A former top government minister has been branded as heartless after she slammed Aussie singer-songwriter Tim Minchin for opening up about his mum's death at his concert. The popular musician/comedian stunned the audience at a show in Sydney last Friday night when he revealed his beloved mum Ros had been diagnosed with terminal blood cancer three years earlier. He shared stories about his mum and played several songs he had written about her before revealing hear the end of the show that she had died a day earlier aged 74. Hours after a grieving Minchin returned to the stage for his final Sydney show, former Senator Amanda Vanstone weighed into the tragedy on Monday night and accused Minchin 'cheapening' his mum's death.
A former top government minister has criticized Tim Minchin for opening up about his mother's death at his concert. Minchin revealed that his mother had been diagnosed with terminal blood cancer three years earlier and had passed away the day before his show.
Former Senator Amanda Vanstone accused Minchin of 'cheapening' his mother's death.
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