Trump-Loving Singer Trades MAGA Trend for New Two-Word Statement
Joy Villa walked the Grammys red carpet on Sunday night in a blue jumpsuit with the words “Scientology Kills” across the chest. Villa paired the blue jumpsuit with a fuzzy pink coat that had little notes with names of people who supposedly had ties to Scientology.
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The singer is used to making a literal statement with her looks on the Grammys red carpet, often championing conservative issues, such as President Donald Trump and the anti-abortion movement. At the 2017 Grammy Awards, Villa wore a dress that said “Make America Great Again,” and then at the 2018 show, she wore a white dress with a fetus inside a rainbow, along with the words “Choose Life.” At the 2020 Grammys, she supported Trump again in a dress that said “impeachment and reelected” on the back.
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In May 2025, Villa announced in a live video on social media that he had left Scientology after 15 years in the church. Earlier this month, she wrote an essay for the publication Evie, saying religion was “slowly destroying” her. He said he gave Scientology $2 million.
“I worked twelve hours a day, mentally exhausted, spiritually numb, emotionally broken,” Villa wrote. “I was deeply depressed. So depressed that I started to get scared. I didn’t want to die, but I didn’t want to live anymore.”
He went on to say that Scientology took credit for his success.
“Every achievement was attributed not to God, not to talent, not to perseverance, but to auditing, donations and loyalty to the organization,” Villa wrote. “My success became propaganda. My life became marketing.”
One of the names on Villa’s jacket is Philip Gale, an Internet software developer, who committed suicide in 1998. Leaving Scientology is said to have been a “traumatic” experience for him.