Celebs mourn the death of Prince: ‘Now do we know what it sounds like When Doves Cry’
The news that Prince had died suddenly at age 57 shocked and saddened music lovers around the world.
His mastery of a wide variety of genres — from funk to New Wave to fuzzed-out rock and straight-ahead R&B — made him immensely popular and influential.
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That’s apparent from the broad cross-section of celebrities who offered their condolences on social media.
Only now do we know what it sounds like When Doves Cry — the absence of music from loss of The Artist. RIP Prince (1958-2016)
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) April 21, 2016
This is what it sounds like when doves cry.. Prince R.I.P.
Condolences to his family & 2 us all— Whoopi Goldberg (@WhoopiGoldberg) April 21, 2016
"Dearly beloved
We are gathered here today
2 get through this thing called Life…"
-Prince— Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel) April 21, 2016
I can't fucking breathe right now
— Questlove Gomez (@questlove) April 21, 2016
And just like that…the world lost a lot of magic ✨ Rest in peace Prince! Thanks for giving us so much…
— KATY PERRY (@katyperry) April 21, 2016
Taking off for New York with a heavy heart. I will leave you with this- Prince live from the Capitol Theater, 1982. https://t.co/m9m837OBK0
— Talib Kweli Greene (@TalibKweli) April 21, 2016
You made a special day even more magical. #SBXLI
Rest in peace, Prince. pic.twitter.com/jjpCHRC5Eh
— Indianapolis Colts (@Colts) April 21, 2016
I'm stunned & so saddened to hear about the passing of Prince. He changed it all!!!! The true definition of talent!! pic.twitter.com/Ni17GvPu67
— Billy Ray Cyrus (@billyraycyrus) April 21, 2016
I'm Crushed!! UK news reporting Prince Is Dead?! For Real?! Massive Loss for us all! What a Genius! Speechless.
— Samuel L. Jackson (@SamuelLJackson) April 21, 2016
Brother @MichaelBearden thank you for bringing Prince into my life , great memories …. https://t.co/XYXffrm6Dp pic.twitter.com/xi0zNcJsq2
— George Lopez (@georgelopez) April 21, 2016
In disbelief over this news… Rest In Power to the icon, the legendary… Prince #RIP ☔️☔️☔️☔️☔️☔️☔️☔️ pic.twitter.com/ZpitkVcK9o
— Cypress Hill ™ (@cypresshill) April 21, 2016
In my lifetime, there's never been an artist like Prince: so fearless, so uncompromising, so devoted to his music. This loss is incaculable
— The Mountain Goats (@mountain_goats) April 21, 2016
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Brooklyn 88 Precinct ‘overrun’ — one night after Minneapolis police station was burned to the ground: report
Protesters have overrun a police station in New York City, according to a CNN law enforcement analyst.
"NYPD source informs me 88 Pct in Brooklyn just been overrun," former FBI Agent James Gagliano reported Friday evening.
"Police Commissioner Shea has called a Level 3 mobilization. Requires all special units respond and four cars from every command in the city to location," he explained.
He said 84 Precinct and Brooklyn North are also "under siege."
https://twitter.com/JamesAGagliano/status/1266546781569142784
Brooklyn 88 precinct overrun pic.twitter.com/rCyV41XKmN
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WATCH: Prisoners at Chicago correctional facility bang on the walls in solidarity with protesters
On Friday, as protests raged across the nation over the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Chicago protesters were joined by the inmates of a correctional facility, who audibly banked on the walls in solidarity.
Watch below:
Not sure if you can hear...but the people locked inside the correctional center are banging on the walls like crazy. #chicagoprotest pic.twitter.com/e4bMxtiAh9
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Rudy Giuliani hilariously ridiculed for cryptic tweet: ‘World’s most expensive lawyer strikes again’
On Friday evening, President Donald Trump's personal attorney Rudy Giuliani tweeted a single hash symbol.
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— Rudy W. Giuliani (@RudyGiuliani) May 30, 2020
Commenters on social media had no idea what Giuliani meant by tweeting this. But they had a lot of fun with it.
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