by Amelia Wynne, Daily Mail
…amid controversy following the release of pro-Israel song
Boy George has broken his silence after pulling out of Jesus Christ Superstar in the West End just days before his stint was about to start amid controversy following the release of his pro-Israel song.
The role of King Herod is being rotated among actors, with the singer having been set to star from August 3 to 15.
However on Thursday it was revealed the star, 65, had pulled out of the role, with his management confirming that he would no longer be performing.
The news came amid controversy surrounding Boy George’s new pro-Israel song We Will Dance Again. There were fears a backlash from his song would overshadow the performance.
The title We Will Dance Again has become a phrase used by Israelis to express hope after the October 7 attack.
After pulling out he has now broken his silence saying: ‘Sometimes, I realise that being an air sign I expect the world to understand me without having to explain myself.’
‘The suggestion that I feel no compassion for Palestinians is both untrue and absurd.
‘I am devastated for the loss of the innocent lives on both sides of this war and I call for peace.
‘I have read members of the press calling me a “genocide denier” yet those who deny the suffering of Israelis are given a free pass.’
In a long statement he added, according to The Sun: ‘My song is pro peace and about the emotions I felt after visiting the Nova Exhibition and talking to Michael and Lisa Marlowe who had their son Jake taken from them. Murdered trying help others.
‘I also spent time talking to May Hayat who survived while her best friend was murdered. We took a picture standing in front all the people who were killed that day.
‘Everyone knows what happened to innocent women, kids, babies, sons and fathers on that day, innocent people who were at a festival celebrating life.
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