Dua Lipa denies firing agent over pro-Israel views

Dua Lipa has rejected claims that she dismissed one of her agents for attempting to block Irish rap group Kneecap from performing at Glastonbury.

According to Mail Online, Lipa allegedly ended her professional ties with David Levy after he co-signed a letter urging festival organiser Emily Eavis to remove the band due to their pro-Palestinian stance.

However, both Lipa and her agency WME clarified that the report is "entirely false," noting that Levy had not represented the artist since 2019.

In her response, Lipa criticised Levy's move to suppress Kneecap but also condemned the Mail for publishing what she described as a "deliberately inflammatory" piece aimed at fuelling division online.

On Instagram, Dua Lipa stated, "I do not support the actions of David Levy or any music executive who tries to silence an artist expressing their truth."

She went on to criticise the media coverage, saying the story was not only false but also written in a "deliberately provocative" manner, crafted as clickbait and aimed at stirring online division.

Lipa reaffirmed her stance by adding, "It will always be Free Palestine, but using a global tragedy as a tool to sell newspapers is something I find profoundly disturbing."

Meanwhile, her agency WME told the BBC, "Any claims that Dua Lipa or her team dismissed one of our agents over his political beliefs are entirely untrue."

The statement noted that while Levy had contributed to Lipa's "early career," he later stayed on in an "advisory capacity" until earlier this year, when he shifted his focus to other projects.

Following this, the Mail revised its article to incorporate the clarifications and corrected an earlier mistake that had described Levy as Lipa's manager.

Since 2022, Lipa's management has been overseen by her father, Dukagjin Lipa.