Dua Lipa has denied that she fired her agent after he tried to remove Kneecap from the Glastonbury line-up over their pro-Palestine views.
The Dance the Night singer has responded to a report claiming that she parted ways with David Levy after he signed a letter to Glastonbury organisers Michael and Emily Eavis calling for the Irish rap trio to be dropped from the festival in June over their pro-Palestine views.
Both Lipa and a spokesperson for her talent agency WME called the allegation false, insisting that Levy stopped working with the pop star in 2019.
“I do not condone the actions of David Levy or other music executives toward an artist speaking their truth,” the pop star wrote on her Instagram Stories. “I also cannot ignore how this has been handled in the press. Not only was the story completely false but the language used by the Daily Mail has been deliberately inflammatory, crafted purely for clickbait, clearly designed to fuel online division.”
The Levitating hitmaker, who has been vocal in her support for Palestinians amid the ongoing conflict in Gaza, added, “It is always Free Palestine, but exploiting a global tragedy in order to sell newspapers is something I find deeply troubling.”
In a separate statement, a spokesperson for WME explained that Levy “transitioned into an advisory role” in 2019 and has not been involved in Lipa’s day-to-day business ever since. He “fully removed himself from the project among others earlier this year”.
“Reports suggesting that Dua Lipa or her management dismissed one of our agents because of his political views are categorically false,” they added.
Despite calls for Kneecap to be dropped from Glastonbury, their set went ahead in June, with the BBC cutting their livestream over concerns about the trio’s political statements. They led the crowd in chanting “Free Palestine” and “F**k (British Prime Minister) Keir Starmer.”
Kneecap member Liam &Ocute;g &Ocute; hAnnaidh, also known as Mo Chara, was charged with a terrorism offence in May for allegedly displaying a flag representing Hezbollah, a proscribed organisation, at a concert last year.
The musician, who has denied the charge, is due back in court on Friday.
