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Puck
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 Tue Jul 20, 2004 12:55 pm Casino ejects Ronstadt over 'Fahrenheit' praise |
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Casino ejects Ronstadt over 'Fahrenheit' praise
LOS ANGELES, California (Reuters) -- Singer Linda Ronstadt was thrown out of the Aladdin casino in Las Vegas on the weekend after dedicating a song to liberal filmmaker Michael Moore and his movie "Fahrenheit 9/11," a casino spokeswoman said Monday.
Ronstadt, who had been hired for a one-show engagement Saturday night at the Las Vegas Strip casino, dedicated a performance of "Desperado" to Moore and his controversial documentary, which criticizes President Bush and the U.S.-led war in Iraq.
That dedication angered some Aladdin guests who spilled drinks, tore down posters and demanded their money back, said casino spokeswoman Sara Gorgon.
"We had quite a scene at the box office," she said.
About a quarter of the 4,500 people in the audience got up and left before the performance had finished, Gorgon said.
Before her concert, Ronstadt had laughingly told the Las Vegas Review-Journal that she hoped that the casino performance would be her last.
"I keep hoping that if I'm annoying enough to them, they won't hire me back," she was quoted as telling the newspaper.
A statement issued by the Aladdin said Ronstadt had been "escorted out of the hotel" just after her performance and said the performer would "not be welcomed back."
"Ms. Ronstadt was hired to entertain the guests of the Aladdin, not to espouse political views," the casino said.
Ronstadt was not immediately available for comment.
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Founder
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| Thu Jul 22, 2004 2:01 am |
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Serves her right! They didn't pay to hear her political affiliation. They wanted music. She even admits she wanted it to happen that way. Well there ya go.
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Defiant
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| Thu Jul 22, 2004 4:36 am |
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LOL! They should be there for the music, not caring what she says. So what if she likes Moore? They shouldnt be all mad. I think they just wanted to get their money back. Greedy! Or maybe the music was so boring, they wanted to do something else. lol
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Republican_Man
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| Thu Jul 22, 2004 2:11 pm |
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| Defiant wrote: | | LOL! They should be there for the music, not caring what she says. So what if she likes Moore? They shouldnt be all mad. I think they just wanted to get their money back. Greedy! Or maybe the music was so boring, they wanted to do something else. lol |
Well, I have a few things to say about this:
1. The people there came for music--they like her music--but they did not come for politics.
2. She does have the right to say that if she wants, and the hotel has the right to throw her out.
3. They came for the music, not to get their money back.
4. If someone says something political, then people WILL care about what she says.
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Puck
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| Thu Jul 22, 2004 2:45 pm |
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| Defiant wrote: | | LOL! They should be there for the music, not caring what she says. So what if she likes Moore? They shouldnt be all mad. I think they just wanted to get their money back. Greedy! Or maybe the music was so boring, they wanted to do something else. lol |
The casino has every right to kick her out....it is THEIR casino. The customers do have every right to be angry, they didn't come for a political lecture, for entertainmen. However, I heard that the main reason she was probably kicked out was because she was putting down the casino itself.....not necessarily for her comments on Mr. Moore.
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