BBC’s head of music stood down from duties after Bob Vylan fiasco
- Last week, BBC Director of Music Lorna Clarke stepped down amid controversy over Bob Vylan's Glastonbury broadcast.
- A BBC risk assessment flagged Bob Vylan’s Glastonbury set as high risk, yet the broadcaster still aired their chant against the IDF.
- BBC apologized for broadcasting Bob Vylan’s high-risk chant, dropped them from Radar Festival, and police launched an investigation into the performance.
- Following the controversy, the BBC announced it will no longer broadcast high-risk performances, with some senior staff withdrawing from live-event roles.
- Last week, BBC’s Director of Music Lorna Clarke resigned amid controversy over the high-risk broadcast of Bob Vylan’s Glastonbury performance, fueling wider debates on artistic censorship and free speech.
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Historic Bob Vylan clip resurfaces showing frontman chanting ‘the only good pig is a dead pig’ in vile police jibe
A newly surfaced video shows Bob Vylan frontman Pascal Robinson-Foster appearing to chant “the only good pig is a dead pig” during a live performance
BBC music boss reportedly steps back over Bob Vylan
The BBC's Director of Music, Lorna Clarke, has stepped back from her day-to-day duties after controversy over the broadcaster's decision to show punk duo Bob Vylan's Glastonbury Festival set live, according to reports in The Times.
Mia Khalifa calls out double standards over Bob Vylan backlash
Former adult film star and media commentator Mia Khalifa has weighed in on the backlash against British punk-rap duo Bob Vylan, defending their controversial chant at Glastonbury and calling out what she sees as hypocrisy in reactions to pro-Palestinian speech. In a post to her Instagram story, Khalifa reacted to a headline about an Israeli rap song that explicitly called for her death, alongside pop star Dua Lipa and model Bella Hadid. The head…
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