Rappers Kneecap on big-screen stardom: 'If we get an Oscar, we'll go to Cash My Gold'
Wednesday, 21 August 2024 "I feel sorry for all these people who've spent thousands of pounds going to drama school," muses Kneecap's DJ Provai. His bandmate Mo Chara finishes his sentence. "They must be raging after getting all their daddy's money - thirty grand for their diplomas, and we just mosey on in and maybe get nominated for an Oscar."
Irish band Kneecap have had a meteoric rise in the music industry, with tens of millions of streams on Spotify alone and widespread critical acclaim. Sky News
Counter-terror police are "assessing" a second video of a Kneecap performance - after it allegedly saw the rap trio calling for the death of Conservative MPs. Sky News
Over 600 Oscar voters have signed an open letter criticizing the leadership of the The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for its initial response to the recent assault and arrest of Oscar winner Hamdan Ballal.
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The Oscar-winning Palestinian co-director of 'No Other Land', Hamdan Ballal, was attacked by Jewish settlers, detained by the Israeli army, and later released.
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Hamdan Ballal, one of the Oscar-winning directors of 'No Other Land', has been released by Israeli authorities after he was detained last night following clashes in the West Bank.
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One of the co-directors of the Oscar-winning documentary 'No Other Land' was injured and detained after a conflict that took place on the West Bank. Israeli director Yuval Abraham claimed on X that a group of settlers had beaten Palestinian filmmaker Hamdan Ballal, who was later detained by members of the Israeli military.
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Oscar-winning filmmaker attacked by Israeli settlers, arrested by army
Oscar-winning Palestinian filmmaker Hamdan Ballal was attacked by Israeli settlers and later detained by the military in the occupied West Bank, according to activists and witnesses.
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Wednesday, 21 August 2024
"I feel sorry for all these people who've spent thousands of pounds going to drama school," muses Kneecap's DJ Provai. His bandmate Mo Chara finishes his sentence. "They must be raging after getting all their daddy's money - thirty grand for their diplomas, and we just mosey on in and maybe get nominated for an Oscar."
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