to think that Bob Geldof shouldnt have said this about Adele?

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Sorry its a sun link, was put on FB by my cousin who loves to froth about crap like this.

www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/6095099/Sir-Bob-Adele-didnt-answer-my-calls-shes-doing-nothing.html

Adele is perfectly within her rights to not get involved if she doesnt want to, and it was not right that he made an issue of it. She didnt have to return their calls, she didnt have to get involved, she didnt have to do a damn thing!

AIBU to think that he had no right to say this, unless of course he is going to "name and shame" every single other british artist that didnt join in?

YANBU

Geldof is a Thundercunt. He won't get a penny from me.

yanbu.

She's right to not become involved in this horrific car crash. He's a moany, self righteous old git though, so of course he's going to make a song and dance of it.

Manners cost nowt, she could have politely declined.

Yabu. It is the sun for a start and secondly there is only a snippet of what Bob said.

"diva no show"

Speaking of divas how come Bonos doing it again? Has he not sang all the lines yet?

I did mention that it was the Sun....

But the fact that he said anything at all is what I take issue with. Unless he was going to mention every other artist that didnt take part (and there are a lot, that room is hardly packed) then why single her out?

She's probably too busy complaining about having to pay her taxes.....

He's an arse, who is he to shame someone for having done nothing wrong. He did the same with Morrissey 30 years ago didn't he?

First time around he had better manners and didnt name anyone who didnt choose to be involved. This time around he seems to have forgotten all of that.

Honey I think he insists that the "Tonight thank God its them..." line is always sung by him. As you say, Diva!

He probably didn't volunteer info, and wouldn't have said it like that.

Imagine instead a conversation along the lines of:

journo "who's singing then?"
Bob (reels off list of names)
"What about Adele?"
"Unfortunately not. We tried to track her down but couldn't get it sorted in time"

But the fact that he said anything at all is what I take issue with.

I bet they have taken a small part of the conversation and written the story to make it sound how they wanted it to.

Oh FFS leave him alone. He is nice guy with a social conscience. He was just answering a question forma journalist. Adele's business if she does not want to take part.

I am pretty sure he did not 'name and shame' Adele.

He would have been asked questions and answered them. If he was asked if Adele was taking part and he answered 'Adele is doing nothing she didn't even reply to our call' That is his opinion on the situation. He hasn't slagged her off or anything like that

You have no idea who said what. Yab buffoons to believe all you read in the sun. Get yourselves a life!

I was unlucky to check him in for a flight once. He was VILE, RUDE and NASTY to me. Hateful man.

Saw a bit of news of the slebs arriving for the recording. All looking styled and slick. Contrast that with the original. They all looked wrecked. Bananarama looked like they'd been up all night. Bleary eyes and messy hair. Would never happen now.

I think that is rather nasty of him to say this. Nobody should be forced to take part and we don't know anything about her work or home situation that she may have considered before deciding.

She is perfectly entitled to refuse and he should have the good grace to accept that without trying to show her up

x post AuntieStella said it much better than me.

I agree, trying to shame her into doing something she doesnt want to do is rude. He should have accepted her answer with grace. People support charity in different ways.

As she objects to paying her own taxes, I don't think of her as a particularly charitable individual anyway.

I have an issue with him making a living out of Live Aid generally.