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Matty Healy Faces Potential Lawsuit After Malaysian Music Festival Cancellation
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7/26/2023
The 1975 British is facing a potential class-action lawsuit. Matty Healy kissed an onstage bandmate, causing the Malaysia government to cancel an entire festival in Kuala Lumpur.
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The 1975 British pop rock band fronted by Matti Healy is facing a potential class action
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lawsuit.
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The artist's kiss with an onstage bandmate caused the Malaysian government to cancel
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an entire festival in Kuala Lumpur.
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The 1975's deemed controversial onstage kiss has resulted in the band being banned from
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performing in the country.
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On top of that, there is now a police investigation into what happened now that a Malaysian attorney
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announced a lawsuit on behalf of the now-cancelled vendors due to Healy's actions.
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It's Daniel Lawani reporting with all the details.
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This all began when the 1975 set in Malaysia on July 21st came to an abrupt end after frontman
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Matti Healy spoke out against the country's stance on LGBTQ+ rights.
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After a long rant to the crowd about the government of the country, Healy kissed bandmate Ross
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McDonald for an extended period of time.
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From there, the set ended half an hour early, telling the audience before leaving the stage
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that they were "banned from Kuala Lumpur."
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And this is not the first time Healy has spoken out against another government.
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Back in 2019, the frontman also broke an anti-LGBTQ law in United Arab Emirates by going to the
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crowd during a show in Dubai kissing a male concertgoer.
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But the outcome for this has been far different.
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As of this time, same-sex relationships are illegal in Malaysia and in states imposing
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Islamic Sharia law.
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Some are punishable up to 20 years in prison, and some may even be subject to caning.
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And now, Malaysian attorney Matthew Thomas-Philip announced a lawsuit on behalf of Malaysian
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artists and festival vendors against the 1975.
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The Good Vibes Festival ended up being cancelled by the country's administrative communications
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for the remainder of the three-day festival due to the group's actions on stage.
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While international artists who had been booked were paid prior to the event, payment terms
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are different for local artists.
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As of now, there are more than five artists and five vendors who joined the suit, which
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seeks general damages as well as exemplary and aggravated damages.
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There is a potential for other lawsuits to follow as well.
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A spokesperson for Future Sound Asia told Billboard that the cancellation has led to
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heavy financial losses this year, and it could also limit future concerts in the country
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going forward.
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Organizers of the event also said the group went against the terms of their deal by speaking,
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saying, "Prior to the festival, the 1975 management team reassured us that Healy and
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the band would adhere to local performance guidelines.
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Regrettably, Healy did not honor these assurances, despite our trust in their commitment.
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Healy's actions took us by complete surprise, and we halted the show as promptly as feasible
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following the incident."
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The 1975 cancelled the remainder of their Asia dates due to the fallout.
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Other LGBTQ groups of Malaysia have called out Healy, claiming he did more harm than
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good in his actions.
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We'll keep you updated on this story and so much more at What's Trending.
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