Tyler, the Creator won the trophy for Best International Male Artist this Tuesday at the 2020 Brit Awards. During his acceptance speech he gave a special shout out to former U.K. Prime Minister, Theresa May.
In 2015, May, who was Home Secretary at the time, banned Tyler from entering the country, forcing him to cancel his tour dates there. Tyler was banned on the grounds that his music “encourages violence and intolerance of homosexuality” and his lyrics “foster hatred with views that seek to provoke others to terrorists acts.”
In his speech Tyler said: “I want to give a special shout out to someone who I hold dear to my heart, who made it where I couldn’t come to this country five years ago. I know she’s at home pissed off. Thank you Theresa May.”
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