Bono comes under fire for backing gun violence film

U2 singer Bono has been caught up in controversy surrounding a film being shot in Chicago against the backdrop of the city’s unrelenting gun violence.

The picture was taken by director Spike Lee, and posted on his Instagram page after one of U2’s five gigs in the city last week.

It shows the pair posing with baseball hats emblazoned with the name of Lee’s movie, Chiraq — currently being filmed in some of the city’s most dangerous neighbourhoods.