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Adele’s Las Vegas residency is officially back on.
Seven months after putting her Las Vegas residency on hold, Adele has finally unveiled new dates for her shows at Caesars Palace.
In a message to fans, an “ecstatic” Adele announced the updated schedule and reiterated that she was “heartbroken” upon postponing her residency at the last minute in January. In addition to the 24 rescheduled shows, eight more performances have been added.
Adele’s Vegas residency, “Weekends With Adele,” will now run from Nov. 18 to March 25 at the Colosseum.
“After what feels like an eternity of figuring out logistics for the show that I really want to deliver, and knowing it can happen, I’m more excited than ever!” the “Oh My God” singer wrote in a statement issued on Monday.
“Now I know for some of you it was a horrible decision on my part, and I will always be sorry for that, but I promise you it was the right one. To be with you in such an intimate space every week has been what I’ve most been looking forward to and I’m going to give you the absolute best of me. Thank you for your patience, I love you.”
Earlier this year, the “Easy On Me” singer broke down in tears while admitting that her Vegas show wasn’t “ready” and delaying the launch of her residency. Adele explained that delivery delays and a major COVID-19 outbreak among her team made the show “impossible to finish” in time.
“We’ve tried absolutely everything that we can to put it together in time,” she said a day before the residency was set to begin. “I can’t give you what I have right now, and I’m gutted. I’m gutted.”
Directly addressing fans who purchased tickets for opening night and had already arrived in Vegas to see her, the “30" artist added that she was “really embarrassed” and “so sorry to everyone who traveled to get here.”
Following the Grammy winner’s January announcement, several complained about spending thousands of dollars on travel expenses and tickets.
“I definitely felt everyone’s disappointment,” Adele told BBC Radio 4’s “Desert Island Discs” earlier this month. “I was devastated and I was frightened about letting (fans) down, and I thought I could pull it together and make it work and I couldn’t.”
Still, she defended her decision.
“I’m not just going to do a show because I have to or because people will be let down or because we’re going to lose loads of money,” she added. “The show’s not good enough.”
According to Ticketmaster, fans who previously bought tickets through its “Adele Verified Fan Presale” but have since received refunds will have the first opportunity to buy new tickets during the “Refunded Fans Presale” on Aug. 10.
The remaining tickets will go on sale Aug. 11 but will be available only to people who registered and were waitlisted for the previous “Adele Verified Fan Presale.”
More info regarding tickets and dates can be found on Ticketmaster.com.
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British supermodel Kate Moss said she believes “in the truth” as she explained why she testified in support of Johnny Depp during his defamation trial against ex-wife Amber Heard.
Moss testified in May that her former boyfriend Depp never “pushed me, kicked me or threw me down any stairs,” responding to a rumor that Heard referenced earlier in the trial.
In a new interview on the BBC Radio 4 show “Desert Island Discs,” Moss said she believes “in fairness and justice.”
“I know the truth about Johnny,” Moss said during the conversation, which was shared online Sunday. “I know he never kicked me down the stairs. I had to say that truth.”
Depp won the highly publicized trial over Heard, with a seven-member jury saying Depp should receive $15 million in damages. That amount was lowered to $10.35 million due to punitive damages being capped at $350,000 in Virginia, where the six-week trial took place.
The 59-year-old Depp had sued for $50 million, claiming he was defamed by a 2018 op-ed in which Heard described herself as “a public figure representing domestic abuse.” Heard didn’t name Depp in the op-ed but had previously accused him of domestic violence, which he denies.
Heard, 36, filed a $100 million counterclaim over a Depp attorney painting her abuse allegations as a hoax. She was awarded $2 million in that countersuit.
The actors married in 2015, with Heard filing for divorce a little over a year later.
Moss, who dated Depp from 1994 to 1998, testified during the final week of the trial via livestream video. She told the jury that she once slid down a stairway and hurt her back during a rainy day in Jamaica.
“(Depp) came running back to help me and carried me to my room and got me medical attention,” Moss, 48, said at the time.
Following the trial, Heard called the verdict “a setback” for women. Last Thursday, Heard’s legal team filed a notice of appeal, with a spokesman saying they believe “the court made errors that prevented a just and fair verdict.”
Depp’s team filed a notice of appeal on Friday for the $2 million judgment awarded to Heard in her countersuit.
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LOS ANGELES — Actor James Caan died of a heart attack and coronary artery disease, the Los Angeles County medical examiner confirmed Saturday, according to Deadline.
Caan, best known for his Oscar-nominated turn as Sonny Corleone in 1972's "The Godfather," died on July 6 at 82. The veteran performer also played standout roles in 1982's "Kiss Me Goodbye," 1975's "Funny Lady," 1990's "Misery" and 2003's "Elf."
Caan's death was confirmed "with great sadness" by his family July 7 on Twitter.
In a statement to the Los Angeles Times, Caan's publicist said his "family appreciates the outpouring of condolences from his friends and fans from around the world, and respectfully request privacy in this time of great mourning. No further details will be released at this time."
Shortly after his death, Caan was r emembered fondly by his "Godfather" co-stars and director Francis Ford Coppola, who called his collaborator "one of the funniest people" he's ever known.
"Jimmy was someone who stretched through my life longer and closer than any motion picture figure I've ever known," Coppola said in a statement. "From those earlier times working together on 'The Rain People' and throughout all the milestones of my life, his films and the many great roles he played will never be forgotten."
"Jimmy was my fictional brother and my lifelong friend," said Al Pacino, who played Michael Corleone in the "Godfather" films. "It's hard to believe that he won't be in the world anymore because he was so alive and daring. A great actor, a brilliant director and my dear friend. I loved him, gonna miss him."
