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Jumat, 05 April 2019

Kurt Cobain died 25 years ago today. A fan recalls seeing Nirvana play on the verge of fame - CNN

"Who the hell is Nirvana?" Wilder asked.

The show was two days before Wilder's 24th birthday and two weeks after the release of "Nevermind," the band's landmark album. She was "mesmerized."

"I remember it was not music I'd heard before," Wilder said, "But you got the sense that this was something special."

Her friend knew the band's manager, and Wilder got to go backstage. She didn't talk to lead singer Kurt Cobain, but "I very clearly remember him sitting on a couch and looking very socially uncomfortable." She recalled a woman trying to flirt with the shy, budding rock star, who seemed unsure of himself.

Terri Wilder in the 1990s. "I kind of miss that era," she says.

"He wasn't comfortable as the center of attention," Wilder said.

A week later "Nevermind" was certified gold and the band's breakthrough hit, "Smells Like Teen Spirit," was playing constantly on MTV. Cobain -- who died less than three years later, on April 5, 1994 -- had become the reluctant voice of Generation X.

A shocking death

Cobain and Nirvana heralded rock's grunge era of the early 1990s, bookending an era dominated by '80s synth pop, New Wave and hair bands like Bon Jovi. Cobain eschewed slick, corporate rock, and his anguished lyrics and distorted riffs expressed both intimacy and rebellion.

"It was a great time to be alive in your twenties," Wilder said. Over the next few years she began regularly going to shows by similar bands like Pearl Jam and Soundgarden.

But she added, when you're young, "you're in this bubble thinking twenty-year-olds don't die."

Wilder remembers MTV's Kurt Loder delivering the news that Cobain had been found dead of a self-inflicted shotgun wound.

The rocker joined Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and Jim Morrison in the so-called 27 Club, a group of famous musicians who all died unexpectedly at age 27.

At that point, Wilder had only known a couple of people who had died. "It was shocking to my generation," she said.

Nirvana's lasting influence

A quarter century later, Cobain's career continues to fascinate and inspire. Rolling Stone named he and Nirvana 30th on its list of the "100 Greatest Artists of All Time."

And of course, "Nevermind" tops Rolling Stone's list of most influential grunge albums.

Spencer Elden, who swam naked as a baby on the cover of "Nevermind," told CNN in 2011 that his father, who worked rigging special effects in Hollywood, got the gig with a friend to photograph the famous album cover. He put his infant son in the water and snapped a few photos that entered rock history.

In 2015, a 19-year-old girl in Washington found rare photos of her father playing with Cobain in his first-ever concert in Raymond, Washington in the spring of 1987.

And that same year, fans salivated over never-before-heard musical recordings of the alt-rock icon, dormant for 21 years, that surfaced ahead of filmmaker Brett Morgen's film biography "Montage of Heck."

Danny Goldberg, Nirvana's manager, released a memoir this week about his time with Cobain and the band, titled "Serving the Servant."

Nirvana wasn't the first grunge or alt-rock band, but that breakthrough moment in the fall of 1991 remains perhaps their most important contribution to music. They helped pioneer a genre of rock and helped other Seattle bands like Pearl Jam and Soundgarden reach fans around the world.

"Even if people weren't famous, 1992-1996 was a great time to hear local bands too," said Wilder, who now lives in New York City. After the Nirvana show she became focused on checking out new music. But she never saw them, or Cobain, again.

"I kind of miss that era," she said. "It was one of the happiest times of my life."

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2019-04-05 12:23:00Z
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Eric Holder, Nipsey Hussle's alleged shooter, defended by Chris Darden, former OJ Simpson prosecutor - The Washington Post

Eric Holder, the suspect in the killing of rapper Nipsey Hussle is seen with his attorney, Christopher Darden, front, in Los Angeles County Superior court Thursday. (Damian Dovarganes/AP)

April 5 at 7:18 AM

Dressed in a light blue jail shirt and matching pants, Eric Holder’s eyes darted furtively from side to side as he surveyed the packed courtroom. But as Holder was charged with murdering Grammy-nominated rapper and beloved community organizer Nipsey Hussle, his view was often obstructed by the bespectacled man standing squarely in front of him: his lawyer, Christopher Darden.

Thursday’s tense setting should feel familiar to the longtime litigator. More than 20 years ago, he was at the center of another high-profile Los Angeles murder case that sent shock waves across the city and the nation. Only back then, Darden was still with the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office and his job was to convince a jury that O.J. Simpson was guilty of brutally murdering his ex-wife and another man.

