Lana Del Rey slammed for wearing ridiculous mesh face mask to meet fans

Singer Lana Del Rey organised a fan meet-and-greet in the middle of a pandemic – and greeted the public in a truly pointless face mask.

Maybe it’s vinyl?

That’s at least what some people may be hoping for singer-songwriter Lana Del Rey after the 35-year-old was seen wearing what appeared to be a bedazzled mesh face mask during a recent meet-and-greet with fans.

“Livestream,” the star wrote in an Instagram video she shared shortly before she attended a book signing on Saturday.

Del Rey’s poetry book, Violet Bent Backwards over the Grass, was originally published on July 28, but the Grammy nominee held a book signing at a Barnes & Noble located at the Los Angeles retail hot spot, The Grove.

Lana Del Rey’s mesh face mask.

That … ain’t gonna stop the corona.

“I can’t wait to see you guys,” Del Rey said while wearing her sparkly mask in the video, which has been viewed by more than 1.8 million people as of Sunday afternoon.

It is not visibly clear whether her mask has a transparent material under the mesh design given the availability of see-through masks for fashion-conscious consumers.

Representatives for Del Rey and Barnes & Noble did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

Followers of Del Rey were highly critical of her face mask choice.

Lana Del Rey at her poetry reading.

“ur setting urself up at this point we cant defend you,” wrote the post’s top commenter, which received more than 3300 likes.

“Uhm,” another highly-liked user commented.

“lana please wear a real mask i’m begging you be safe,” a concerned fan added.

Del Rey’s sister, Caroline “Chuck” Grant, allegedly chimed in that her famous sister “tested negative” and was standing “more than six feet away” while she attended the signing, according to The Independent.

However, a collection of photos tweeted by celebrity news blog Pop Crave shows the singer stood rather close to some attendees.

Lana Del Rey meets with fans at surprise book signing event for her collection of poetry, #VBBOTG, in LA. 📚 pic.twitter.com/t2H7hYAvhz

— Pop Crave (@PopCrave) October 3, 2020

Last month, Del Rey was featured on the cover of Interview magazine with another bedazzled mesh-like face mask.

In a tweet that shared the cover on September 6, Interview asked its followers to wear a mask that is not like the one Del Rey is wearing:

We weren’t planning to do our September cover reveal until next week, but the @lanadelrey stans got to it early 💐 Check back Tuesday morning for her interview with @jackantonoff and the rest of the photos from the shoot, photographed by Chuck Grant and styled by Mel Ottenberg. pic.twitter.com/o0eOeAPHds

— Interview Magazine (@InterviewMag) September 6, 2020

The US has more than 7.4 million confirmed cases of coronavirus, according to the Johns Hopkins COVID-19 Dashboard. California has 829,995 of those cases with 273,699 of those who tested positive hailing from Los Angeles.

Del Rey pre-pandemic, at this year’s Grammys in January. Picture: Getty

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