In 1992, Sinead O’Connor ripped up a picture of the Pope on live television, in protest of the rampant child sexual abuse the Catholic Church was actively covering up.

— Audra Williams (@audrawilliams) January 20, 2019

She was 26.

— Audra Williams (@audrawilliams) January 20, 2019

She talked later about how awful the sound was, and how she thought she was going to be sick.

— Audra Williams (@audrawilliams) January 20, 2019

About the incident, he says:”Sinead had just recently on Saturday Night Live torn up a picture of the Pope, in a gesture that I thought was very misunderstood. And she came out and got booed. They told me to go get her off the stage and I said ‘I’m not about to do that’ […]

— Audra Williams (@audrawilliams) January 20, 2019

The recent Gillette ad has started/furthered a lot of conversations about what alternatives to toxic masculinity look like. This is it. pic.twitter.com/xATL9KUr9K

— Audra Williams (@audrawilliams) January 20, 2019

You can hear the song and watch their interaction here:https://t.co/c3gAxJ4zZG

— Audra Williams (@audrawilliams) January 20, 2019