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Rock band The Academic have also pulled out of the festival, saying they could not "in good conscience" perform at "a festival that silences free speech", while Irish band Cliffords said they "refuse to play if we are to be censored for showing our support to the people of Palestine".

In a statement, she said that she would continue to stand up for Israel’s safety but “cannot in good conscience vote in support of weapons until the human anguish in Gaza comes to an end.”

“I cannot in good conscience comply with a culture of censorship, especially when it targets vulnerable communities,” Sherald said in a statement.

"I simply cannot in good conscience bring myself to be involved in benefiting Scooter Braun's interests," she wrote in a letter to the company, which she posted on X.

“I just can’t in good conscience vote for a budget that makes our city less safe, less physically sound and even less responsive to our constituents,” she said.