Hayley Williams Hopes Christian Music Industry ‘Crumbles’ Amid Michael Tait Scandal: ‘F— All of You Who Knew and Didn’t Say Anything’

https://variety.com/2025/music/news/hayley-williams-christian-music-crumbles-michael-tait-ccm-1236430953

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  1. [Hayley Williams](https://i.imgur.com/NGSNAcL.jpeg):

    >the amount of things i have to say and the amount of people i know who were likely changed forever by this man and by the industry that empowered/enabled him… and no one but the tiktoker who broke this story has said a word about michael tait needing gay affirming support. because this is a man who’s entire faith identity is built upon a faulty structure of self- hatred, to please a system that would rather cover up abhorrent behavior for 20+ years (and make money off of it) rather than accept that being gay is not the problem. i grew up around this. i am not afraid of any of these people- most of them have written me off anyway by now.

    >how many stories like this from this VERY small corner of the music industry will we hear before we realize that capatalizing on people’s faith and vulnerability is the “sin”.

    >i hope the ccm industry crumbles. and fuck all of you who knew and didnt do a damn thing. i bet ive got your number. and btw if youre not angry too then maybe its time to question why.

  2. Christians only speak out in judgment of others, the exact opposite of what Jesus taught.

  4. Christian music is utter trash and a reflection of the entire Christian culture’s rottenness. It needs to disappear.

  5. The people who voted for Trump? I see very little crumbling in the future.

  6. The world would be an infinitely better place if we had more good Christian people like Hayley Williams.

  7. There’s a Christian music industry??

    I can’t believe how many people are responding to this seriously.

  8. Huh, another one that’s not a drag queen. Funny that.

  9. I love her. She’s ballsy and DGAF.

    I also fucking hate xtian pop music .

  10. Cartman should have stuck around longer in the Christian Music Scene.

  11. After seeing far too many of this jag-off motivational/shame-y memes posted to people’s walls, I am 0% surprised, just bummed I gave this man a cent of my hard-earned allowance back in the day.

  12. Imagine needing something of this magnitude to happen to finally be creeped out out by Christian music.

  13. I’ll do her one better. The entire music industry should crumble.

  14. Real quick, I was a victim of this man. When I spoke up, nobody listened. Now that this report has come out people are texting me almost daily, apologizing.

  15. Hear hear, it’s all a show anyway. The same way mega churches throw massive concerts as a Sunday worship. It’s disgusting and empty.

  17. Christian music is a fucking con. Burn it all to the ground and take the rest of the Christian right hypocrites with you.

  20. Didn’t know who this guy was until now. What a surprise – a raping child molestor with ties to ‪ Treasonтяuмp?! That’s just a given these days.

  21. Whaaat, christians are hypocritical assholes….noooo

  22. It’s all “keeping up appearances” with Christians. I was physically and emotionally abused by my “Christian” stepmother, and my tuned out, sack of shit father said he had no idea when I confronted him as an adult, even though she would drag me by the hair right in front of him. No one in our entire family knew, and thinks they are wonderful. Now I’m 53 and she talks to me all sweet, pretending like she loves me. It’s sickening. I think she’s afraid I will put her in an old folks home like in Happy Gilmore. You can have a nice warm glass of shut the hell up. You’re in my world now lady.

  24. I don’t know the full context but “christian” and “scandal” and that’s all you need to know about and not be shocked by.

  26. Isn’t “knowing and not saying anything,” kind of the Christian way?

  30. Raised Christian. Jesus Freak by DC Talk was the first CD my parents let me buy. Not the least bit surprised by this news unfortunately.

  31. “It was the biggest open secret in the Christian music industry”

    Hahahaha

  32. Gee it’s like the entire religion is engulfed in hypocrisy, if they aren’t trying to screw you or your kids they are grifting your money for Jesus to buy jets. Then as a religion they sign off en masse on the shittiest person on the plant for president. So tired of these fuckers pushing their BS on the nation.

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