Joy Villa

In 2019, during a debate against a Black Lives Matter activist, Joy Villa referred to Black Lives Matter as a "terrorist organization". She also went on to went on to complain about Black-on-Black crime and accused people who have been killed by the police of being criminals.

Villa grew up in New York City and has lived in Hollywood, Seattle, and Santa Barbara, and currently resides in Los Angeles. She credits her practice of Scientology for improving her life and career. In December 2016 she married Danish writer and photographer Thorsten Overgaard. On September 25, 2019, she announced via social media she and Overgaard had filed for divorce.

On May 5, 2018, Villa joined the UK March for Life in London. She led the march from Trafalgar Square to Parliament Square.

On July 14, 2018, a message from Villa was played to attendees of the pro-Trump/free Tommy Robinson rally where she expressed support for Robinson, a hard Brexit, Britons "taking their country back" and accused Theresa May of failing democracy, stifling free speech, and stealing Britons' birthright. She compared the Brexit process to the American Revolution. She borrowed Boris Johnson's "the dream is dying" line to accuse the current "fake Conservative government" of killing the dream of the UK. She disputed the justification for UK contempt of court laws under which Robinson was convicted, questioning whether live streaming people entering the courtroom could jeopardise their right to a fair trial.

On October 26, 2017 Villa stated via Twitter that she is against abortion, supportive of the Second Amendment, in favor of tax reform, in favor of "religious freedom" allowing refusal to perform gay marriage, against human trafficking, and against illegal immigration.

On October 27, 2017, Villa announced on Fox & Friends that she is considering running for United States Congress as a Republican. Villa stated that she is considering Florida, California, or New York as states to represent. Appearing again on Fox & Friends on December 13, 2017, Villa clarified that she intends to run for Congress in the state of Florida.

On November 28, 2017, Villa filed a police complaint against Trump's former campaign manager Corey Lewandowski for allegedly slapping her buttocks at a holiday party at the Trump Hotel in Washington, D.C. Villa admitted she waited a month before talking to police. Villa alleged that after she told him that she could report him for sexual harassment, Lewandowski said, "I work in the private sector" and slapped her again. Lewandowski responded to the allegations by saying that "There is a due process and there is a process which they will go through to determine a person’s innocence."

Villa is a supporter of Donald Trump, having joined Donald Trump's Campaign Advisory Board. Villa had stated that she supported Senator Bernie Sanders early in the 2016 United States presidential election but soon switched to supporting Trump in the general election.

Villa was born in Orange, California. Her father Rev. Joseph Villa was an Italian-Argentine, while her mother Mildred Angela Pierce Villa was African American and had some Choctaw Native American ancestry. Her maternal great-uncle was jazz vocalist Kenny Hagood. She attended high school at Lompoc High School,and graduated in 2004.

Joy Angela Villa (/ˈ v iː l ə / ; born April 25, 1986) is an Argentine-American singer-songwriter.