‘Today I was anti-wokeness and I can’t do that’: Radio DJ Matt Siegel storms off air when told he cannot joke about Demi Lovato coming out as non-binary
- Matt Sigel, 71, the host of the Matty in the Morning Show in Massachusetts on KISS 108, stormed off on Wednesday in response to Demi Lovato coming out
- Demi, 28, shared the news with their fans in a video posted to Twitter on Wednesday, adding that they will be changing pronouns to they/them
- The popular radio show, that has a legacy in Boston, has been on the air since January 12, 1981. It is believed to be the first time the presenter has stormed off
A radio DJ has stormed off air after being told he was not allowed to make a joke about pop singer Demi Lovato coming out as non-binary.
Demi, 28, shared the news with their fans in a video posted to Twitter on Wednesday, adding that they will be changing pronouns to they/them – which made US radio host Matt Siegel react with fury.
Sigel, 71, the host of the Matty in the Morning Show in Massachusetts on KISS 108, made a lengthy speech the same day as Lovato’s news, claiming his boss told him not to make fun about the singer’s non-binary admission.
The popular radio show, that has a legacy in Boston, has been on the air since January 12, 1981. It is believed to be the first time the presenter has stormed off.
‘Today I was anti-wokeness and I can’t do that’: Radio DJ Matt Siegel stormed off air on Wednesday when told he cannot joke about Demi Lovato coming out as non-binary (Pic, 2016)
The leaked audio of the DJ’s rant has since gone viral, where he said: ‘Today I was anti-wokeness and I can’t do that, so basically, what I’m told is, I can talk about light, funny things… but I can’t do what I really want to do, which is just be a funny comic and tell it like it is.’
The Sorry Not Sorry singer identifies as pansexual, and said that they don’t want to be seen as an ‘expert or spokesperson,’ and has ‘opened up another level of vulnerability’ by sharing the news with their fans.
The news became a talking point for Siegel, but was then reprimanded when allegedly made light of the situation.
Announcement: Demi, 28, shared the news with their fans in a video posted to Twitter on Wednesday, adding that they will be changing pronouns to they/them
‘I was just told, and it’s nothing personal because I like my boss, but he just called and said I have to stop talking about what I’ve been talking about this morning. I loved the radio show this morning. I’m totally dead serious,’ Siegel is heard saying in the audio.
‘I felt like I was back. We’re laughing and we’re having fun…this is why I got rich. Okay. Because I told it like it is to my listeners for 40 bleeping years. They pulled the plug on me and said you can’t talk about what you’re talking about,’ he went on.
‘I am the biggest of all time, and they said, “Shut up, Matt! Stop talking.” Well, I hope you’re happy, because I just stopped talking. Matty out,” he finished, before storming off.