Rapper Honey Singh, who was forced to cancel his scheduled New Year’s
Eve show following protests against the backdrop of the recent brutal
gang-rape incident, sought on Tuesday to wash his hands off the
controversy triggered by offensive lyrics in some of his songs.
Singh (28), who has sung for several Bollywood movies, said he had not authored the lyrics that are being attributed to him. The lyrics have been termed offensive towards women by activists, who have started an online campaign against Singh.
A first information report has also been lodged against the rapper in Lucknow. When contacted, his manager Anup Kumar claimed the Gurgaon show was cancelled not because of the protests but in solidarity with the Delhi gang-rape victim.
“We did not cancel the show because of this petition and FIR. We cancelled it in the wake of the Delhi gang-rape issue. This is not the first concert we are cancelling in Delhi after that horrific incident. We had also cancelled our much publicised December 25 event,” Mr. Kumar told PTI.
Bristol Hotel, however, disputed Singh’s version, saying it was the management and not Singh who decided to cancel the performance..... Read More
Singh (28), who has sung for several Bollywood movies, said he had not authored the lyrics that are being attributed to him. The lyrics have been termed offensive towards women by activists, who have started an online campaign against Singh.
A first information report has also been lodged against the rapper in Lucknow. When contacted, his manager Anup Kumar claimed the Gurgaon show was cancelled not because of the protests but in solidarity with the Delhi gang-rape victim.
“We did not cancel the show because of this petition and FIR. We cancelled it in the wake of the Delhi gang-rape issue. This is not the first concert we are cancelling in Delhi after that horrific incident. We had also cancelled our much publicised December 25 event,” Mr. Kumar told PTI.
Bristol Hotel, however, disputed Singh’s version, saying it was the management and not Singh who decided to cancel the performance..... Read More
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