Emo mania swept Perth on Saturday as British punk rock sensation Yungblud visited streetwear store Culture Kings for a lively meet and greet.
A diverse crowd of more than 600 lined the streets, with some fans only eight years old and another brave enough to ask the musician to autograph their chest for a tattoo.
Lara Smith, 18, made the peculiar request to which the award-winning artist happily delivered and signed away.
British Punk Rocker Yungblud has met fans at Culture Kings in Perth. Pictured is Yungblud with fans Justin Benson-Cooper Credit: Justin Benson Cooper/The West Australian
The Memories singer, 24, born in Doncaster, England, charmed fans with his English accent and witty jokes. They had waited patiently since 5am that morning ahead of his concert at Astor Theater on Saturday night, marking the last show of his Australian tour.
First in line was eight-year-old Agnes Mallinder and her father Jamie, who had a vinyl record ready for the star, with over 3.7 million Instagram followers, to sign.
British Punk Rocker Yungblood has met fans at Culture Kings in Perth. Pictured is Agnes Mallinder (8) with her dad de ella Jamie Justin Benson-Cooper Credit: Justin Benson Cooper/The West AustralianBritish Punk Rocker Yungblood has met fans at Culture Kings in Perth. Pictured is Yungblood with fans Justin Benson-Cooper Credit: Justin Benson Cooper/The West Australian
Twins Harper and Chelsea Koval, 8, donned matching outfits for the special occasion they had “looked forward to months.”
British Punk Rocker Yungblood has met fans at Culture Kings in Perth. Pictured are twins Harper and Chelsea (8) Koval Justin Benson-Cooper Credit: Justin Benson Cooper/The West Australian
The big age range of fans proved the English singer has amassed a broad audience here in Western Australia.
Yungblud is not the only Doncaster-native star in town, as former One Direction singer Louis Tomlinson performed at HBF Park on Friday night.
The 30-year-old donned a Burberry sweater as he played some of his biggest solo hits and fan-favorite 1D tracks, before going to an unknown nightclub after the show.
Johnny Depp’s hotshot lawyer Camille Vasquez has conducted her first sit-down interview after Amber Heard officially filed a notice of appeal over the $US10 million verdict in the former couple’s defamation case.
A spokesman for Heard announced the appeal move with a statement appearing to pre-empt social media reaction earlier in July.
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“We believe the court made errors that prevented a just and fair verdict consistent with the First Amendment,” the spokesman said.
“We are therefore appealing the verdict.
“While we realize today’s filing will ignite the Twitter bonfires, there are steps we need to take to ensure both fairness and justice.”
Camille Vasquez on CBS Credit: CBS
Speaking to CBS Mornings co-host Gayle King on Friday, Vasquez said Heard’s appeal was “expected.”
“She’s indicated since the day she lost the trial that she was going to appeal.”
Vasquez said Depp’s team had prepared a strategy to deal with that.
Johnny Depp and Amber Heard in 2014 in New York City. Credit: Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images
“Mr Depp ended up filing his own appeals so that the court could have a full record.
“She insists on continuing to litigate this matter. We have to protect our client’s interests.”
Vasquez’s reference to Depp’s “own appeals” refers to the fact he has also filed an appeal against the jury’s ruling that he had defamed Heard via comments made by his attorney Adam Waldman in 2020.
Johnny Depp. Credit: Mondadori Portfolio/Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images
Following Depp’s courtroom win, the actor told fans: “The best is yet to come and a new chapter has finally begun.”
King asked Vasquez: “How do you heal and move on when both sides are still in court arguing?”
“It’s pretty standard legal procedure,” Vasquez said.
“We just are hopeful that the court will uphold the verdict, which we think was the right verdict, and allow both parties to move on.”
“So is it safe to say that if she hadn’t appealed you all would not have appealed either and you would have moved on?” King asked.
Depp in 2020. Credit: NurPhoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images
“Yes,” Vasquez answered. “That’s a very fair statement.”
Before the official notice of appeal, Heard’s lawyers had unsuccessfully asked Judge Penney Azcarate to set aside the verdict and “investigate potential improper juror service”.
Among a variety of arguments, Heard’s lawyers suggested one juror on the panel may have been selected illegally.
Amber Heard stuns with Johnny Depp love confession.
Amber Heard stuns with Johnny Depp love confession.
According to court papers, a summons went out to a 77-year-old man.
But the man who responded in his place was his 52-year-old son, who has the same name and lives at the same address.
However, in a written order Judge Penney Azcarate rejected all of Heard’s claims and said the juror issue specifically was irrelevant and that Heard can’t show she was prejudiced.
A civil jury in Fairfax awarded $US10.35 million to Depp after they found he was defamed by Heard Credit: Getty/Instagram
“The juror was vetoed, sat for the entire jury, deliberated, and reached a verdict. The only evidence before this Court is that this juror and all jurors followed their oaths, the Court’s instructions, and orders.
“This Court is bound by the competent decision of the jury,” Azcarate wrote.
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Taylor Swift has responded to critics after she topped a list of celebrities who have taken the most private flights.
The ‘Shake It Off’ hitmaker has been accused of damaging the environment after her jet flew 170 times between January 1 and July 19 2022.
The research gathered by Yard revealed that Taylor, 32, spent more than 22,000 minutes in the air – the equivalent of 16 days – but a representative for the star claimed she is not solely responsible for the emissions.
They told Rolling Stone: “Taylor’s jet is loaned out regularly to other individuals. To attribute most or all of these trips to her from her is blatantly incorrect. ”
The research alleges that other celebrities are guilty of damaging the planet, including the former boxer Floyd Mayweather, legendary filmmaker Steven Spielberg and talk show legend Oprah Winfrey.
Meanwhile, Taylor confessed that she went through a “very hard time” during her public feud with music mogul Scooter Braun.
The pop star was involved in a public row with Braun after he purchased her back catalog in a big-money deal and allegedly placed restrictions on her performing her hits live.
Taylor lifted the lid on the troubled time during a talk at a New York screening of her new film ‘All Too Well: The Short Film’ and said of the feud: “It was a very hard time for me. A lot of my hardest moments and moments of extreme grief or loss were galvanized into what my life looks like now.”
Swift directed the project – which stars Dylan O’Brien and Sadie Sink – and claims that it marked a new chapter in her career.
She told the audience: “(This is) me stepping out of what I usually do, which is writing songs and singing them … It was a vulnerable moment where you’re sort of on the precipice of finding something new and you’ re just really hoping you do everything perfectly. It is also important to remind yourself that you shouldn’t do everything perfectly because you need to learn and grow.”
