US issues urgent security alert for Americans in one country as Trump envoys prepare talks

The U.S. Virtual Embassy in Iran issued a security alert Friday about land crossings — telling Americans to “leave Iran now.”

“Increased security measures, road closures, public transportation disruptions and internet blockages are ongoing,” the alert says.

“The Government of Iran continues to restrict access to mobile, landline and national internet networks. Airlines continue to limit or cancel flights to and from Iran.”

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The embassy warned that Americans there should expect continued internet outages. It advises citizens to plan alternative means of communication and to depart by land to Armenia or Turkey.

The Armenian land border at Agarak/Norduz and Turkish land border crossings with Iran are open (Gürbulak/Bazargan, Kapıköy/Razi and Esendere/Serow). Turkmenistan’s land borders are also open.

Azerbaijan’s land borders are closed to routine traffic — and U.S. citizens should not travel to Afghanistan, Iran or the Pakistan-Iran border area, the alert advised.

Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are part of a U.S. delegation scheduled to meet with Iranian officials on Friday in Oman as part of diplomatic talks between the United States and Iran. 

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American officials are seeking to press for an end to Iran’s nuclear enrichment program, curbs on ballistic missiles and a halt to support for proxy groups such as Hamas and Hezbollah.

President Donald Trump has also demanded an end to the regime’s violent crackdown on protesters.

The State Department issued a “Level 4 – Do not travel” advisory for the Islamic Republic of Iran in December. 

At the time, it urged Americans not to visit the country “due to the risk of terrorism, unrest, kidnapping, arbitrary arrest of U.S. citizens and wrongful detention.”

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Officials reiterated that the U.S. government does not have diplomatic or consular relations in Iran.

The Swiss government, acting through its Embassy in Tehran, serves as the protecting power for United States interests in Iran.

The State Department has four travel advisory levels to help travelers assess safety risks before visiting other countries.

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The advisory levels are: Level 1 – Exercise Normal Precautions; Level 2 – Exercise Increased Caution; Level 3 – Reconsider Travel; and Level 4 – Do Not Travel.

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Monica Lewinsky shares emotional confession on Clinton scandal and fear

Monica Lewinsky is emotionally revisiting the Bill Clinton scandal nearly 30 years later, revealing that she is still living with fear from the fallout.

In a candid conversation with actress Jameela Jamil, Lewinsky opened up about trauma, public shaming and surviving one of the most infamous scandals in modern American history.

Jamil asked Lewinsky how she is doing now after years of relentless public scrutiny.

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“How do you feel now? Having your life, your identity, your appearance in particular picked apart, where are you at with all of this?” Jamil asked during a guest appearance on the “Reclaiming with Monica Lewinsky” podcast.

Lewinsky said she has grown more comfortable with herself, even as the wounds from the past linger.

“I think I fall in a place where I feel more confident in myself as a person … I feel like every time I’m able to be more myself in the world and have it reflected back to me that that’s what’s been received, I think that I shed skin of trauma for myself from the older days,” Lewinsky said.

Jamil pointed out that Lewinsky had no way to push back or defend herself when the Clinton scandal erupted in the late 1990s.

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“There was no outlet for you to have any control over your own narrative back then. Like now, you actually have a place where you can immediately offer a rebuttal,” Jamil said.

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Lewinsky agreed — but admitted fear still keeps her from fully using her voice.

“Yes. But I don’t always … I still live in a lot of fear … It just may sound crazy, which is almost like an earthquake will happen and everything I’ve built in the last 11 years – oh gosh, it is making me emotional – will be taken away again, and I’ll somehow find myself without purpose or, you know, without an income,” Lewinsky said.

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Nearly three decades ago, Lewinsky, then a White House intern, had an affair with then-President Bill Clinton while he was in office. Clinton later faced impeachment proceedings in December 1998, while Lewinsky became a global target of ridicule and humiliation.

Now, Lewinsky added, surviving the past remains an ongoing struggle.

