Dua Lipa and her administration firm have issued statements refuting stories that she fired one in every of her managers as a result of his pushback in opposition to pro-Palestine activism within the music trade.
A extensively circulated rumor final week alleged that Lipa dismissed her supervisor, David Levy, after studying of his involvement in the trouble to have Kneecap faraway from the Glastonbury lineup as a result of their criticism of Israel’s marketing campaign of genocide in Gaza. That report, which originated with the Each day Mail, was amplified by many sources together with Kneecap themselves. However now each Lipa and WME, the corporate that manages her profession, have issued statements denying it.
As Conflict Music factors out, WME’s assertion signifies Levy has not been concerned in Lipa’s day-to-day enterprise affairs since 2019, and he eliminated himself from Lipa’s account amongst others earlier this yr. Right here’s the complete textual content of their message:
Studies suggesting that Dua Lipa or her administration dismissed one in every of our brokers due to his political beliefs are categorically false.
David Levy performed a task in Dua’s early profession (2016-2019) and as is customary, is credited each internally and in trade journals as being a member of the staff. When he moved out of London in 2019, he transitioned into an advisory position and has not been concerned in Dua’s day-to-day enterprise since. Levy totally eliminated himself from the challenge amongst others earlier this yr.
In an Instagram story, Lipa criticizes Levy but in addition the media’s dealing with of the story. She says the concept she fired him over his pro-Israel, anti-Palestine advocacy is “fully false.” Right here’s the complete textual content of her message:
I don’t condone the actions of David Levy or different music executives towards an artist talking their fact. I additionally can not ignore how this has been dealt with within the press. Not solely was the story fully false however the language utilized by the Each day Mail has been intentionally inflammatory, crafted purely for clickbait, clearly designed to gasoline on-line division. It’s at all times Free Palestine however exploiting a worldwide tragedy so as to promote newspapers is one thing I discover deeply troubling.
A couple of days in the past, Fleetwood Mac’s rep needed to shut down one other, unrelated Each day Mail article suggesting the band was reuniting to carry out at J.Ok. Rowling’s birthday celebration.
