{"id":472015,"date":"2022-07-08T20:32:38","date_gmt":"2022-07-08T17:32:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/today-show-blocked-free-brittney-griner-shirts\/"},"modified":"2022-07-08T20:32:38","modified_gmt":"2022-07-08T17:32:38","slug":"today-show-blocked-free-brittney-griner-shirts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/today-show-blocked-free-brittney-griner-shirts\/","title":{"rendered":"#&#8217;Today&#8217; show blocked &#8216;Free Brittney Griner&#8217; shirts"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a358b02f1fe7\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a358b02f1fe7\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/today-show-blocked-free-brittney-griner-shirts\/#%E2%80%9C%E2%80%98Today_show_blocked_%E2%80%98Free_Brittney_Griner_shirts%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;&#8216;Today&#8217; show blocked &#8216;Free Brittney Griner&#8217; shirts&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9C%E2%80%98Today_show_blocked_%E2%80%98Free_Brittney_Griner_shirts%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;&#8216;Today&#8217; show blocked &#8216;Free Brittney Griner&#8217; shirts&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>NBC\u2019s \u201cToday\u201d show purportedly blocked a member of Macy Gray\u2019s band from wearing a \u201cFree Brittney Griner\u201d T-shirt during a live performance this week to protest the WNBA star\u2019s incarceration in Russia, according to the singer.<\/p>\n<p>Gray\u2019s keyboardist, Billy Wes, was spotted wearing a T-shirt emblazoned with the slogan ahead of the group\u2019s performance on Thursday\u2019s edition of Today. However, the message was nowhere to be found once Gray\u2019s act got underway \u2013 with Wes later confirming that he was told not to display it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey made me turn it inside out. They said I couldn\u2019t wear it, so I had to turn it outside out. But y\u2019all know what time it is: free Brittney,\u201d Wes told <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2022\/07\/07\/macy-gray-today-show-free-brittney-griner-shirt-protest-denied\/\">TMZ<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Gray later personally addressed the situation in her own interview with TMZ, saying the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>arent drama over the \u201cFree Brittney Griner\u201d T-shirt \u201creally bummed me out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe wanted to wear them on the show and they said no, because I guess something happened,\u201d Gray said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/macy-gray-getty-01.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Macy Gray\" class=\"wp-image-22974825\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/macy-gray-getty-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/macy-gray-getty-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/macy-gray-getty-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Macy Gray performed on the Today show on Thursday.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Nathan Congleton\/NBC via Getty I<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think it\u2019s too political. It\u2019s a human being that\u2019s in a really horrible situation and there\u2019s people that have power to do something about it. That\u2019s what they should do,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>Today representatives did not im<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>tely return a request for comment.<\/p>\n<p>Griner, 31, was initially detained by Russian authorities in February after police said they found vape canisters containing cannabis oil in her possession. Her arrest occurred just days before the Kremlin launched its brutal invasion of Ukraine.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/macy-gray-getty-02.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Macy Gray\" class=\"wp-image-22974831\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/macy-gray-getty-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/macy-gray-getty-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/macy-gray-getty-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Macy Gray said her band planned to wear the shirts during their Today show performance.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Nathan Congleton\/NBC via Getty I<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>She pleaded guilty to drug possession charges this week and faces up to 10 years in a Russian prison. The White House said President Biden called Griner\u2019s wife, Cherelle, to assure her he was doing everything he can to secure her release.<\/p>\n<p>Gray\u2019s appearance on the Today show included a sit-down interview in which she addressed the backlash she faced regarding remarks she made to Piers Morgan about transgender people. Gray said \u201cjust because you go change your parts doesn\u2019t make you a woman.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/brittney-griner-getty-01.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Brittney Griner\" class=\"wp-image-22974821\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/brittney-griner-getty-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/brittney-griner-getty-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/brittney-griner-getty-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Brittney Griner has been in Russian custody since February.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.today.com\/popculture\/popculture\/macy-gray-controversial-comments-gender-identity-response-rcna37130\">Gray told Today<\/a> that the incident was a \u201chuge learning experience.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it takes a lot of courage to be yourself, to go out in the world and be honest about who you are. And so I think anyone who is in the LGBT community is a hero and sets an example for all of us,\u201d Gray said. \u201cI said some things that didn\u2019t go over well, but my intention was never to hurt anybody. I feel bad that I did hurt some people.\u201d\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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