“I think … it’s just trying to hold on to what’s now and not what was, right? But the living through the ‘what was’ is, you know, which I know you have done in your own ways too … you talking about having been suicidal,” Lewinsky said to Jamil.

Jamil described the devastating impact of mass public shaming, warning that a global backlash can be life-threatening.

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“A global pile-on made me suicidal. It’s really intense … everything did get taken from me for a while. Not at the scale — and it was global when it happened to me — but not at the scale of what happened to you,” Jamil said.

In recent years, Lewinsky has since reemerged as an anti-bullying advocate and public speaker, frequently discussing the lasting consequences of public shaming and how the scandal continues to shape her life today.

Ex-ESPN star shares the ‘disturbing’ thing about Bad Bunny performing at Super Bowl

Former ESPN broadcaster Sage Steele said Friday the issue with Bad Bunny performing at the Super Bowl LX halftime has nothing to do with him being from Puerto Rico.

Steele said on the “Faulkner Focus” with Harris Faulkner that her problem was that Bad Bunny had led “with hate” since he was announced as the music headliner for the game.

“I want to point this one thing out as well,” Steele said. “This isn’t about someone who is not American, and Bad Bunny is, but it isn’t about that. U2, they’re from Ireland. They gave an amazing performance right after 9/11 20-something years ago. This is about, as an artist, you lead with hate, and that is what Bad Bunny has done from day one.

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“When he says, ‘I’m not going to speak your language, you have four months to learn it,’ are you kidding me? It would never be acceptable in their country. So, that’s the disturbing (thing). Not that he’s from Puerto Rico. That he says he hates us, he’s not going to take our money but now he’s doing it.”

Bad Bunny made the crack about American fans needing to learn how to speak Spanish before his performance. He tried to pull back from the remark on Thursday during his interview with Apple Music ahead of the show.

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Steele praised Turning Point USA for offering fans an alternative halftime show for those who may not like Bad Bunny’s music or politics. She added that she knows why the NFL is going with Bad Bunny from a business perspective.

“I love there’s an alternative,” Steele said. “That’s what America is all about, and I give TPUSA a lot of credit for doing so. I think it was needed more than ever. However, I believe more people will probably go ahead and watch the Super Bowl halftime show with Bad Bunny if for no other reason because a lot of times people hate watch just to see how bad he is going to be.

“Unfortunately, he made it very clear. He’s like, I’m not speaking in English. I’m singing in Spanish. You have four months to learn the language.’ And I think that’s the part, along with the hate and talk about ICE, etc., that disturbs so many people.

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“However, what we have to remember is that this is a business decision. Two years ago, there were only two other NFL games played in other countries. Last season, three, and, in 2025, five games. 

“All the commissioner cares about right now is growing the game, and they want to be in more countries. They don’t care what the players that were interviewed are saying or what the fans are saying. This is about the business of the NFL and making it more global.”

Bill Clinton comes out swinging against Comer for rejecting public Epstein hearing

Former President Bill Clinton said on X that he has shared what he knows about the crimes of disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein in a sworn statement shared with the House Oversight Committee, which both Bill and Hillary Clinton have agreed to testify in front of under subpoena pressure.  

“I have called for the full release of the Epstein files. I have provided a sworn statement of what I know,” the former president said on X Friday afternoon. “And just this week, I’ve agreed to appear in person before the committee. But it’s still not enough for Republicans on the House Oversight Committee.”

In the wake of news the Clintons would comply with House Republicans’ subpoenas to testify after concerns they would not and subsequent threats of contempt, Republicans accused the Clintons of “trying to dodge contempt by requesting special treatment.”

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The Clintons’ attorneys sent the House Oversight Committee a letter, made public earlier this week, indicating they would comply and testify under certain conditions, such as that their testimony be open, filmed and transcribed. 

Robert Garcia, the Democrat ranking member of the committee, said the agreement amounted to full compliance with the committee’s demands.

However, House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer disputed the characterization, telling Fox News Digital the agreement lacked specificity. In a post on X, the Republicans on the committee accused Clinton of “trying to dodge contempt by requesting special treatment.”   

