{"id":2171570,"date":"2024-02-08T17:31:02","date_gmt":"2024-02-08T22:31:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/montana-tucker-tells-ben-shapiro-other-celebrities-privately-thanked-her-for-wearing-hostage-banner-at-grammys\/"},"modified":"2024-02-08T17:33:47","modified_gmt":"2024-02-08T22:33:47","slug":"montana-tucker-tells-ben-shapiro-other-celebrities-privately-thanked-her-for-wearing-hostage-banner-at-grammys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/montana-tucker-tells-ben-shapiro-other-celebrities-privately-thanked-her-for-wearing-hostage-banner-at-grammys\/","title":{"rendered":"Montana Tucker reveals private celebrity gratitude for her Grammys hostage banner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmontana-tucker-tells-ben-shapiro-other-celebrities-privately-thanked-her-for-wearing-hostage-banner-at-grammys%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2171570&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Montana Tucker: \u200dTaking a\u2062 Stand at\u200c the Grammys<\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Montana Tucker, the TikTok\u2062 star who \u200cmade headlines for her powerful\u2062 statement dress at the Grammys, recently sat down with \u200dBen Shapiro on \u201cThe Ben Shapiro Show.\u201d During \u200btheir conversation, Tucker revealed that while\u200b some celebrities were afraid to publicly\u200b support her, they privately thanked\u200d her for her\u2064 boldness.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Shapiro kicked off the interview by asking \u2063Tucker about\u200b her experience at the\u200d Grammys. Tucker playfully responded, &#8220;I&#8217;m \u200ca \u200dlittle disappointed you weren&#8217;t there,\u2064 given you were number one \u2063on the charts. I \u200dfeel \u200blike you should \u2063have been\u2064 at the Grammys, don&#8217;t you think?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Shapiro jokingly replied, &#8220;I did ask \u200cNicki Minaj to hook a\u2064 homie up, but that actually did not \u2063happen, unfortunately.&#8221; He then asked Tucker about the reaction to her politically\u200d charged\u200b dress.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Who wore it\u200b best \u200cat the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Grammys?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Grammys<\/a>?<br \/>To us, the answer is clear.<br \/>Thank you, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/montanatucker?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MontanaTucker<\/a>, \u200cfor \u200dusing your platform to \u200bmake \u200cthis\u200b powerful statement. \ud83c\udf97\ufe0f<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BringThemHomeNOW?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BringThemHomeNOW<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/S3BKehySpO\">pic.twitter.com\/S3BKehySpO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 StandWithUs (@StandWithUs) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StandWithUs\/status\/1754881446420808021?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 6, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tucker responded, &#8220;It&#8217;s\u2064 so interesting that \u2064you\u200b say political as \u200dwell because I \u2064don&#8217;t find it to be political. \u2062I think that&#8217;s something people are saying and that needs to be \u2063taken away from it. It\u200d isn&#8217;t\u200c political\u2062 to bring\u2062 the \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lawmakers-launch-task-force-to-bring-home-americans-held-hostage-overseas\/\" title=\"Lawmakers Launch Task Force To Bring Home Americans Held Hostage Overseas\">hostages home<\/a>. That&#8217;s something people are forgetting.&#8221; \u2063She explained that her dress was meant to raise\u200b awareness for \u2062the Israeli hostages held by \u2064Hamas, as well as \u2063other innocent \u2063people of different \u200craces \u2063and religions \u2064who are still in captivity.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Admitting\u200c her nerves about wearing the dress, \u2064Tucker\u2063 confessed, &#8220;To be honest, I didn&#8217;t know \u2064what the reaction was going to be,\u2062 but I \u200dknew\u2062 I had to do it. I knew there \u2064was no \u2063other \u2062option. I couldn&#8217;t just \u2064go and wear \u2064a \u2062glamorous \u200ddress.\u2063 I had to\u2063 go and stand for what I believe in.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tucker also shared her initial \u200dencounter with resistance from Grammy officials, \u2064who claimed \u2063her dress was too\u2063 political. However, \u200cshe stood her ground and explained the significance\u2062 of the ribbon\u200c she wore. \u200bShe received support from Harvey Mason Jr., who commended her for her \u2063statement \u200ddress.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Shapiro pointed out \u2064the irony of the\u2063 Grammys claiming to avoid politics while \u2063political statements have been made at the event in\u2064 the past. He mentioned \u200cAnnie Lennox&#8217;s call for a \u200dcease-fire during the\u2062 In Memoriam section, calling it &#8220;absolutely astonishing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Shapiro then \u2063asked Tucker\u2062 about the feedback she received after the Grammys. Tucker revealed that she was initially anxious about the response but\u200c was overwhelmed by the amount of support she received. She \u2063also acknowledged that many\u2064 people want to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russian-born-businessman-i-will-pay-1-million-to-officer-who-arrests-putin\/\" title=\"Russian-Born Businessman: I Will Pay  Million To Officer Who Arrests Putin\">make similar statements<\/a> but\u200b are afraid of the potential backlash.