Glastonbury singer demands BBC remove clips of her performance after shocking abuse | The Sun
A PERFORMER at this year's Glastonbury Festival has demanded the BBC remove her performance after she received an onslaught of shocking abuse.
Tor Maries, who performs under the stage name Billy Nomates, was left furious after getting a sea of negative comments following her performance at the Somerset festival.
It left her so angry that she demanded the BBC delete her performance from its social media site as well as insisting she will give up performing at the end of her summer tour in order to avoid further abuse.
Billy performed on the Park Stage yesterday afternoon as the festival got underway.
An avant-garde performer, her music styles in-cooperate elements of 'noise music' as well as free jazz.
In a statement, the singer said: “The level of personal abuse on @bbc6music socials for goin to work today is insane [sic].
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"I’ve asked for all footage to be removed. I know it’s not for everyone what I do."
She continued: "I know lots of people don’t rate me. But the level of personal abuse on that public page is too much.
"There will be no more shows after this summer.
"You wouldn’t stay in a workplace that did this to you. Why should I."
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In response, the BBC confirmed it had respected the star's request and had pulled footage of her from the Radio 6 Music social media accounts.
A spokesperson said: "We want 6 Music to be a place where brilliant artists such as Billy Nomates are celebrated and supported, and we have respected Tor’s request to have the clip posted on our social channels removed."
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