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Celebrity Performances and Controversies

Updated 2026-07-13 08:55 UTC 2 sources Neutral

Jay-Z concluded his Yankee Stadium residency with a star-studded show, while Sacha Baron Cohen’s Ali G appeared at Wimbledon to promote a new film. Meanwhile, BBC Studios is facing legal action over the Top Gear crash involving Andrew Flintoff.

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Variety
Ali G was among the surprise special guests at the Wimbledon men’s final on Sunday — and got straight to work trying to sell drugs from his seat on centre court. While Sacha Baron Cohen’s comedy creation may have been kitted out in classic whites for the occasion, his Wimbledon-themed ja
2026-07-13 08:49 UTC
Variety
“We’re going to go until like 5 a.m., so don’t be scared,” said Jay-Z not long after he started the third and final show of his Yankee Stadium residency on Sunday night, the concluding chapter to a weekend that paid homage to the 25th and 30th anniversaries of his seminal alb
2026-07-13 08:51 UTC
Deadline
A driving consultant who was in the Top Gear crash with Andrew Flintoff and is suing BBC Studios for £150,000 ($200,000) gave the presenter “wrong and dangerous instructions,” according to BBC Studios. Reports emerged over the weekend that Paul Rees, who was sat in the passenger seat on
2026-07-13 08:51 UTC
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