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AstraZeneca Recipients Can See Springsteen After All

Rules changed ahead of this weekend's Broadway show

(Newser) - AstraZeneca vaccine recipients can see Bruce Springsteen, too. Springsteen will be the man at the helm of Broadway's return, with "Springsteen on Broadway" reopening Saturday in front of a fully vaccinated audience in New York. Originally, only those who'd received an FDA-approved vaccine were to be allowed...

Obama Recounts That Time He Broke a Friend's Nose

He also talks reparations on 'Renegades' podcast

(Newser) - Barack Obama usually comes off as calm, cool, and collected. But that isn’t always the case. For example, as a boy in Hawaii he once punched a friend in the face over a racial slur. In the second episode of his podcast collaboration with musician Bruce Springsteen, the former...

Prosecutors: Springsteen&#39;s BAC Was Just .02
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Feb 24, 2021 12:12 PM CST

Springsteen DWI Charge Dropped

He was fined $540 for drinking in federal park

(Newser) - Bruce Springsteen has pleaded guilty to drinking illegally in a federal park—but charges of DWI and reckless driving have been dismissed. At a virtual hearing Wednesday, prosecutors said they couldn't meet the burden of proof for drunk driving over the November incident at Sandy Hook federal park in...

Obama, Springsteen Launch 'Born in the USA' Podcast

'In many ways, Bruce and I have been on parallel journeys'

(Newser) - "In many ways, Bruce and I have been on parallel journeys," Barack Obama says in the first episode of "Renegades: Born in the USA," his new podcast with Bruce Springsteen. The podcast, which NBC calls the "highest-profile collaboration in the history of podcasting," launched...

Springsteen Wouldn't Take Breath Test, Officer Says

Court filing reports the smell of alcohol and an empty tequila bottle

(Newser) - Bruce Springsteen told a park officer he had done two shots of alcohol in the previous 20 minutes but wouldn't take a breath test before he was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving in New Jersey in November, according to a document filed Thursday in federal court. The officer...

Jeep Pulls Super Bowl Ad After Springsteen DWI Charge

Ad is on pause until facts are established

(Newser) - The Jeep ad featuring Bruce Springsteen that aired during the Super Bowl has now been pulled from the brand's social media following news of the rocker's November arrest on a DWI charge . While it "would be inappropriate for us to comment on the details of a matter...

Springsteen Was Arrested for DWI at NJ Federal Park

Authorities say arrest happened in November

(Newser) - In the 1980 song "Wreck on the Highway," Bruce Springsteen reflected on the grief caused by a car crash—which will make his arrest for alleged drunk driving all the more disappointing for fans. TMZ reports the 71-year-old rock legend was arrested in a federal park in New...

Springsteen&#39;s Joyful Takes on Aging
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Oct 26, 2020 7:30 PM CDT

Springsteen's Joyful Takes on Aging

David Brooks sees lessons in new album's looks back and ahead

(Newser) - At age 71, Bruce Springsteen has released a new album that's receiving praise from reviewers and fans as, remarkably, one of his best. Letter to You, which is accompanied by a streaming film, is largely a look back, built around the closeness of the E Street Band, David Brooks...

Bruce Springsteen's Son Rejects Family Business

Sam Springsteen sworn in as Jersey City firefighter

(Newser) - Bruce Springsteen's son isn't following his father into show business, but it's not because he can't take the heat. The youngest of the Boss' three children was sworn in as a firefighter in Jersey City, NJ, on Tuesday. "It was a long road, he’s...

Springsteen After Trump Bash: 'We're Living in a Frightening Time'

Rock legend says president 'doesn't have a grasp' on what it means to be an American

(Newser) - At a Minnesota rally earlier this month, President Trump took a potshot at one of New Jersey's most famous sons, saying that to win the 2016 election, he "didn't need Beyonce and Jay-Z" or "little Bruce Springsteen." The Washington Post reports that an interview with...