“The Clintons’ counsel has said they agree to terms, but those terms lack clarity yet again, and they have provided no dates for their depositions,” Comer said. 

“The only reason they have said they agree to terms is because the House has moved forward with contempt. I will clarify the terms they are agreeing to and then discuss next steps with my committee members.”

The Clintons’ change of heart led the House to temporarily pause proceedings on holding them in contempt Monday night.

Democrats on the committee have pointed out that Comer has not pushed to hold others who did not appear in contempt, nor has he made any threats against the DOJ for failing to produce all of its documents on Epstein by a deadline agreed to by Congress late last year. The department has produced a fraction of the documents expected so far.

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“Now, Chairman Comer says he wants cameras, but only behind closed doors. Who benefits from this arrangement? It’s not Epstein’s victims, who deserve justice,” Clinton said in his X post Friday afternoon. “Not the public, who deserve the truth. It serves only partisan interests. This is not fact-finding, it’s pure politics.

“I will not sit idly as they use me as a prop in a closed-door kangaroo court by a Republican Party running scared,” he continued. “If they want answers, let’s stop the games & do this the right way: in a public hearing, where the American people can see for themselves what this is really about.”

Justice for Benghazi comes at last, exposing the lies that followed the attack

After 13 years of pursuit, one of the terrorists who allegedly murdered four Americans in Benghazi has arrived on U.S. soil to face justice.

Zubayr al-Bakoush was flown to Joint Base Andrews early Friday morning following an FBI overseas operation. Attorney General Pam Bondi, FBI Director Kash Patel and U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro announced that he faces eight federal counts, including murder, terrorism and arson for his alleged role in the Sept. 11, 2012, attack that killed Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens, State Department officer Sean Smith and CIA contractors Tyrone Woods and Glen Doherty.

“For 13 hours, Americans waited for help that never came,” Pirro said, referring to personnel defending the nearby CIA annex under sustained attack. “Today, American justice has arrived.”

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The families of the fallen deserved this moment. But Benghazi was always about more than catching terrorists. It exposed fundamental leadership failures and an administration that prioritized narrative control over accountability.

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The State Department’s own Accountability Review Board delivered a devastating verdict in December 2012. The board found “systemic failures and leadership and management deficiencies” that resulted in “grossly inadequate” security in Benghazi. While the board did not assign criminal liability, it made clear that leadership failures in Washington materially contributed to the tragedy.

Despite extensive intelligence warnings about deteriorating security and al Qaeda’s expanding operations, State Department officials in Washington repeatedly denied requests for additional security from personnel on the ground. The CIA, by contrast, increased security at its Benghazi facilities.

This is what American resolve looks like when clarity replaces spin and persistence replaces defensiveness.

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Four State Department officials were cited for their failures by the Accountability Review Board. They were placed on administrative leave with pay, then returned to government service in other roles rather than being dismissed. Two eventually retired voluntarily. More than a year after the attack, no official had been fired, demoted or otherwise held personally accountable for decisions that left Americans vulnerable.

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In the days following the assault, senior Obama administration officials blamed a spontaneous protest sparked by an anti-Islam video. That explanation collapsed under scrutiny. Intelligence agencies understood almost immediately that this was a coordinated terrorist attack by extremist militias, including the designated terror group Ansar al-Sharia.

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When Hillary Clinton appeared before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in January 2013, Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., pressed her on why evacuees who could confirm there was no protest were not immediately contacted. Clinton’s response became infamous.

“What difference, at this point, does it make?” she said.

To critics, her remark symbolized an administration more focused on managing political fallout than confronting hard truths about security and responsibility.

Those five words crystallized critics’ view that the administration prioritized public messaging in the weeks preceding a national election over candor. Clinton later said, “I take responsibility,” yet she simultaneously distanced herself from operational security decisions, and no disciplinary action followed. President Obama took no steps to remove her from office.

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Congress launched multiple investigations. The House Select Committee on Benghazi, after two years and $7 million, found bureaucratic failures and ignored security warnings but no definitive evidence of personal wrongdoing by Clinton.

