Following the news that festival organizers Future Sound Asia (FSA) sent The 1975 a Letter Of Claim, the band is being ordered to pay a more than $2 million fine. Future Sound Asia sought legal action against The 1975 after frontman Matty Healy protested against Malaysia’s anti-LGBTQ laws by kissing bandmate Ross MacDonald at Kuala Lumpur’s Good Vibes Festival this past July.
After the incident, which occurred on the first day of the festival, Malaysia’s Good Vibes Festival was canceled. Multiple police reports were filed regarding the incident, and Malaysian law firm Thomas Philip is currently planning a class action lawsuit.
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