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Kenny Loggins is objecting to the use of his music featuring artificial intelligence-generated videos of the President in a social media post donald trump Excrement thrown from a fighter jet at last weekend’s “No Kings” protests.
Video, posted Saturday night republican President’s true social The platform was accompanied by Loggins’ song “Danger Zone”, which appears on the soundtrack of the blockbuster 1986 Tom Cruise Fighter pilot from the movie “Top Gun.” Loggins said in a statement on his website on Monday that he was not asked for permission and was asked to remove the video.
Loggins wrote, “I can’t imagine why anyone would want his music to be used or associated with something created for the sole purpose of dividing us.” “There are too many people trying to tear us apart, and we need to find new ways to come together. We all are.” AmericansAnd we are all patriots.
As of Tuesday morning, the video remained on Truth Social. Several musicians, including Adele and Bruce Springsteen, have objected to Trump’s use of their material at campaign rallies and elsewhere over the past decade.
Representatives for Loggins responded to The Associated Press’ request for additional comment Tuesday by re-releasing their statement from a day earlier. The White House responded to a request for comment with a photo from “Top Gun” with the caption “I’m feeling the need for speed,” paraphrasing one of the film’s famous lines.
Trump has used music on AI videos at other times, including Blue Öyster Cult’s “Don’t Fear the Reaper” on a post about Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought in early October.
Large crowds turned out across the country on Saturday for the latest round of “No Kings” rallies, in which participants denounced the president’s authoritarian policies. Trump dismissed the rallies Sunday as a “joke” and told reporters, “I’m not a king.”