Executive Editor, Music
Linkin Park X Scientology Collaboration?! (New LP Singer Emily Armstrong)
No sooner had Linkin Park announced Dead Sara singer Emily Armstrong as the new vocalist for the reformed band than a flood of criticism ensued over her past ties to the Church of Scientology and her past support of convicted rapist and actor Danny Masterson. On Friday night, she responded:
“Hi, I’m Emily,” she wrote in an Instagram Story post. “I’m new to a lot of you, and I wanted to clear the air about something that happened a while back.
"A few years ago I was asked to support someone I considered a friend at a court hearing, and I went to an early hearing as an observer. Shortly afterward I realized I shouldn't have done that. I always try to see the good in people, and I misjudged him. I haven't spoken to him since.
