In 1992, Sinead O’Connor destroyed a photo of Pope John Paul II on U.S. national television. The pushback was swift, turning the late Irish singer-songwriter’s protest of sex abuse in the Catholic ...

CNN — Sinéad O'Connor reportedly is explaining why she infamously ripped up a photo of Pope John Paul II during a 1992 performance on "Saturday Night Live." The Irish singer-songwriter says she'd ...

The post Lorne Michaels Would Have Invited Sinéad O’Connor on SNL’s 50th Anniversary Special appeared first on Consequence. “If [O’Connor] were still alive, I would have asked her to sing that song,” ...

The October 3, 1992, episode of Saturday Night Live featured Tim Robbins as the host and O’Connor as the musical guest. After performing a rendition of Bob Marley’s “War”, the Irish singer looked into ...

Lorne Michaels would've invited Sinead O'Connor to perform on Saturday Night Live's 50th anniversary special had she still been alive. The Nothing Compares 2 U singer, who passed away aged 56 in 2023, ...

O’Connor died on July 26, 2023, at the age of 56. And Saturday Night Live creator Lorne Michaels says that her death is the only reason she didn’t participate in this year’s SNL50: The Anniversary ...

Lorne Michaels has built up a ton of grudges over 50 years of running "Saturday Night Live," perhaps none more infamous than his animus toward Sinead O'Connor. O'Connor tore a photo of Pope John Paul ...

Lorne Michaels believes in second chances. In a new interview with Puck, Michaels said that if she were alive, Sinead O’Connor would’ve been invited to perform “Nothing Compares 2 U” on “SNL 50: The ...