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Kate Nash Attacks J.K. Rowling, Rod Stewart, and Matty Healy’s Mom at Glastonbury

"The loudest feminist voice in the U.K. is current transphobic," Nash said of Rowling

Singer/songwriter and actress Kate Nash took aim at a broad range of celebrities and their politics during her Glastonbury set Sunday night, according to British media reports, firing salvos at J.K. Rowling, Rod Stewart, and even 1975 singer Matty Healy ‘s mom. This one goes out to Keir Starmer, J.K. Rowling, Rod Stewart and Nigel fucking Farage.” Stewart recently sparked controversy by voicing support for the right-wing Reform U.K. party and its anti-immigration leader Nigel Farage in a newspaper interview, claiming Britain needed to “give Farage a chance.” Earlier in the same festival, the hip-hop/punk act Bob Vylan faced criticism f rom event organizers after he led the crowd in a chant of “death to the I.D.F.,” while Irish act Kneecap’s set — which also included criticism of Stewart — was left off the BBC’s telecast following their vocal anti-Israel advocacy.

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