The Wiggles Deny Drug Endorsement in Unauthorized Video

Australian children's music group The Wiggles issued a statement on Friday clarifying that they do not endorse drug use after two of their members appeared in an unauthorized social media video promoting a song with references to ecstasy. The clip, shared on TikTok by musician Keli Holiday, featured Anthony Field, known as the Blue Wiggle, and his nephew Dominic Field, who performs as the Tree of Wisdom, dancing in the background during a performance at the TikTok Awards in Sydney on November 26.

The video was set to Holiday's new single "Ecstasy," which includes lyrics such as "Hey girl, come on dance with me, you and your pocket full of ecstasy." Holiday, whose real name is Adam Hyde and who is part of the electronic duo Peking Duk, captioned the post "The Wiggles get it" to promote the track. It garnered more than 92,000 views on TikTok and Facebook before being deleted following complaints from parents and concerns raised by child psychologists, who described the content as disturbing and potentially harmful to young audiences.

A spokesperson for The Wiggles emphasized that the group had no involvement in the video's creation or the song's overlay. "We understand that a...