Kings of Leon Drummer tweeted that Ryan Murphy, Glee writer, should ‘get a therapist, get a manicure, get a new bra.’
The battle between Glee writer, Ryan Murphy and Kings of Leon has reached a new level. Murphy told the Hollywood Reporter that the Kings of Leon are “self-centered assholes” because they decided not to allow a song of theirs to be used on the television program. In response, Nathan Followill, Kings of Leon Drummer tweeted that the writer should “see a therapist, get a manicure, buy a new bra.” This post is no longer available on Twitter.
Followill also said that Murphy should “zip your lip and focus on educating seven-year-olds how to say fuck.” This tweet appears to signal the end of taking the high ground as was the strategy of Nathan’s brother, Caleb who is also a member of Kings of Leon. Caleb told Hollywood Reporter when questioned about why the Glee writer was so angry at the group that the band members had not seen the show and they did not want to use it to promote their song “Use Somebody”.
Murphy then sent an email to Perez Hilton stating that Nathan Followill is homophobic and indicated that contrary to Followill’s statement “most gay dudes” are not in the habit of wearing bras. Murphy further went on to say that even though Glee writers and producers enjoy Kings of Leon’s songs, he “cannot condone or even laugh at their clear disdain of gay people.”
Following the backlash, Nathan apologized for his statements on Twitter and explained that he never wanted to come across as misogynistic or homophobic.

