Sheryl Crow has bought her Tesla automobile in protest on the firm’s CEO Elon Musk, saying “you must resolve who you’re prepared to align with”.
Posting on Instagram on Friday (February 14), the nation star shared a video of the automobile being towed away from her home as she waves goodbye.
“My dad and mom all the time stated… you’re who you hang around with,” she wrote. “There comes a time when you must resolve who you’re prepared to align with. So lengthy Tesla.”
She went on to elucidate that she had handed on the cash for the automobile to NPR, which she famous was “beneath risk” from the entrepreneur, who she known as “President Musk”. She stated she hoped NPR would proceed to make sure that “the reality will proceed to seek out its technique to these prepared to know the reality”.
Since Donald Trump’s inauguration on January 20, Musk has been the pinnacle of the newly created Division Of Authorities Effectivity (DOGE) and he has advocated for the defunding of NPR – Nationwide Public Radio – which he believes ought to function with out authorities help. “Defund NPR. It ought to survive by itself,” he tweeted on February 4.
Defund NPR. It ought to survive by itself.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 4, 2025
Musk brought about controversy at an occasion related to the inauguration when he slapped his chest along with his proper hand and flung his arm up diagonally upwards in a gesture many have in comparison with a Nazi salute. Musk dismissed the criticism as “soiled tips” and described assaults towards him as “sooo drained”.
In different Crow information, she joined Ringo Starr and others on the former Beatle’s livestreamed present in Nashville final month. They performed ‘Yellow Submarine’ and ‘With A Little Assist From My Mates’ collectively, alongside Jack White.
She has additionally been introduced for this yr’s Boston Calling Competition, together with the likes of Fall Out Boy, Luke Combs and Dave Matthews Band. The occasion goes down from Could 23 to 25, and you could find any remaining tickets right here.