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PA MediaBob Vylan performing on the West Holts Stage, during the Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm in Somerset. Picture date: Saturday June 28, 2025. PA Media<\/p>\nBritish Airways have paused their sponsorship of the Louis Theroux podcast following an interview with Bob Vylan\u2019s frontman.<\/p>\n
The punk duo made headlines this summer after leading chants of \u201cdeath, death to the IDF\u201d (Israel Defence Forces) during their BBC livestreamed performance at Glastonbury Festival.<\/p>\n
Frontman Bobby Vylan, also known as Pascal Robinson-Foster, appeared on The Louis Theroux Podcast in an episode which aired earlier this week and said that he was \u201cnot regretful\u201d of the chant and would \u201cdo it again tomorrow\u201d.<\/p>\n
British Airways has since paused its advertising on the podcast and said that the content \u201cbreaches\u201d its sponsorship policy, the Jewish News first reported.<\/p>\n
A BA spokesperson told the PA news agency: \u201cOur sponsorship of the series has now been paused and the advert has been removed.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re grateful that this was brought to our attention, as the content clearly breaches our sponsorship policy in relation to politically sensitive or controversial subject matters.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe and our third-party media agency have processes in place to ensure these issues don\u2019t occur and we\u2019re investigating how this happened.\u201d<\/p>\n
PA MediaBob Vylan performing on the West Holts Stage, during the Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm in Somerset. Picture date: Saturday June 28, 2025. PA Media<\/p>\n
Following their performance in June, Avon and Somerset police launched an investigation into the group who were later dropped by a number of festivals and performances including Radar festival, a show at a German music venue and their US tour after their visas were revoked.<\/p>\n
They recently also had to postpone two UK gigs over \u201cpolitical pressure\u201d including a show in Manchester following calls by Jewish leaders and MPs for it to be cancelled.<\/p>\n
Despite the criticism the group has also seen support from fans new and old with their album Humble As The Sun re-entering the charts over the summer, climbing to number one in the UK Hip Hop and R&B album charts, and subsequent announcement of their We Won\u2019t Go Quietly 2025 UK tour.<\/p>\n
When asked by Theroux if Vylan stands by the chant and if he would do it again, he said: \u201cOh yeah. Like what if I was to go on Glastonbury again tomorrow, yes I would do it again.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m not regretful of it. I\u2019d do it again tomorrow, twice on Sundays.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m not regretful of it at all, like the subsequent backlash that I\u2019ve faced. It\u2019s minimal.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s minimal compared to what people in Palestine are going through.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf that can be my contribution and if I can have my Palestinian friends and people that I meet from Palestine, that have had to flee, that have lost members in double digits of their family and they can say, yo, your chant, I love it. Or it gave me a breath of fresh air or whatever.\u201d<\/p>\n
Louis Theroux has been contacted for comment.<\/p>\n
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