Pink performs in London in June 2023.Photo:Burak Cingi/Redferns
Burak Cingi/Redferns
Pinkhas denied flying Israeli flags at her concerts and says her live show has been “mistakenly” dragged into the conversation surrounding the war between Israel and Hamas.
The pop star, 44,posted to X(formerly Twitter)on Sunday night to deny those claims in what she says is a “controversial” post.
“This post will be controversial for some. At this point, breathing is controversial. I am getting many threats because people mistakenly believe I am flying Israeli flags in my show. I am not,” the “Never Gonna Not Dance Again” performer wrote on the social media platform.
According to Stuff New Zealand,Pink’s dancers flying blue and white “poi” flags on long poles mirror YouTube videos of “flag poi spinning,” where people wave colorful fabric tied to sticks.
P!nk’s latest social media post refers to a certain part of her Summer Carnival Tour that has been happening since JuneperBillboard, which was months before Hamas invaded Israel in a terror attack that resulted in the deaths of more than 1,300 people, including 260 attendees at a music festival,according to the AP.
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Pink performs in Los Angeles in October 2023.Gilbert Flores/Billboard via Getty
Gilbert Flores/Billboard via Getty
The Summer Carnival tour launched in Europe in early June and hit North America on July 28. In August, Pink achieved a milestone on the tour in Milwaukee, as shebecame the first woman to headline a stadium in the state.
“It means the world to me. It is never lost on me. We aren’t the cool kids, Thank God. We’re just gritty, magnificent humans, doing our best,” Pink wrote in astatement on Instagramat the time. “Thank you for letting me in.”
Meanwhile, Pink opened upto PEOPLEin an interview in February about her life as a rock-star mom.
“When I had kids, people said, ‘Your career’s going to be over. How are you going to tour?’ " said the hitmaker, who is mom to daughterWillow Sage, 12, and sonJameson Moon, 6, with husbandCarey Hart.
She added, “I did not know I was going to have a family. I didn’t picture that for myself because I was terrified I would be a terrible mother. But, oh my God, being a mom is the most incredible thing I’ve ever done. It’sshockinghow responsible I’ve become.”
source: people.com
