Lana Del Rey Video Evoking JFK Assassination Courts Controversy

Love-her-or-hate-her Internet sensation Lana Del Rey is courting controversy with a new video that evokes the JFK assassination.

The "National Anthem" video, which has been up for less than 24 hours, is already nearing 1 million views on YouTube, partly on the basis of Del Rey's popularity, but also doubtlessly because of its controversial subject matter. Nevertheless, fans seem to like the video, giving it about 26,000 likes vs. 900 dislikes on YouTube.

In the plot, Del Rey assumes the role of the 1963 Jacqueline Kennedy while A$AP Rocky is John F. Kennedy, replete with a reenactment of the assassination. The point? Hard to say, but here are some of the song's lyrics:

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