Punk-rap duo Bob Vylan stirred controversy after calling slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk a “piece of s---” during their Amsterdam performance on Saturday. Frontman Bobby Vylan—a stage name for Pascal Robinson-Foster—declared “I want to dedicate this next one to an absolute piece of s--- of a human being. The pronouns was/were. [Because] if you talk s---, you will get banged. Rest in peace Charlie Kirk, you piece of s---,” according to videos on social media. Kirk, a far-right activist and close ally of President Donald Trump, was fatally shot during a college campus event in Utah on Wednesday. The English rapper’s comments have garnered hefty backlash online. On Saturday, the frontman also repeated calls against the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and encouraged violence against “fascists and Zionists,” according to the Hollywood Reporter. The duo had their U.S. visas revoked earlier this summer following similar comments at Glastonbury Festival, where they led a “death to the IDF” chant, putting their upcoming North American tour in jeopardy.
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