Pop singer Montana Tucker used her influence on the red carpet at the Grammys Sunday to shine a light on the Israelis still held hostage by the Hamas terrorist group.
The “Sunday Funday” singer wore a Star of David necklace as well as a large yellow ribbon on the front of her dress emblazoned with the phrase, “Bring them home,” referring to the Hamas hostages held in Gaza.
“Thank you, Montana, for standing in solidarity with the hostages and their families and for making sure the world hears their cry,” read a post shared on Israel’s official X account.
Montana Tucker at the #GRAMMYs last night.
— Israel ישראל 🇮🇱 (@Israel) February 5, 2024
Thank you Montana for standing in solidarity with the hostages and their families and for making sure the world hears their cry. #BringThemAllHomeNow 🎗️ pic.twitter.com/PcTE91X24h
It’s believed Hamas is still holding more than 132 Israelis hostage, according to the American Jewish Committee.
Tucker, whose grandparents survived the Holocaust, visited Israel in December. She went to several sites, including Auschwitz, where her grandma and grandpa were held.
“For me, since Oct. 7, I’ve pretty much taken over my social media to post about what is going on,” she said at the time. “One year ago, I made a Holocaust educational docuseries called ‘How To: Never Forget.'”
Tucker’s Grammys dress was made by Los Angeles-based Israeli designer MadebyILA.
“I was definitely very nervous about wearing it,” she told Los Angeles Magazine, adding, “When I first got the call to go to the Grammys, I said, ‘I know for a fact no one else is going to say anything [about the hostages] or do anything and, if I have an opportunity to go, and I’m so grateful that they even invited me, then I have to do something. Some people have been wearing the yellow ribbon pin here and there, but I wanted to make a bigger statement.”
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Tucker, 31, said she was approached by someone on the red carpet who told her the Recording Academy was displeased with her decision to wear the large ribbon with the message of support for the Israeli hostages.
The person, whose name she did not know, reportedly told the singer-songwriter officials were “a little upset” with her for the dress “because there’s not supposed to be anything political on the red carpet.”
“I was like, ‘That’s so interesting, because this [dress] is not political at all, by any means,'” she recalled. “And honestly, almost every other person that walked by me said, ‘I love your outfit.’ They said, ‘Thank you for wearing this, thank you.’ But none of them were wearing anything for it. No yellow ribbons — nothing.”
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