'FREE BRITNEY GRINER' shirts worn by Macy Gray's band not allowed on NBC's 'TODAY' during performance

Macy Gray's band accused TODAY of forcing them to obscure their ‘FREE BRITNEY GRINER’ T-shirts. (Photo by Lorne Thomson/Redferns)

During a Thursday live music performance, NBC’s "TODAY" show allegedly denied the keyboardist and other members of Macy Gray's band to wear their "FREE BRITNEY GRINER" t-shirts while on set. 

Billy Wes, the keyboardist for the Grammy-nominated R&B singer/songwriter told reporters on Thursday that he was told by TODAY staff that he had to turn his t-shirt "inside out" to hide the words "FREE BRITNEY GRINER" during the music group's performance. 

The band had intended on making a political statement in support of Griner, the Olympic gold medalist and WNBA star who has been detained in Russia since February after being accused by Russian authorities of smuggling drugs into Moscow Airport.

Griner allegedly traveled with vape cartridges containing cannabis oil. On Thursday, Griner pled guilty to having the substances while traveling, though she claimed she "didn’t want to break the law."

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On Thursday, WNBA star Brittney Griner pled guilty to smuggling vape cartridges containing cannabis oil through Moscow Airport. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)

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After TODAY aired Thursday morning, a TMZ reporter found Wes and asked, "So what happened to your ‘FREE BRITNEY GRINER’ shirt?"

Wes responded, "Well they made me turn it inside out. They said I couldn’t wear it, so I had to turn it inside out." He gave a shout-out to Griner before leaving, saying, "But y’all