That contrast between evasion then and resolve now explains why this arrest matters.

Why this arrest matters

The capture of al-Bakoush sends an unmistakable message: America does not forget its fallen, and justice will be pursued regardless of time or politics. 

As Pirro emphasized, “There are more of them out there. Time will not stop us from going after these predators, no matter how long it takes.”

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This is what American resolve looks like when clarity replaces spin and persistence replaces defensiveness. The terrorists who attacked Americans that September night made a calculation that they could kill with impunity. Friday’s arrest proves that calculation wrong.

Benghazi remains a painful chapter marked by loss and leadership failures. But this arrest demonstrates something essential. When America commits to justice, we finish what we start. The families who waited more than a decade understand the difference that makes. It also sends a message to adversaries worldwide that America’s commitment to justice — and to its people — does not expire.

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Rock band hit with ‘woke’ backlash after pulling out of patriotic festival

Shinedown has pulled out of the Rock the Country festival, sparking backlash among their fan base.

On Friday, the rock band took to X to announce their sudden exit from the festival, which is being touted as “a celebration of community, tradition, and the spirit that’s carried America through 250 years,” explaining that their mission as a band is to “unite, not divide.”

“Shinedown is everyone’s band. We feel that we have been given a platform to bring all people together through the power of music and song. We have one boss, and it is everyone in the audience.”

“Our band’s purpose is to unite, not divide. With that in mind, we have made the decision that we will not be playing the Rock the Country festival,” the statement read.

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“We know this decision will create differences of opinion,” Shinedown continued. “But we do not want to participate in something we believe will create further division.”

Shinedown’s statement drew a lot of backlash on the social media platform.

“This is pathetic. What about being patriotic to your country is divisive? Lost my respect by backing out. Grow a backbone, quit bowing down. By the way, the boss is Jesus Christ, not people,” one user wrote.

Another added, “Your words say unity, your actions say division. Not playing because you want to cater to the woke mob? That’s division. Playing for everyone and all audiences? That’s unity. Spare us your virtue signaling noise. Shame, I was a fan.”

A third user mentioned that the band could have left politics out of their performance.

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“You could have just performed and kept your politics to yourself. Huge L and major disappointment,” the user wrote.

Even supporters of the band seemed confused by the statement, with one writing, “I love you guys but this is a terrible PR decision.”

Shinedown — which consists of members Zach Myers, Brent Smith, Eric Bass and Barry — was set to perform at the Rock the Country festival in Anderson, South Carolina on July 25–26. 

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The rock band’s move to pull out of the event follows Carter Faith and Morgan Wade’s withdrawals, according to Rolling Stone.

Rock the Country will be traveling to various states in 2026, including Georgia, Texas, Florida and New York. Stars such as Jelly Roll, Kid Rock, Jason Aldean, Ella Langley, Brooks & Dunn, Jon Pardi, Brantley Gilbert and Hank Williams Jr. are slated to perform at the various shows.

The festival is a celebration of the 250th anniversary of America’s independence. According to its website, “It’s a chance to look around and appreciate the strength of our towns, the stories that shaped us, and the moments we’ll be talking about long after the lights go down.”

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Trump admin fights back against federal judge in Venezuelan migrant battle

The Trump administration will not comply with a court order requiring due process for hundreds of Venezuelan migrants deported to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador last year, DOJ lawyers said. It sets up a heated clash in court next week in a case that is almost certainly headed back to the Supreme Court.

The status and plight of 252 Venezuelan migrants deported to a Salvadoran prison last March under the 1798 Alien Enemies Act have emerged as one of the defining court fights of Trump’s second term, allowing the administration to test its mettle against the federal courts and the practical limits of judicial authority, on one of Trump’s biggest policy priorities.

It’s a fight that has also put U.S. District Judge James Boasberg, who is overseeing the Alien Enemies Act case, squarely in the Trump administration’s crosshairs as he attempts to determine what due process protections, if any, the administration is legally obligated to provide and how far the courts can go to enforce them. 

