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Buju Banton Promoter Loses $100,000

Outrage over lyrics by reggae performer Buju Banton and a concentrated campaign by Equality Florida have cost the promoter of a Miami concert featuring Banton and Beenie Man $100,000, according to Equality Florida. 


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Outrage over lyrics by reggae performer Buju Banton and a concentrated campaign by Equality Florida have cost the promoter of a Miami concert featuring Banton and Beenie Man $100,000, according to Equality Florida.

Both Banton and Beenie Man have been condemned for performing songs that advocate the torture and murder of gay men and lesbians. Equality Florida reports that groups convinced venues in Tampa, St. Petersburg, Orlando, and Tallahassee to cancel performances. Managers of the Miami Knight Center, however, cited First Amendment concerns for their decision to go ahead as scheduled with the Banton and Beenie Man show. Ticket sales were much lower than expected, though, and the show’s promoter told Equality Florida that he had personally lost $100,000 as a result of the controversy.

Read the full story at the Equality Florida Blog.

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  • Name: SamK
    Date posted: 11/6/2009 12:27:50 AM
    Hometown: Honolulu

    Comment:

    The promoter of the "Reggae Bash 2009" event in Miami is Andrew Minott and his Global Vybz Entertainment. Here is a quote from Andrew Minott: "Leave all judgment up to God. Read the Bible. I'm a Christian. If a man lay with a man, you can fill in the blank." This quote is from http://tinyurl.com/ygs8q4y

  • Name: judge dread
    Date posted: 11/3/2009 4:54:28 PM
    Hometown: zion gate

    Comment:

    hmm, $100k is a lot to lose on a concert. not sure how those figures were arrived at--$10k seems more likely. neither this story nor the Equality Florida blog reveal how this number was figured, nor do they name the promoter or provide any quotes. so there's no way to determine if this figure is accurate or if anyone even talked to a promoter before printing this.

  • Name: Jay
    Date posted: 11/3/2009 4:37:56 PM
    Hometown: Santa Monica

    Comment:

    Delighted to hear that the promoter lost $100,000 in the effort to present a thuggish murderer. However, I hope that none of that money went to the hate-musician himself. The bastard should be deported to his backward island.

  • Name: LostBoy68
    Date posted: 11/3/2009 3:39:12 PM
    Hometown: Orlando, FL

    Comment:

    Boo-hoo ...



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