CeeLo tweeted some really dumb comments about rape, so it only makes sense that the singer would be booted from an upcoming performances at a U.S. military base, an institution that’s plagued by systemic sexual violence.
Freedom LIVE, the company that’s in charge of programming for the U.S. military’s Morale, Welfare, and Recreation (MWR) department, announced that they’ve dropped CeeLo from their September 20 show with Little Big Town at the Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling in D.C. In a strongly worded statement on their Facebook page, Freedom LIVE wrote:
We seek a Department-wide culture of gender dignity and respect where sexual assault is completely eliminated and never tolerated, where sexual assault victims receive compassionate and coordinated support, and where offenders are held appropriately accountable.
Unfortunately, one of the performers we signed for the JBAB Freedom Live show on 20 September recently posted comments on social media that we consider to completely inconsistent with Navy core values. Regardless of intent or context, the lack of sensitivity towards an issue that is one of the great challenges facing our Navy is unacceptable.
As a result, we have made the decision to pull CeeLo Green from the Freedom Live event on 20 September. Little Big Town, the main attraction for the event, will still perform as scheduled. We will announce as soon as possible a replacement opening act of the high quality that you expect and deserve.