Ariana Grande and the stars she corralled to help her are set to take the stage soon for her One Love concert … to benefit victims of the Manchester terror attack The show’s set to start at 11 AM PT at the Old Trafford cricket ground, and will…
Sunday, June 4, 2017
Ariana Grande Still Playing Benefit Concert After Last Night"s Terrorist Attack
As you’ve surely heard by now, the UK was hit by yet another terrorist attack last night.
Three men men drove a van onto London Bridge, hitting pedestrians before they jumped out and began stabbing people.
Seven people were killed and 48 were injured. The terrorists were shot and killed by police when they arrived on the scene.
It sounds absolutely horrifying, and it’s especially scary considering the Manchester attack that happened less than two weeks ago.
On May 22nd, a suicide bomber entered an Ariana Grande concert, setting off a nail bomb that killed 22 people. Countless others were injured.
Ariana was understandably devastated by what happened, but she still managed to pull together, along with her team, to plan a benefit concert for the victims and their families.
The concert will take place back in Manchester, and Ariana will perform, along with Justin Bieber, Katy Perry, Miley Cyrus, Take That, Coldplay, Niall Horan, Usher, Robbie Williams, Little Mix, the Black Eyed Peas, and Pharrell Williams.
Anyone who attended her original Manchester concert can get in for free, and all proceeds will go to a fund set up for the people who were injured and the families of the people who were killed.
The concert was scheduled for tonight … but will it go on in light of last night’s attack in London?
According to Ariana’s manager, Scooter Braun, absolutely it will.
Here’s the statement he released in full:
After the events last night in London, and those in Manchester just two weeks ago, we feel a sense of responsibility to honor those lost, injured, and affected.
We plan to honor them with courage, bravery, and defiance in the face of fear. Today’s One Love Manchester benefit concert will not only continue, but will do so with greater purpose.
We must not be afraid and in tribute to all those affected here and around the world, we will bring our voices and sing loudly.
I am pleased to say we have the full support of Greater Manchester Police and the government and are assured the safety of all those attending is the highest priority.
All artists involved have been unwavering in their support this morning and are determined to carry on with the show.
We ask the strong city of Manchester and the world to join us in making the statement that hatred and fear will never win. Today we stand together.
Thank you.
For their part, Manchester police have said that they’ll be thoroughly searching everyone coming into the concert.
Ariana, meanwhile, has been in Manchester for a few days, visiting her fans who were injured during the original attack.
Last night, she tweeted that she was “praying for London,” and this morning she’s been promoting tonight’s show.
The concert will be televised in several countries, and any money earned from this will also go to the victims.
It’s an amazing thing that Ariana and all these people are doing, and a very brave thing as well.
Will you be watching?
Ariana Grande Does Soundcheck at One Love Manchester Concert with Take That (PHOTOS)
Ariana Grande’s benefit concert in Manchester is moving full steam ahead Sunday … here she is doing her soundcheck. Ariana is at the Old Trafford Cricket Ground for Sunday’s show, checking her levels and making sure everything is set to…
Ryan Edwards: Teen Mom OG Star Checks into Rehab!
For the past year, at least, Ryan Edwards has been … well, he’s not been right.
He hasn’t been acting like that sassy jackass we knew from the early days of Teen Mom, and honestly, he’s looked high as a kite in recent seasons of the show.
And that’s because, as it turns out, he was high as a kits.
In one episode last month, Maci Bookout was seen reacting strongly to a text she’d received about Ryan, explaining that “I got some information about Ryan and certain things he’s doing and stuff that aren’t very good at all.”
She didn’t want to go into details, but she did say that it was “really scary stuff,” and that she had to get his parents on board to get him “healthy and happy and back to normal.”
Then, in last Monday’s episode, the subject of Ryan came up again while the moms were on vacation in Puerto Rico.
Amber Portwood told Maci that she could tell that he’s been “f-cked up” lately just by looking at him, and Maci didn’t argue.
Catelynn Lowell asked her if he’d consider going to a treatment center, and she said that he would, but everyone else in his life has been in denial about his issue.
Through tears, she told them “What I’m saying is that everyone else around him is too afraid of what it will look like more than his health … it’s all denial.”
“They all know.”
Later, she told her husband, Taylor McKinney, that she was just going to tell Ryan that he needed to go to rehab.
“Right now is legitimately about saving his life,” she said.
“Most nights I’m crying in our bed talking to you about whether or not today is the day that he’s going to die or when I’m going to do something about it or how I should do something about it.”
Well, hopefully Maci can be done worrying about it all now.
Because Ryan is finally in rehab!
E! News reported that “multiple sources” have confirmed that he’s getting help for his issues, and that he’s been in rehab for two weeks now.
He’s said to be “doing well,” but there’s no further information at this time.
There’s also no word on exactly what substance he’s been struggling with.
Here’s hoping that Ryan can get the help he needs during this time, and that he can return to his life healthy and happy.
What a sad, sad story.
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