British Airways (BA) has paused its sponsorship of The Louis Theroux Podcast following an interview with Bob Vylan’s frontman.
Pascal Robinson-Foster, one half of the controversial punk duo, instructed Theroux in an episode which aired earlier this week that he was “not regretful” of chanting “death, death to the IDF [Israel Defence Forces]” at this yr’s Glastonbury.
He added that he would “do it again tomorrow, twice on Sundays”.
An airline spokesperson stated: “Our sponsorship of the sequence has now been paused and the advert has been eliminated.
“We’re grateful that this was brought to our attention, as the content clearly breaches our sponsorship policy in relation to politically sensitive or controversial subject matters.
“We and our third-party media company have processes in place to make sure these points do not happen and we’re investigating how this occurred.”
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Bobby Vylan crowd surfs throughout his efficiency at Glastonbury Pageant. Pic: PA
The feedback had been condemned by the US as a “hateful tirade” and “appalling hate speech” by British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer.
The BBC’s Govt Complaints Unit has since discovered the printed of Bob Vylan’s set breached editorial requirements associated to hurt and offence.
The band have additionally needed to reschedule dates of its upcoming We Will not Go Quietly UK tour in Manchester and Leeds after Jewish leaders and politicians known as for the present to be postponed.
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Theroux has not commented on BA pausing its sponsorship of his podcast. Pic: AP
In an announcement on Fb, the group stated: “Due to political pressure from the likes of Bridget Phillipson and groups in the Northwest of England we have had to reschedule our Leeds and Manchester shows.
“All tickets stay legitimate and all different exhibits are persevering with as deliberate.”
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Requires Bob Vylan live performance to be cancelled
When requested by Theroux, Vylan stated he was shocked by the uproar the mantra has brought on, saying: “It wasn’t like we came off stage, and everybody was like [gasps]. It’s just normal.”
He added that he wished an finish to “the oppression that Palestinian people are facing”.
Regardless of the criticism, the group have seen assist from followers, with their album Humble As The Solar re-entering the charts and climbing to primary within the UK Hip Hop and R&B album class.
“We would suggest people watch or listen to the interview in its entirety to get the full context of the conversation.”
