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29 Deleted Scenes That Would Have Changed Famous Movies
Alyson Lewis
July 27, 2023
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Irish singer and songwriter Sinead O’Connor passed away yesterday at the age of 56. May her soul rest in a better place than wherever they’re keeping John Paul II.
On Saturday, October 3, 1992 O’Connor joined host Tim Robbins as the musical guest on Saturday Night Live. O’Connor had just released her third album, Am I Not Your Girl?, the month prior, and the Dublin-born songbird seemed set to continue her meteoric rise in the music world. Then, at the end of a somber, solo performance of Bob Marley’s song “War,” O’Connor held a photograph of then-Pope John Paul II up to the camera before tearing it to shreds, imploring the SNL audience to “fight the real enemy.” O’Connor’s intent was to draw attention to the sexual abuse of children within the Catholic Church, an issue which, at the time, was poorly publicized and rarely discussed.
Hope springs eternal, or maybe it’s just cynicism. But this Friday, Disney releases Haunted Mansion, a horror-comedy that stars LaKeith Stanfield, Tiffany Haddish, Owen Wilson, Danny DeVito and Rosario Dawson. If you’ve been to Disneyland or the other Disney theme parks, you’ve probably been to that particular attraction — you walk through different rooms and see vaguely spooky things. On a hot day, the Haunted Mansion is great because it’s air-conditioned, but it’s not really exciting like Space Mountain. Nonetheless, Disney is determined to make Haunted Mansion a thing, perhaps even its next franchise. Nobody knows synergy like the Mouse House.
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