The family of late rocker Tom Petty is taking legal action against the campaign of U.S. President Donald Trump after Petty’s 1989 hit “I Won’t Back Down” was played at Trump’s rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma on Saturday.
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Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, who appeared on Metro Weekly’s cover one year ago this week, issued a statement today in honor of Pride Month. It appears below unedited.
“For 50 years, during Pride Month, the LGBTQ community has marked the anniversary of the Stonewall riots, a turning point in the gay rights movement when LGBTQ Americans took to the streets to demand an end to the systemic violence and persecution inflicted on them and their
The family of late rocker Tom Petty is taking legal action against the campaign of U.S. President Donald Trump after Petty’s 1989 hit “I Won’t Back Down” was played at Trump’s rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma on Saturday.
Tom Petty‘s family is calling out President Donald Trump.
Tom Petty‘s estate has issued a cease and desist order to Donald Trump’s election campaign after Petty’s 1989 song ‘I Won’t Back Down’ was used without permission at a rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma on June 20.A statement posted to social media by Petty’s family after the rally said, “Trump was in no way authorized to use this song to further a campaign that leaves too many Americans and common sense behind.“Tom Petty would never want a song of his used for a campaign of hate.
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