Darden’s central role in that highly charged trial, which was fraught with racial overtones, sparked widespread outrage as some black people labeled him a “race traitor” and other observers blamed his courtroom strategy for Simpson’s ultimate acquittal.

By defending Holder, Darden, now 62, is once again being vilified by some in the black community, finding himself on the wrong side of public opinion in an explosive case that has many seeking justice for the loss of a talented musician who devoted his life to improving his community. Darden did not respond to a request for comment Thursday and declined to speak to reporters at the courthouse.

[Nipsey Hussle and Lauren London shared a ‘modern-day love story.’ Now, she’s ‘completely lost.’]

But as Darden has made clear in the past, negative public opinion has rarely kept him from doing what he believes is right.

“I understand that some black prosecutors have a name for the pressure they feel from those in the community who criticize them for standing up and convicting black criminals,” Darden wrote in his 1996 book, “In Contempt,” which came after Simpson was acquitted. “They call it the ‘Darden Dilemma.’”

He continued: “It’s probably not the future I dreamed of on those summer nights on my parents’ porch, but there is a truth behind it that makes me proud. I hope that, because of the things I have done, my children and their children will find it easier to challenge the status quo and to stand up for what is right.”

Born on April 7, 1956, Darden was one of eight children and grew up in Richmond, Calif., located about 18 miles north of San Francisco. His mother devoted most of her time to raising her children, and when they were older she worked in a school cafeteria. Meanwhile, his father held three jobs, bouncing between working as a welder at a naval shipyard, a laborer and a part-time bail bondsman. Darden’s father also gained “a reputation as an old, blue-collar lawyer,” he wrote, helping fellow workers or sailors file lawsuits against discrimination and other kinds of unfair treatment.

“[F]or as long as anyone could remember, I was walking around saying I was going to be a lawyer someday,” Darden wrote.

Darden didn’t know any actual lawyers, but that didn’t matter. He knew about their lifestyles and wanted that for himself.

“I knew they made a lot of money, dressed nicely, and had power, commodities that I had in short supply,” he wrote. “When you grow up in Richmond, it can be intoxicating to imagine a way out. Being a lawyer was like that for me. I had no sense of what a lawyer did; it was like imagining some far-off place you’d never been, some fantastic land where you could drive whatever you wanted and eat as much as you could.”

In the spring of 1977, Darden graduated from San Jose State University with a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice and a minor in criminology. He went on to get his law degree from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law and passed the state’s bar exam — widely believed to be one of the most difficult in the country — on the first try.

After a brief stint working for the National Labor Relations Board in Los Angeles, Darden made the jump to the district attorney’s office in the early 1980s. As a young prosecutor, Darden wrote that he earned a reputation for “irreverence and cockiness” and developed a “fiery, aggressive style” in the courtroom.

Darden’s caseload went from misdemeanor felonies to murders, gang crimes and police violence. In the late ’80s, he was involved in the state’s case against Joseph Danks, the “Koreatown Slasher,” who was accused of murdering six people and attempting to kill two others in a series of stabbings.

Then Simpson, California’s hometown football hero and an international celebrity, was arrested in June 1994 and accused of stabbing his ex-wife Nicole Brown and waiter Ron Goldman to death.

As an experienced prosecutor with numerous convictions under his belt, Darden wrote that he had a feeling he would have a role in Simpson’s case, but he “didn’t look forward to it.” It had been 13 years as a prosecutor and he hadn’t taken a real vacation. He was tired.

And there was also the ominous warning from his father.

“You’ll catch hell if you work on that one,” Darden’s father said in the book. “There’ll be hell to pay, you work on that one.”

“So, you think I shouldn’t get involved?” Darden responded.

“No,” his father said. “I didn’t say that. You have to do what you have to do. You have to do what you think is right.”

As he predicted, Darden was eventually approached by Marcia Clark, one of the lead prosecutors on the Simpson case. When he was told by Bill Hodgman, the other prosecutor on the case, that he would mostly be in the background, he was “relieved.”

“That meant no TV, which meant I didn’t have to worry that every homie in Southern California would be wondering if I was betraying my race,” Darden wrote, adding that he had a “duty to the prosecutors’ office, to the families of the victims, and even to the black community” to work on the case.

Simpson’s 11-month trial transfixed the nation, and in a city plagued by racial discrimination, the question of double-murder was swiftly eclipsed by issues surrounding race.

