I’m turning off my comments and shaking my head at the state of social media and keyboard warriors, and the negativity that you bring to other people's lives," she continued. "There is something seriously wrong with a lot of you out there. Smfh."
The musician concluded by addressing the photo she shared, sarcastically penning: "Here’s a picture of the pelican we obviously caught and abused for hours before dangling baby p***s in its face."
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Lady Gaga's fans have voiced their displeasure after the singer shared a post on Instagram which they deemed to be "shocking and tasteless".
The singer, 37, took to Instagram to tell her followers about the migraines she had suffered from throughout her life as part of an advert for a drug designed to help.
She shared a snap of herself performing on stage, with one hand held up to her forehead as she opened up about the migraines she often experiences.
Gaga - whose real name is Stefani Germanotta - told her followers: "Ever since childhood, I’ve dealt with migraine pain. When I tried Nurtec ODT (rimegepant) 75 mg for the first time, I’ll never forget wishing I had found it sooner."
She added: "That’s why I’m proud to partner with Nurtec ODT. We’re in this together. If you’re ready to speak to a doctor, ask about Nurtec ODT today. #MHAM."
Alongside her post, she also shared slides detailing the product information as well as potential side-effects within her caption.
While celebrities being paid to share promotional posts is nothing new, fans were less than impressed that Gaga had chosen to promote medication to her followers - or that she needed to do advertising posts on social media at all.
One commented: "Is she poor?," while another added: "Why is she posting ads for medicine".
Others wrote: "ma'am??? since when are you doing sponsored posts??? this is wild", "Baby you don’t need money this badly…", and "oh rent is DUE."
Some claimed that the post went against Gaga's previous philosophy that money wasn't everything, writing: "Lady Gaga Monster Ball DVD 2011: 'I hate money' Lady Gaga 2023: 'buy medicine'".
One also pointed out that celebrities being paid to promote medication was something not seen in many countries bar the US, writing: "Wow. I'll never normalize celebrities being paid to endorse big pharma."
Another added: "This ad is shocking and tasteless. Health is not a consumer good. We don't sell medicines as if they were iPhones or Oreos. Health should be accessible to all and be prescribed by Doctors, not pop stars. Wtf."
Nurtec can cost around $1,000 for a month's supply, meaning that the high costs would not make it accessible for all that need it.
Gaga had also opened up about her "debilitating" migraines in an interview published on Pfizer's website, saying: "I would be in bed for days with tremendous pain in my head, behind my eyes, and all throughout my face.
"I couldn’t read or have any lights on, and I needed to be alone in a quiet room for hours that could lead to days until the pain subsided."
Gaga is not the only person to have shared sponsored posts for Nurtec, as Khloe Kardashian and Whoopi Goldberg have also previously endorsed the product.
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Piers Morgan has taken to Twitter to make a public apology to Lady Gaga after he slated the decision to invite the singer and actress to a World Health Organisation conference on COVID-19 earlier this month.
When it first emerged that Gaga would be a special guest at the conference, the daytime television presenter tweeted: "Why? Has she found a cure? Otherwise, we don’t need a bloody singer there."
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There is no doubt, however, that Morgan had spoken far too soon as yesterday saw some of the biggest names in the music industry take part in the One World: Together At Home concert - a event which Gaga had heavy involvement in organizing.
There were performances from Camila Cabello, Shawn Mendes, One Direction's Niall Horan and Liam Payne, Taylor Swift, Paul McCartney, and Billie Eilish to name a few.
Beyoncé also made a special appearance to share this message of gratitude: "To the doctors, the nurses, and other health care workers who are away from their families, taking care of ours, we continue to pray for your safety."
She added: "Black Americans disproportionately belong to these essential parts of the workforce that do not have the luxury of working from home, and African American communities at large have been severely affected in this crisis."
Check out the message below:
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The event raised a phenomenal $127.9million for COVID-19 relief - a fact that former critic Piers Morgan simply couldn't ignore.
So in response to Lady Gaga's tweet thanking the WHO for allowing her involvement in the project, the Good Morning Britain host wrote:
"I owe you an apology - this was a great initiative that raised a fortune, entertained people, & will help save lives. It was also a perfect illustration of a major star using their profile properly in this crisis. Congrats & sorry for originally questioning it."
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Willing to let bygones be bygones, the A Star Is Born actress liked Morgan's apology tweet.
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