Patti Labelle Slams Concert Venue

Patti Labelle Slams Concert Venue
It sounds like Patti Labelle is losing her mind these days. Female First reports that Labelle shocked her fans when she went off about the concert venue where she was performing. While performing at the Boisfeuillet Jones Civic Center in Atlanta, Georgia, “she kicked off her heels and walked across the stage, prompting her rant about the 40-year-old building’s cleanliness.” She later asked for a towel to wipe her feet, then she addressed the concert goers:

“When is someone going to take the time to fix up this theater? I’ve been coming to this city for 50 years. This isn’t right. You’ve got Mickey mice back there (backstage) and roaches. I’m a diabetic, and I couldn’t eat back there.

I’m up here looking all cute, but I’m suffering inside. You all deserve to be sitting in better seats. I can’t stand this place.”

City commissioner Dianne Harnell Cohen was stunned:

“We are baffled by Ms. LaBelle’s comments.

The civic center is not a new building, and no public money is spent to upkeep it. All money raised for the venue’s upkeep comes from revenue generated from the shows booked there.”

It’s a little sad when this behavior is in public too. She probably went a little nuts because she missed a meal.

Photo Source: WENN

Published 2/19/09 by

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