Alice Cooper has been dropped by makeup brand Vampyre Cosmetics after the singer made several anti-trans comments in an interview earlier this week.
Vampyre Cosmetics announced they would no longer be collaborating with the 75-year-old rocker just one day after he made the comments in an interview with Stereogum on Wednesday (23 August).
The “School’s Out’ singer, who is always seen with his trademark black eyeliner, had signed a deal with the goth-themed makeup brand to sell a collection of mascara, microphone-styled lipsticks and guitar and amp-shaped makeup palettes.
The rockstar, known for his trademark black eyeliner, claimed transgender surgeries were a ‘fad’ and said he found it ‘wrong’ that kids were being confused.
He was let go by Vampyre Cosmetics on Thursday following his remarks just two weeks after he signed a partnership agreement with the company.
The brand, which markets goth-themed makeup, lipstick and palettes, signed a deal with him to sell a collection of Cooper-style mascara, guitar and amp shaped makeup palettes and microphone styled lipsticks.
Vampyre Cosmetics issued a statement which said it would no longer be collaborating with Cooper ‘in light of recent statements’ and that it stands with the LGBTQ community. Cooper, famous for hits ‘School’s Out’ and ‘Godfather of Shock Rock’, shared his views in an interview with music website Stereogum on Wednesday.
‘I’m understanding that there are cases of transgender, but I’m afraid that it’s also a fad,’ he said.
‘I’m afraid there’s a lot of people claiming to be this just because they want to be that.’
The musician, whose real name is Vincent Damon Furnier, said he did not agree with transgender care for children.
‘I find it wrong when you’ve got a 6-year-old kid who has no idea,’ he added.
‘He just wants to play, and you’re confusing him telling him, ‘Yeah, you’re a boy, but you could be a girl if you want to be’.
Cooper, 75, claimed it was ‘confusing’ to kids and teenagers and described the issue as ‘absurd’. Cooper, whose real name is Vincent Damon Furnier, is among a number of male musicians – including Ne-Yo, Carlos Santana and Kiss guitarist Paul Stanley – who have sparked backlash recently for contentious comments about the trans community.
The ‘Godfather of Shock Rock’ told Stereogum: “I find it wrong when you’ve got a six-year-old kid who has no idea. He just wants to play, and you’re confusing [by] him telling him: ‘Yeah, you’re a boy, but you could be a girl if you want’.
