Bryan Adams

Following concert cancellations during the pandemic, Adams posted a crude message blaming the crisis on people described as 'bat eating, wet market animal selling, virus making', triggering a strong backlash over anti-Chinese stereotypes and inaccurate statements about the virus's origins.

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Adams recounted positioning himself on a paddleboard between a whale and hunters off Mustique, claiming that the pursuit took place within the island's 1 000-metre conservation zone. The incident formed part of a local and international debate over cetacean hunting.

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Worldwide Media, owner of the PointLookout.com domain, sued Bryan Adams and Adams Communications following a series of Web Sheriff demands asserting rights to 'Point Lookout' and requiring transfer of the domain. The complaint sought a judicial declaration of the right to use this geographical term.

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Adams cancelled a concert in Biloxi to protest against a new Mississippi law allowing certain organisations and businesses to invoke religious beliefs to refuse services to LGBT couples.

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Bryan Adams' highly anticipated Delhi concert was cancelled/postponed after police refused the required clearance, citing safety, traffic, parking and the venue's unsuitability for the number of tickets sold.

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Adams engaged Web Sheriff to enforce his online rights. Several fan websites were temporarily closed while rules were negotiated concerning the use of photographs, links to unauthorised content and his name; a tribute band was also asked to change its name.

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Despite Adams' Canadian nationality, the songs on Waking Up the Neighbours did not satisfy the CanCon criteria of the time because he co-wrote with Mutt Lange and recorded mainly outside Canada. Adams sharply criticised the CRTC and briefly threatened to boycott the Junos.

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Jim Vallance's archives describe a contractual dispute with his former partner Bryan Adams: manager Bruce Allen attempted to discourage him from suing Adams, before Vallance and his advisers concluded that the contract was unenforceable and the action was not worth pursuing.

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