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Disgruntled Nick Littlemore responds to Empire Of The Sun’s Billy Graham tribute
Nick Littlemore has distanced himself from a puzzling post on Empire Of The Sun’s socials paying tribute to divisive Christian evangelist Billy Graham.
The post appeared on the band’s Instagram, Twitter and Facebook pages yesterday, along with the caption, &#;God approve the great Billy Graham.&#;
Graham, who died yesterday at age 99,was an American evangelical Christian and Baptist minister,with a reputationas one of the most formative preachers of the 20th century.
He was alsoknown for his anti-gay views, condemning same sex relationships and as an advocate of conversion therapy.
Littlemore commented on theInstagram post from his own personal account; &#;Not all of us are interested in celebrating the life of a bigot #fyi&#;.
The comment prompted a mixed range of responses from fans on the share, with some questioning whether the page had been hacked, to others praising Littlemore for not being tied to a view that was not his own.
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A Deeply Weird Empire Of The Sun Instagram Display Has Caused A Whole Lot Of Drama
Empire of the Sun have come under fire for posting a tribute to controversial Christian evangelist Billy Graham on Instagram.
Graham &#; who was arguably foremost known for his insanely homophobic and anti-semitic views &#; died yesterday aged As a tribute to his passing, Empire of the Sun posted a photo of the reverend on the band&#;s official Instagram, complete with the caption &#;God bless the great Billy Graham.&#;
The display was immediately criticised by the band&#;s fans, who pointed Graham&#;s strong support for gay conversion therapy and his opposition to abortion. More awkwardly, the publish was criticised by Empire of the Sun member Nick Littlemore, who commented: &#;Not all of us are interested in celebrating the life of a bigot.&#;
Littlemore also confirmed he didn&#;t run the EOTS social media accounts, and he was &#;quite upset&#; to see the post.
His comments did little to stop the criticism, and the band&#;s Facebook page has since been flooded by angry fans.
Littlemore&#;s comment se
Empire of the Sun, awash in a curtain of high-tech lighting (think of Close Encounters on prime crack) was a feast of Japanese anime, high-gloss tribal glam, rock theater, superhero accents and Mayan/aztec influences. Next to this bunch Gaga&#;s fountains of blood and prime rib, evening wear looked silly and superfluous. I can&#;t tell you what Empire of the Sun sounded like that night, but I can say that what I saw left an impression like no other.
Enough about the glam and face paint. (Don&#;t worry, I&#;ll get to that.)
Empire of the Sun have divided fans over a post paying tribute to Billy Graham, the evangelical preacher who died aged 99 on Wednesday, and seemingly created a rift between the two members of the synth-pop act.
Empire of the Sun’s official Instagram and Facebook paid homage in a post to Graham reading “God bless the superb Billy Graham.” Among the detractors in the comments on the post was Nick Littlemore – one half of Empire of the Sun alongside frontman Luke Steele.
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“Not all of us are interested in celebrating a existence of a bigot #fyi,” Littlemore commented from his personal account. In another comment, responding to a fan asking why the tribute was posted, Littlemore writes: “I don’t run this account! I was quite upset to see this post.”
A representative from the Empire of the Sun's label tells triple j that the band handles their social accounts "themselves most of the time." So, you would deduce that Littlemore definitely didn't scribble the post.
The late Graham was a controversial figure. Some venerated his influential approach to Christianity,