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Irish musician Sinead O’Connor died at the age of 56. She was found unresponsive at a south-east London home after cops were called to the scene. Sinead has always been open about her political views, and she once made headlines when she tore a picture of the Pope when she appeared for a performance on Saturday Night Live (SNL) in 1992. The crooner, for the unversed, was banned from the show after the infamous stunt. Scroll down to read the details.
Sinead O’Connor got her breakthrough in the industry after the hit cover of Prince’s Nothing Compares 2 U. She also made headlines in 2022 after her 17-year-old son died by suicide. She is now survived by three children.
Speaking of Sinead O’Connor’s 1992 controversy, as per Insider, the musician used Bob Marley’s song ‘War’ to protest the rampant abuse in the Catholic Church. In order to prove her point during her SNL performance, she held up a picture of Pope John Paul II while singing the word “evil” and then tore the picture and threw the pieces at the camera. She then, looking at the camera, stated, “Fight the real enemy” leaving the audience and the show makers stunned, at the time. In her 2021 memoir Rememberings, she recalled the controversial incident writing, and revealed that she was banned from NBC for life but added being blacklisted hurt “a lot less than r*pes hurt those Irish children.”
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