These circumstances may explain why Darden went from behind the scenes to being the first lawyer to address the jury and and delivering the prosecution’s closing argument, Jeffrey Toobin wrote in the 1996 book “The Run of His Life: The People v. O.J. Simpson."

“That it was Chris Darden who began the case demonstrated how much the prosecution effort had evolved over the months leading up to the trial,” Toobin wrote. “The racial tensions in the case made the logic of adding Darden even more compelling. The case needed a black prosecutor.”

But as critics have since argued, Darden’s prominent role in the trial likely did more harm than good to the prosecution’s case. Many have pointed to the moment when Darden forced Simpson to try on the bloodstained leather gloves – which resulted in Johnnie Cochran’s famous line, “If the glove don’t fit, you must acquit.” – as a turning point.

“The glove demonstration provided the classic example of Darden’s shortcomings as a trial lawyer — his impetuousness, his immaturity, his failure to prepare either himself or his witnesses adequately,” Toobin wrote.

Even Darden knew he made a costly mistake.

“I knew what the damage truly was,” he wrote in his book. “People ask me now would I do it again. No. Of course not.”

In the aftermath of Simpson’s acquittal, it was unclear if Darden would return to law, The Washington Post’s William Booth wrote in October 1995.

“I don’t know if I ever want to try another case,” Darden told the Los Angeles Times in June of that year. “I don’t know if I ever want to practice law again.”

He later added: “Frankly, I’m ashamed to be part of this case. I’m not ashamed of the efforts of our team. We have a great team, a wonderful team. I wouldn’t trade it. But I hope that my participation in this case is not the legacy that I leave.”

More than two decades have passed since the Simpson trial and in that time Darden left the district attorney’s office and became a defense attorney, opening his own firm. He also appeared as a legal commentator on numerous cable news networks including CNN, NBC and Fox News.

Recently, Darden made headlines for representing former NFL player Brandon Browner, who is appealing an attempted murder conviction, according to Bleacher Report.

On Thursday, Darden stood in front of Holder to block him from cameras, according to CBS Los Angeles, while entering a plea of not guilty on behalf of his client. At least six stone-faced deputies also surrounded Holder, who arrived at Los Angeles County Superior Court in a squad car under heavy security, the news station reported. Following his arrest on Tuesday, Holder has received many threats on social media, according to the Times.

Holder’s bail was set at $5 million; his next court date is May 10.

When news spread that Darden was defending Holder, social media exploded with reactions, many critical of the attorney. By early Friday, Darden’s name was still a top trending term on Twitter.

Chris Darden’s relationship with Black America is just... like... 🤦🏾‍♂️
— Mark Anthony Green (@Mark_A_Green) April 4, 2019

So Chris Darden just wants to stay pissing off black people 😂😂😂
— 🇹🇹Black🇭🇹Aziz🇳🇬aNANsi🇯🇲 (@Freeyourmindkid) April 4, 2019

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How to Enjoy ‘Game of Thrones’ Season 8 If You Haven’t Seen the Show - The Ringer

You haven’t seen Game of Thrones. You couldn’t find Dorne on a map if someone paid you. You know Sansa better as Nicole Cliffe’s dog than as a member of House Stark. When you hear “Daenerys” you start looking for Daenerys exit (sorry).

Still, maybe you’ve always wanted to watch. When Binge Mode content crosses your screen, you think, “someday.” Maybe last year you swore you’d find the time to catch up before Season 8, but you didn’t—and now, with a little more than a week before the final season’s premiere, you can’t. That ship has sailed, but there’s still a way—an unconventional, extremely controversial way—to start watching now.

In summer 2017, Game of Thrones Season 7 was on the horizon. I copy edit at The Ringer but had never watched the show. When I proofed Binge Mode copy or worked on our episode rankings, I would look for subject-verb agreement and double-check comma placement—everything else was more or less incomprehensible. Copy editing Game of Thrones content was not entirely unlike reading a technical sports piece for me (incredibly, I started working here with little knowledge of either). As the premiere approached, I dreaded another two months of content with confusing proper nouns, hierarchies I couldn’t keep track of, dramatic backstories that came and went in a flurry, and dynasties that rose and fell in a week’s time. But enough about tennis!

I took matters into my own hands—I still didn’t understand how the NBA draft lottery worked, but prestige television I could handle. I decided to jump in and start watching Game of Thrones Season 7 like the rest of the staff, so I wouldn’t be at a total loss when the copy rolled in.

