Irish singer Sinead O’Connor has been found after being missing for more than a day, say police near Chicago. Wilmette Police told the BBC she had been located, after earlier saying they were “seeking to check the well-being” of the 49-year-old. Police were alerted after she went on a bike ride on Sunday, and did not return. O’Connor became a global star in 1990 with the worldwide hit “Nothing Compares 2 U,” a song written by Prince. Local media report that she had been staying with friends in the Chicago suburb* for the past several weeks. She has recorded 10 solo albums but has also made headlines with controversial outbursts* throughout her career. In 1992, she ripped apart a photo of Pope John Paul II during a live television broadcast and has been a strong critic of the Catholic Church over its handling of the child abuse* scandal. She said in 2012 that she had suffered a “very serious breakdown” when she canceled a world tour. And last week she was in the news again after alleging U.S. comedian Arsenio Hall had supplied drugs to Prince, who died last month. He strenuously* denied the allegation and said he was suing the Dublin-born, mother-of-four.(SD-Agencies) |