Lana Del Rey’s Husband Remarks Spark Debate
Singer Lana Del Rey’s comments about her husband at an event in Hollywood over the weekend have sparked speculation over her as-yet-undisclosed political leanings.
The “Born to Die” hitmaker, whose given name is Elizabeth Woolridge Grant, was on hand to present her friend and frequent collaborator Jack Antonoff with the Producer of the Decade award at Variety’s eighth-annual Hitmakers event.
While addressing the crowd gathered at Hollywood’s nya WEST studio space, Del Rey made rare comments about her husband, Jeremy Dufrene, a Louisiana-based alligator tour guide with whom she exchanged nuptials in September.
Speaking about how Antonoff’s relationship with Margaret Qualley influenced her own romantic life, Del Rey said: “I saw the way he looked at her when he met her, and he’s a big reason why I waited so long to get married and why I met my amazing husband.”
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The musician went on: “I really feel like there’s kind of a singer’s curse around meeting an honest partner who has no skin in the game, no dog in the race.
“And it’s super nerve-racking to have to hold on to an innocent perception of how things could go when you’re in an industry where maybe your values or your morals don’t quite match up with what’s going on—especially when people think that you probably don’t have any morals or values, so it can get all twisted up.”
Video footage of this particular part of her speech was shared by a Del Rey fan account on X, formerly Twitter, where it sparked discussion. A number of viewers surmised that the star was alluding to her own political beliefs being at odds with the majority in Hollywood, which has traditionally been seen as being the base of Democrat-leaning celebrities. This seemingly stems from unsubstantiated rumors online that her husband is a “MAGA supporter.”