Kehlani has blasted fellow celebrities for their “silence” over the ongoing war in Gaza , in a scathing post that has sparked a flurry of action by her peers. The “Nights Like This” musician posted the video on Monday (27 May), in which she called out “highly platformed” people who interact with her pro-Palestine social media posts in private but do not say anything in public. The 29-year-old said she had lost “any ounce of f***ing respect” for the artists who she reports regularly reached out to her for collaborations.
While she did not mention any names, the speech appears to have had its desired effect as prominent stars including Ariana Grande , Katy Perry and others shared posts to their social media pages for the first time, within hours of Kehlani’s. Calling out people who had “beat the f***ing game” by achieving high levels of success, she criticised: “You can’t stop for a second and recognize that nothing we do has a f***ing purpose without people and you can’t turn the f*** around and reach back for people? You can’t speak? Disgusting!” It comes after Israel launched a missile attack that set fire to an encampment in Rafah , an area for displaced people that had previously been designated a “safe zone”. The assault killed over 45 people, leaving hundreds injured and came days after the International Court of Justice ordered the country to halt any operations in the area.
Footage from the aftermath of the attack, including as Kehla.