A new filing from the Justice Department made clear the administration believes it owes the migrants no additional due process at all. Should the court try to order otherwise, lawyers for the administration said they would promptly seek intervention from higher courts. 

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In its filing Monday, the Justice Department argued again that the administration is powerless to return the Venezuelan migrants who were summarily deported last year. The department rejected the notion that the U.S. could “facilitate” due process proceedings for the migrants in question as previously ordered by the court, describing the options to do so as either legally impossible or practically unworkable due to national security concerns and the fragile political situation in Venezuela after the U.S. capture of Venezuelan strongman Nicolás Maduro during a raid in Caracas last month.

The DOJ also reiterated its argument that bringing petitioners back to the U.S. would harm “critical” foreign policy negotiations with Venezuela and carry “profound” national security risks, citing the alleged gang member status of the migrants in question. (The alleged gang member status of many of the individuals has been called into question.)

DOJ lawyers also rejected the notion of conducting the proceedings overseas, including at the U.S. embassy in Venezuela, citing the U.S. capture and arrest of Maduro and his wife. 

The U.S., they said, lacks custody to conduct the habeas proceedings on foreign soil and doing so would risk “injecting an extremely complicated issue into what is already a delicate situation” in Venezuela, potentially “negatively affecting U.S. efforts toward stabilization and transition that aim to benefit tens of millions of Venezuelans.”

The deportations, carried out under the Alien Enemies Act despite an emergency court order from Judge Boasberg, prompted an eleven-month legal battle that reached the Supreme Court in April and months of fights in the lower courts, including a subsequent order from Boasberg in December for the government to “facilitate” due process for the deported migrants.

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The Supreme Court said then that individuals removed under the Alien Enemies Act must have the ability to contest their removal and have a meaningful opportunity and notice to do so before they are removed.

Boasberg has spent the months since attempting to determine the status of the hundreds of CECOT plaintiffs and what ability the U.S. has to facilitate their return or to provide the class of migrants with due process and habeas protections, including the ability to challenge their alleged gang status.

His December order required the Trump administration to submit to the court in writing its plans to provide due process to the class of migrants deported to El Salvador. Boasberg said the administration could do this by either returning the migrants to the U.S. to have their cases heard in person or facilitate hearings abroad with members of the class that “satisfy the requirements of due process.”

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Lawyers for the Justice Department previewed similar arguments last month before an “en banc” 17-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, which convened to weigh the legality of the Trump administration’s use of the 227-year-old law.

The Justice Department told judges then that the U.S. indictment against Maduro “reinforces the Proclamation’s findings that the Maduro regime and TdA have formed a ‘hybrid criminal state’ directed by the regime” and justified the decision to use the Alien Enemies Act law to quickly deport them to the third-country prison.

“These new developments underscore the Maduro Regime’s control over TdA and TdA’s violent invasion or predatory incursion on American soil. As a result, it is even clearer that the President’s invocation of the Alien Enemies Act was part of a high-level national security mission that exists outside the realm of judicial interference.”

ACLU lawyer Lee Gelernt told the judges during the same hearing that the Alien Enemies Act does not give the administration “a blank check” for a president to “use his war powers any time he considers it valuable.”

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Regardless of how Boasberg rules, the new filing made clear that the Trump administration views the fight as far from over.

“If, over defendants’ vehement legal and practical objections, the Court issues an injunction, defendants intend to immediately appeal, and will seek a stay pending appeal from this Court (and, if necessary, from the D.C. Circuit),” the Justice Department said. 

NFL great calls the league corrupt, slams its choice of Bad Bunny for halftime show

Hall of Fame running back Eric Dickerson blasted the NFL for selecting Bad Bunny to be its halftime performer in the Super Bowl.

Dickerson, 65, called the NFL one of the most corrupt organizations there is and said they will do anything for money.

“I just don’t. I don’t see why they chose that. The NFL does stuff that baffles your mind. So, they’ll do anything for money,” Dickerson told TMZ in a recent interview. “I thank God I had a chance to play in the National Football League.”

