Pharrell Williams backs off comments describing Michael Brown as a 'bully' and calls teen's death 'murder'

Pharrell Williams said that 'everyone is heartbroken' there was no grand jury indictment of a white cop over the fatal shooting of a black, unarmed teenager Michael Brown, a week after the musician sparked a heated debate by calling the victim's behavior 'bully-ish'.

The singer said in an interview late on Monday that his perspective on the case hasn't changed since the shooting in August.

'My feelings have been the same since that boy was murdered,' Williams said backstage at The Voice in Los Angeles, where he's a coach. 'Everyone is heartbroken. It's another teen, unarmed teen gunned down.'

Pharrell Williams (pictured left on Monday) said he was 'heartbroken' over the shooting death of unarmed teen Michael Brown - a week after sparking a heated debate when he said the cop shooting victim's behavior was 'bully-ish' before his death 

The 'Happy' hitmaker has been among the most high-profile recording artists to weigh in on the death of 18-year-old Brown in Ferguson and the racially charged aftermath, in

What about these 'classy' first daughter moments? Critics hit back at GOP staffer who criticized Sasha and Malia with unflattering photos of Jenna Bush

Twitter users have hit back at the GOP staffer who called Malia and Sasha Obama classless - by reminding her of Jenna Bush's more unseemly moments while her father was in office.

Elizabeth Lauten, communications director for Rep Stephen Fincher, issued a groveling apology on Friday after slamming the President's girls, aged 16 and 13, for wearing casual clothing and looking sullen during the Thanksgiving address.

Calling for the self-professed media expert to be sacked, thousands of people responded by tweeting the renowned picture of George W Bush's daughter Jenna drunkenly tumbling over her friend on to the floor of a frat party, cigarette in hand.

The 2001 photo, which earned the then 19-year-old the nickname Jenna And Tonic, has gone viral with the hash tag '#classy'.

Hit back: Twitter users have been sharing pictures of former First Daughter Jenna Bush (left) looking bored and raucous after a GOP staffer slammed Sasha and Malia Obama (right) for 'classless behaviour' 

Muhammad Ali, 72, posts beaming selfie online as he cheers on Louisville Cardinals after dispelling rumors about his ill health

He recently denied rumors that he is close to death and can barely speak.

And Muhammad Ali appeared in good spirits on Saturday as he posted a beaming selfie online.

In the Instagram photo, the 72-year-old boxing great, who suffers from Parkinson's disease, was seen donning a red Louisville shirt to cheer on the Cardinals as they took on the Kentucky Wildcats.

Alongside the image, he wrote: '#Louisville Game Day! Go Cards!'

Football fan: In this selfie, posted to the social network site Instagram on Saturday, 72-year-old Muhammad Ali is pictured donning a red Louisville shirt to cheer on the Cardinals against the Kentucky Wildcats

Excited: The boxing legend, who suffers from Parkinson's disease, wrote: '#Louisville Game Day! Go

EXCLUSIVE - 'Madonna betrayed us over our daughter Mercy': Orphan's family attack pop diva over 'white foreigners' who take babies from Africa

Madonna has been accused of 'betraying' the family of her adopted daughter Mercy - as they issued a desperate plea to be allowed to see her.

The grandparents of Mercy James have accused the star of cutting them out of her life and failing to meet a promise to keep her close to her roots. They also attacked 'white foreigners' for taking children away from Africa.

Saxon Maunde, grandfather of Mercy James who was adopted by Madonna in 2009, told MailOnline: 'Nobody has told me a thing about Mercy being in the country or about her welfare since she left us.

'She has my blood flowing in her veins. It is preposterous that I am not made aware of anything regarding her development.' 

The 69-year-old, who ekes out a living selling pots from a roadside stall, added that Madonna had, 'broken my heart and hearts of my family members,' saying that, 'she has shown no humanity at all towards us.'

'Betrayal': The grandparents of Mercy James, pictured in the straw hat with Madonna on her visit to Malawi yesterday, have accused the star of reneging on a promise to let them see her