There have been many scandals in the history of rock and roll. One that always comes to mind is the tragedy of the Altamont Speedway Free Festival in California on December 6, 1969. Many thought it would be the next Woodstock and in some ways it was. Approximately 300,000 fans attended and there were many acts scheduled such as Jefferson Airplane, Santana, and CSNY, with the Rolling Stones as the final act. Grateful Dead was scheduled to play, but cancelled just prior to stage time because of the increasing violence at the concert. Besides 18-year-old Meredith Hunter who suffered fatal stab wounds during the concert (reportedly by a member of the Hell’s Angels who were providing some sort of security for the event), there were several births
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This would not make the top of any “Top Scandals” list, but I happened to see this show and I can still remember how sad I felt for Taylor Swift. President Obama was heard calling West a “jackass” (Time Magazine 2015). On September 13, 2009, during the 2009 MVT Video Music Awards, Kanye West jumped on stage and interrupted Swift’s acceptance speech for her win for Best Female Video. West felt that Beyoncé should have won for “Single Ladies”. It is such a shame that a young woman, still a teenager, had her first major award like this ruined. I acceptance time so Swift could give her speech. Elvis Presley gyrated in the Ed Sullivan Show in 1956 (Rosenberg 2015). Because Elvis had used body gyrations during performances on other shows like the Milton Berle Show, Sullivan had decided he did not want him on his show. These performances were considered provocative and very unsuitable for audiences. Sullivan had to have a change of heart after Elvis performed on the Steve Allen Show, which was televised during the same time as the Sullivan’s show, and had double the viewers. Although this performance was shown in New York from the stage in California, it was still a huge …show more content…
He used his credit card to access a child porn website, which he claimed was to assist him in researching child abuse. He was writing his autobiography, “Who I Am”, and as he was abused as a child, he wanted to show how the child porn industry was taking money. He says he never did enter the site. He said that what he did was “wrong and stupid,” My culpability is clear…but my innocence is absolute.” (Swanson 2013). There is a lot of evidence proving that he never did actually enter the site, but he was placed on the offender list because he refused to go to
This would not make the top of any “Top Scandals” list, but I happened to see this show and I can still remember how sad I felt for Taylor Swift. President Obama was heard calling West a “jackass” (Time Magazine 2015). On September 13, 2009, during the 2009 MVT Video Music Awards, Kanye West jumped on stage and interrupted Swift’s acceptance speech for her win for Best Female Video. West felt that Beyoncé should have won for “Single Ladies”. It is such a shame that a young woman, still a teenager, had her first major award like this ruined. I acceptance time so Swift could give her speech. Elvis Presley gyrated in the Ed Sullivan Show in 1956 (Rosenberg 2015). Because Elvis had used body gyrations during performances on other shows like the Milton Berle Show, Sullivan had decided he did not want him on his show. These performances were considered provocative and very unsuitable for audiences. Sullivan had to have a change of heart after Elvis performed on the Steve Allen Show, which was televised during the same time as the Sullivan’s show, and had double the viewers. Although this performance was shown in New York from the stage in California, it was still a huge …show more content…
He used his credit card to access a child porn website, which he claimed was to assist him in researching child abuse. He was writing his autobiography, “Who I Am”, and as he was abused as a child, he wanted to show how the child porn industry was taking money. He says he never did enter the site. He said that what he did was “wrong and stupid,” My culpability is clear…but my innocence is absolute.” (Swanson 2013). There is a lot of evidence proving that he never did actually enter the site, but he was placed on the offender list because he refused to go to