The 1975’s Matty Healy Under Fire After Accusing Harry Styles Of Queerbaiting!
12.02.2023 - 06:03
/ perezhilton.com
The 1975 frontman Matty Healy is coming under fire for his problematic remarks.
The controversy started when the 33-year-old singer appeared on The Adam Friedland Show podcast Thursday, during which he talked about musicians like Pink and Harry Styles queerbaiting. Matty said on the podcast episode:
When the host asked the artist why he thought Harry, who has never labeled his sexuality, was allowed to “queerbait,” Matty claimed that the 29-year-old “gets a pass” for it from his fans:
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From there, the conversation veered into Matty and the host making several problematic remarks, including saying that “gay men don’t have a problem with somebody pretending to be gay, they just jack off to it.” The artist responded to that comment, saying:
And it didn’t stop there. Elsewhere on the podcast, they also made several derogatory remarks about women, used the R-word, and mocked Chinese and Hawaiian accents. At one point, Matty and the hosts were discussing a gambling website, and one of them said that “they have child porn on the website.” The songwriter responded:
Disgusting. You can listen to the podcast episode (below):
Since the podcast’s release, many people have stormed social media to blast Matty for not only calling out Harry for queerbaiting when he has engaged in similar actions before but for making homophobic comments and offensive remarks throughout the entire interview. See the Twitter reactions (below):
Matty has not responded to the backlash at this time, but he has since deleted his Twitter account. Reactions to the controversy, Perezcious readers? Let us know in the comments below.
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