January 28, 2011 | Sex & Society

Ryan Murphy vs. Kings of Leon: Round 2

There is certainly no love lost between Glee creator Ryan Murphy and the Kings of Leon.

Things started when the guys from the rock band would not let their songs be used on the hit show. And that, friends, is where it all should have ended. After all, the Kings have a history of refusing similar requests from other TV shows.

Murphy called the band out, though, declaring them “self-centred assholes” and accused them of “missing the big picture.”

Drummer Nathan Followill hit back through Twitter, writing, “Dear Ryan Murphy, let it go. See a therapist, get a manicure, buy a new bra. Zip your lip and focus on educating 7yr olds how to say f*ck.”

He then added: “I’m sorry 4 anyone that misconstrued my comments as homophobic or misogynistic. I’m so not that kind of person. I really do apologize.”

“Wow. That’s a homophobe badly in need of some education,” Murphy replied.

Murphy later expanded on his tweet, saying, “it’s telling that Nathan can reduce a group of people to a mean-spirited cliché, in a time where young gay men are killing themselves all over the country because of hatred like this.”

True. But Murphy's initial over-reaction was totally unwarranted. There aren't hundreds of other musicians begging to lend their music to the show? You were that upset one band said no? Maybe seeing a therapist wouldn't be such a bad thing.

Rock drummer and Glee creator do battle over ‘homophobia’ [Digital Journal]