Boy George stands firm with pro-Israel song as faith guides him through record label split and West End exit
Boy George split from his record label and dropped out of the London production of "Jesus Christ Superstar" just days after the release of his AI-generated, pro-Israel anthem, "We Will Dance Again."George, 65, credited his faith for keeping him strong and claimed he was advised to "pipe down" as backlash mounted against the singer for releasing the reggae song defending Israel's military action."In Buddhism we understand that every action comes with a consequence," George posted on X. "Due to my decision to stand up for my Jewish friends I am losing a few people from my life."RAPPER FACES $2.8M LAWSUIT AFTER AXING OPENING ACT FROM TOUR FOLLOWING HER POLITICAL RANT"Today I parted company with Tony Pontius who has run my record label BGP for a number of years," he continued.
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Boy George split from his record label and dropped out of the London production of "Jesus Christ Superstar" just days after the release of his AI-generated, pro-Israel anthem, "We Will Dance Again."George, 65, credited his faith for keeping him strong and claimed he was advised to "pipe down" as backlash mounted against the singer for releasing the reggae song defending Israel's military action."In Buddhism we understand that every action comes with a consequence," George posted on X. "Due to my decision to stand up for my Jewish friends I am losing a few people from my life."RAPPER FACES $2.8M LAWSUIT AFTER AXING OPENING ACT FROM TOUR FOLLOWING HER POLITICAL RANT"Today I parted company with Tony Pontius who has run my record label BGP for a number of years," he continued. "I wanted to release 'We Will Dance Again' but he was unequivocal and said 'I want nothing to do with this song' and I responded 'ok, we are done'."When someone is gutless it really does not hurt to say goodbye. My faith in humanity will not diminish, and the truth will always win.
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- Boy George split from his record label and dropped out of the London production of "Jesus Christ Superstar" just days after the release of his AI-generated, pro-Israel anthem, "We Will Dance Again."George, 65, credited his faith for keeping him strong and claimed he was advised to "pipe down" as backlash mounted against the singer for releasing the reggae song defending Israel's military action."In Buddhism we understand that every action comes with a consequence," George posted on X. "Due to my decision to stand up for my Jewish friends I am losing a few people from my life."RAPPER FACES $2.8M LAWSUIT AFTER AXING OPENING ACT FROM TOUR FOLLOWING HER POLITICAL RANT"Today I parted company with Tony Pontius who has run my record label BGP for a number of years," he continued.
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