Coachella, a festival for artists and performers from different cultures, ethnicities, and sexualities, is an $84 million franchise visited by over 135,000 people each year. Every year, as its tickets sell out in seconds, many do not realize or know of Coachella’s owner, Phil Anschutz, recent supposed funding to various LGBTQ+ hate and climate change-denying groups.

24 hours after California premier music festival announced its 2017 lineup, Phil Anschutz’s off-the-record spending was revealed. It is unclear who leaked the information, but the aftermath has been devastating for the owner as his name is being pulled through the mud.

Anschutz denies all claims to the donations to the various hate groups and has tried to push the fact that the media is out to get him and his music festival.

“Recent claims published in the media that I am anti-LGBTQ are nothing more than fake news—it is all garbage. I unequivocally support the rights of all people without regard to sexual orientation,” Anschutz said. “We are fortunate to employ a wealth of diverse individuals throughout our family of companies, all of whom are important to us, the only criteria on which they are judged is the quality of their job performance; we do not tolerate discrimination in any form.”

Anschutz also stated that he and his colleagues have only ever donated to helpful and positive charities, but Pitchfork, an American magazine, uncovered financial disclosure documents that show in the past five years the Anschutz Foundation has sent out hundreds of thousands of dollars to organizations such as the Alliance Defending Freedom, the Family Research Council, and the National Christian Foundation. The first two organizations have a history of opposing gay rights and the Family Research Foundation has been known for its extreme hate crimes and have created propaganda against homosexuals.

“Neither I nor the Foundation fund any organization with the purpose or expectation that it would finance anti-LGBTQ initiatives, and when it has come to my attention or the attention of The Anschutz Foundation that certain organizations either the Foundation or I have funded have been supporting such causes, we have immediately ceased all contributions to such groups.” Anschutz said.

Coachella’s opening day will be held on April 14 as many different people from all walks of life will attend, unaware of the devastating accused contributions Anschutz has made to various hate groups. The festival’s sponsors and stakeholders will wait and see if those donations will hurt the festival.