Jeff Flanzer

Brian May and Roger Taylor from legendary band Queen have denied claims that their iconic song, ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’, was their late bandmate, Freddie Mercury’s, ‘coming out’ track.

Biographer, Lesley Ann-Jones, had previously claimed that the hugely popular rock-opera anthem was the frontman’s way of admitting that he is gay, but as the band gear up to celebrate the 40th anniversary of their 1975 anthem, they’ve strongly denied the claims.

Speaking to the BBC, Brian May responded: “What’s it about? None of us know.

“Freddie never talked about it to my knowledge and didn’t want to and that’s the way it should be.

“He had something in his mind and he loved to spin these little pieces of magic. A little bit of reality and little bit of fantasy.”

Lesley had speculated that the opening lyrics: ‘Mama, just killed a man/ put a gun against his head, pulled my trigger, now he’s dead’ were symbolic of Freddie killing off his heterosexual self - something that Brian was quick to rubbish.

“If anyone tries to unravel it, they’ll never manage it,” he added, “Because they’ll never know what went into those lyrics.”

Roger also admitted that he has no idea what the chart-topping song means, replying: “What does it mean? I get asked that all the time and I have no answer.”

Sam Pepper has been a controversial character having found fame as a YouTuber following a brief stint on Big Brother a few years back.

However, his latest ‘prank’ definitely crosses a line, with Sam posting a video of a Vine sensation he’d met just once before, Sam Golbach, being tricked into thinking that his best friend, Colby Brock, had been murdered.

It’s literally one of the least funny pranks in history.

The video starts with Sam revealing that Colby was in on the ‘joke’, saying of Sam Golbach: “Let’s see how he reacts to his best friend of five years getting killed in front of him.”

SPOILER: Not very well.

The drama kicks off when Sam G gets ‘kidnapped’ and bundled into the back of a car with a mask over his head, when the mask is pulled off he is tied to a chair whilst Colby is on his knees next to him, still masked.

Another man aims a gun at Sam G before shooting Colby in the head, with the Vine star immediately falling to the floor, presumably dead.

Understandably, Sam G goes absolutely hysterical as he sobs and screams out in a mixture of fear and grief.

After a good few minutes of the unsuspecting prank victim crying, ‘dead’ Colby stands up and tries to calm Sam G down in what is some truly emotional viewing.

At the end of the video, Sam Pepper is joined by the two men as they talk to the camera, with Sam later sharing a Tweet from the other Sam to insist that he was absolutely fine following the horrific prank, but that doesn’t mean that viewers aren’t absolutely outraged.

Taking to their own social media accounts after viewing the five-minute clip, many slammed Sam Pepper for causing such unnecessary emotional turmoil to Sam G, blasting his latest stunt as completely unacceptable:

I swear if i was this guys. I would’ve killed sam pepper and broke up with my best friend pic.twitter.com/GtKgELTvSJ

— fYnan (@cuntjano) November 30, 2015

hi yeah maybe leave the death videos for Hollywood - what you did was so inhumane idk how you can still smile @sampepper

— Sincerely Eddie (@SincerelyEd) November 30, 2015

@sampepper @SamandColby @SamGolbachh @itscolbybrock this is a horrible prank. I’m so sick to my stomach

— joyful alex (@fruitycam) November 30, 2015

@sampepper what the hell would possess you to do that????? you’re literally sick deactivate

— becca (@CATERlNAREMINY) November 30, 2015

What a vile specimen Sam pepper is

— soph (@poppincutforth) November 30, 2015

Someone needs to put a stop to Sam Pepper and his pranks which are not funny in any way at all!

— Jo (@Jo77England) November 30, 2015

@ImLauraCano @sampepper this isn’t something to be praised this video was taken out of control

— snowmantha (@vibewithjw) November 30, 2015

don’t understand why sam pepper would do such a thing omg

— Demi Lovato (@syanadtweets) November 30, 2015

Haven’t watched Sam Pepper’s video but tbh i don’t want to, that man is disgusting and I’m horrified that I was ever a fan of him

— Chløë (@_chloebatsford_) November 30, 2015

Sam pepper is disgusting that video made me sick to my stomach

— / sydney / (@grabbingash) November 30, 2015

that sam pepper guy who made a killing prank is not funny

— poala gonzales (@poleleleleng_) November 30, 2015