San Diego Satisfaction simply hit a serious velocity bump on the street to celebration — a number of sponsors are pulling the plug on the occasion on account of R&B singer Kehlani‘s headlining spot within the lineup.

UC San Diego, UC San Diego Well being and Mayor Todd Gloria withdrew their help from the pageant over Kehlani’s vocal help of Palestine throughout the ongoing battle in Gaza, CBS8 studies. A number of Jewish teams additionally reportedly introduced their determination to tug away from Satisfaction this 12 months over her “repeated amplification of violent antisemitic rhetoric.”

Her views — which many have deemed antisemitic — have triggered friction earlier than. In April, her Cornell College “Slope Day” efficiency was reduce on account of what the college described as her “anti-Israel” stance.

Then, in Could, the “Consider Me” hitmaker’s Central Park present was scrubbed over reported security considerations, with New York Metropolis Mayor Eric Adams cryptically noting … “We’re not the primary to have checked out this performer and talked in regards to the cancellation.”

Kehlani hasn’t let the controversy silence her — she doubled down on her pro-Palestinian views on the 2025 American Music Awards in Could, stating … “If individuals are blowing up and being murdered at mass charges … it must be as straightforward as respiration to say, ‘Hey, this shouldn’t be taking place.”

She reacted to the San Diego Satisfaction information on her Instagram Story Friday — her message is loud and clear … she’s merely not bothered.

Sharing why they pulled out, UC San Diego stated in a press release … “We strongly condemn Antisemitism and stand agency in our dedication to selling inclusivity and respect for all people, together with our Jewish college students, college, workers and sufferers.”

San Diego Satisfaction provided up a response, noting that whereas “upset,” they “respect the choice of sponsors who’ve chosen to not take part on this 12 months’s San Diego Satisfaction programming.”