--- title: Halsey Calls Out Victoria's Secret Fashion Show Diversity description: Halsey called out the "lack of inclusivity" at the 2018 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show after being one of the show's featured performers. canonical: https://time.com/5469577/halsey-victorias-secret-fashion-show-2018/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-12-03T18:22:08.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:47:11.781Z og:title: Halsey Calls Out Victoria's Secret After Singing in the Show og:description: "Total acceptance is the only 'fantasy' I support" og:url: https://time.com/5469577/halsey-victorias-secret-fashion-show-2018/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte88735402ff2f263/698940737cdbac2c7bd5e932/halsey-victorias-secret-fashion-show-2018-inclusivity.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: 2018 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show - Runway og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Halsey Calls Out Victoria's Secret After Singing in the Show twitter:description: "Total acceptance is the only 'fantasy' I support" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte88735402ff2f263/698940737cdbac2c7bd5e932/halsey-victorias-secret-fashion-show-2018-inclusivity.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Halsey Calls Out Victoria's Secret For 'Lack of Inclusivity' After Performing at the Fashion Show ## Video: Victoria's Secret CEO Jan Singer Resigns After Two Years With Company [Watch (HLS stream): Victoria's Secret CEO Jan Singer Resigns After Two Years With Company](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/nmpdPov1.m3u8) (0:47)  _Published 2018-11-14. Victoria Secret’s CEO of Lingerie, Jan Singer just resigned after just two years on the job. The company confirmed the news to Time._  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Dec 3, 2018 6:22 PM UTC  NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 08: Bella Hadid and Halsey walk the runway during the 2018 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at Pier 94 on November 8, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Taylor Hill/FilmMagic) NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 08: Bella Hadid and Halsey walk the runway during the 2018 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at Pier 94 on November 8, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Taylor Hill/FilmMagic)Taylor Hill—FilmMagic  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Dec 3, 2018 6:22 PM UTC [Halsey](http://time.com/4429627/halsey-rolling-stone-interview/) was the featured performer at this year’s [Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show](http://time.com/5466486/victorias-secret-2/), but the singer wants to be clear that she does not support the comments parent company L-Brand’s chief marketing officer Ed Razek made about transgender models. In an Instagram statement posted on Sunday night when the fashion show was aired, Halsey wrote that her performance “was supposed to be the best night of my year.” “However, after I filmed the performance, some comments were made regarding the show that I simply cannot ignore,” she wrote. “As a member of the LGBTQ+ community, I have no tolerance for a lack of inclusivity. Especially not one motivated by stereotype.” The singer encouraged her followers to support GLSEN, an organization that supports and protects LGBTQ+ youth; she also noted that she made a donation in honor of all youth that “have been made to feel ‘other.'” Halsey then finished her message with a missive of support to trans individuals: “If you are a trans person reading this, and these comments have made you feel alienated or invalidated please know that you have allies. We stand in solidarity, and complete and total acceptance is the only ‘fantasy’ that I support.” Razek was widely criticized for [dismissing the prospect of casting trans and plus-size models](http://time.com/5454534/victorias-secret-ceo-jan-singer-resigns/) in the annual runway show in an interview published on the day of the show, commenting that he didn’t think that the company should cast trans models because “the show is a fantasy.” Amid the backlash to Razek’s comments, he later apologized. 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