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The 1975’s Matty Healy Accused of Using Black Lives Matter to Promote His Music

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29.05.2020 - 03:43

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By Klaritza Rico Matty Healy, frontman of U.K. band The 1975, has deactivated his Twitter after facing backlash for a tweet about the Black Lives Matter movement following the recent death of George Floyd.

In the now-deleted tweet posted on Thursday, the singer wrote, “If you truly believe that ‘ALL LIVES MATTER’ you need to stop facilitating the end of black ones.” Healy included a link to the band’s song “Love It if We Made It,” which features lyrics about racism and police brutality.

After many users online accused the artist of using the Black Lives Matter movement to promote his own music, Healy deleted the message and defended himself in another tweet, writing, “Sorry I did not link my song in that tweet to make it about me it’s

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