Not Rotten, just a very naughty boy

Ageing angry misogynist and fascist punk A day after a spectacularly cranky – and offensive – debut on Aussie show The Project, John Lydon, aka Johnny Rotten, was far from contrite on arriving at Sydney Airport. But the 57-year-old former Sex Pistols lead singer was in a more affable mood, laughing off suggestions he performed a Nazi salute on Australian TV.

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Westaway shrugs off death threats

Not even death threats on social media can dampen Nic Westaway’s enthusiasm for playing Home And Away newcomer Kyle Braxton. “It was kind of playful,” says the 24 year old, brushing off the hate messages he received from some of the show’s fans after his character kidnapped half-brother Casey (Lincoln Younes) and kept him tied up in the Australian outback.

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A right Rotten performance

Former Sex Pistols frontman John Lydon has lived up to his Johnny Rotten stage name, with a horror performance on an Australian TV show including misogynist comments and a Nazi salute. What started as a perfectly ordinary TV interview between the ageing rocker and the gang from Ten’s nightly news and entertainment panel show, The Project, quickly turned ugly.

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