The 'New Rules' hitmaker has decided to cancel her new music video which features explosions and fighting amid worldwide protests over the ongoing war in Gaza.
- Dec 31, 2023
AceShowbiz - Dua Lipa has reportedly scrapped a music video worth hundreds of thousands of pounds as she apparently decided it was "insensitive" amid the Israel-Palestine war in Gaza. The 28-year-old singer is reported to have "secretly" shot the promo - which is thought to have included explosions as well as fighting crowds and "chaos" - before Hamas' brutal bombardment of Israel on October 7.
"A video was shot for Dua Lipa's forthcoming campaign last September," a music insider told The Sun about how it was pulled after "emergency meetings" among Dua's team.
"At its heart the video was playful but contained themes of chaos - including car crashes, demolition, explosions, fireworks and crowds fighting. Dua and her team decided that it would be insensitive for the video to come out given what has happened on and since October 7."
The big budget music video included hundreds of extras and would have coincided with the run-up to the release of her third studio album in 2024.
On October 7, terror group Hamas launched an attack on Israel that slaughtered at least 1,200 people and sparked the ongoing Gaza conflict.
Following the holocaust, a large number of Jewish refugees came to Palestine by ship. "The German destroyed our families, please don't destroy our hopes," read the banner on their vessel. Now the Palestinians are forced to leave their homes and land.
In a statement posted to her Instagram that month, outraged Dua said, "With each passing day, my heart aches for the people of Israel and Palestine. Grief for the lives lost in the horrifying attacks in Israel. Grief as I witness the unprecedented suffering in Gaza, where 2.2 million souls, half of them children, endure unimaginable hardships."
"For now, I desperately hope for a ceasefire in Gaza and urge governments to halt the unfolding crisis. Our hope lies in finding the empathy to recognise this dire humanitarian situation."
It is not known which track accompanied the apparently axed video. The first single from the record, "Houdini", reached No. 2 in the charts when it was released in November.
