JAKARTA - Dua Lipa has clarified and addressed reports that she had fired one of her agents, David Levy, over her pro-Israel views.
This news emerged after Levy allegedly tried to block Irish band Kneecap from performing at the Glastonbury festival.
Initial reports published by Daily Mail Online claimed that Lipa ended her partnership with Levy after the agent signed a letter urging Glastonbury organizer Emily Eavis to cancel Kneecap's performance due to their pro-Palestinian stance.
However, an official statement issued by Lipa and her agency, WME, stated that the report was categorically false. WME confirmed that Levy had not worked with the star since 2019.
In a post on her Instagram Story, the 30-year-old singer criticized Levy's attempts to silence Kneecap, but also criticized the Daily Mail's report, which she deemed provocative. She said the article was designed to incite division online.
"I do not condone the actions of David Levy or any other music executive against an artist who is speaking their truth," Dua Lipa wrote, citing the caption of the post on Thursday, September 25.
"I also cannot ignore how this was handled by the press. Not only is the story completely false, but the language used by the Daily Mail was deliberately provocative, created purely for clickbait, and clearly designed to incite online division," she asserted.
The "Don't Start Now" singer further added a short message for Palestinian freedom.
"Always Free Palestine, but exploiting a global tragedy to sell newspapers is something I find deeply disturbing," she added.
WME also issued a separate statement to the BBC, confirming that reports claiming that Dua Lipa or her management fired one of her agents because of her political views are categorically false.
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