Entertainment 16-06-2005 who: Damon Albarn what: Accuses Live 8 of being too "exclusive" when: Last Friday snippet: "If you`re holding a party on behalf of people, then surely you don`t shut the door on them. It`s insensitive and it also perpetuates this idea that Africa is separated in some way," he told BBC Radio 4`s Today programme, quoted in The Sun. He accused the awareness-raising global live music event of being "so damn Anglo Saxon" and said he had not been asked to take part, nor would he want to. Elsewhere, The Mirror reports that Status Quo do want to take part but still haven`t been asked and The Independent says eBay has banned the sale of Live 8 tickets from its website. [... more]

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