{"id":177317,"date":"2025-09-23T22:40:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T22:40:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/177317\/"},"modified":"2025-09-23T22:40:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T22:40:07","slug":"dua-lipa-and-talent-agency-respond-to-reports-of-sacking-agent-for-calling-for-kneecap-to-be-dropped-from-glastonbury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/177317\/","title":{"rendered":"Dua Lipa and talent agency respond to reports of sacking agent for calling for Kneecap to be dropped from Glastonbury"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dua Lipa <\/a>and her talent agency have responded to reports that she sacked her agent after he reportedly signed a letter calling for Kneecap<\/a> to be removed from the Glastonbury<\/a> line-up.<\/p>\n

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The Daily Mail<\/a> reported this weekend that the singer, currently on the North American leg of her \u2018Radical Optimism<\/a>\u2019 world tour, parted ways with her William Morris Endeavour (WME) agent David Levy.<\/p>\n

A source alleged that the singer \u201cmade sure through her people that David Levy wasn\u2019t working on her music anymore,\u201d adding that \u201cshe views him as being a supporter of Israel\u2019s war in Gaza, and the terrible treatment of the Palestinians and that was made very clear through the letter that he signed and sent<\/a> to Michael Eavis<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n

Now, Dua Lipa has taken to Instagram<\/a> to distance herself from Levy but clarify the reports.<\/p>\n

\u201cI do not condone the actions of David Levy or other music executives toward an artist speaking their truth,\u201d said Lipa. \u201cI also cannot ignore how this has been handled in the press. Not only was the story completely false, but the language used by the Daily Mail has been deliberately inflammatory, crafted purely for clickbait, clearly designed to fuel online division.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is always Free Palestine but exploiting a global tragedy in order to sell newspapers is something I find deeply troubling.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"DuaDua Lipa performs live. CREDIT: JMEnternational\/Getty<\/p>\n

A WME spokesperson has also disputed the tabloid accounts. They told NME:\u00a0\u201cReports suggesting that Dua Lipa or her management dismissed one of our agents because of his political views are categorically false.<\/p>\n

They added: \u201cDavid Levy played a role in Dua\u2019s early career (2016-2019) and as is customary, is credited both internally and in industry journals as being a member of the team. When he moved out of London in 2019, he transitioned into an advisory role and has not been involved in Dua\u2019s day-to-day business since. Levy fully removed himself from the project among others earlier this year.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"KneecapKneecap performing at Glastonbury 2025. Credit: Andy Ford for NME<\/p>\n

The letter in question was an email sent to Glastonbury organisers, including co-creator Eavis, ahead of this year\u2019s festival. Intended to be confidential, it was leaked by a Glastonbury employee.<\/p>\n

The campaign to remove Kneecap, known for their vocal pro-Palestine views, from the line-up, was ultimately unsuccessful, and DJ Toddla T<\/a> was one of the letter\u2019s biggest critics<\/a>, writing on Instagram that it \u201cwas headed by a very systemically powerful music agent and signed by 30 individuals from within the music industry.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lipa, meanwhile, has long been outspoken about Palestine. In 2021, she criticised an ad in the New York Times<\/a> that labelled her, as well as models Bella and Gigi Hadid \u2013 both half-Palestinian \u2013 as Antisemitic.<\/p>\n

In October 2023, she was one of a number of celebrities to sign a letter to then-US President Joe Biden calling for a ceasefire in Gaza<\/a>, and she reaffirmed her stance in an interview the following January<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Last May, she shared her support for the #AllEyesOnRafah campaign<\/a> in a bid to garner support for people living in cramped refugee camps in the city without humanitarian aid. She wrote on her Instagram Stories, \u201cBurning children alive can never be justified. The whole world is mobilising to stop the Israeli genocide. Please show your solidarity with Gaza. #AllEyesOnRafah.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

A month later, she said she was \u201cwilling\u201d to \u201cbe met with a backlash\u201d over her comments<\/a>, describing them as being \u201cfor the greater good\u201d.<\/p>\n

She\u2019s also pressured Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer to take action, being one of over 300 figures to sign Choose Love\u2019s open letter<\/a> urging him to \u201cend the UK\u2019s complicity in the horrors in Gaza. Following his response, the non-governmental organisation hit back, saying, \u201cWe need actions not words for the children of Gaza.\u201d<\/p>\n