Priest fired after allowing Sabrina Carpenter to film provocative music video in his church

A clergyman has been fired aft allowing Sabrina Carpenter to sprout a provocative euphony video astatine his church.

Monsignor Jamie Gigantiello faced contention past November for letting Carpenter movie scenes of her Feather euphony video astatine the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church successful Williamsburg, Brooklyn.

The backlash led to Gigantiello being investigated for fiscal misconduct, according to a connection from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn.

He has been stripped of “any pastoral oversight oregon governance role” astatine his church, Bishop Robert Brennan announced connected Monday.

Gigantiello allegedly made unauthorized transfers of $1.9million (£1.5million) successful religion funds to accounts linked to Frank Carone, a erstwhile adjutant to New York City Mayor Eric Adams, who is facing corruption investigation.

Some funds were repaid with involvement but the transfers reportedly violated diocesan policies and were not reported properly.

Gigantiello has defended his stewardship, telling section quality outlet The City that the investments were ineligible and yielded a important instrumentality for the church.

The religion has been subpoenaed by national authorities for much accusation and the diocese is cooperating with the investigation.

Gigantiello’s administrative powers were taken distant aft Carpenter’s video and helium has present besides been stripped of his pastoral duties.

The religion was antecedently criticized for letting Carpenter movie “suggestive” scenes of the 25-year-old dancing astatine the altar successful a abbreviated achromatic formal with a veil.

The video besides showed the erstwhile Disney Channel prima arriving astatine the religion successful a pinkish hearse and dancing alongside a colorful array of faux coffins.

The diocese astatine the clip said it was “appalled” and that due procedures for filming had not been followed.

Gigantiello admitted to a “lapse successful judgment” successful permitting the shoot, successful a missive to parishioners past November.

He said helium had wanted to “strengthen the bonds betwixt the young originative artists who marque up a ample portion of this assemblage and the parish”.

“The parish did not travel diocesan argumentation regarding the filming connected Church property, which includes a reappraisal of the scenes and script,” the diocese said.

Carpenter made airy of the contention surrounding her euphony video successful precocious September, conscionable days aft Adams became the archetypal New York City politician indicted portion successful office.