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Former Manchester United and France defender Patrice Evra has said he was s*xually abused as a teenager. In an interview to publicise his new autobiography, Evra told The Times on Friday the abuse took place when he was a 13-year-old schoolboy. The now 40-year-old Evra said that far more difficult than detailing the abuse in his autobiography or speaking about it an interview, was telling his mother for the first time. “Of course, she was devastated,” he told The Times. “It was a tough moment for me. I have still to tell a few of my brothers and sisters and close friends.” Evra said he had decided to make a public revelation in order to help children who may be in a similar situation.   “I don’t want people to feel pity,” he explained. “It’s a difficult situation. “A mother does not expect to hear this from their own child… “Only now when I am 40 years old do I tell her. It was a big shock for her. A lot of anger. She said she was sorry. “She said: ‘You must not put it...

British soul superstar Adele on Friday topped the British charts for the first time in six years with comeback single “Easy On Me”, notching the highest first-week sales since 2017. The single, in which she shares with the world details of the traumatic years she has endured since last releasing a record, achieved 217,300 chart sales, the highest week one figures since Ed Sheeran’s “Shape of You” in 2017, according to the Official Singles Chart. It also drew 24 million streams in Britain during its first week of release, smashing the record set by Ariana Grande in 2019.   Despite her years out of the limelight, her fans flocked online to hear her new song, which has already attracted almost 100 million views on YouTube. Her much-anticipated new album, “30”, will be put out on November 19, the “Hello” and “Rolling in the Deep” singer announced last week. The 33-year-old from north London recently opened up about her “year of anxiety”, in which her marriage fell apart. R...

The Abolongo Correctional Centre in Oyo town in Oyo State was on Friday invaded by gunmen. Punch correspondent gathered that the gunmen attacked the facility with explosives around 10.30pm and set the inmates free. A search by security operatives for the fleeing inmates has begun.  The Public Relations Officer of the Oyo State Command of Nigerian Correctional Services, Lanre Anjonrin, confirmed the attack, saying, “I am there now and we are assessing the level of damage done. We will make our findings known later.”  

A woman has died in a hospital after she was rushed there with severe burns. The woman, named Ebere, was set allegedly ablaze by her husband, according to a friend of hers mourning her on  Facebook.   The friend said Ebere had travelled for her mother's burial preparations and returned home without her luggage. When her husband asked why, she explained that she plans to travel again soon so didn't think it necessary to bring her belongings back with her. This reportedly angered the husband and he poured petrol and set her on fire at their home in Lagos. Ebere's injuries were so severe that she didn't survive.     The husband was also burnt by the fire he allegedly started and he's receiving treatment in a hospital in Lagos, according to the friend of the deceased.   Ebere's death has started a conversation about domestic violence on Facebook.  

American actor, Alec Baldwin, discharged a prop gun on a movie set on Thursday, leading to the death of the film’s director of photography and injury of its director. A spokesman for the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office, Juan Rios, revealed that the cinematographer, 42-year-old Halyna Hutchins was killed, and the director, 48-year-old Joel Souza, was injured around 1.50pm. The 63-year-old actor was on the movie set of “Rust,” which was being filmed at Santa Fe County in New Mexico when the fatal accident happened, New York Times reported.   Rios stated that the shooting happened in the middle of the scene and the circumstances of the occurrence are under investigation. According to the official, the Sheriff’s Office was conducting interviews with the people present on the set to determine how the incident occured. “We’re trying to determine right now how and what type of projectile was used in the firearm,” he said. The official on Thursday night said charges are yet...

The Taliban executed a young woman and uploaded sickening photos of her beheaded body on social media, it has been claimed. Mahjabin Hakimi, a highly-rated player with the Kabul Municipality Volleyball Club, was slaughtered by jihadists, her former coach says. In an interview with The Persian Independent, he accused the fundamentalists of sharing images of her corpse online.  The girl’s death, which occurred earlier this month, is only now being reported because the coach claims the family were subjected to threats from Islamist militants if they spoke out.   The Taliban does not allow women to play sport under their rule, and since taking control made it clear that it was a punishable offence to take part. Coach Suraya Afzali says she was captured having failed to escape Afghanistan after the collapse of the previous government. But conflicting reports on social media said she had been mysteriously killed a week before the Taliban returned to power.   “All the p...

Warner Bros movie production company has hit back at Ruby Rose, the actress who played Batwoman on the first season of the superhero drama series, after she took to social media to make allegations against the cast and production company explaining why she didn't feature in the follow up season. Ruby Rose shocked fans in May 2020 in a joint statement with the show’s producers confirming she would not return for the second season of “Batwoman.” While the reason for Rose’s departure wasn’t addressed then, Rose wrote on Instagram the decision hadn’t been easy and “I have stayed silent because that’s my choice for now.” On Wednesday,  October 20, the 35-year-old actor decided to explain what happened. In a series of Instagram stories addressed to “Dear CW,” as well as Warner Bros. TV, television superproducer Greg Berlanti and people involved in the production, Rose detailed alleged abuse and mistreatment on the set of the show. “I will come for you so what happened to ...