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Bob Vylan rapper claims BBC staff praised Glastonbury set before backlash over anti-IDF chant

Bob Vylan frontman Bobby Vylan has claimed BBC staff praised his Glastonbury set before it became the centre of a national controversy.

The punk-rap artist, whose real name is Bobby Jeffery, told Louis Theroux on the latest episode of The Louis Theroux Podcast that his team were congratulated backstage by BBC staff shortly after finishing their performance — despite the chant that later drew widespread condemnation.

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