Lana Del Rey has sparked major backlash after wearing a mesh face mask at a meet and greet.
The singer organised a surprise booking signing in LA on Friday, after recently releasing her new book Violet Bent Backwards Over The Grass.
Sharing a livestream from the event on Instagram, the 35-year-old wore a sparkly face covering made from mesh – a loosely woven or knitted fabric that has many closely spaced holes in it.
Following the event, people took to Twitter to criticise the star for her choice of face mask – with many saying that the covering was “non-protective” and “irresponsible”.
Los Angeles has seen 273K confirmed cases of COVID-19, with 6,626 deaths related to the virus.
One user wrote: “So sick of Lana being as talented as she is and so obviously ignorant in so many ways. If you want your mask to be a fashion statement, @LanaDelRey, look at Gaga.”
Another tweeted: “I get that #LanaDelRey is a diva and all, but we’re in the middle of a #pandemic crisis here. And the last thing you want to wear is some shiny ass mesh non-protective mask. WTF Lana? Plus #California got the most cases of #COVID19 not a smart move with the mask hun. #WearAMask.”
https://twitter.com/cat_thecatlady/status/1312352822101520384
I get that #LanaDelRey is a diva and all, but we're in the middle of a #pandemic crisis here. And the last thing you want to wear is some shiny ass mesh non-protective mask. WTF Lana? Plus #California got the most cases of #COVID19 not a smart move with the mask hun. #WearAMask
— MandyDiallo85🖤 (@damanda835) October 3, 2020
The fact that Lana Del Rey wore that dumb fishnet mask lmao goodnight
— spinch (@frayyfrayyy) October 3, 2020
Lana Del Rey wearing a net mask during the Covid-19 Pandemic because according to her: we were born to die pic.twitter.com/UGJIyim3JV
— Aiia ♒️ (@BEN__MOUSA) October 3, 2020
https://twitter.com/postcardfromph/status/1312373224915693568
@LanaDelRey girl, what the fuck just wear a normal mask. Seriously, what the shit.
— Ciamung™🍒 (@maciung) October 3, 2020
@LanaDelRey I love you bby but covid is real please wear a fucking mask you’re making it so fucking hard to love you
— hi, it’s beth (@bethwnn) October 3, 2020
no one:
lana del rey's mask: pic.twitter.com/90eHQhuTEb— ian ♡ (@gabmonstere) October 3, 2020
can we talk about the mask that Lana Del Rey wore yesterday ? 👁👄👁
— sarah ❤️ (@imanoldcardigan) October 3, 2020
https://twitter.com/ahhhshiittt/status/1312335284797870080
I’m so disappointed in lana del rey… her mask is really cute for the cover of a magazine but she can’t go out in something that doesn’t protect the people around her. if a mask is mandatory please wear an actual one, esp if you have influence
— tessssss (@prettyforlana) October 3, 2020
Lana Del Rey needs to be careful not to let people think that wearing a net for a mask is ok. Masks need to have a protective layer to prevent the spread of droplets. #wearamask
— RandomISH (@RandomISHRandom) October 3, 2020
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