Cosmetics Brand Cuts Ties With Alice Cooper Over His Trans Comments
Alice Cooper has lost a brand partnership with a cosmetics company over his comments about transgender people, including describing it as a "fad."The 75-year-old, whose given name is Vincent Damon Furnier, is best known for his signature black eye make-up, gender-bending stage costumes, and spooky props, including fake blood and guillotines.He was set to team up with Vampyre Cosmetics for a makeup collection named after him, but the company dumped him over comments he made during an interview with the music website Stereogum.
Newsweek contacted Cooper's representatives by email for comment."In light of recent statements by Alice Cooper we will no longer be doing a makeup collaboration.
We stand with all members of the LGBTQIA+ community and believe everyone should have access to healthcare. All pre-order sales will be refunded," Vampyre Cosmetics announced on its official Instagram page."I find it wrong when you've got a 6-year-old kid who has no idea.
He just wants to play, and you're confusing him telling him, 'Yeah, you're a boy, but you could be a girl if you want to be,'" Cooper said in the interview. "I mean, if you identify as a tree ...
