{"id":407853,"date":"2026-04-20T07:05:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T07:05:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/407853\/"},"modified":"2026-04-20T07:05:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T07:05:11","slug":"rap-group-kneecap-reignites-spat-with-sharon-osbourne-as-she-supports-far-right-tommy-robinson-rally-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/407853\/","title":{"rendered":"Rap group Kneecap reignites spat with Sharon Osbourne as she supports far-right Tommy Robinson rally"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Rap group Kneecap have reignited their feud with Sharon Osbourne<\/a> after her public endorsement of a rally organized<\/a> by right-wing activist Tommy Robinson<\/a>.<\/p>\n

On Friday, the former X Factor judge signaled her support for the \u201cUnite the Kingdom\u201d rally happening next month in the U.K., commenting on Instagram: \u201cSee you at the march.\u201d <\/p>\n

Kneecap, known for using political activism in their music, responded by reposting an opinion piece<\/a> from the Metro newspaper with the headline: \u201cSharon Osbourne attending a Tommy Robinson<\/a> march proves Kneecap were right about her.\u201d The group wrote in a caption on X: \u201cF*** @MrsSOsbourne [Sharon Osbourne].\u201d<\/p>\n

Osbourne\u2019s endorsement of Robinson also led youth homelessness charity Centrepoint, which she worked with on a recent fundraising campaign, to drop her. A Centrepoint spokesperson said the charity has \u201cno plans\u201d to work with Osbourne in the future. <\/p>\n

\u201cPolitical activity like this runs counter to our values and our long history of supporting young people regardless of their background, religion or ethnicity,\u201d the statement read.<\/p>\n

\"IrishIrish rap group Kneecap were criticized by Osbourne after their politically charged Coachella set in 2025 (AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n

The Independent has contacted Osbourne for comment.<\/p>\n

Kneecap and Osbourne\u2019s first public spat came after the group commented <\/a>on Israel\u2019s war in Gaza during their 2025 Coachella performance. They projected messages like \u201cF*** Israel, free Palestine\u201d on screens behind them on stage, and accused Israel of committing \u201cgenocide\u201d in the Middle East.<\/p>\n

The band, who are known for hits including \u201cC.E.A.R.T.A\u201d and \u201cGet Your Brits Out\u201d, often lead \u201cFree Palestine\u201d chants on stage.<\/p>\n

Osbourne, 73, who is a vocal supporter of Israel, claimed in a social media post that Kneecap should have their U.S. work visas revoked and criticized the festival\u2019s organizer, GoldenVoice, for booking them.<\/p>\n

\"SharonSharon Osbourne has publicly endorsed Tommy Robinson\u2019s rally in London next month (AFP\/Getty)<\/p>\n

She wrote on X at the time: \u201cKneecap, an Irish rap group, took their performance to a different level by incorporating aggressive political statements. Their actions included projections of anti-Israel messages and hate speech, and this band openly support terrorist organisations.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis behaviour raises concerns about the appropriateness of their participation in such a festival and further shows they are booked to play in the USA.\u201d<\/p>\n

At the time, a spokesperson for the band told The Independent: \u201cStatements aren\u2019t aggressive, murdering 20,000 children is though. Or executing 15 medics and burying them and their ambulances.\u201d<\/p>\n

The \u201cUnite the Kingdom\u201d rally, organized by Robinson is set to take place in London on May 16. The last protest in September drew more than 110,000 attendees and sparked a counter demonstration, \u201cMarch Against Fascism,\u201d which drew more than 5,000 supporters, according to the BBC.<\/p>\n

Kneecap is made up of Mo Chara, M\u00f3gla\u00ed Bap, and DJ Pr\u00f3va\u00ed, the stage names of Liam \u00d3g \u00d3 hAnnaidh, Naoise \u00d3 Caireall\u00e1in and J. J. \u00d3 Dochartaigh, respectively. <\/p>\n

The group, from Belfast, Northern Ireland, has won several independent film awards and a BAFTA for their comedy titled Kneecap in 2024, which depicted their rise to fame.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":407049,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[321,93,61,60],"class_list":{"0":"post-407853","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrities","8":"tag-celebrities","9":"tag-entertainment","10":"tag-ie","11":"tag-ireland"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/407853","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=407853"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/407853\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/407049"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=407853"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=407853"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=407853"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}