Jason Aldean's PR Firm Quits Amid Brittany Aldean's Transphobic Comments
comments some people interpreted as transphobic.Nashville-based PR firm The GreenRoom has dropped the "Got What I Got" hitmaker as a client after 17 years because it feels the business is not best suited to represent him going forward."Music has always been and remains The GreenRoom's core focus, so we had to make the difficult decision after 17 years to step away from representing Jason," GreenRoom co-owner Tyne Parrish told Billboard."We aren't the best people for the gig anymore, but will always be big fans of his music—he is one of the greatest live entertainers in country music."Newsweek has contacted GreenRoom for further comment.The company didn't give a reason for its decision, but the news comes after a tumultuous week for the artist's wife, Brittany Aldean, who received severe backlash after she made a comment that was deemed by some people to be transphobic.The controversy began last week when Aldean posted a before-and-after makeup video of herself on Instagram along with the caption: "I'd really like to thank my parents for not changing my gender when I went through my tomboy phase.
I love this girly life."Aldean's post seemed to mock the parents of children who are trans or gender-questioning and it came at a time when a number of states have sought to enact legislation that could criminally charge any parents who help their trans child get essential medical care.The mother-of-two was criticized for the comment, with singers Maren Morris and Cassadee Pope both publicly calling her out."You'd think celebs with beauty brands would see the positives in including LGBTQ+ people in their messaging," Pope tweeted in response on August 26.
