Julio Iglesias Refuses to Perform in Donald Trump's Casinos in the Future; Calls GOP Frontrunner a 'Clown'

Julio Iglesias is the latest Latino artist taking a stand against Donald Trump.

In an interview with Spanish newspaper La Vanguardia on Wednesday (Oct. 7), the singer vowed that he will never perform in any of the venues owned by the GOP frontrunner as a sign of support for the Hispanic community.

"I've met Trump three or four times because I've played his places," Iglesias told the publication, as reported by The New York Times. "I think his brain and his heart are not connected right now. It's not correct, his position."

He continued, "I will never again play in his casinos. I don't want to hurt the immigrants all over the world, and there are many casinos I can play that aren't owned by Mr. Trump." Iglesias joins Universal, NBC, Macy's, and more businesses severing ties with the real estate mogul.

Trump, via a spokesperson, retaliated on Iglesias with a short statement. "Good, I don't like his voice or his performances anymore, anyhow!" the business magnate said, as quoted by The New York Times.

The Republican candidate has been making tough and controversial comments against immigrants ever since he announced his presidential bid, referring to Mexicans as rapists and criminals. Trump also said that if he becomes president, he will build a wall along the U.S. and Mexican border, Rolling Stone wrote.

Calling Trump "a clown," the Spanish balladeer said that he should not "exercise his strength in politics to put down the people who built the country," The New York Times further reported. The Grammy Award winner, who is currently on tour to promote his new album "México," also noted that he is not using Trump and current political events as promotion.

"When I started this album two years ago, I was not thinking I would have something to do with Mr. Trump," he said, as quoted by the news outlet. "I'm 72 years old and I'm maybe the biggest Latino artist in history. If you think that I need that now, that's wrong. At my age it's too late to embrace situations just to gain something."

Iglesias' new album "revisits 12 of the country's most beloved standards with contemporary arrangements" and is the recording artist's love letter to a nation that had a huge impact on his career and music, Billboard wrote. The record, which is his last studio album, was released on Sept. 12 and debuted at the No. 1 spot on Latin Pop Albums.

The album's first single, "Fallaste Corazón," was Iglesias' first Spanish track recorded in 12 years, Billboard noted. He also has a new single titled "México Lindo," a duet with Julión álvarez backed by mariachi.