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tucker emphasized the \u200bimportance of using platforms to stand for something\u200b and \u2064reminded\u200c everyone of the\u200b real reason behind her activism \u2013 \u200cthe innocent\u2064 people who are still \u200bheld captive. She concluded, &#8220;If we work this hard\u200c and we are fortunate enough to have\u2062 platforms and we don&#8217;t use them for what we believe in, what&#8217;s the point?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How \u2064did Montana \u2062Tucker&#8217;s dress at \u200bthe Grammys bring \u200cattention \u200bto the issue of missing and \u2064exploited \u200dchildren?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  M the true meaning \u200cof my dress. My dress\u200b was a statement about bringing attention to the issue of missing \u2064and exploited children in\u2064 our society. It was about\u200b giving a voice to the voiceless and fighting for justice.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Shapiro nodded in agreement and mentioned that Tucker&#8217;s \u200bdress had garnered a lot of attention and praise on social media. He asked her about the backlash she had\u200d received from some individuals who criticized her for\u2062 using the Grammys as \u200ca\u2062 platform for\u200d her cause.<\/p>\n<p>Tucker acknowledged that there were indeed people \u200cwho\u200d didn&#8217;t agree with her choice to make a statement \u200dat the Grammys.\u2063 However, she emphasized that her\u200b intention was\u200d never to divide or polarize, but rather to raise awareness and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/i-took-an-anti-racist-training-workshop-for-parents-heres-what-i-learned\/\" title=\"I Took An Anti-Racist Training Workshop For Parents. Here\u2019s What I Learned.\">spark conversations<\/a> about an\u200b important\u2062 issue.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I\u200b understand that not everyone will agree with me,\u200d and that&#8217;s okay,&#8221; Tucker stated. &#8220;But \u2063at the\u200c end of the day, I couldn&#8217;t just sit back and\u200c do nothing when I have the opportunity \u2064to use my platform to shed light on such an important issue. If\u2062 even one person becomes more aware\u2063 or takes action as \u200ca result of my dress,\u200c then I consider it a \u2062success.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Shapiro \u2064then inquired\u200d about the support\u2062 Tucker\u2064 had received from other\u200b celebrities in the industry. Tucker revealed that while \u200csome celebrities publicly distanced themselves, \u200bbehind closed\u200d doors they expressed their\u200c gratitude\u200d and admiration\u200c for her boldness.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s been both surprising and inspiring to receive private messages and calls from celebrities who may not \u200bhave been comfortable publicly supporting me, but wanted \u2062to \u2063let me know that they appreciate\u2062 what I did,&#8221;\u2063 Tucker shared. &#8220;It just \u2063goes\u2063 to show that sometimes, there&#8217;s a difference between public perception \u2063and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/were-just-going-to-do-it-and-make-it-normal-journalists-explain-how-they-force-pc-language-into-the-mainstream\/\" title=\"\u2018We\u2019re Just Going To Do It And Make It Normal\u2019: Journalists Explain How They Force PC Language Into The Mainstream\">private opinion<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>As the interview concluded, Shapiro commended Tucker \u200bfor \u200dusing \u2064her platform to bring attention \u200cto such an important cause. He encouraged her to continue using her voice and influence\u2062 for positive change.<\/p>\n<p>Montana Tucker&#8217;s statement \u2064dress \u2063at \u2064the\u2062 Grammys undoubtedly sparked conversations and shed light on a crucial issue. While opinions\u200c may differ on whether award\u2063 shows are the \u200dappropriate platform for activism, there is no \u200cdenying the influence \u200bthat \u2063celebrities have in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-desantis-to-share-stage-at-evangelical-event-in-washington\/\" title=\"Trump and DeSantis to Co-Present at Evangelical Event in DC\">shaping public \u200dopinion<\/a>. Tucker&#8217;s boldness and determination to use her platform \u200dfor meaningful\u200d change serve\u2064 as an inspiration to\u2063 others who may have\u200c hesitated to speak up. Through her actions, she has shown that anyone, \u200bregardless \u200cof \u2062their \u200bbackground or industry, can make a difference\u2063\u200c by taking a stand for what they believe in.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Montana Tucker, the TikTok star who made headlines for wearing a dress at the Grammys with a plea to save Israeli hostages from Hamas, discussed her bold stance on &#8220;The Ben Shapiro Show.&#8221; She revealed that even celebrities who were hesitant to speak out had privately expressed gratitude for her courageous act<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":276,"featured_media":2171571,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1987491900.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2171570","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1987491900.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2171570","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/276"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2171570"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2171570\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2171571"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2171570"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2171570"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2171570"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}