Boss's Daughter Hunts a Place in 2020 Olympics

Jessica Springsteen competes in equestrian show jumping

(Newser) - Jessica Springsteen grew up watching her parents onstage at arenas and stadiums. Now, she's working to earn her place on a big stage of another kind: the 2020 Summer Olympics. The daughter of Bruce Springsteen and Patti Scialfa competes in equestrian show jumping and is ranked fifth in the...

Springsteen: I Don't See Anyone Beating Trump

Democrats don't have an 'obvious' candidate, at least for now, he says

(Newser) - Bruce Springsteen isn't a fan of President Trump, but he currently likes the president's chances of winning a second term. "I don't see anyone out there at the moment ... the man who can beat Trump, or the woman who can beat Trump," Springsteen tells the...

Springsteen on Mental Health: 'I Am Not Completely Well'

Rocker says dealing with mental health has been his bravest journey

(Newser) - In an extensive new profile for Esquire , Bruce Springsteen opens up about the difficult relationship he had with his father growing up—one that made more sense when Springsteen found out, as an adult, that his father had been diagnosed as a paranoid schizophrenic. Springsteen has long struggled with his...

De Niro Bleeped at Tony Awards for Trump F-Bomb
De Niro Bleeped
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Jun 11, 2018 5:53 AM CDT

De Niro Bleeped for Trump F-Bomb

The crowd gave him a standing ovation

(Newser) - With a bleep on live television and double fists raised in the air, Robert De Niro got the theater crowd on its feet at the Tony Awards with a rousing political introduction of his old friend Bruce Springsteen that was focused squarely elsewhere: on President Trump. De Niro, a staunch...

Chris Christie Has Tickets to Springsteen on Broadway

The night after Christie ceases to be governor of New Jersey he's going to see the Boss

(Newser) - New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie knows what he'll be doing on his first night out of office next year: seeing Bruce Springsteen on Broadway. The term-limited Republican and avid Springsteen fan announced his plans Monday during a TV appearance on Good Day New York on the city's Fox...

Springsteen Cover Band Pulls Out of Inauguration Party

B Street Band says decision 'based on respect for Bruce'

(Newser) - Never mind the E Street Band, Donald Trump inauguration events are so controversial that even the B Street Band has backed out. The veteran Bruce Springsteen cover band has decided to pull out of New Jersey's Garden State Presidential Inaugural Gala on Thursday night, the AP reports. Springsteen has...

Springsteen: I Fear Trump's Presidency

Even basic competence is a worry, he says

(Newser) - Bruce Springsteen is worried about America's future under the man he has called a "moron" and a "tragedy for our democracy." "I've felt disgust before, but never the kind of fear that you feel now," the Boss tells Marc Maron's WTF podcast...

You Can Buy Bruce Springsteen's '57 Chevy*

*if you have more than $200K, that is

(Newser) - Bruce Springsteen's iconic '57 Chevy is up for auction on eBay —but you need to be pretty wealthy to afford it. As of this writing, bidding is above $200,000, and the reserve price still hasn't been met. That's quite an increase from the $2,...

Obama Names 21 Recipients of Medal of Freedom

Michael Jordan, Tom Hanks, Bruce Springsteen, and more

(Newser) - President Obama is honoring actors Robert DeNiro, Cicely Tyson, Tom Hanks, and Robert Redford with the nation's highest civilian honor, the AP reports. They are among 21 people Obama plans to recognize with the Presidential Medal of Freedom at the White House next Tuesday. Honorees from the sports world...

Sometimes That Stranded Biker on Roadside Is Springsteen

Motorcyclists stop to help a guy out, and it's the Boss

(Newser) - Coming across Bruce Springsteen on a broken down motorcycle on the side of the road could probably be a lyric from one of his songs, but it really happened for a group of guys from New Jersey, reports the AP via a Facebook post . A group from the Freehold American...

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