Archive July 15, 2025

Unreleased music by Beyoncé has been stolen from a car in Atlanta rented by the singer’s choreographer and one of her dancers, according to a police report.

Footage, show plans and concert set lists were also taken from the Jeep Wagoneer, which was parked at a food hall at Krog Street Market in Atlanta on Tuesday July 8, two days before Beyoncé’s four-day residency at the city’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Police are investigating the theft of the materials, stored on five USB sticks, and have secured an arrest warrant for a suspect whose identity was withheld in the report.

The developments emerge as Beyoncé, 43, took to the stage on Monday night at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, which can hold around 73,000. Her tour ends at the end of July with two performances in Las Vegas.

And the superstar, who has won 35 Grammy Awards since 2001, stoically continued to impress her fans last night despite the news. In addition to the music, two MacBook laptops, Apple headphones, luxury clothing and accessories, and “sensitive material” belonging to the star were stolen, police say.

The mum of three, born in Houston, Texas, is yet to publicly address the bombshell. It remains unclear what “sensitive material” she lost and no information about the music has been disclosed.

But Atlanta Police Department’s news release does state the choreographer, Christopher Grant, and dancer Diandre Blue – both named in the document – told officers they parked their rental car, a 2024 Jeep Wagoneer, by the food hall at around 8.10pm on Tuesday July 8. The pair returned to the car just after 9pm to discover the boot window had been damaged and two suitcases had been taken.

The report identifies a possible suspect vehicle as a 2025 red Hyundai Elantra. Responding officers were able to identify “light prints” at the scene, and security cameras in the parking lot captured the incident, according to the report. Officers canvassed an area where the stolen laptop and headphones were tracked by using the devices’ location services, the report stated.

Beyoncé’s epic tour hasn’t gone without incident already as, last month, she told how she almost fell out of a car, which was propelled into the air at a concert in her home city.

While performing in Houston during her flying car stint, the cables appeared to be uneven and left Beyoncé tilting over the edge until she was brought back down. In videos taken by fans, the singer kept it professional and was cool, calm and collected while the incident was resolved.

The star since addressed the situation with humour on Instagram. She shared a video montage of her show, including her car malfunction, along with the caption: “Sittin’ Sidewayz”. The tour, which began in late April, has taken Queen Bey to several large stadiums across Europe and the US.

Andrea Gibson, who with wife Megan Falley is the subject of Come See Me in the Good Light, lost their battle with ovarian cancer on Monday, their partner confirmed

A celebrated poet whose work explored gender identity and sexuality has died at just 49.

Andrea Gibson’s verse also told of their journey with ovarian cancer which they had battled for four years. The star lost their fight with the disease on Monday and died in their home, in Boulder, Colorado, surrounded by their wife Megan Falley, four ex-girlfriends, their mother and father, dozens of friends, and their three beloved dogs.

The performance artist, a LGBTQ and social justice activist, is with Megan the the subject of documentary Come See Me in the Good Light, scheduled to air on Apple+ later this year. It has already won the Festival Favorite Award this year at the Sundance Film Festival.

The film — exploring the couple’s enduring love as Gibson battles cancer — is directed by Ryan White and includes an original song written by Gibson, Sara Bareilles and Brandi Carlile. During a screening at Sundance in January that left much of the audience in tears, Gibson said they didn’t expect to live long enough to see the documentary.

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But Gibson, born in Calais, Maine, was determined to continue activism despite their cancer journey. The star released a series of poems in You Better Be Lightning in their latter years, for which Gibson’s trademark honesty and vulnerability was praised by critics. These poems candidly explored love, illness, space, climate change and more topics.

And In a poem Gibson wrote shortly before they died, titled “Love Letter from the Afterlife,” they wrote: “Dying is the opposite of leaving. When I left my body, I did not go away. That portal of light was not a portal to elsewhere, but a portal to here. I am more here than I ever was before.”

Their optimism and philosophical outlook on life is remembered today. Tributes have poured in for the performer, as many LGBTQ+ fans have said Gibson’s poetry helped them learn to love themselves. People with cancer and other terminal illnesses said Gibson made them less afraid of death by reminding them that we never really leave the ones we love.

One fan said Gibson “saved” them. Aiden Williams Stay saw Gibson perform in a bar in San Francisco, a moment they said they will never forget. Stay later found the courage to come out as transgender.

Gibson moved to Colorado in the 1990s. Colorado Governor Jared Polis said on Monday that the poet was “truly one of a kind” and had “a unique ability to connect with the vast and diverse poetry lovers of Colorado.”

