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Variety reports:
Former Pink Floyd frontman Roger Waters took to social media Friday night to defend himself — as he often has in recent years — against charges of antisemitism, saying that “my recent performance in Berlin has attracted bad faith attacks from those who want to smear and silence me because they disagree with my political views and moral principles.”
His statement followed on the heels of Berlin police telling news media that they had opened an investigation into Waters’ behavior and imagery at his arena concerts in Berlin. A police spokesman in Berlin said Waters was being investigated on the “suspicion of incitement to public hatred because the clothing worn on stage could be used to glorify or justify Nazi rule.”
It is illegal in Germany to display Nazi symbolism, justify the Holocaust or commit antisemitic acts. Reports that Waters wears a replica SS uniform as part of his show are incorrect, as the costuming is similar but parodic in nature.
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Roger Waters Slams ‘Bad Faith Attacks’ Alleging Antisemitism, as German Police Open Investigation Following Berlin Concert Controversy https://t.co/YnpIbGm3oJ
— Variety (@Variety) May 27, 2023
— Roger Waters
(@rogerwaters) May 26, 2023