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Dua Lipa, WME Deny Report She Fired Agent Over Anti-Kneecap Campaign

The agency says David Levy has not handled her day-to-day work since 2019.

Overview

  • Dua Lipa called a Daily Mail story claiming she dismissed agent David Levy "completely false" and criticized its "deliberately inflammatory" framing in an Instagram statement.
  • WME said reports that she or her management let an agent go over political views are "categorically false," adding that Levy moved to an advisory role in 2019 and fully removed himself from her account earlier this year.
  • The contested report stemmed from tabloid claims that she acted after Levy signed a private letter urging Glastonbury to drop Kneecap; the Mail has since updated its article to reflect the denials.
  • Levy was reported as an early signatory to the confidential email, which was leaked before Glastonbury; Kneecap still performed, and figures like DJ Toddla T publicly criticized the effort to exclude the group.
  • Kneecap continue to face wider repercussions, including a UK terrorism charge against member Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh for an allegedly displayed Hezbollah flag and travel bans, as industry boycotts such as No Music for Genocide gain traction.