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Singer rips 'very privileged' Matty Healy for wanting to stay away from politics as he is 'White and straight'
Singer Jade Thirlwall criticized Matty Healy, frontman of the British rock band The 1975, for remarks he recently made saying he would like to stay out of politics."I dont think you can be a pop artist and cover your eyes," Thirlwall told The Guardian in arecent interview."I saw Matty Healy say that he doesnt want to be political, which I found disappointing," she added. "Its very easy for someone whos White and straight and very privileged to say that. Good for you, hun!"Her new album, "Thats Showbiz Baby!," is due out in September.ROCK STAR MELTS DOWN AFTER WHITE HOUSE CALLS HIM 'WASHED-UP,' RAGES THAT TRUMP IS A 'LOW-LIFE FASCIST'In June, Healy told fans at the Glastonbury Festival set that his band wouldnt be bringing politics into their live performances."People who are watching this may I dont know they may be disappointed in the lack of politics in this show and our forthcoming shows and probably our future shows. I want you to know that its a conscious decision," Healytold the crowd. "We honestly dont want our legacy to be one of politics. We want it to be that of love and friendship. Im not trying to be too earnest, but you can go out into the world and theres loads of politics everywhere. And I think we dont need more politics. We need more love and friendship."However, during the performance as reported by Variety the band played "Love It if We Made It," one of their most political songs, accompanied by a montage featuring images of President Donald Trump, Kanye West and scenes depicting the struggles of immigrants.RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE GUITARIST RIPS TRUMP OVER PRESIDENTS FEUD WITH BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN IN FIERY RANTHealy, who is an ex-boyfriend ofTaylor Swift, got his bandinto troublein 2023 after he kissed the band's guitarist, Ross MacDonald, on-stage in Malaysia to protest the country's anti-LGBTQ laws.The move led to the cancellation of the three-day festival and resulted in the band being banned from performing in Malaysia.Entertainment siteNME.com reported in 2016 that Healy cried when Trump won, quoting him as saying, "I was tired, and we felt a bit defeated."Representavies for Healy didn't immediately respond to a request for comment.Fox News Marc Tamasco contributed to this report.
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