In early October, Lana Del Rey was roundly criticized for attending an LA meet-and-greet wearing what appeared to be a bedazzled mesh face mask amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
At the time, fans begged the 35-year-old musician to “wear a real mask,” calling her a “Karen” and “a danger to herself and others” and pointing out that a sheer face covering does nothing to stop the spread of the coronavirus. We were even inspired to find her some safer, more suitable options.
Now, Del Rey is breaking her silence on the subject — and claiming that there was more to her mask than meets the eye.
On Monday, the Michigan Daily tweeted a story about the controversy swirling around the “Summertime Sadness” singer, and Del Rey herself responded.
“Great article. The mask had plastic on the inside,” she wrote. “They’re commonly sewn in by stylists these days. I don’t generally respond to articles because I don’t care. But there ya go. Same goes for everyone’s masks in my video. I’m lucky enough to have a team of people who can do that.”
A situation with layers, you might say.
