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Sinéad O’Connor Was Booed Offstage. Kris Kristofferson Came to Her Defense

Kris Kristofferson defended Sinead O'Connor after the singer was booed at a Bob Dylan tribute concert, following her criticism of the pop on 'SNL.'

The country songwriter supported O'Connor following a disastrous performance at a Bob Dylan tribute concert, just days after she tore up a photo of the pope on Saturday Night Live Ron Frehm/AP When Sinead O’Connor tore up a photo of the pope on Saturday Night Live in 1992 to draw attention to child sexual abuse in the Catholic church, just about everyone turned their back on her. Just 13 days after the SNL broadcast, O’Connor was booked to perform at Bob Dylan ‘s 30th-anniversary concert at Madison Square Garden, part of an incredible bill that included George Harrison, Neil Young, Tom Petty, Johnny Cash, Stevie Wonder, Roger McGuinn, the Band, Eric Clapton, Tracy Chapman, Chrissie Hynde, and Lou Reed.

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