Reader, it was fine.

Maybe, unlike me, your day job doesn’t involve confirming which vowels are in Targaryen five times a day. But maybe you’re sick of logging off Twitter every Sunday night for six weeks while everyone else freaks out about wolves and ice zombies. In fact, with the rise of streaming services, many critics have forecasted that Game of Thrones is the last of its kind—a serialized show millions tune into weekly, the act of watching at once personal and ubiquitous. This could be your last chance to ride the comet of collective cultural engagement. If you want to enjoy the final season of Game of Thrones, you still can. Here are a few tips to help you break the rules of television and start watching Game of Thrones the wrong way.

1. Watch as much of Season 7 as you can.

Everyone knows that season finales often contain monumental events that shape the scope of the season to come. Prior to watching Season 7 in 2017, I watched the final episode of Season 6 first. Even though I didn’t have all the context for what I saw in “The Winds of Winter,” it was epic as hell and set the tone for (and let me know who would still be standing in) Season 7.

I recommend a similar strategy for Season 8. You still have a week—I would cram all of Season 7 if you can. (There are only seven episodes—it’s doable.) That said, if you can’t handle that, the episodes to prioritize are the fourth, sixth, and seventh. If you can’t handle that (this is a guide for slackers, but you’re pushing it!), at least watch the final two episodes.

Hold on—you can just do that? You can parachute into a complex, critically acclaimed, canon-rich television drama and follow it, let alone enjoy it? You can. In fact, you’re about to really lean into the chaos in order to rise above the way you understand television (it’s kind of like a ladder).

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2. Start watching another season.

While I was watching Season 7 in real time every Sunday night, I also began watching mid-Season 3 for backstory. The thought of going back to Season 1 was overwhelming, the chasm simply too large to bridge, so I chose what felt like the middlest of the middle to start watching. It was just as ridiculous as it sounded. I preferred this method to reading several dozen episode recaps because the show is awesome, and recaps are boring. Eventually, though, I just said “Fuck it” and started watching Season 1, Episode 1, meaning that I was essentially watching three timelines at the same time.

Disclaimer: If watching Thrones out of order incenses you, please stop reading. But also, I already did it—I watched it out of order and enjoyed it and there’s nothing you can do about it. Be mad! The deed is done! The past is written and the ink is dry!

Back to Step 2: Watching past seasons of the show naturally deepens your investment in the characters and stories, which I’ll elaborate on below. Start with “Walk of Punishment” and work in Season 1 chronologically as you see fit.

3. Embrace spoilers and revel in the meta text.

Now to address the ice dragon in the room. Don’t people lose their minds over Game of Thrones spoilers? Doesn’t watching a show out of order … ruin it?

Let me be clear: They do, but it doesn’t. When I started my journey, I assumed everything would be “spoiled,” but decided I wouldn’t care since I wasn’t invested in the show. What I found instead was that (a) actually, yes, this show is pretty awesome, and (b) knowing major plot points didn’t at all take away from enjoying it. Game of Thrones has enough last-second heroics, small acts of mercy, and inventive ways of murdering people that there’s no need to hang your entire gratification on a few major events.

As modern media consumers, we’re already savvy to flashback as a narrative device. Sure, I watched various families struggle over disparate timelines, and yes, I knew some people who existed in one timeline clearly didn’t survive into another. But also, that is literally the premise of This Is Us! It’s really not that big a deal. Plus, on any given day on Twitter, major outlets casually drop major spoilers alongside viewers who are still blindsided by the Red Wedding in 2019. All bets are off.

Also, knowing some major plot elements didn’t spoil the impact of others. I knew that Joffrey would kick the bucket eventually, but I didn’t know when, how, or why. I didn’t see it coming, and when it happened I felt the same mix of pleasure and revulsion I’m sure others did watching it chronologically. Lysa Arryn’s revelation to Littlefinger 20 minutes into “First of His Name” is still one of the wildest moments of the whole series for me. There was no projectile bleeding, no dramatic sword unsheathing, no deus ex machina direwolf. Just an unhinged whisper echoing off a chamber wall as Petyr Baelish sweated through his cloaks.

I don’t think this could work on a lesser show or film, but for Game of Thrones, which is so deep and well thought out, watching three seasons simultaneously offered a new way to appreciate the text. Don’t get me wrong—a great twist is thrilling. But often it’s just another machination of melodrama, and with a show as rich as Thrones, there’s plenty to enjoy without tying yourself in knots over spoilers. And I still lost my entire mind when the last few minutes of Season 7 rolled.

