Jay Kay, the lead singer of the Jamiroquai group, was forced to deny that he was in the riots on Capitol Hill.
The English musician accessed Twitter on Thursday after realizing his name was a trend, as people mistakenly identified him as one of the protesters who breached the security of the United States Capitol building. Many seemed to confuse the two men thanks to their similar hats.
“Good morning Washington, loving the helmet, but I’m not sure if this is my group,” he tweeted. “Be safe, everyone, J xxx.”
The 51-year-old singer often wears opulent hats when performing on stage. As a result, some were quick to believe that he was among the protesters photographed raiding the Senate Chamber on Wednesday shirtless wearing red, white and blue paint on his face and what appeared to be Viking horns.
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Jamiroquai frontman Jay Kay had to clarify that he was not among those who participated in the Capitol riot.
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The real individual was identified as 32-year-old Jake Angeli, an important character at similar events in the Arizona area, who is also known as “Q Shaman” due to his strange attire and the support of the QAnon conspiracy theory, according to the New York Post.
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Angeli told The Arizona Republic in 2020 that he wears his helmet and paint to more easily attract attention to himself, so that he can gush his conspiracy theories to the public.
In addition to debunking rumors that he was present in the unprecedented Capitol security breach, Kay shared a video of himself explaining to the online community that he was not actually in DC
“Good morning World!” he said in an accompanying video in an exaggerated southern accent. “Now, some of you may be thinking that you saw me in Washington last night, but I’m afraid I didn’t have all those freaks.”
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He then switched to his real British accent to explain to his followers that he is looking forward to touring again, but that he is not sure when this will happen due to the new blockages in the UK due to the coronavirus pandemic.
He also drew public attention to discuss animal rights.
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“The way we treat our animals, raising them, caging them, everything else, we will continue to receive it again and again. We hope that we try to learn our lesson ”, he concluded.