Pink Floyd Co-Founder Roger Waters Accused of Antisemitism in New Documentary

A new documentary details alleged antisemitic remarks made by musician Roger Waters.

The 37-minute project, titled The Dark Side of Roger Waters, was released via YouTube on Wednesday. In it, the Campaign Against Antisemitism (CAA) unveils its findings of an investigation led by journalist John Ware into the Pink Floyd co-founder.

The doc includes "disturbing e-mails" and interviews from Waters' former friends and colleagues, such as Waters' former saxophonist Norbert Stachel and producer Bob Ezrin, according to CAA's press release.

One of the emails shows Waters allegedly suggest the phrase "Dirty k---" should be written on an inflatable pig that would float above his concerts. He also allegedly proposed "bombing" concertgoers with confetti shaped as swastikas, Stars of David and dollar signs.

Stachel explained encounters with Waters, in which the former Pink Floyd bassist allegedly had a meltdown over vegetarian food at a local restaurant, ordering the waiters to "take away the Jew food." He also accused Waters of poking fun at his grandmother who was killed in the Holocaust. Additionally. Stachel claimed a co-worker told him not to respond to Waters' alleged conduct or he could get fired.

Ezrin, who produced Pink Floyd's 11th studio album The Wall, recalled a jingle centered around the rock band's agent at the time, Bryan Morrison. According to Ezrin, Waters sang in part, "Cos morri is a f---ing Jew."

CAA's Gideon Flater said in the organization's press release: "Roger Waters has repeatedly used his enormous platform to bait Jews, but he always claims that he is not antisemitic. We believed that there was further evidence out there to the contrary, and the release of The Dark Side of Roger Waters now puts the evidence we obtained in the hands of the public."

He continued, "It is hard to imagine a rockstar emblazoning the N-word above their concerts, but Mr. Waters demanded that his crew do exactly that with the K-word. Not only that, but he seems to have spent time humiliating and harassing his Jewish staff."

"One cannot help but watch this film and wonder what kind of person uses their power to this effect," the statement concluded. "Is Roger Waters an antisemite? Now people can make up their own minds."

The Messenger has reached out to Waters for comment.

In the past, Waters has reportedly denied claims that he is antisemitic.

"I have spent my entire life speaking out against authoritarianism and oppression wherever I see it," he once said, according to The Guardian. "When I was a child after the war, the name of Anne Frank was often spoken in our house, she became a permanent reminder of what happens when fascism is left unchecked. My parents fought the Nazis in World War II, with my father paying the ultimate price."