4. Acquire background as you need it.

Just as you must accept that you know “too much” about a given plot, you must also accept that you don’t know enough. My boyfriend (who watched the series the “right” way) was around to fill in any blanks, offer a quick character background, and answer queries like “What’s a wildling?,” “Why does everyone have to be nice to Walder Frey?,” and “Where’s Cersei’s husband?” Sometimes I had to make do with answers that didn’t totally make sense (“It was a hunting accident … kind of”), and I never really got [gestures vaguely] Bran’s whole deal, but the fumes were enough to get me from one episode to the next. I didn’t need to know where the dragons came from or how Tyrion got his scar. I just needed to know who to root for in any given sword fight (this is kind of how I got through college football season too).

Ideally you, too, have a Thrones fanatic among your friends or family who will, with pleasure, respond posthaste to a quick text. If not—spoiler alert: shameless plug incoming—The Ringer’s Path to the Throne videos on the Lannisters, Targaryens, and Starks will do a great job with the broad strokes (warning: They’ve read the books!), and The New York Times also has an attractive package to help you navigate the series.

5. Eventually rewatch the whole thing chronologically.

Breathe a sigh of relief, diehards! My tri-timeline method was never an effort to CliffsNotes Games of Thrones and call it a day. It was to get up to speed as quickly as possible for Season 7 and not feel like I was reading Greek at work (but enough about baseball!). I always knew I would fill in the blanks another day. This spring, I watched Game of Thrones from the beginning, which meant rewatching some episodes and watching seasons 2, 5, and 6 for the first time.

Of course I had seen multiple “spoilers” by this point, but there was plenty I was seeing for the first time. In Season 2, I watched Cersei, whom I had only known as a ruthless, uncompromising monarch, confess to Tyrion that Joffrey was a scary, wretched person—and that he may even be punishment for her sins. I had never seen her this vulnerable, this penitent. She seemed more naked to me than she did in Season 5. Moments like these were as thrilling as any unexpected evisceration, immolation, decapitation, or defenestration.

I have friends who would rather tear their fingernails off than watch a show out of order. That’s fine! This method isn’t for everyone. But discerning which ancient prophecy will be fulfilled in Season 8 by freeze-framing a teaser trailer and mapping out which Weirwood appears in the reflection of Dany’s eyeball at 00:02:16 is also not for everyone. No method is good or bad or better or worse, they’re just different ways of appreciating the same text.

Living in fear of spoilers or being afraid you’re not experiencing a cultural touchstone the “right” way is just another way to feel anxious. Game of Thrones is great, but it isn’t perfect, and it’s ridiculous to act like shuffling the deck a bit ruins the game entirely (hello, Star Wars). It’s 2019: Donald Trump is still president, the sea levels are still rising, and you can watch TV however you want to. Shaking off the preciousness of prestige TV didn’t preclude me from falling in love with a show, it just made me realize how conscripted my pop culture consumption—and the innate pleasure therein—had become.

Still, Season 8 will be a different beast. There are only six episodes, half of which are more than an hour long. The stakes are the highest they’ve ever been, characters with good hearts who have survived seven seasons will die, and you might find out who “wins” the Iron Throne before you learn what a Baratheon is. It’s a tall order, a journey you don’t have to go on.

That said, on my rewatch I finally understood Bran’s plotline of becoming the all-seeing, all-knowing Three-Eyed Raven, and I came up with a fan theory of my own. My serpentine viewing pattern wasn’t brash iconoclasm, but in line with one of the biggest themes of the story—not rappelling the gossamer divide between societal alliances, rising above preordained prophecies, or dating your sister—the power of seeing past, present, and future at once and deciding what you want to do with that knowledge.

To further the metaphor, watching Thrones the “wrong” way means you aren’t walking through the series—you’re flying above it, able to see different characters at different points in their lives, which adds a unique, rich layer as a viewer. But only you can decide whether you want to start watching a prestige, majorly hyped show out of order. I don’t regret my decision; I think of what the Three-Eyed Raven said of young Jojen Reed, who could also see multiple timelines, and the journey his gift took him on: “He knew what would happen. From the moment he left, he knew. And he went anyway.”

