Lana Del Rey Wears Mesh Mask To Meet Fans, Critics Get In Her Face
Five-time Grammy nominee Lana Del Rey didn’t win any awards for her face-covering at a public reading of her new book.
The “Young and Beautiful” singer wore a mesh face mask that apparently exposed her nose and mouth in violation of local coronavirus guidelines as she got close to attendees.
Del Rey promoted her collection of poetry, “Violet Bent Backwards Over The Grass,” with an appearance Friday at a Barnes & Noble in Los Angeles.
A post shared by Lana Del Rey (@lanadelrey) on Oct 2, 2020 at 3:35pm PDT
Fans posted photos of themselves well within 6 feet of the performer and even cheek to cheek, prompting backlash from people on social media.
“ur setting urself up at this point we cant defend you,” one wrote on the Instagram Live post.
“lana please wear a real mask i’m begging you be safe,” a concerned fan wrote.
Others fumed on Twitter, calling her “pathetic” and her move “serious foolishness.” “COME ON!!! Is science class really that f-ing hard?!?” one user wrote.
Some even referenced her 2012 album “Born To Die.”
Del Rey’s sister Caroline said the singer had “tested negative” and was standing “more than 6 feet away” from others, the U.K.’s Independent reported, but that was not the case.
NOT LANA DEL RAY WEARING A MESH MASK AT A MEET & GREET pic.twitter.com/3Qcyg5ZDEk
— tea sesh 🎃 (@TeaSeshYT) October 3, 2020
Lana Del Rey em noite de autógrafos na 'Barnes&Nobles' pic.twitter.com/jvEHwDHBu2
— Lana Del Rey Daily (@LDRdailybr) October 3, 2020
Lana Del Rey enquanto deixava 'Barnes And Noble'. ❤️ pic.twitter.com/B2WdC2SwE0
— Lana Del Rey Daily (@LDRdailybr) October 3, 2020
USA Today noted that Del Rey was flouting LA County COVID-19 guidance, which asks citizens to wear a face covering over nose and mouth when in public and others are nearby. However, some speculated that Del Rey wore a transparent lining behind the fishnet mask.
Del Rey did not appear to address the criticism over the weekend. HuffPost did not immediately hear back after a request for comment early Monday.
Del Rey wore a similar mesh mask for the cover of Interview magazine last month.
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This article originally appeared on HuffPost and has been updated.