Controversy Grows Over Boy George's Pro-Israel Song

Boy George says he's done with the executive running his record label after a clash over his latest song, a pro-Israel track titled "We Will Dance Again." The singer wrote on X that label manager Tony Pontius wanted "nothing to do" with the song, prompting George to end the relationship and label Pontius "gutless." Pontius has not publicly responded, the Telegraph reports. The former Culture Club frontman, who was raised Irish Catholic, had earlier referenced the POTUS in a Friday post about the controversy, USA Today reports. "Doubling down works for Donald Trump, and we share a birthday with Che Guevara, Alan Carr and Paul O'Grady. What a supergroup that would be."

The track, which George has shared on social media, backs Israel's war in Gaza and references the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on the Nova music festival. The lyrics push back at accusations of genocide by Israel, and describe festivalgoers as being killed "for the crime of dancing." Its title is a popular expression with Israelis in reference to the festival massacre. George said he utilized AI as he wrote the song, the New York Times reports. Days after posting the song online, George withdrew from a rotating role as King Herod in a London Palladium production of Jesus Christ Superstar, a move his manager framed as an effort to keep the focus on the show.