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2019-04-05 10:10:00Z
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Jussie Smollett still owes Chicago $130,000 - ABC News

Two days after prosecutors in Chicago unexpectedly dropped all charges against Jussie Smollett, city officials gave the "Empire" actor a week to pay back $130,000 used to investigate a hate crime in January that officials said was bogus.

Smollett missed the deadline, and he's about to be sued.

(MORE: Taraji P. Henson weighs in on 'Empire' co-star Jussie Smollett's case)

Bill McCaffrey, a spokesperson for the city's Department of Law, said in a statement Thursday night: "Mr. Smollett has refused to reimburse the City of Chicago for the cost of police overtime spent investigating his false police report on January 29, 2019. The Law Department is now drafting a civil complaint that will be filed in the Circuit Court of Cook Country."

The lawsuit will be filed "in the near future" and the city "will pursue the full measure of damages allowed under the ordinance," McCaffrey concluded.

(MORE: City of Chicago asks 'Empire' actor Jussie Smollett to pay $130K for cost of investigation)

Chicago has asked Smollett, against whom 16 felony charges had been filed, for an "immediate payment" of $130,106.15 "in an attempt to resolve this matter without further legal action," according to a letter obtained last week by ABC News. The letter asked for the payment within seven days and said additional fines were possible.

(Matt Marton/AP, FILE) "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett arrives at the Leighton Criminal Court Building for his hearing in Chicago, March 14, 2019.

Smollett, who insists he's been "truthful and consistent on every single level since day one," was released after forfeiting $10,000 -- 10% of his $100,000 bond -- and performing a few hours of community service.

(MORE: What happened? Timeline of investigation into Jussie Smollett's attack claim)

Joe Magats, the first assistant state attorney in Illinois, told ABC Chicago station WLS, "We stand behind the investigation and the facts revealed," and, "We believe he did what he was charged with doing," and, "This was not an exoneration. To say that he was exonerated by us or anyone is not true."

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel said dropping the charges against Smollett "is without a doubt a whitewash of justice."

A federal investigation into a threatening letter investigators say was part of the hoax is still underway.

"Empire" is produced by 21st Century Fox, now part of the Walt Disney Co., also the parent company of ABC News.

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2019-04-05 07:21:28Z
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Ozzy Osbourne postpones all 2019 concerts to recover from injury, health scare - Fox News

Rock legend Ozzy Osbourne on Thursday announced the postponement of all his 2019 tour dates as he recovers from an injury suffered while convalescing from pneumonia.

The 70-year-old self-proclaimed “Prince of Darkness” fell at his Los Angeles home and aggravated old injuries from a 2003 all-terrain vehicle accident that required surgery last month, a statement read. He will remain under a doctor's care as he recovers.

OZZY OSBOURNE SHARES GROUSOME PHOTO OF BUSTED BLOOD VESSEL IN EYE FROM INTENSE COUGH

“I can’t believe I have to reschedule more tour dates,” Osbourne said in the statement. “Words cannot express how frustrated, angry and depressed I am not to be able to tour right now. I’m grateful for the love and support I’m getting from my family, my band, friends and fans, it’s really what’s keeping me going. Just know that I am getting better every day…I will fully recover…I will finish my tour…I will be back!”

Earlier this year, the former Black Sabbath rocker was forced to postpone his European tour after developing an upper-respiratory infection caused by the flu, which doctors warned could turn into pneumonia. He was later hospitalized for complication from the flu.

Last October, the “Paranoid” singer suffered a show-canceling health scare when he developed an infection in his hand that required surgery.

The announcement to postpone the 2019 shows comes weeks after Bernie Torme, a veteran hard rock guitarist who played with Ozzy Osbourne, Deep Purple singer Ian Gillan and his own solo bands, died at age 66.

The Ozzy shows were expected to be rescheduled beginning in February 2020. Concert-goers were asked to hold on to their tickets because they will be honored for the new dates.

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Osbourne told Rolling Stone magazine last year he would be embarking on his final tour.

“I’m not retiring,” he said. “It’s ‘No More Tours,’ so I’m just not doing world tours anymore. I’m still going to be doing gigs, but I’m not going on tour for six months at a time anymore. I’d like to spend some time at home.”

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2019-04-05 07:15:15Z
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Kamis, 04 April 2019

Growing Up Game of Thrones: How the Cast Has Changed - E! Online

Can you believe it's been eight years since we first learned winter is coming?

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They grow up so fast!

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The eighth and final season of Game of Thrones will premiere on HBO on Sunday, April 14.

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2019-04-04 17:57:00Z
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