In October 1992 singer Sinead O'Connor tore up a photo of the Pope John Paul II on Saturday Night Live to protest against child abuse in the Catholic Church. Not long after, she was booed at a Bob Dylan tribute concert in New York. The incident in proved that a vast audience could be critical on ideological grounds:
Sinead O'Connor heckled at Bob Dylan Anniversary tribute
Sinead O'Connor interview (about the incident)
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