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Ten Walls has attempted to apologise after a homophobic rant caused him to be dropped from a string of festivals earlier in the summer.
The Lithuanian producer caused outrage on Facebook back in June when, in a comment since deleted, he compared LGBT people to paedophiles, adding that in "the good 90s… these people of different breed were fixed."
“I remember producing music for one Lithuanian musician, who tried to wash my brain that I don’t need to be so conservative and intolerant about them," he wrote. "When I asked him ‘what would you do if you realized that your 16-year-old son’s browny [anus] is ripped by his boyfriend?’ Well he was silent."
He continued: "One of my first gigs in Ireland, on my way to [my] hotel I saw a church with a fence decorated with hundreds of baby shoes. Naturally I wondered why? Unfortunately a priest’s lie for many years was uncovered when children were massively raped. Unfortunately the people of other breed continue to do it and everyone knows it but does nothing."
Creamfields, Sonar and Amsterdam's Pitch subsequently pulled him from their line-ups, with Creamfields writing: "Creamfields is celebrated for being a festival that welcomes all and we have a zero tolerance policy when it comes to hate of any kind. Everyone who attends our shows should feel welcome and safe. Comments like this, coming from one of the artists contradicts our festival ethos."
Now, Ten Walls has offered a fairly unconvincing apology, which insists that he is not homophobic "and never have considered myself to be this way." He adds, "The content of my post is not a true reflection of my feelings."
In response to a fan's comment, the page also wrote, "Ten Walls is also working on a program in Lithuania to educate and inform people on tolerance and acceptance. It's not just an apology he has also taken action to redress the situation and do something positive in 'pennance' for his actions...so the question is, if that’s not enough, what more could he do?"
Perhaps not have spewed forth the hateful diatribe in the first place?
