Olivia Rodrigo didn't maintain again throughout her Saturday set at England’s Glastonbury Pageant, unleashing on the U.S. Supreme Court docket justices who joined in overturning Roe v. Wade this week.
“I’m devastated and terrified,” the “Driver’s License” singer advised the gang, which The Guardian reported contained hundreds of individuals. “So many ladies and so many women are going to die due to this.”
Rodrigo then launched the subsequent tune: “Fuck You” by Lily Allen, who appeared onstage along with her.
“I wished to dedicate this subsequent tune to the 5 members of the Supreme Court docket who've confirmed us that on the finish of the day, they honestly don’t give a shit about freedom,” Rodrigo stated to wild cheers. “The tune goes out to the justices: Samuel Alito, Clarence Thomas, Neil Gorsuch, Amy Coney Barrett, Brett Kavanaugh. We hate you.”
Whereas Rodrigo spoke, Allen could possibly be seen giving two center fingers.
The 2 then launched into an brisk rendition of Allen’s 2009 hit, which consists of the lyrics, “Fuck you, fuck you very, very a lot / ’Trigger we hate what you do / And we hate your complete crew.”
Take heed to Rodrigo’s pre-song speech right here and watch a part of their duet right here.
Rodrigo, a 19-year-old Grammy winner, has been a vocal supporter of abortion rights. Final month, she advised followers in Washington, D.C., she was “heartbroken” after seeing a leaked copy of a Supreme Court docket draft ruling on overturning Roe v. Wade.
“What a lady does along with her physique ought to by no means be within the arms of politicians,” she stated on the time. “I hope we are able to use our voices to guard our proper to have a protected abortion, which is a proper that so many individuals earlier than us have labored so arduous to get.”
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- Clarence Thomas: Circumstances defending homosexual marriage and contraception ought to be subsequent
- Republicans make it clear they wish to ban abortion nationwide
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