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Freddie Mercury’s ‘secret daughter’ revealed after 49 years

Freddie Mercury’s ‘secret daughter’ revealed after 49 years

She’s the product of a fling with his friend’s wife Legendary singer Freddie Mercury had a ‘secret daughter’ in 1976, it’s been revealed. Referred to only as ‘B’, the woman has come forward via handwritten letters inside a new Mercury biography written by Lesley-Ann Jones. “Freddie Mercury was and is my father,” one reads. “We had […]

10 months ago

Freddie Mercury biopic on hold as director Bryan Singer is fired, but the reasons why vary wildly

Freddie Mercury biopic on hold as director Bryan Singer is fired, but the reasons why vary wildly

Another one bites the dust. Director Bryan Singer has been fired from the upcoming Queen/Freddie Mercury biopic Bohemian Rhapsody. 20th Century Fox made the short but concise statement that “Bryan Singer is no longer the director of Bohemian Rhapsody” on Monday night, due to the director’s “unexpected unavailability.” Singer himself stated that the reasons for his […]

9 years ago

The Freddie Mercury biopic has been put on hold

The Freddie Mercury biopic has been put on hold

Fresh development hell for the long-awaited film. Twentieth Century Fox has temporarily shut down production on the forthcoming Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody, citing the “unexpected unavailability” of its director Bryan Singer. The film studio released a statement confirming the pause in filming following reports that Singer had failed to return after the Thanksgiving break. Sources […]

9 years ago

RIP Freddie Mercury: 15 pictures of the greatest showman on earth

RIP Freddie Mercury: 15 pictures of the greatest showman on earth

Freddie Mercury died on Sunday 24th November 1991 due to complications from AIDS. He had been unwell for some time, but despite the toll the illness took on his body, he kept working, and even in the face of constant tabloid speculation about his well-being, remained a fiercely private individual. He issued a public statement on 23rd November […]

10 years ago

Happy birthday, Freddie Mercury – and thanks for showing me how to be a man

Happy birthday, Freddie Mercury – and thanks for showing me how to be a man

My first ever memory is still incredibly vivid, though undoubtedly embellished through years of subsequent telling and retelling. I’m in the back of mum’s car, she’s driving somewhere, not sure where, and a song is blaring out, I don’t know the words, I can’t even talk yet, but whatever it is, it’s the best thing I […]

10 years ago

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