US pop star Pharrell Williams is collaborating with Woolworths on its \u201cAre You With Us\u201d campaign, acting as style director on several “sustainability-focused projects” and fundraising for education.<\/p>\n
Williams will be in South Africa next month but faces disruptions from pro-Palestine protesters over a promotional deal he has with major retailer Woolworths, which has trade ties with Israel.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe is about to face the biggest backlash any artist has faced in South Africa in over 30 years, since the days of apartheid,\u201d said Braam Hanekom, a BDS South Africa board member.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe is walking into a very angry, unhappy environment because he has chosen to walk with Woolworths,\u201d Hanekom said.<\/p>\n
Hanekom, the son of an ANC minister, told Reuters after the City of Cape Town denied an application by thousands to protest at Pharrell’s first concert on 21 September.<\/p>\n
Pollution pimp Williams wants to fight climate change, but raps about “private jet wheels”. \u201cNever in a million years I\u2019ll imagine I\u2019ll get my thrills\/By listening to squeals of the PJ wheels,\u201d from the song \u201cYou Can Do It To”.<\/p>\n
Get it?<\/p>\n
And boy, does Pharrell like his private jets.<\/p>\n
Sometimes, Pharrell likes to fly around the country on private planes by himself.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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