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By Titha Ghosh Osama Bin Laden’s letter from 21 years ago is viral on TikTok after a TikTok user, Lynnette Adkins implored her 12 million followers to read the letter. The founder of Al Qaeda had written the letter only a year after the 9/11 attacks. The source was an article from 2002 on the Guardian’s website, that now in a bid to stop the virality, has been removed. Following Adkins, Tik-Tokers posted their reactions to the “Letter to America”, arguing that it had opened up their minds to the hypocrisies of American politics. Some even claimed that it made them reevaluate their view of the ...
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Stevie Nicks doesn't think Fleetwood Mac would exist if she hadn't had an abortion.The 72-year-old singer terminated a pregnancy in 1979 when she was dating Don Henley and she insisted there was "no way" she could have had a child and carried on in the band at that time.She said: "If I had not had that abortion, I’m pretty sure there would have been no Fleetwood Mac. There’s just no way that I could have had a child then, working as hard as we worked constantly. And there were a lot of drugs, I was doing a lot of drugs … I would have had to walk away."The 'Dreams' singer ultimately felt it was...
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Mariah Carey feels like it has taken her entire life to find where she fits in as a biracial woman.The 50-year-old singer has struggled to come to terms with her identity as she felt like she wasn’t black enough but was bullied by white girls at school who called her the N-word.She told The Guardian newspaper: “I can’t help that I’m ambiguous-looking and most people would assume that it’s been to my benefit, and maybe it has in some ways. But it’s also been a lifelong quest to feel like I belong to any specific group. It shouldn’t have to be such a freaking thing.”What’s more, she struggled wi...
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Mariah Carey feels like it has taken her entire life to find where she fits in as a biracial woman.The 50-year-old singer has struggled to come to terms with her identity as she felt like she wasn’t black enough but was bullied by white girls at school who called her the N-word.She told The Guardian newspaper: “I can’t help that I’m ambiguous-looking and most people would assume that it’s been to my benefit, and maybe it has in some ways. But it’s also been a lifelong quest to feel like I belong to any specific group. It shouldn’t have to be such a freaking thing.”What’s more, she struggled wi...
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Henry Golding wouldn't describe himself as a "heart-throb".The 33-year-old actor has starred in romcoms like 'Crazy Rich Asians' and 'Last Christmas' - but Henry still doesn't believe he's a sex symbol.He said: "I would definitely not describe myself as a heart-throb."However, the Hollywood star suggested he will accept heart-throb status if it can help to alter perceptions of Asian masculinity.Speaking to the Guardian newspaper, Henry explained: "I love the fact that people take pride in me doing well and use me as, I wouldn't say idol, but as a north star for their own journey."If I can do i...
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Henry Golding was called "every racist name under the sun" when he moved to England.The 'Crazy Rich Asians' star - whose mother is Malaysian and father is British - lived in his mum's native country until he was eight, and admitted relocating to Surrey was a "slap in the face" because he was subjected to so much abuse by his classmates.He recalled: "Casual racism was rife back then because there weren't many Asians. We were called every racist name under the sun."It wasn't even the right racist names, but they would just say them because they were kids. It was like, 'Oh, s***. I've never exper...
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