Pharrell Williams Threatens to Pull Music Festival From Virginia Beach Over Police Killing of His Cousin
Jordan Moreau Singer Pharrell Williams may pull his Something in the Water music festival from Virginia Beach, where it was launched in 2019, due to the “toxic energy” in the city and how it handled the police killing of his cousin, Donovan Lynch, in March 2021.In a letter to Virginia Beach City Manager Patrick Duhaney on Tuesday, Williams wrote, “I love my city, but for far too long it has been run by and with toxic energy.