Kehlani says she has lost opportunities over her advocacy for Palestine but that she has no regrets about being outspoken.
willing to speak about the War in Gaza and voice support for Palestinians. But her advocacy has come at a cost, she told the hosts ofon Rafah in May, Kehlani posted a since-deleted video to Instagram calling out other “highly fucking platformed” people in the music industry for not talking about Palestine, according toexplained that she’s always felt a responsibility to use her platform to speak up for what she believes in.
However, she says being outspoken in her support for Gaza has had professional consequences with magazine interviews, brand deals, and other opportunities tied to the release of her new album,, falling through. “I have experienced a lot of pushback,” Kehlani said. “I’ve experienced a lot of loss. I’ve experienced a lot of things that were promised and set up for this rollout and album” not happen, she said.
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