Harry Styles

At the opening of his tour in Amsterdam, an audience member shouted 'Viva Palestina' and Styles replied 'Correct'. JTA described the exchange as his first public position on the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, after years of commentary on his interest in Jewish culture.

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An illustration on a ticket for Styles's New York residency showed a flying yellow car near the Empire State Building with a graphic trail. Two days before the 25th anniversary of 9/11, some online users saw it as an inappropriate reference to the attacks.

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Some critics accused Styles of benefiting from queer aesthetic codes while refusing to publicly define his sexual orientation. The debate intensified during promotion of 'My Policeman'.

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Accepting the Grammy for Album of the Year, Styles said that 'this doesn't happen to people like me' very often. The phrase was criticised as awkward or oblivious to the privilege of an immensely popular white male artist, particularly given how rarely Black women had won in that category.

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During promotion of 'My Policeman', Styles described the film as a universal love story and contrasted its approach with portrayals of gay sex that he described as less 'tender'. Critics accused him of downplaying the story's specifically queer dimension and adopting an overly cautious approach to homosexuality.

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Harry Styles fans criticised ticket prices reaching approximately $1,500 under Ticketmaster's dynamic pricing system. The controversy formed part of a wider debate about concert prices for major stars.

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Footage from the 'Don't Worry Darling' premiere fuelled a global rumour that Styles had spat on Chris Pine. Styles's representatives denied it, and Pine's representative called the story a complete fabrication arising from a visual illusion.

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Styles posted a photograph of himself wearing a Native American headdress, prompting criticism for cultural appropriation and trivialising an Indigenous symbol. The photograph was subsequently deleted.

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