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Adele’s troubled world: the real reasons behind her Las Vegas residency cancellation

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Adele's popularity has taken a knock after her last-minute cancellation of her Las Vegas residency. (PHOTO: Gallo Images/Getty Images)
Adele's popularity has taken a knock after her last-minute cancellation of her Las Vegas residency. (PHOTO: Gallo Images/Getty Images)

For years she’s been a darling of the music world – a star who counts Oprah Winfrey and Michelle Obama among her many fans, a songbird whose startling voice and searing lyrics can bring tears to the eyes of the most jaded of listeners.

But Adele has toppled pretty hard from her popularity perch and is facing a backlash from fans prepared to travel halfway across the world to see her in action – quite literally in this case.

She’s been branded a diva, unreasonable and unprofessional after cancelling her highly anticipated three-month Las Vegas residence, Weekends with Adele, at the last minute.

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