Halsey is speaking out after the German radio host Matthias Matuschik stirred outrage by comparing the K-pop band BTS to the novel coronavirus.The 26-year-old pop star lambasted Matuschik on Friday in a statement posted to her Instagram Stories.She has a personal connection to the wildly popular Korean boy band after cowriting and performing on their 2019 single Boy With Luv.
Standing up for friends: Halsey, 26, came to the defense of the K-pop band BTS in an Instagram statement Friday after German radio host Matthias Matuschik compared them to the coronavirus; seen in January 2020 in LAHalsey wrote in her statement that she was 'horrified' by Matuschik's comments, which she said were an example of 'racism and xenophobia.''I am horrified to.