Did Lady Gaga, Kelly Clarkson, Avril Lavigne, Miranda Lambert, Vince Gill, Derek Hough, Brandon Lake, Cliff Richard, athletes Dak Prescott and Lamar Jackson and other celebrities ask for their footage to be removed from Netflix over LGBTQ content? No, that's not true: There are multiple social media posts showing different celebrities and athletes with a message that they told Netflix to cut all of their footage from an upcoming documentary about their work. At the time of writing, there was no such post on any of the celebrities' or athletes' social media accounts with posts matching the message.
One example appeared in an October 29, 2025 post on Facebook account @AvrilUncovered (archived here) about singer Avril Lavigne. It opened with an image of Lavigne and a message:
I have asked Netflix to remove all of my scenes from the film because I no longer want to be associated with the project.
This is the image included in the Facebook post at the time of writing:
(Image Source: Facebook account @AvrilUncovered screenshot taken by Lead Stories.)
The caption on the post claimed she was canceling her project due to issues with LGBTQ content:
BREAKING: Avril Lavigne RECOMMENDS NETFLIX to cut all of her footage from a new pop-punk music documentary about her life and creative evolution following her most recent world tour.
F.u.ll S.to.ry
https://vitalzen.biz/.../breaking-avril-lavigne-netflix...
The multi-platinum artist has publicly "CANCELLED NETFLIX" after discovering that the platform was releasing LGBT-themed children's films without strong parental control filters.
According to sources close to Lavigne, the singer is "deeply disappointed" and believes the platform has "lost its moral compass."
"I believe in love -- but I also believe in protecting innocence," Lavigne said. "There's a difference between artistic freedom and planting confusion in young hearts."
The decision has ignited a fiery debate across social media. Supporters are praising Avril for standing firm in her values and authenticity, calling her "fearless" and "principled," while critics accuse her of being "too conservative" and "out of touch."
Still, one thing is clear:
When Avril Lavigne takes a stand, the entire music world pays attention.
The image used in the post shows a screenshot of an X post purporting to be Lavigne's, showing the handle to be all lowercase - @avrillavigne - while her verified account is @AvrilLavigne, as this screenshot shows:
(Image Source: X account @AvrilLavigne screenshot taken by Lead Stories.)
A search on X of the @AvrilLavigne account with the quote did not find any matching posts as this screenshot shows:
(Image Source: X search screenshot taken by Lead Stories.)
Lead Stories ran the text on the Facebook post through AI detection tools on GPTZero.me and the results said that snippet was 99% likely written by AI, as this screenshot shows:
(Image Source: GPTZero.me website screenshot taken by Lead Stories.)
The page transparency tab of the "Avril Uncovered" Facebook page (archived here) indicates it is being managed from Vietnam, Philippines, and the United States as this screenshot shows:
(Image Source: Facebook account @AvrilUncovered screenshot taken by Lead Stories.)
The Vietnam origin does not, in and of itself, prove the post is fake, but Lead Stories has debunked many other AI-generated fake stories originating from Facebook pages managed overseas and linking to low-quality fly-by-night websites, which could be characterized as "made-for-advertising" or MFA sites (archived here), which harvest advertiser fees with little investment in site content.
Lavigne is not the only victim of the false claim, as Lead Stories previously debunked the claim that Carlos Santana demanded Netflix remove his work from a movie.
A Facebook search (archived here) by Lead Stories showing numerous fake posts purporting to be from celebrities saying that they want Netflix to remove their scenes from a film. Lead Stories created a Gif to show the many celebrities who have fake posts attributed to them:
Lead Stories searched X for the message that those stars wanted Netflix to remove their footage and did not find any matching posts from these celebrities: Lady Gaga, Kelly Clarkson, Miranda Lambert, Derek Hough, and Brandon Lake.
The X accounts used in the Facebook posts for Vince Gill and Cliff Richard are both suspended accounts as of this writing. A search of the current X accounts for Gill and Richard does not find any matching posts about demanding Netflix remove their footage.
The Facebook posts about Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott and Baltimore Ravens quaterback Lamar Jackson do not show a social media post. A Google search with their names and Netflix does not find any matching results for either Prescott or Jackson.
Many of the celebrities who have been targeted by the false claim are well known for their support of gay rights and causes. Lady Gaga gave an interview to Elle magazine (archived here) in January 2025 about her plans to fight for the LGBTQ+ community after Donald Trump's election. Clarkson has used her platform to show her support for LGBTQ+ people, having transgender guests on her show, and speaking out about gay rights as an article in the Advocate reported (archived here). Country singer Gill has been a supporter of gay rights, performing concerts for the LGBT community as Focus LGBT reported (archived here).
