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Jack Antonoff Trolls Fans Mad At Him For Wearing Earplugs During Katy Perry’s VMA Performance

Jack Antonoff Trolls Fans Mad At Him For Wearing Earplugs During Katy Perry’s VMA Performance

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Friday, September 13, 2024 8:52 PM GMT

The Bleachers frontman addressed the controversy on social media — and it did not disappoint.

Jack Antonoff had a very simple explanation for plugging his ears during Katy Perry’s performance at the MTV Video Music Awards on Wednesday ― and it had nothing to do with Perry herself.

The Bleachers frontman and longtime Taylor Swift collaborator drew a flurry of backlash online when photos emerged showing him popping in what appeared to be AirPods as Perry was performing a medley of her greatest hits.

Many of the comments attempted to loop Antonoff ― who has co-written and produced songs on some of Swift’s biggest albums, including her most recent, “The Tortured Poets Department” ― into the “feud” that has been rumored to exist between Perry and Swift for years. (Never mind that the two women seemingly settled that alleged dispute years ago.)

“This guy is pathetic. Katy has never even acknowledged his existence...lol,” one person wrote on X, formerly Twitter.

Added another: “That’s so disrespectful wtf just because you hate someone doesn’t mean you do that she doesn’t even know him...”

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