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Olivia Rodrigo dedicates a song to Roe v. Wade overturning justices

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  • Olivia Rodrigo criticised the five Supreme Court judges who helped overturn Roe v. Wade in front of 200,000 people.
  • Many audience members mimicked Lily Allen’s middle finger movements.
  • Phoebe Bridgers chanted, “F—k the Supreme Court!” and Billie Eilish called it a “dark day” for women in the U.S.
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Olivia Rodrigo criticised the five Supreme Court judges who helped overturn Roe v. Wade in front of 200,000 people.

“I want to dedicate this next song to the five members of the Supreme Court who showed us that at the end of the day, they truly don’t give a s—t about freedom,” the California-born pop star said onstage at the 2022 Glastonbury Festival in England on June 25.

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Rodrigo, “This song goes out to the justices Samuel Alito, Clarence Thomas, Neil Gorsuch, Amy Coney Barrett and Brett Kavanaugh. We hate you.”

The vocalist and Lily Allen then sang “F—k you” Many audience members mimicked Allen’s middle finger movements.

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Olivia told the media, viewers she was “devastated and terrified” by the judgement, adding, “So many women and so many girls are going to die because of this.”

The Supreme Court’s ruling sparked worldwide demonstrations and public denunciation from detractors, including Taylor Swift, Padma Lakshmi, and Shonda Rhimes.

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Rodrigo isn’t the only performer to oppose the Supreme Court verdict. Phoebe Bridgers chanted, “F—k the Supreme Court!” She told the audience, “F—k that shit. F—k America. Like, f—k you. All these irrelevant old motherf—kers trying to tell us what to do with our f—king bodies.”

Billie Eilish, another Glastonbury singer, stated, “Today is a really dark day for women in the U.S. I’m just going to say that because I can’t bear to think about it anymore in this moment.”

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