The 1975 is facing a $2.4 million lawsuit from Malaysian festival organizer Future Sound Asia, following Matty Healy's onstage protest during the 2023 Good Vibes Festival. The lawsuit alleges that Healy breached festival guidelines by kissing bassist Ross McDonald on stage, leading to the festival being abruptly canceled.
Pop rock band The 1975 has been sued over a Malaysia concert where frontman Matty Healy kissed a male bandmate onstage — an act punishable by up to 20 years behind bars in the staunchly homophobic southeast Asian country.
“I’m sure a lot of you are gay and progressive and cool,” the 35-year-old said, swigging from a bottle of wine. “We said, ‘You know what? We can’t let the kids down because they’re not the government.’” US woman found tied to tree in India moved there to study yoga, as husband probed for attempted murder
The festival was cancelled the next day, with the Malaysian government saying they had an “unwavering stance against any parties that challenge, ridicule or contravene Malaysian laws.” “Me kissing Ross was not a stunt simply meant to provoke the government. It was an ongoing part of The 1975 stage show, which had been performed many times prior,” he said.
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