Recording of pop star Alameh mocking Nasrallah stirs outrage in Lebanon
A video that circulated online of Lebanese pop star Ragheb Alameh on a phone call with Emirati singer Abdullah Belkheir stirred outrage among Lebanese as Alameh hailed the killing of former Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah.
Nasrallah enjoys great popularity among his supporters and even some who do not support Hezbollah. He was killed in September in an Israeli airstrike on Beirut's southern suburbs.
In a country riven by sectarian and political divides that the latest war with Israel aggravated, people were divided between those who defended Alameh and those who were outraged by his words.
The video shows Belkheir on loud speaker with someone who sounded like Alameh. Alameh urged him to visit Lebanon soon, adding that "we've got rid of Nasrallah." Belkheir replied with a laugh and said "Thank God."
Alameh later said it was AI or someone imitating his voice.
After the video, a group of men tried to vandalize a school owned by Alameh in Sainte Therese, Hadath.
Alameh was born in Ghoubeiry in Beirut, into a Shiite family. He received a UAE golden visa in 2021.
Source: Naharnet
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