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Guy Sebastian backflips on Vax the Nation campaign

The Voice coach claims industry wide campaign was posted to his socials “without my direct involvement”.

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The Voice coach Guy Sebastian has issued an apology after an industry-wide #VAXTHENATION campaign was posted to his social media channels.

Despite hundreds of other prominent musicians and industry figures banding together to encourage the nation to get vaccinated, Sebastian backtracked and said the campaign was posted to his page yesterday “without my direct involvement”.

“And whilst I, like everybody else in my industry, I want things to get going again, it is not my role to communicate in the way that that post was communicating,” he said. “I would never, ever tell people what to do when it comes to their personal health choices. I’m very sensitive of it not only on a public level, but even in my personal life, with people who have circumstances that they have to consider when making these choices.

“So I just want to say I’m really sorry. It was not a post that communicated with love or compassion, which I feel is what’s needed when it comes to addressing things like vaccinations. And so I just wanted to clarify so that I could speak my truth and people knew how I actually feel. So, lots of love.”

Sebastian is still listed on the #VAXTHENATION websitealongside the likes of G-Flip, Amy Shark, Spacey Jane, Jack River, Pete Murray and Vance Joy.

Singer Ben Lee, who is a supporter of Vax the Nation, tweeted, “To be honest, this is actually a really sad example of what happens when your career is dependent on trying to be all things to all people.”

Last year, Sebastian also copped backlash from the arts sector after posing with Prime Minister Scott Morrison in an unpaid role to help promote the federal government’s $250 million emergency relief package. He later claimed he had been ‘used as a prop’ by the Federal Government in a bungled arts package rollout.

Sebastian also appears in advertisements for a children’s Vita-Gummies brand.

Source: The Music Network

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