Pharrell Williams goes to Doodles ‘Dullsville And The Doodleverse’ Premiere Event throughout TIFF on Sept. 7, 2024 in Toronto. Robin Marchant/Getty Images for Doodles
Pharrell Williams is making clear a misunderstood quote he offered to The Hollywood Reporter regarding celeb recommendations, which led some to think he was dissing Taylor Swift over articulating her assistance for Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 governmental political election.
In a brand-new cover tale with GQ, Williams clarified, “They pit you against each other. I love Taylor. She knows that.”
Noting that he didn’t also state her in the meeting, the “Happy” vocalist included, “I bought a 1989 Taylor t-shirt online last year, and I was walking around here with it tucked into my jeans. I love her. I love people, bro. That was some right-wing troll s—. But I heard something the other day that made the most sense in the world: Right-wing, left-wing, all the same bird.”
Swift was just one of lots of artists provided Harris their seal of authorization this previous political election, with Ariana Grande, Billie Eilish, Cardi B, Megan Thee Stallion and extra speaking up on behalf of the Democratic ticket prior to Donald Trump eventually won the presidency previously this month.
In a post shared with her 238 million fans, Swift shared her adoration for Harris, calling her a “steady-handed, gifted leader” and a “warrior” for reasons she loves, such as LGBTQ+ civil liberties and ladies’s reproductive liberties.
Shortly after her recommendation, the Hollywood Reporter meeting with Williams was released in which he stated he doesn’t “do politics” and obtains “annoyed sometimes” by celeb recommendations. “There are celebrities that I respect that have an opinion, but not all of them. I’m one of them people [who says], ‘What the heck? Shut up. Nobody asked you,’” he stated at the time. “When people get out there and get self-righteous and they roll up their sleeves and s—, and they are out there walking around with a placard: ‘Shut up!’ So, no, I would rather stay out of the way, and obviously, I’m going to vote how I’m going to vote. I care about my people and I care about the country, but I feel there’s a lot of work that needs to be done, and I’m really about the action.”
