Kneecap to take legal action against Canadian politician over ‘untrue and malicious’ comments

The Irish rap trio have said they will be taking legal action against Canadian Liberal MP Vince Gasparro

Kneecap have announced they will be taking legal action against a Canadian politician over “untrue and malicious” comments he made when he claimed the group were banned from Canada.

The Irish rap trio have said they will be taking legal action against Canadian Liberal MP Vince Gasparro after he “announced on behalf of the Canadian Government” that they were banned from the country on the advice of officials. However Canadian federal officials later said they had no involvement in the ban.

The group are currently not allowed to enter the country, but have said in a statement they are working to have this resolved.

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Kneecap issued a “message to Vince Gasparro” on social media on Friday, November 28, where they said they would be taking legal action against the Canadian MP.

It said: “In September we said you made comments about us that were wholly untrue and deeply malicious. You did.

“It now transpires you also lied by telling the world you were acting on ‘behalf of the Government of Canada. This was another lie. You were not.

“Your own government has made this clear.

“Today we are serving legal action against you. As we said, we will be relentless in defending ourselves against outrageous and baseless accusations.

“Vince. When we beat you in court, which we will, we will donate every cent of your money to assist the thousands of child amputees in Gaza.

“Finally to our many fans in Canada we are working to resolve the ‘compliance issues’ that have been communicated by your IRCC.

“We look forward to visiting Canada again in 2026 and playing to sold out shows across your land as we have done so in the past. FREE PALESTINE.”

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