Update: Here’s Dave Menconi’s article in the News & Observer with statements from the bands and more info. Read more.

After another round of cancellations, a lengthy page from Governor Pat McCrory’s campaign spokesperson’s “Report’s Notebook” accusing each act of being hypocritical for not performing in North Carolina while still playing shows in other places with poor human rights records. The doc is highly sourced, including a citation from the Singapore Penal Code.

This from the campaign today:

Today, Pearl Jam and Boston chose to disappoint their fans and punish the hardworking men and women of North Carolina by canceling their shows. But it is the height of hypocrisy for these Hollywood elitists to deny their service to customers over a political disagreement.

The reality is that while these and other groups unfairly target North Carolina, they often tour and play shows in the 29 other states with similar levels of anti-discrimination protections as North Carolina.

If you are writing on the selective outrage expressed by these bands in canceling their North Carolina shows, you should also ask if they plan on canceling the shows they’re playing in these states. Below is a short listing of examples that show their selective outrage and hypocrisy, including examples of shows they’ve played in countries with atrocious human rights records.

Three weeks after H.B. 2 was signed into law, it is clear that instead of protesting political disagreements, these cancellations are more about gaining media attention and inflicting economic damage on hardworking North Carolinians who stood to make money from their appearances.

Ricky Diaz

McCrory Campaign Spokesman

Hypocrisy And Selective Outrage from Artists & Hollywood Stars:

Pearl Jam

Touring in 6 states with non-discrimination laws similar to North Carolina’s Toured in Singapore, a country that banned LGBT relationships; those caught can face as much as two years in prison (Pearl Jam Official Website; Singapore: Court Ruling a Major Setback for Gay Rights, Human Rights Watch, 10/29/2014; Section 377A of the Singapore Penal Code)

Boston

Touring in 15 states with non-discrimination laws similar to North Carolina’s (Boston Official Website)

Cirque Du Soleil

Touring in Russia, where promoting LGBT rights is punishable with fines and arrest (Cirque Du Soleil Official Website) Touring in 13 states with non-discrimination laws similar to North Carolina’s (Cirque Du Soleil Official Website)

Bruce Springsteen

Touring in 13 states with non-discrimination laws similar to North Carolina’s (Bruce Springsteen official website) Bruce Springsteen was recently criticized by his hometown newspaper for protesting the law by cancelling his North Carolina show two days before the concert, asking “…was canceling the concert the best vehicle for doing so?” (Editorial: Asbury Park Press, 4/14/2016)

Ringo Star

Touring in 6 states with non-discrimination laws similar to North Carolina’s (Gary Graff, “Ringo Starr and his All-Starr band to tour in 2016,” Billboard, 12/7/2015) Toured in Russia, a country with a horrendous human rights record (Setlist.FM; Tanya Cooper, “Dispatches: Jail time for being gay in Russia,” Human Rights Watch, 1/14/2016)

George Clooney

Promoted his film in China, where gay marriage is banned, same-sex relationships are censored in the media and authorities rounded up LGBT activists in order to disrupt a planned gay pride parade. (Dominic Jackson, “George Clooney in Shanghai to promote Tomorrowland,” Shanghaiist, 5/23/2016; Sophie Richardson, “Swimming against the LGBT tide, Human Rights Watch, 4/4/2016)