Winton Marshall of Mumford & Sons has issued an apology and will take time away from the band after publicly praising right-wing author and writer Andy Ngo last week.
Marshall, who plays banjo in the British folk band, announced the news in a statement released last night. In a since-deleted tweet posted over the weekend, Marshall praised Ngo after reading his most recent book, Unmasked, which looks at “Antifa’s radical plan to destroy democracy.” “Finally had the time to read your important book.
You’re a brave man,” Marshall tweeted at the writer. A social media backlash from other Twitter users followed and Marshall deleted the tweet.
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