There have now been official calls to remove Snoop Dogg as the headliner of an upcoming event, following backlash over “homophobic” comments he made.
Snoop Dogg recently made comments about gay people in movies – and what he said has been branded “homophobic” by people on Twitter. During a recent appearance on the It’s Giving podcast, Snoop spoke about a trip to the cinema with his grandson. They had been to see the Toy Story spin-off, Lightyear. In the film, there is a scene where one of the female astronauts is seen with her wife and child.
Snoop said following the scene, his grandson asked: “Papa Snoop, how she have a baby with a woman? She’s a woman.” Snoop then said he’s now “scared to go to the movies.”
He said: “Aw sh*t, I didn’t come here for this sh*t, I just came here to watch the goddamn movie. So that’s like f*ck me, I’m scared to go to the movies now, y’all throwing me in the middle of this sh*t that I don’t have an answer for…. it threw me for a loop.”
He added: “Do we have to show that at that age? They’re going to ask questions. I don’t have the answer.” Snoop’s comments were then called out as “homophobic.”
Following this, a Greens Senator has joined calls to remove Snoop Dogg from this year’s AFL Grand Final. As per Rolling Stone, he had been confirmed last month as the headliner for the Telstra Pre-Game Entertainment at the 2025 Toyota AFL Grand Final. Previous headliners have included Katy Perry and Robbie Williams.
The publication has since reported that, in the Senate on Monday (August 25th), Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young claimed Snoop’s history of “misogyny and homophobia” should have precluded him from performing at the Grand Final, arguing the AFL should have instead looked towards homegrown talent for the headline slot.
She referred to him as a “slur merchant” and said: “The AFL is a cultural institution, and cultural institutions like this should be backing the rest of our cultural institutions. Our artists, our musicians, our music industry, right here at home.”
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Following calls to remove Snoop from the Grand Final, AFL CEO Andrew Dillon defended the decision to book him. “We cannot vouch for every lyric in every song ever written or performed by any artist who has appeared on our stage — Australian or international,” he said.
“What I can say is that our pre-match entertainment on AFL Grand Final day will be family-friendly and consistent with the audience at the MCG and those watching the broadcast.
“It is also important to remember that we engaged Snoop Dogg in 2025 as the person he is today. He has spoken publicly about his past, he has changed, and today he is a grandfather, philanthropist, he helps rehabilitate youth and is a global entertainer who has performed at both the Super Bowl and the Olympic Closing Ceremony to audiences of more than 100 million people.
“In those environments his performance was appropriate and well-received, and his performance this year at our Grand Final will be fitting for the best sporting event in the country.”
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