Katy Perry ‘appalled’ after White House uses ‘Firework’ in Iran war video
Katy Perry says she is “deeply appalled” after the White House used her hit song Firework in a video of military strikes. “My music is for bringing people together, not celebrating warfare.”I am deeply appalled and angry to see “Firework” used on the @WhiteHouse TikTok account as a backing track for video footage of military strikes. I did not approve this, I was not asked, and I absolutely do not condone it.
- ▪Katy Perry says she is “deeply appalled” after the White House used her hit song Firework in a video of military strikes.
- ▪“My music is for bringing people together, not celebrating warfare.”I am deeply appalled and angry to see “Firework” used on the @WhiteHouse TikTok account as a backing track for video footage of military strikes.
- ▪I did not approve this, I was not asked, and I absolutely do not condone it.
9 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 2 days. Coverage spans 3 points on the political spectrum — 1 lean left, 3 centre, 4 right.
- ▪ White House Humorously Dunks on Katy Perry for Her Tantrum Over Use of Song in Iran Video — RedState
- ▪ Katy Perry blasts White House for using hit song 'Firework' she sold in $225M catalog deal — Fox News
- ▪ Katy Perry ‘deeply appalled’ over White House using her song in Iran war video — World news | The Guardian
- ▪ Katy Perry ‘appalled’ that White House used Firework song in Iran war video — The Sydney Morning Herald
- ▪ Katy Perry blasts White House for using 'Firework' in Iran strike clip — The Washington Times stories: News
- ▪ Katy Perry ‘appalled’ to see her song used on White House TikTok account — Washington Examiner
- ▪ Katy Perry Decries White House Using ‘Firework’ in Iran War Post - Bloomberg.com — Google News
- ▪ Katy Perry blasts White House use of song on Iran strike TikTok: ‘Deeply appalled’ — The Hill
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Katy Perry says she is “deeply appalled” after the White House used her hit song Firework in a video of military strikes. “Iran has been warned,” the White House wrote in the caption of the TikTok video showing “unclassified” missiles hitting targets, as Perry sings “boom, boom, boom, even brighter than the moon, moon, moon.”“I am deeply appalled and angry to see Firework used on the White House TikTok account as a backing track for video footage of military strikes,” the 41-year-old singer wrote in a post on X.
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