Rocker Alice Cooper Calls Transgenderism a ‘Fad,’ Brand Partnership Canceled

Alice Cooper performs onstage during Keep Memory Alive Hosts Star-Studded Lineup At 26th Annual Power Of Love Gala at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, on Feb. 18, 2023. Bryan Steffy/Getty Images for Keep Memory Alive

Carly Mayberry

8/27/2023|Updated: 8/27/2023

0:00

After calling transgenderism a “fad,” rock icon Alice Cooper was given the boot by a cosmetics brand that markets spooky and gothic-themed makeup.

The 75-year-old rocker’s comments were made during an interview Wednesday with the music site Stereogum.

Carly Mayberry

Author

As a seasoned journalist and writer, Carly has covered the entertainment and digital media worlds as well as local and national political news and travel and human-interest stories. She has written for Forbes and The Hollywood Reporter. Most recently, she served as a staff writer for Newsweek covering cancel culture stories along with religion and education.

Author’s Selected Articles

Rocker Alice Cooper Calls Transgenderism a ‘Fad,’ Brand Partnership Canceled

Actors Jordi and Kaitlin Vilasuso Request Prayers for Baby Daughter Battling RSV

Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish May Disappear From TikTok Amidst Licensing Dispute

Decades-Old Broadway Icon Chita Rivera Dead at 91

Bill Maher Suggests Putting Men in Women’s Sports Is ‘Kookier’ Than Events of Jan. 6