Eagles of Death Metal, whose concert at Paris’ Bataclan last November turned tragic when the venue experienced a terrorist attack that left 89 concert-goers dead, are in hot water with a couple of French festivals after frontman Jesse Hughes spoke out about his belief that the Bataclan had previous knowledge of the attacks and were possibly even working with the terrorists themselves.

As Sterogum reports, both Cabaret Vert and Rock en Seine music festivals in France have cancelled EODM’s slot in their respective lineups via a statement that says they are “in total disagreement” with Hughes’ “allegations” in a recent interview with Taki Magazine.

In the interview, Hughes doubles down on his previous statement on the Bataclan’s involvement when asked about it:

I got in a lot of trouble for saying that. I know for sure that they were in there early. I remember them staring at my buddy. I just chalked it up to Arab envy. You know what I mean? When a Muslim sees a cocky American dude with tattoos, he stares at him. I realized later it was [Salah] Abdeslam and he was staring at my buddy because they thought he was a threat. There’s no denying the terrorists were already inside, and they had to get in somehow. During the shooting I went outside and the backstage door was propped open. How did that happen?

Hughes goes on to discuss the dangers of political correctness, specifically in dealing with terrorists, and the “pollutant” of “Arab money floating around and influencing the dialogue,” while reiterating his support of gun ownership: “When you tell people they can’t help themselves and that they’re children, you weaken them to a point where three feet away is life and they can’t see it because they’re too scared.”

Read the full interview here.