Matty Healy & The 1975 Sued for Over $2 Million for Gay Kiss at Malaysian Festival
Matty Healy and The 1975 are facing a lawsuit. The organizer of Malaysia’s Good Vibes Festival has filed a lawsuit against the band and its members individually after the frontman’s protest against the country’s anti-LGBTQ laws during the event last summer.
The festival is seeking £1.9 million ($2.4 million) after the band’s protest led to the festival being shut down. Keep reading to find out more… In court documents filed by festival organizers Future Sound Asia in the U.K.
High Court, they claim that The 1975 and their management were aware of the prohibitions they had to abide by, via Variety, adding that the band previously performed at the festival in 2016 and were told of the prohibitions then as well, including swearing, smoking and drinking on stage, taking off clothes and talking about politics or religion.
Guidelines by the Malaysia Central Agency for the Application for Foreign Filming and Performance by Foreign Artistes (PUSPAL) include a ban on “kissing, kissing a member of the audience or carrying out such actions among themselves.” The band, who were paid $350,000 to perform, agreed to abide by the rules in order to participate.
