Saturday 13 September 2014

Photos: Kanye West stops show because fans won't stand up & dance ... then realizes they're physically challenged

He came under fire for demanding fans at his Melbourne show on Wednesday stand up 'unless y'all sitting down because y'all handicapped.'
But during the Yeezus tour in Sydney on Friday night, rapper Kanye West went a step further, stopping the whole show at Qantas Credit Union Arena when two seated fans wouldn't get to their feet - because they were in wheelchairs.
Fans at the performance confirmed the incident to Daily Mail Australia on Saturday after a series of Tweets about the moment flooded social media, with one saying 'He wanted the crowd to stand up and couldn't see why they were seated. Once it clicked that they couldn't, he started the song.' 
An eyewitness told Daily Mail Australia Kanye had refused to perform until the crowd were on their feet, saying, 'I can't do this song, I can't do this show until everybody stand up. 
'Unless you got a handicap pass and you get special parking and s**t. 
'Imma see you if you ain't standing up, believe me, I'm very good at that.'  
When the musician saw a concertgoer waving a prosthetic limb to explain why they weren't dancing, he acknowledged them, saying: 'Okay, you fine!'
But when another fan remained seated, he stopped the song Good Life, saying, 'This is the longest I've had to wait to do a song, it's unbelievable,' before sending bodyguard Pascal Duvier into the arena to check whether the person was in fact in a wheelchair- which they were.
'The crowd was also yelling that he was in a wheelchair but he waited for Pascal's confirmation,' the witness said, while others said the crowd made 'wheelchair motions' to alert the singer to his mistake. 
 'When he sent Pascal up there he said, 'He is in a wheelchair? It's fine!' the witness reported. 
#Ok, thank God Kanye is back in his element haven't been rushed to the hospital for an emergency MRI a few days ago.
Social slamming: The moment was soon broadcast by fans on Twitter who described the incident in detail 
Realising his error: Kanye moved on when he realised his mistake, continuing the Sydney performance 
'Stand up and dance': Kanye urged two concertgoers to get up before realising they were in wheelchairs
Error: Kanye urged the crowd to dance before realising his mistake as a fan waved a protesthic limb at himRock star: Kanye West took the stage at Qantas Credit Union Arena on Friday night for his first Sydney show

3 comments:

  1. Anonymous21:34

    This Kanye dey mental! *rotf*

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  2. Denrele Yusuf00:17

    BABA KE!

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