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Eurovision is over and done with for another year, with Sweden’s Loreen becoming the first female entry to win the song contest twice (first in 2012 with 'Euphoria', and then this year with 'Tattoo'), but the drama surrounding the beloved night of entertainment continues. First came the conspiracy theory that a victory for Loreen was “rigged” so Sweden could host the contest in 2024 – 50 years after ABBA’s success with 'Waterloo' – and now, there’s speculation that France’s entry gave the audience in Liverpool and everyone watching at home the middle finger. Well, it would be a step up from Ukraine’s entry Tvorchi, whose track 'Heart of Steel' only included a middle finger in terms of the lyrics, when vocalist Jeffery Kenny sings: “Sometimes you just gotta know / When to stick your middle finger up in the air.” During Saturday’s grand final, France’s representative La Zarra – who took to the stage with the track 'Evidemment' – didn’t look too thrilled with her country’s final position of 16th on the leaderboard, getting only 50 extra points from the voting public on top of their 54 points from the national juries. After co-host Graham Norton shared the result, an unenthused La Zarra was captured reacting to the news by raising one hand, before splaying out the fingers on the other with her middle finger pointing down. She then turned it around to have the offending digit pointing upwards, which then looked like she was flipping the bird, as it were. Sign up to our free Indy100 weekly newsletter Viewers soon expressed their glee at the potentially offensive gesture when they saw it: However, in an interview with the French news channel BFM TV, La Zarra – who was born in Canada to Moroccan parents – insisted the gesture had been misinterpreted, saying she has a “double culture”. “It’s not a negative gesture. On the contrary, it’s just a gesture of disappointment that we use between friends. “Afterwards, I can understand that overseas it is considered another gesture.” It’s not the first time that Eurovision fans have accused an act of doing something naughty, as 2021 winners Måneskin – from Italy – were hit with false and disproven claims that their lead singer took drugs at their green room table. The group said at the time that they were “really offended” by the accusations and that what had actually happened was that the group’s guitarist had broken a glass. Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.

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Global household name Kim Kardashian mocked her own outfit at the Met Gala after reposting a hilarious TikTok. The annual Met Gala took place at the beginning of the month and celebrities from across industries converged on New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art dressed to the nines. Reality star Kardashian took to the red carpet in an all-white outfit mostly comprised of 50,000 freshwater pearls attached to a corset in strands. She also wore some strappy heels and a large draped skirt at the back. The unusual look was hilariously recreated in a TikTok by @angelicahacks who used DIY items like foil, tape and a beaded string curtain to nail a recreation. The video has been viewed over 260,000 times on TikTok and was even reposted by Kardashian on her Instagram stories as the star was able to have a laugh at her own outfit. Sign up to our free Indy100 weekly newsletter @angelicahacks #kimkardashian #metgala #keepingupwiththekardashians #schiaparelli #fashiontiktok The star shared a screenshot from the original TikTok on her Instagram which showed @angelicahacks creating her heels with masking tape. In the comments, many alerted the TikToker that she had been reposted by Kardashian and said they were there because they saw it on her Instagram stories. One fan said: “Kim reposted you. I’m just here because of her !!” Another wrote: “You wore it better.” It’s not the only look that @angelicahacks has recreated from the Met Gala. In a video that’s been viewed over 7 million times, she recreated singer Rihanna’s look using popped balloons and cut-off rubber washing-up gloves. @angelicahacks @Valentino #ad #rihanna #metgala #redcarpet #fashiontiktok Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.

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