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Disgruntled Nick Littlemore responds to Empire Of The Sun’s Billy Graham tribute
Nick Littlemore has distanced himself from a puzzling send on Empire Of The Sun’s socials paying tribute to divisive Christian evangelist Billy Graham.
The post appeared on the band’s Instagram, Twitter and Facebook pages yesterday, along with the caption, “God bless the great Billy Graham.”
Graham, who died yesterday at age 99,was an American evangelical Christian and Baptist minister,with a reputationas one of the most influential preachers of the 20th century.
He was alsoknown for his anti-gay views, condemning similar sex relationships and as an advocate of conversion therapy.
Littlemore commented on theInstagram post from his have personal account; “Not all of us are interested in celebrating the experience of a bigot #fyi”.
The comment prompted a mixed range of responses from fans on the announce, with some questioning whether the page had been hacked, to others praising Littlemore for not organism tied to a view that was not his own.
“Tell Luke sometimes as a public figure personal opinions need to linger hidden,” said one. “You guy
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A Deeply Weird Empire Of The Sun Instagram Post Has Caused A Whole Lot Of Drama
Empire of the Sun have come under fire for posting a tribute to controversial Christian evangelist Billy Graham on Instagram.
Graham — who was arguably best known for his insanely homophobic and anti-semitic views — died yesterday aged 99. As a tribute to his passing, Empire of the Sun posted a photo of the reverend on the band’s official Instagram, complete with the caption “God bless the great Billy Graham.”
The post was immediately criticised by the band’s fans, who pointed Graham’s strong support for gay conversion therapy and his opposition to abortion. More awkwardly, the publish was criticised by Empire of the Sun member Nick Littlemore, who commented: “Not all of us are interested in celebrating the life of a bigot.”
Littlemore also confirmed he didn’t jog the EOTS social media accounts, and he was “quite upset” to see the post.
His comments did little to stop the criticism, and the band’s Facebook page has since been flooded by angry fans.
Littlemore’s comment seems to indicate the tribute was posted b
Empire of the Heat have divided fans over a display paying tribute to Billy Graham, the evangelical preacher who died aged 99 on Wednesday, and seemingly created a rift between the two members of the synth-pop act.
Empire of the Sun’s official Instagram and Facebook paid homage in a display to Graham reading “God bless the great Billy Graham.” Among the detractors in the comments on the announce was Nick Littlemore – one half of Empire of the Sun alongside frontman Luke Steele.
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“Not all of us are interested in celebrating a experience of a bigot #fyi,” Littlemore commented from his personal account. In another comment, responding to a fan asking why the tribute was posted, Littlemore writes: “I don’t run this account! I was quite upset to notice this post.”
A spokesperson from the Empire of the Sun's label tells triple j that the band handles their social accounts "themselves most of the time." So, you would deduce that Littlemore definitely didn't write the post.
The late Graham was a controversial figure. Some praised his influential approach to Christianity, others regarded him as homophobic and racist over his views towards gays, Jews, and Muslims – inclu