Jack Antonoff Apologizes (Kind of) For Wearing Earplugs During Katy Perry's VMAs Performance

glamour.com:

had the perfect response to the over his use of earplugs during Katy Perry's performance on September 11: A satirical, non-apology apology."i would like to tell you directly from me that i did in fact use earplugs the other night.

they were blue ‘Hearos’ brand and im mortified to admit that i’ve been using them for a long time as well as buying them in bulk," Antonoff shared on his Instagram Story on September 12, the day after Katy Perry accepted the Video Vanguard Award at the VMAs.“i would also like to be honest and get ahead of that fact that i do not only use them when in 100 plus DB environments.

it is humiliating to admit that i use them on planes and every night while sleep. there is nothing left to do but apologize and thank those who have covered this story because although it’s an embarrassment to my family and i, i do believe that this was a very important and pressing issue that needed to be exposed,” he wrote, his sarcasm so thick I can almost taste it. "i’m sorry to those i let down and today i will not being going to work and instead thinking about my earplug use and everyone that has been affected by it.

the band and i have decided to keep all dates as scheduled."The backlash to his use of earplugs was, in a word, silly. Ear protection is serious stuff—it's not just for the babies of rockstars who look super duper cute wearing those extra large earmuffs!