Ariel Pink was released by his record label just days after attending a President Trump rally in Washington on Wednesday, when protesters stormed the U.S. Capitol building.
“Due to recent events, Mexican Summer and his team decided to end our working relationship with Ariel Rosenberg also known as Ariel Pink going forward”, Mexican Summer tweeted on Friday night.
The indie musician was tapped on Twitter by fans this week after an Instagram post showed musician John Maus and filmmaker Alex Lee Moyer at a hotel in the city on Wednesday.
When Twitter followers criticized the 42-year-old artist, he admitted he was at the rally, but he was not among those who violated the Capitol, leading to unrest and the deaths of at least five people.
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“I was in DC to peacefully show my support for the president. I attended the rally on the lawn of the White House and went back to the hotel and took a nap. Case closed,” he replied to one of his followers.
When the same follower accused Pink of “putting other people at risk for being in such a massive meeting” amid the coronavirus pandemic, the musician said the participants “deserve what comes to them”.
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Ariel Pink was pulled from her label after admitting that she attended a Trump rally in Washington DC on Wednesday. Later, riots broke out in the Capitol building, resulting in at least five deaths. Pink stated that he was not among those who invaded the Capitol.
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“They took the risk knowing very well what could happen. Weren’t the BLM protests over the past 6 months informed about the pandemic?” Pink replied.
While fans claimed to have photographic and video evidence of Moyer’s now private Instagram account in the Capitol building, Pink continued: “Proof that I broke into the congress. Yes, I don’t see it. You are suggesting that the congress building have a bed and breakfast, somehow we got access “?
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Meanwhile, in an emailed statement to Pitchfork, Moyer said he met with musicians in the city to discuss a project unrelated to Wednesday’s events. She then “felt compelled to record what was going on” in Washington.
A Pink representative did not immediately respond to Fox News’s request for comment.