“Late Night Berlin”
After controversial “Free Palestine” posting: ProSieben uninvites rapper Nura
On her Instagram account, Nura also published the excerpt from her new video “Fubu”, in which she poses with others in front of a “Free Palestine” sign.
© www.instagram.com/nura/
She was actually supposed to appear on “Late Night Berlin” on Tuesday. But after a controversial Instagram posting, rapper Nura was disinvited from the ProSieben show.
“Periodt”, Nura’s new album, was released last Friday. In order to promote this, the rapper actually wanted to appear on Tuesday at “Late Night Berlin”. The plan was for the 34-year-old to perform her new single on the show moderated by Klaas Heufer-Umlauf. “Late Night Berlin” itself announced this on X (formerly Twitter). That is now the case Posting deleted.
Because the appearance will not take place, as ProSieben requested star has confirmed. The industry service “DWDL.de” first reported. “Nura will not be a guest on ‘Late Night Berlin’ on Tuesday,” the statement says succinctly; the station did not provide any information about the reasons for this.
Nura caused outrage with her posting
There had previously been outrage over a social media posting. The musician posted an excerpt from her new video in an Insta story on Sunday evening, in which she posed with other people in front of a basketball hoop with “Free Palestine” written on it. Numerous users called on ProSieben on X (formerly Twitter) to uninvite Nura. The broadcaster has apparently complied with this.
Nura herself commented on the excitement on Instagram on Monday afternoon: She published a text in her Insta story in which she emphasized that she made no distinction between people, based on their gender, origin, sexuality or religion. “Suffering is suffering.”
© www.instagram.com/nura/
Her own family was after war She fled Germany, so she knew how traumatizing that was. The video, Nura emphasized, was “made before the current events.” She is still sorry if she “hurt someone who was affected by it.”
A scene from her new video
In fact, the image still available on her Insta story is from her new video “FUBU.” In it, Nura, supported by Yung Madara, Aisha Vibes and Jalil, addresses the racism experience of black people in Germany. The song uses a sample from Martin Luther King’s famous “I have a Dream” speech. The controversial photo can be seen in the video for less than two seconds.
Nura was born in Kuwait in 1988, she came to Germany with her family at the age of three and has lived in Berlin for a long time. The musician did not provide any information as to why she posted this scene in her story.
Sources: “DWDL.de”ProSieben press office, Nura on Instagram, “FUBU” on YouTube