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The 1975 Cleared of Individual Liability in Malaysia Festival Kiss Lawsuit

A judge has tossed individual claims against the members of the 1975 over their controversial onstage kiss at a 2023 festival in Malaysia.

A judge in England has spared the members of the 1975 any individual liability in their ongoing dispute with a Malaysian festival over an onstage kiss betweenMatty Healy and bassist Ross MacDonald. In a ruling yesterday, Feb. 24, Judge William Hansen tossed out claims brought by the festival organizers Future Sounds Asia that specifically targeted the four members of the band. The 1975 have denied any responsibility and previously claimed that festival organizers should’ve known the band’s history of supporting LGBTQ rights onstage and that by booking the group, they “voluntarily accepted” the possible consequences, including a revoked permit.

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