Council Warns Adele For Littering Saying They'll 'Keep Chasing Payments'

Oct 20, 2021 by apost team

Award-winning vocalist Adele has been topping the charts since her popular song "Chasing Pavements" hit the Billboard Hot 100 chart back in 2009. Since then, Adele has given us timeless hits, such as "Hello," "Rolling in the Deep," "Someone Like You," "Skyfall," and "Rumor Has It," among many others.

Instead of making music, Adele has focused on her family and her own health in the last few years. The singer decided to take a huge leap forward regarding her health and lost almost 100 pounds. Motivated to get healthy so that she could be a better mother to her son, Adele's weight loss journey is one that has seemed to make the singer extremely happy, healthy, and confident. 

Not only has she touted the benefits of getting fit, but she's also been outspoken on other practices that have helped her to feel grounded and grow as a person. In 2020, she was vocal about author Glennon Doyle's book "Untamed: Stop Pleasing, Start Living" and how it helped her to live a better and more authentic life. 

With the past year feeling like a whole new era for Adele, it only makes sense that her new look is now accompanied by new music. The singer has not released a new song since 2016, so the singer's new single, "Easy On Me," has fans excited. 

In the song's music video, which was released in October 2021, there is a scene that shows a car driving down a road with pages of sheet music flying out of an open window. This has prompted the Doncaster Council to use their Twitter account to notify Adele she will be fined for littering. Read on to see the cheeky way they delivered the news to the singer. 

British singer Adele became an international superstar for her singing and songwriting. Born on May 5, 1988, with the full name of Adele Laurie Blue Adkins, the musical sensation grew up in the Tottenham district of London with her mother, Penny Adkins. Penny Adkins raised Adele as a single mother when Adele was just two years old, as Adele's father, Marc Evans, left the family. 

According to "Express Night Out," Adele had started singing since she was just four years old. Eventually, Adele's mother found work as an adult-learning activities organizer and furniture maker, so the mother and daughter duo relocated to Brighton, a city stretching along the southern coast of England. 

Eventually, Adele and her mother moved back to London in 1999, where they first settled in Brixton and then moved again to West Norwood. Adele ended up attending a performing arts school, the BRIT School for Performing Arts & Technology in Croydon, and she graduated in May 2006. It's no surprise that she rose to stardom, as she was classmates with other famous vocalists, such as Leona Lewis and Jessie J. Only a few months after graduation, Adele started recording her own music.

Shortly after posting her songs online, one of the demos was posted by a friend to Myspace, prompting Adele to receive a call from XL Recordings' Richard Russell, securing her a meeting with music producers. Apparently, she didn't know if the meeting was legitimate, as she was only aware of the record label Virgin Records, so she took a friend along. She signed with the label, and her professional career began. Soon after, she was introduced to Jonathan Dickens, who would become her manager and continues to be to this day.

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After not releasing music since 2016, the singer has finally come out with a new single, "Easy On Me." The song was teased on the singer's Instagram prior to the release, and the song and accompanying music video went live on Youtube on October 14, 2021. 

The video featured the 33-year-old singer packing up and driving away. When the car is driving down the road in the video, you can see pages of sheet music fly out of an open window, which the Doncaster Council has labeled as littering. The council referenced the new song when they posted on Twitter:

"Unfortunately, as Adele's video was clearly filmed within the confines of Doncaster metropolitan borough, she will be issued with a fixed penalty notice for littering immediately. Despite repeated requests, we will not be going easy on her."

They added in another tweet:

"We're willing to strike a deal with Adele. If we can use this image on our anti-fly tipping signs, then consider the matter closed."

The image shows a close-up of Adele's eyes that looks similar to the original photo on the signs.

After a fan pointed out to the council that the video was actually filmed in Canada, the organization seemed to cease its pursuit. However, on October 17, 2021, the council referenced another Adele song when they tweeted: "Should we give up? Or should we just keep Chasing Payment?"

Adele, who is worth $190 million, seems to be off the hook for this fine. However, it is good to know that in the UK, littering from a vehicle is an offense with a £150 fine that can be reduced to £100 if it is paid within 28 days. The maximum penalty can reach up to £2,500 (around $3,445 USD). 

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