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“But as an entity, the NFL is one of the most corrupt organizations it is.”

Dickerson said he doesn’t understand why the NFL didn’t choose someone with ties to San Francisco.

“Look, why don’t we get somebody from right here from home? What how about someone from right here in San Francisco, all these artists right here in the area to play at the Super Bowl? Somebody (who speaks) English, you know?” Dickerson said.

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When Dickerson was told that it would be sung in Spanish, the six-time Pro Bowler said it doesn’t make any sense. Dickerson is not the only person who is upset with the NFL’s selection of Bad Bunny.

Many conservatives are concerned about Bad Bunny’s apparent “woke” values and if they will be displayed on the big stage to a massive audience.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt revealed that President Donald Trump will be watching Turning Point USA’s (TPUSA) “All-American” halftime show on Sunday, which is headlined by country/rock artist Kid Rock.

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“I think the president would much prefer a Kid Rock performance over Bad Bunny. I must say that,” Leavitt told reporters at Thursday’s White House press briefing.

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell defended having Bad Bunny as the performer.

“Listen, Bad Bunny is, and I think that was demonstrated last night, one of the great artists in the world and that’s one of the reasons we chose him,” Goodell said. “But the other reason is he understood the platform he was on and this platform is used to unite people and to be able to bring people together with their creativity, with their talents and to be able to use this moment to do that and I think artists in the past have done that.

“I think Bad Bunny understands that and I think he’ll have a great performance.”

The Seattle Seahawks take on the New England Patriots at 6:30 p.m. ET on Sunday in Super Bowl LX.

Legendary band cancels anniversary tour after frontman steps down due to health issues

Twisted Sister has canceled all upcoming shows.

In a recent Instagram post, the band announced that all performances planned in celebration of the band’s 50th anniversary were canceled after lead singer Dee Snider’s resignation.

“Due to the sudden and unexpected resignation of Twisted Sister’s lead singer Dee Snider brought on by a series of health challenges, the band has been forced to cancel all shows scheduled, beginning April 25th in (São Paulo) Brazil and continuing through the summer,” the band’s statement said.

The statement continued by addressing the future of the band, saying it “will be determined in the next several weeks” and encouraged fans to “stay tuned for updates.”

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Fans of the iconic band took to the comment section to show their love for the musicians, with one writing, “Heartbreaking news. Endless respect for a man who gave everything to rock ‘n’ roll. We stand with you, Dee.”

Another wrote, “The legend of TS lives on forever. We don’t need any come back or anniversary shows. The albums, photos, videos and memories remain forever, for all to see and hear.”

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A separate statement shared on the band’s website Feb. 5 said “a lifetime of legendarily aggressive performing has taken its toll on Dee Snider’s body and soul.” It revealed that Snider has been suffering from degenerative arthritis, and he’s had multiple surgeries to perform.

“Adding insult to injury, Dee has recently found out the level of intensity he has dedicated to his life’s work has taken its toll on his heart as well,” the statement continued. “He can no longer push the boundaries of rock ‘n’ roll fury like he has done for decades. Says Snider, ‘I don’t know of any other way to rock. The idea of slowing down is unacceptable to me. I’d rather walk away than be a shadow of my former self.'”

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The statement concluded: “In the immortal words of Dirty Harry, ‘A man’s got to know his limitations.’ Sadly, Dee Snider now knows his.”

Twisted Sister first formed in the early 1970s, with Snider joining in 1976, bringing his talents as a vocalist and songwriter. Their first album with a major record company was released in 1983, but it was their 1984 album, “Stay Hungry” that made the band a household name.

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After years of success, the band disbanded in 1988 but reunited in 1997. Although they didn’t release new music, they performed together often.

When speaking with Fox News Digital in June 2024, Snider discussed the hard times after the band broke up, saying he “lost everything.”

“Double bankruptcy, my career collapsed,” he said. “I was riding a bicycle to a desk job, answering phones. I was married, had three kids. You know, things just went incredibly south.

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“People need to hear those stories and know they’re not alone.”

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