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Article posted: 3/5/2013 12:04 PM

Jepsen drops Boy Scouts event over gay rights

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Canadian singer Carly Rae Jepsen is canceling her performance at the Boy Scouts of America Jamboree in July because of the scouts' exclusion of gays.

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Carly Rae Jepsen is canceling her performance at the Boy Scouts of America Jamboree because of the scouts’ exclusion of gays. Jepsen said Tuesday on Twitter that “as an artist who believes in equality for all people” she’s canceling her appearance at the July gathering in West Virginia.