{"id":375964,"date":"2026-04-05T07:58:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T07:58:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/375964\/"},"modified":"2026-04-05T07:58:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T07:58:15","slug":"zara-larsson-speaks-out-on-losing-a-3m-brand-deal-for-joking-about-abortion-on-social-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/375964\/","title":{"rendered":"Zara Larsson Speaks Out on Losing a $3M Brand Deal for Joking About Abortion on Social Media"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NEED TO KNOW<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Zara Larsson lost a $3M brand deal after joking about abortion with a fan on social media<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The singer defended the joke, saying humor can help normalize discussions about abortion and reduce stigma<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Larsson is currently on her Midnight Sun Tour and plans to release a deluxe version of her album soon<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/zara-larsson-pinkpantheress-stateside-kylie-minogue-exclusive-11891878\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Zara Larsson;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Zara Larsson&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Zara Larsson<\/a> is opening up about how a social media joke about abortion impacted her career.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In a new interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/music\/2026\/apr\/03\/zara-larsson-popstar-interview-on-fame-fun-fighting-the-power-lush-life\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Guardian;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;The Guardian&quot;}\" class=\"link \">The Guardian<\/a>, the \u201cMidnight Sun\u201d pop star, 28, spoke about losing a $3M brand deal after joking with a fan on social media about getting an abortion after one of Larsson\u2019s shows.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Earlier this month, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@honeyhazelwood\/video\/7612296416735546646\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:a fan posted a TikTok video;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;a fan posted a TikTok video&quot;}\" class=\"link \">a fan posted a TikTok video<\/a> of Larsson performing on stage and wrote, \u201cI didn\u2019t know I was pregnant here but at least my baby got to hear midnight sun before I aborted it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Zara Larsson on 'Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2026'Credit: Christopher Polk\/Penske Media via Getty\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/c6b427d38c6ea0052c438896b35aaaca.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Zara Larsson on &#8216;Dick Clark&#8217;s New Year&#8217;s Rockin&#8217; Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2026&#8242;<br \/>Credit: Christopher Polk\/Penske Media via Getty<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">At the time, Larsson wrote in the comments, \u201cI killed the performance and then you killed it after the performance purrrrrr.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Reflecting on the moment, the Swedish artist told The Guardian, \u201cI lost $3M, which is the biggest brand deal I\u2019d been offered in my life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">However, Larsson didn\u2019t care about losing the paycheck: \u201cI was genuinely like: Okay, losers!\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">While the \u201cLush Life\u201d performer opted not to name the brand that dropped her, she may reveal it in the future. \u201cI feel like there\u2019s going to be a moment for that later,\u201d she told the outlet.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Larsson previously responded to the moment in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@zaralarsson\/video\/7613900041371061526\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:her own TikTok video;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;her own TikTok video&quot;}\" class=\"link \">her own TikTok video<\/a> on March 5 and stood by the joke. \u201cSorry, that&#8217;s funny,\u201d she said. \u201cLike, I don&#8217;t know what to say. That&#8217;s funny. Sorry if you don&#8217;t have humor.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">She explained, \u201cI\u2019m not really here to argue with the people who are very against abortions for whatever reason because we\u2019re so fundamentally different in the way we view the world, at least on this topic.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Larsson also addressed anyone who feels the topic of abortion is too serious to make jokes about. \u201cI just want to know why that is,\u201d she said. \u201cWhy do you feel like abortion is only okay when it\u2019s a very hard decision, when it\u2019s something that women have to struggle with going through, when it\u2019s emotionally or physically painful. Why does that make it morally superior than someone just wanting an abortion for whatever reason? Why is it only morally okay when women have to suffer?\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Grammy-nominated artist noted that she does think it\u2019s positive to \u201cprevent\u201d abortion by offering other options, like sexual education and birth control.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">She added, \u201cI feel like joking about stuff like that, a &#8216;serious topic,&#8217; it also makes it something that we can just talk about. It doesn&#8217;t have to be taboo. It doesn&#8217;t have to be this bad thing that women do.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Larsson is currently in the midst of her Midnight Sun Tour, and she\u2019s gearing up to release a deluxe version of her Midnight Sun album soon, per The Guardian.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/zara-larsson-lost-three-million-dollar-brand-deal-for-joking-about-abortion-11942197\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:People;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;People&quot;}\" class=\"link \">People<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEED TO KNOW Zara Larsson lost a $3M brand deal after joking about abortion with a fan on&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":375965,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[180400,34771,180399,146,85,46,180398,409,32727],"class_list":{"0":"post-375964","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-music","8":"tag-3m-brand","9":"tag-abortion","10":"tag-deluxe-version","11":"tag-entertainment","12":"tag-il","13":"tag-israel","14":"tag-midnight-sun-tour","15":"tag-music","16":"tag-zara-larsson"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/375964","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=375964"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/375964\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/375965"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=375964"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=375964"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=375964"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}