Priest Who Allowed Sabrina Carpenter to Film ‘Feather’ Video in Church Steps Down from Duties

Mar. 15, 2025

Sabrina Carpenter in the ‘Feather’ music video.Photo:2023 Island Records

2023 Island Records

The priest who permittedSabrina Carpenterto film her music video for “Feather” has been stripped of his duties.

On Monday, Nov. 18, Monsignor Jamie Gigantiello was relieved of his role after church officials determined that an investigation revealed other evidence of mismanagement, per theAssociated Press.

Last November, just days after Carpenter, 25, released the visual for “Feather,“Gigantiello was disciplinedand stripped of his administrative duties because of the video, perThe New York Times.

The Diocese of Brooklyn shared a statement with theCatholic News Agencystating that Bishop Robert Brennan was “appalled at what was filmed at Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church in Brooklyn.”

According to the outlet, the Diocese claimed that the Blessed Virgin Mary Church did not follow policy when it came to approving what gets filmed on Church property, and it was Gigantiello who gave Carpenter’s team permission to film the video.

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Sabrina Carpenter in ‘Feather’ music video.2023 Island Records

The horror-inspired visual, which has been viewed over 102 million times, features shots inside the 19th-century church and the pop star dancing around its pews and altar in a black tulle dress and veil.

The former Disney star is seemingly not in mourning as she dances around the church’s altar — adorned with memorabilia for the deceased’s funerals.

source: people.com