Exclusive: ADL pushed BMG to drop Roger Waters by threatening to weaponize company's Nazi past - The Grayzone
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The Grayzone has obtained a private letter authored by ADL director Jonathan Greenblatt threatening to weaponize the Nazi past of the BMG music company unless executives terminated a major deal with Roger Waters. BMG has publicly denied Israel lobby influence on its decision to nix Waters’ contract. When the Berlin-based BMG music company terminated its business relationship with Roger Waters, the Pink Floyd co-founder claimed the decision was spurred by a concerted Israel lobby-directed campaign to financially retaliate against his […]

The Grayzone has obtained a private letter authored by ADL director Jonathan Greenblatt threatening to weaponize the Nazi past of the BMG music company unless executives terminated a major deal with Roger Waters. BMG has publicly denied Israel lobby influence on its decision to nix Waters’ contract.

  • xantoxis@lemmy.world
    191·
    9 months ago

    I thought that this would be a lot of he-said-they-said handwaving but no, they have the actual letter, that’s a threat. The letter basically goes straight for “it would be a real shame if something were to happen to this upstanding establishment,” it’s almost laughably transparent.