Sabrina Carpenter Acknowledges Link to Eric Adams Indictment

INDIO, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 12: (FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY) Sabrina Carpenter performs at the Coachella Stage during the 2024 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at Empire Polo Club on April 12, 2024 in Indio, California. (Photo by Arturo Holmes/Getty Images for Coachella)
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Sabrina Carpenter already stirred controversy last year when her “Feather” video — a bloody romp filmed in a Brooklyn Catholic church — led to the dismissal of Monsignor Jamie Gigantiello, who let her shoot the clip on location. But now, theories are kicking up that the melee surrounding the video has ties to the indictment of New York City mayor Eric Adams , and may have aided in kickstarting the probe.

Carpenter openly addressed the rumors during her concert at Madison Square Garden on Sunday night. “Wow, what's next?” she remarked, gazing out at the audience. “Should we discuss how I led to the mayor's indictment, or…”

According to the New York Post , federal investigators subpoenaed the church in question last week regarding its relations between Adams’ close associate Gigantiello and the mayor’s ex-chief of staff, Frank Carone. The subpoena was allegedly linked to Carpenter’s “Feather” video, which has almost 100 million views on YouTube, and the church’s corruption regarding it. Church officials remained mum on the connection, giving a diplomatic answer as to whether or not Carpenter’s clip played any role in the investigation.

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“It would be inappropriate to comment further on that review, which is still ongoing,” stated diocese officials. “The Diocese is fully committed to cooperating with law enforcement in all investigations, including conduct at individual parishes or involving any priest.”

Carpenter addressed the controversy when it gained attention last year, after the release of the “Feather” video in late October. The Diocese of Brooklyn expressed “appalled” sentiment towards the “violent and sexually suggestive” video filmed at the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church, resulting in a re-blessing of the establishment and a reprimand for Gigantiello.

Following the widespread news coverage, Carpenter exclusively spoke with Variety and stated that she had obtained permission to film the video at the church. She playfully added, “Jesus was a carpenter,” a slogan she displayed on a T-shirt and wore during both weekend performances at Coachella in April.

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