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Solange Knowles tells Evening Standard: 'Don't Touch My Hair' Solange Knowles tells Evening Standard: 'Don't Touch My Hair'
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Singer calls out paper’s magazine after it apparently digitally removed a braided crown from her head for its cover image
Graham Ruddick
Fri 20 Oct 2017 19.37 BST
Last modified on Mon 27 Nov 2017 15.06 GMT
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The singer Solange Knowles has called out the London Evening Standard for apparently digitally altering an image of her for the cover of its weekly magazine.The singer Solange Knowles has called out the London Evening Standard for apparently digitally altering an image of her for the cover of its weekly magazine.
The Evening Standard Magazine appears to have removed a braided crown from Knowles’s head in its cover image this week. Knowles subsequently published the original image including the braids on Instagram with the caption “dtmh”, an abbreviation of Don’t Touch My Hair, the name of a song on her latest album.The Evening Standard Magazine appears to have removed a braided crown from Knowles’s head in its cover image this week. Knowles subsequently published the original image including the braids on Instagram with the caption “dtmh”, an abbreviation of Don’t Touch My Hair, the name of a song on her latest album.
The journalist who interviewed Knowles has also asked for her name to be removed from the article and publicly disowned it.The journalist who interviewed Knowles has also asked for her name to be removed from the article and publicly disowned it.
In a series of tweets, Angelica Bastien said: “I am publicly disowning the Solange piece London Evening Standard published today. The entire piece was a fiasco despite my efforts.In a series of tweets, Angelica Bastien said: “I am publicly disowning the Solange piece London Evening Standard published today. The entire piece was a fiasco despite my efforts.
“I told my editors to take my name off of the byline because they distorted my work and reporting in ways that made me very uncomfortable, which was heartbreaking given how much work I put into it and my interest in Solange as an artist.”“I told my editors to take my name off of the byline because they distorted my work and reporting in ways that made me very uncomfortable, which was heartbreaking given how much work I put into it and my interest in Solange as an artist.”
The article was published online under the headline “Solange Knowles: ‘I miss out on chances by wanting control over my body’”.The article was published online under the headline “Solange Knowles: ‘I miss out on chances by wanting control over my body’”.
The piece describes braiding as “important” to Knowles and quotes her as saying that it is an “act of beauty, an act of convenience and an act of tradition” and that it is an “art form”.The piece describes braiding as “important” to Knowles and quotes her as saying that it is an “act of beauty, an act of convenience and an act of tradition” and that it is an “art form”.
Knowles posted excerpts from the interview on Instagram Stories, where posts disappear after 24 hours, including her quotes about braiding. She also posted an image of the cover of the magazine and circled where the braids were.Knowles posted excerpts from the interview on Instagram Stories, where posts disappear after 24 hours, including her quotes about braiding. She also posted an image of the cover of the magazine and circled where the braids were.
The Evening Standard has published full photos of Knowles on its website and Instagram page.The Evening Standard has published full photos of Knowles on its website and Instagram page.
The Guardian has contacted the Evening Standard for comment and is awaiting a reply.The Guardian has contacted the Evening Standard for comment and is awaiting a reply.
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