Sabrina Carpenter Taking Over the Billboards and Taking Down the Mayor

By Elizabeth Forsatz

Pop culture’s uprising Polly Pocket princess, Sabrina Carpenter, is finally gaining the recognition she deserves. With the recent release of her new album Short n’ Sweet, the start of her tour with the first five shows being sold out, and, of course, her catchy tunes, it’s not a surprise that Carpenter and her gorgeous blonde locks are gaining so much traction. However, any kind of fame is always accompanied by some drama.

While Carpenter’s most recent album and its TikTok popularity plastered her name all over the Billboard Top 100, her song Feather, released in March of 2023, was definitely a fan favorite. However, this song and its music video were not popular with everyone. The music video, released in October of 2023, includes footage in a Brooklyn Catholic Church approved by Monsignor Jamie Gigantiello. The permission to film in the church due to the context of the video evidently led to the demotion of Gigantiello by the Diocese of Brooklyn, specifically taking away his financial duties in the church.

However, this situation is further unfolding, now involving recently indicted New York mayor Eric Adams. During Sabrina Carpenter’s Brooklyn show on September 30th, she, speaking to her plethora of fans, says, “Should we talk about how I got the mayor indicted, or.” This was in response to the Monsignor Jamie Gigantiello’s connection to Adams, as the two have been close friends for years and even business collaborators. After the Feather music video debacle of last year, the Diocese of Brooklyn began to look deeper into the Monsignor and his past financial decisions, revealing that Gigantiello had invested in Adam’s supposed money laundering company. The church has been subpoenaed in Adam’s indictment, and the investigation is still ongoing.

While Sabrina Carpenter was not directly a part of Eric Adam’s indictment, it is apparent that her sweet-sounding songs have capabilities beyond getting stuck in our heads, such as exposing some of New York’s most influential.