SINEAD O’Connor yesterday apologised for saying she doesn’t want to “spend any more time with white people” after converting to Islam. The Irish singer, 52, said in a tweet …
Sinead, who also goes by Shuhada' Davitt, told how she had "found home" in Islam - and realised she had been a Muslim "all my life".
The Nothing Compares 2 U star had sparked outrage when she branded white people "disgusting" in the worrying online rant.O'Connor, 52, appeared on RTE chat show The Late Late Show on Friday to discuss her conversion to IslamShe had rounded off her initial Twitter tirade with the hashtags "#TrustMeIAmaSoldier", "#NotAsF*****CrazyAsSheLooks" and "#ReignOfWhiteMANover.
And doubling down on her bitter comments a month later, O'Connor blasted: "I'm terribly sorry. What I'm about to say is something so racist I never thought my soul could ever feel it."Not for one moment, for any reason. They are disgusting."But taking the chance to apologise for her "crazy tweets" yesterday, the former 80s icon tweeted: "As regards to remarks I made while angry and unwell, about white people...
United Kingdom Latest News, United Kingdom Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
New Islamophobia definition shuts down criticism of radical Islam, female imam saysA female imam has claimed that "reasonable" criticism of Islam would be banned under MPs' proposals for a new definition of Islamophobia.
Read more »
Piers Morgan lashes out over Brexit delay - ‘We won’t bother voting again!’Good Morning Britain host Piers Morgan mocks TV presenter Konnie Huq over her rant about people having their 'heads chopped off' and still voting for Brexit.
Read more »
Neo-Nazi 'weirdo' who wore Adolf Hitler underpants plotted race hate campaignNathan Worrell, from Grimsby, who has a hatred of people who are not white, was accused of possessing, publishing or distributing material to stir up racial hatred
Read more »
Brit couple jailed in France for 2 DAYS after cops found stowaway in car bootA NEWLY engaged British couple were kept in a French jail for two days after wrongly being accused of people smuggling Sam Hemingway and Jordan White were arrested after immigration officials found…
Read more »
Let’s talk about sex, baby: How pop music is changing the way we discuss sexualityOlder generations think millennials are prudish and uptight, but Roisin O'Connor argues that sex is everywhere in current pop music, where the subject is more open and multifaceted than ever
Read more »
Dominic Grieve condemned by Brexiteer after Remain rant - ‘Off the rails!’Dominic Grieve told Sky News that the Conservative party is \u2018an off the rails party because it\u2019s behaving totally incoherently and without any common sense\u2019.
Read more »