Kings Of Leon defend Glee snub
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Nathan Followill [second from left] has criticised Glee's co-creator Ryan Murphy
A row has broken out between Kings Of Leon and Glee co-creator Ryan Murphy over their refusal to be part of the US TV series.
Writing on Twitter, drummer Nathan Followill told Murphy to "let it go", adding: "See a therapist, get a manicure, buy a bra. Zip your lip."
After deleting his comments he later apologised to anyone who thought they were "homophobic or misogynistic".
It came after Murphy criticised the band calling them "self-centred".
'Slap in face'
In a magazine interview with Hollywood Reporter, Murphy accused the Sex On Fire band of having "missed the bigger picture" by not wanting to be involved.
Glee's co-creator Ryan Murphy and actor Chris Colfer (Kurt Hummel)
"They missed that a seven-year-old kid can see someone close to their age singing a Kings of Leon song, which will maybe make them want to join a glee club or pick up a musical instrument," he said.
Before his brother's comments lead singer Caleb Followill had attempted to defuse the situation.
He said: "It's gotten out of hand. At the time of the request, we hadn't even seen the show.
"This was never meant as a slap in the face to Glee or to music education or to fans of the show. We're not sure where the anger is coming from."
In August 2010 Kings Of Leon told NME that they'd chosen not to let the show use their track "Use Somebody" also confirming they had never seen the show.
Last week guitarist Slash confirmed he'd refused Glee permission to use Guns N' Roses tracks, describing the show as "worse than Grease, and Grease is bad enough".
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