Lady Gaga cancels Indonesia concert amid Muslim
protest fears
By Alastair Jamieson, msnbc.com
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Lady Gaga has canceled a
sell-out concert in Indonesia amid security fears following threats from
Muslim hardliners over her provocative outfits, it is reported.
Questions were raised about the
‘Born This Way Ball’ in Jakarta after the extremist Islamic Defenders Front
predicted violence if it went ahead, calling the singer a “devil’s messenger”
who wears only a “bra and panties” on stage, according to an Agence France-Presse report published by Al-Arabiya.
Concert promotion lawyer Minola
Sebayang confirmed Sunday that the June 3 show had been canceled, The
Associated Press reported.
He said: "With threats if the
concert goes ahead, Lady Gaga's side is calling off the concert. This is not
only about Lady Gaga's security, but extends to those who will be watching
her."
Indonesia is a secular nation, but
with a population of 240 million has more Muslims than any other country in the
world.
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Muslim men shout slogans during a rally against U.S. pop
singer Lady Gaga outside the U.S. Embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia, Friday.
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Pat Roque / AP
American pop singer and songwriter
Lady Gaga waves to the crowd upon her arrival in Manila, Philippines, earlier
this month.
The Jakarta show would have been the
biggest performance on Lady Gaga's Asian tour, and more than 50,000 tickets had
been sold, the BBC reported.
Promoters said they would offer
refunds.
According to music
news site NME.com, the singer’s tour kicked off in controversy
in April after authorities in Seoul, South Korea implemented a strict adults
only policy at her show, banning anyone under the age of 18 from attending her
first tour date.
The Associated Press contributed to
this report.
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