Duran Duran delete photo with Tesla Cybertruck after online backlash
Duran Duran’s Simon Le Bon and John Taylor came under fire this week for posting a photo of themselves next to a Tesla Cybertruck – which they swiftly deleted.On Tuesday (May 21), the new wave legends posted the image on their Threads account, under the caption: “You’ll never forget your first Tesla Cybertruck”.Before long, the post was coming in for criticism from Threads users, with an anti-Elon Musk theme that is common on the platform.“Her name is Rio and she can’t drive in the sand,” read one reply, while another Threads user simply said: “A View to a Shill”.Guys? They got Duran Duran! Guys? #Cybertruck pic.twitter.com/K4v2z09WgG— Real_Moldy (@MoldyWarp) May 20, 2024The post was deleted before long, and Katy Krassner, a representative of the band, took to Threads herself to note that the photo was taken in jest.“They stood in front of a friend’s truck because they thought it was funny,” she said. “It wasn’t theirs.