Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon has responded after political commentator Megyn Kelly mocked an anti-ICE whistle he wore to the Grammy Awards.
The singer-songwriter was certainly one of many artists to make a stand in opposition to the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, alongside the likes of Unhealthy Bunny and Billie Eilish. Vernon was certainly one of many to put on an ‘ICE OUT’ pin throughout the ceremony on Sunday (February 1), and he additionally introduced a whistle with him.
He defined on the purple carpet that the whistle was “there to symbolize all of the observers in Minneapolis”, relating to the protests over the shootings of Renee Nicole Good and Alex Pretti.
Good, 37, was fatally shot by ICE agent Jonathan Ross in Minneapolis on January 7, triggering mass protests throughout the nation. Pretti, additionally 37, was killed on January 24 by an officer who shot him 10 instances in 5 seconds lower than a mile away from the place Good was killed. Each have been US residents and Pretti had been a part of the protests unfolding within the wake of Good’s demise.
Yesterday (February 2), Kelly mocked Vernon on her SiriusXM present The Megyn Kelly Present. In a clip from the present that seems on her YouTube channel, known as ‘Ridiculous Musician Bon Iver Truly Wears WHISTLE to the Grammys to Honor the Anti-ICE Protestors’, Kelly laughed as she stated, “We obtained this man Bon along with his little whistle on his lapel”.
She then requested conservative radio host Jesse Kelly for his ideas. He known as it ironic that celebrities like these on the Grammys are secure wherever they go – together with the American restaurant chain Purple Lobster – with safety, whereas in his view, the American public are petrified of being killed by immigrants.
On his Substack (by way of Stereogum), Vernon replied and stated that he felt “fairly compelled to reply” and described “ridiculous musician” as a “dope complement” earlier than including, “I disagree with Megyn Kelly’s politics fairly deeply, however she has completed some inspiring issues in the middle of her profession.”
He then addressed Jesse, including: “Have been to 1 Purple Lobster, in Eau Claire, 27 years in the past. Didn’t have safety then, and have by no means employed private safety guards, as a result of I don’t want them. However thanks for pondering I’m that well-known … The person appears to suppose there are solely criminals bred outdoors of the US. Truthfully, thought-provoking.”
Kelly additionally took goal at Unhealthy Bunny, saying on her present following his fiery anti-ICE speech on the Grammys, “He’s in opposition to ICE. I imply, I really feel like we would wish to ship ICE all the way down to his compound. He’s value 100 million {dollars}, reportedly”.
On Friday (January 30), Vernon launched the tune ‘Naeem (Can’t You Hear Crying)’, with proceeds going to the Immigrant Regulation Middle of Minnesota. It’s a reside model of the observe ‘Naeem’ from Bon Iver’s 2019 album ‘i, i’.
On the ceremony itself, in the meantime, Bon Iver have been up for Greatest Different Music Album and Greatest Different Music Efficiency, however misplaced out on each awards to The Treatment, who gained their first Grammys.