John Torode, who has presented BBC’s MasterChef with Gregg Wallace since it was revived as MasterChef Goes Large in 2005, said he had “no recollection of the incident”

John Torode says he is “shocked and saddened” by the allegation he used racist language working on MasterChef.

The presenter, who has hosted the BBC show with Gregg Wallace since it was revived as MasterChef Goes Large in 2005, insists he has “absolutely no recollection” of the incident, which was upheld as part of a review into the behaviour of Wallace.

Wallace, 60, was sacked last week after a nearly year-long investigation into misconduct claims. Some 50 made fresh misconduct claims against the TV presenter, according to BBC News, though Wallace denied all allegations.

Now, it has emerged two standalone allegations were made against other people, one of which was the use of racist language made by 59-year-old Torode. Speaking last night in the wake of the fresh developments, another blow to the MasterChef brand, Torode said: “Following publication of the Executive Summary of the investigation into Gregg Wallace while working on MasterChef, I am aware of speculation that I am one of the two other individuals against whom an allegation has been upheld.

“For the sake of transparency, I confirm that I am the individual who is alleged to have used racial language on one occasion. The allegation is that I did so sometime in 2018 or 2019, in a social situation, and that the person I was speaking with did not believe that it was intended in a malicious way and that I apologised immediately afterwards.

“I have absolutely no recollection of any of this, and I do not believe that it happened. However, I want to be clear that I’ve always had the view that any racial language is wholly unacceptable in any environment. I’m shocked and saddened by the allegation as I would never wish to cause anyone any offence.”

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The chef, who has also been a regular on This Morning, posted his piece on Instagram following Wallace’s statement, in which he said he was “deeply sorry for any distress caused”. The entrepreneur, originally from Peckham, southeast London, added he “never set out to harm or humiliate” in the wake of the report, which said one allegation of “unwelcome physical contact” was upheld. In all, 45 out of 83 allegations against Wallace were substantiated, the report by MasterChef production company Banijay UK and led by law firm Lewis Silkin found.

As soon as the investigation into the historical allegations of misconduct was opened last year, Wallace stepped down from his role on the BBC programme. Yet, in a statement last week, the father of three made a reference to “trial by media” – despite dozens of allegations being upheld.

“For eight months, my family and I have lived under a cloud. Trial by media, fuelled by rumour and clickbait. None of the serious allegations against me were upheld. I challenged the remaining issue of unwanted touching but have had to accept a difference in perception, and I am deeply sorry for any distress caused. It was never intended,” Wallace, who has also been on Saturday Kitchen, said.

Clarkson says the advert will not be shown on TV or in cinemas and has been banned from the radio

Jeremy Clarkson says an advert he has created to promote his beer has been banned by every major platform – including all TV channels, all radio stations and cinema. Hawkstone, formerly the Cotswolds Brewing Company, is based in Cheltenham and Bourton‑on‑the‑Water, Gloucestershire.

In 2021 it rebranded after teaming up with Jeremy Clarkson, who invested in the company and helped launch Hawkstone Lager —a 4.8% ABV beer originally made from barley grown on his Diddly Squat Farm in Oxfordshire.

Clarkson has been involved in a number of adverts for the beer, but he says the latest has failed to make it past the censors. H is latest creation, featuring a 34-strong choir of real British farmers, has been ‘banned from broadcast on every major platform’, prompting Clarkson to appeal directly to the nation’s press to run the advert.

The ad, which Clarkson describes as “the best thing I’ve ever made, apart from a shepherd’s pie in 1988,” features a choir of genuine, farmers singing ‘with the voices of angels’. The project was intended to be a powerful celebration of British farming, the backbone of his best-selling lager and cider brand.

And yet, it may never be seen… “It’s a cock-up, as usual,” said Clarkson from his Diddly Squat Farm. “I’ve made my biggest, most heartfelt, and frankly, most expensive advert ever, and it’s been banned. The fun police in their beige offices have decided that the public can’t be trusted to watch it. It’s been kicked off the telly, silenced on the radio, and barred from the cinema. Apparently, it’s ‘not compliant’. With what, I have no idea. Common sense?”

Clarkson said: “If the regulators won’t let the people see it, then perhaps the newspapers will. I’m asking every editor in the country: will you publish my banned ad?”

Hawkstone sells a range of premium British lagers, ciders and vodka. Named after an ancient standing stone, the beer was originally made from the barley grown at Diddly Squat Farm. Hawkstone is the fastest growing beer brand in the UK, and the most followed beer in the world on Instagram.