Ugly war of words erupts between “Glee” boss Ryan Murphy and The Kings of Leon drummer Nathan Followill

There is an escalating war of words going on between the rock band Kings of Leon and Glee creator Ryan Murphy that is rather unfortunate.

The band had declined to allow the phenomenally popular show to cover its songs in a future episode and Murphy blasted them in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter.

“F— you, Kings of Leon,” Murphy said. “They’re self-centered assholes, and they missed the big picture. They missed that a 7-year-old kid can see someone close to their age singing a Kings of Leon song, which will maybe make them want to join a glee club or pick up a musical instrument. It’s like, OK, hate on arts education. You can make fun of Glee all you want, but at its heart, what we really do is turn kids on to music.”

Okay. Murphy is clearly not handling the band’s rejection well and it must have come as a shock since virtually everyone on the planet seems to want to be on Glee or have their music featured on the show.

But when drummer Nathan Followill replied via Twitter to the openly gay Murphy’s comments, he took a homophobic road that is just beyond the pale: “Dear Ryan Murphy, let it go. See a therapist, get a manicure, buy a new bra. Zip your lip and focus on educating 7yr olds how to say fuck.”

Followill later tweeted: “I’m sorry 4 anyone that misconstrued my comments as homophobic or misogynistic. I’m so not that kind of person. I really do apologize.”

Everyone needs to cool off and Followill needs to seriously grow up. Murphy’s comments were out of line in my opinion but the drummer’s reaction was outrageous.