Machine Gun Kelly in Los Angeles on Nov. 16, 2023.Photo:Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic
Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic
IsMachine Gun Kellychanging his stage name to just Machine? Probably not.
“Instead of ‘Machine Gun Kelly,’ can you hit me with just ‘Machine’ next time?” said the “My Ex’s Best Friend” performer — real name Colson Baker — who shared the quote toX (formerly Twitter)on Saturday.
Machine Gun Kelly in Los Angeles on Nov. 16, 2023.Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic
After fans picked up on MGK’s perceived name change,Entertainment Weeklyreported on Tuesday that he’ll remain Machine Gun Kelly. A rep for MGK did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
Holding up a sign that read “Change your name” in the clip, the comedians appeared to catch MGK’s attention and ask him to take out “Machine Gun” as to not “glorify machine guns.” According to otherfan-filmed footage, the Grammy-nominated artist brushed off the comment, and his audience erupted in an “MGK” chant.
The “Papercuts” musician attended theGQMen of the Year party with his fiancéeMegan Fox— shortly after the release of her new poetry book,Pretty Boys Are Poisonous. While promoting the book on a recent episode ofTheDrew Barrymore Show, Foxhighlighted the supportshe received from her fiancé throughout her writing process.
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Megan Fox and Machine Gun Kelly in New York City in September 2023.Raymond Hall/GC Images
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“I think it helps that he’s an artist himself and recognizes that he has this outlet where he gets to experience his catharsis through songwriting — where he gets to express his pain in that way,” Fox explained.
“As an actor, you don’t really have that, because I’m reading someone else’s dialogue. So I don’t really get to go to work and putmy experiences and my paininto my art,” Fox continued. “So he recognized that I needed an outlet for that, and when you love someone, you’re not gonna deny them their right to experience a relief from their suffering.”
“And I think that’s just what it is to care about someone and to want to see them heal,” she added.
source: people.com
