{"slug": "boy-george-s-pro-israel-ai-slop-reggae-song-was-promotional-stunt-for-playing-in", "title": "Boy George's Pro-Israel AI Slop Reggae Song was Promotional Stunt for Playing Herod in Jesus Christ Superstar", "summary": "Boy George's AI-generated pro-Israel reggae song was a promotional stunt for his role as Herod in the musical Jesus Christ Superstar, according to Paste Magazine. The singer has since withdrawn from the production.", "body_md": "In 2018, I won the coveted \"every word more horrifying than the last\" award for the headline \"[Spiders Blamed After Broken Siren Played Creepy Nursery Rhymes Randomly To British Townsfolk](https://boingboing.net/2018/09/17/spiders-blamed-after-broken-si.html/amp).\" I expect to win this award a second time, thanks to [famed singer Boy George's latest antics](https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/boy-george/boy-george-withdraws-from-jesus-christ-superstar-after-releasing-ai-generated-pro-israel-song) turning out to have an amazing contextual backdrop. — [Read the rest ](https://boingboing.net/2026/07/31/boy-georges-pro-israel-ai-slop-reggae-song-was-promotional-stunt-for-playing-herod-in-jesus-christ-superstar.html)\n\nThe post [Boy George's Pro-Israel AI Slop Reggae Song was Promotional Stunt for Playing Herod in Jesus Christ Superstar](https://boingboing.net/2026/07/31/boy-georges-pro-israel-ai-slop-reggae-song-was-promotional-stunt-for-playing-herod-in-jesus-christ-superstar.html) appeared first on [Boing Boing](https://boingboing.net).", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/boy-george-s-pro-israel-ai-slop-reggae-song-was-promotional-stunt-for-playing-in", "canonical_source": "https://boingboing.net/2026/07/31/boy-georges-pro-israel-ai-slop-reggae-song-was-promotional-stunt-for-playing-herod-in-jesus-christ-superstar.html", "published_at": "2026-08-01 03:58:47+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-08-01 05:12:11.017595+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["generative-ai"], "entities": ["Boy George", "Paste Magazine", "Jesus Christ Superstar"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/boy-george-s-pro-israel-ai-slop-reggae-song-was-promotional-stunt-for-playing-in", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/boy-george-s-pro-israel-ai-slop-reggae-song-was-promotional-stunt-for-playing-in.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/boy-george-s-pro-israel-ai-slop-reggae-song-was-promotional-stunt-for-playing-in.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/boy-george-s-pro-israel-ai-slop-reggae-song-was-promotional-stunt-for-playing-in.jsonld"}}