Patti LaBelle is removed from the stage by security following a ‘bomb threat’ at a concert hall in Milwaukee, where the crowd was ‘safely evacuated’ but the investigation is ‘ongoing’ “
- Patti LaBelle was pulled from the stage by security mid-show after a reported ‘bomb threat’ at the Riverside Theater in Milwaukee where she was singing on Saturday
- In a video shared by a viewer, the legendary singer, 78, is seen speaking to the crowd moments before two security guards stormed the stage
- LaBelle says to the men, “Wait, wait! before one of them whispers something to her that quickly changes the singer’s demeanor from laid back to panicked
- Two security guards help him off the stage, sending the crowd into an uproar, with many shouting loudly towards the stage and others expressing their confusion
- According to a reported statement made by Milwaukee PD, the public has been “safely evacuated” from the venue and the investigation is “fluid and ongoing”.
Patti LaBelle was pulled from the stage by security mid-show after a “bomb threat” was reported at the Riverside Theater in Milwaukee where she was performing on Saturday night.
In a video shared by a viewer, the legendary singer, 78, is seen talking to the crowd moments before two security guards storm the stage and physically remove her.
According to a report statement made by Milwaukee PDthe public have been ‘safely evacuated’ from the venue and the investigation is ‘fluid and ongoing’.
Officers were said to be “clearing the facility at the time.”
Patti LaBelle was pulled from the stage by security mid-show after a ‘bomb threat’ was reported at the Riverside Theater in Milwaukee where she was performing on Saturday night.
The disturbing clips begin calmly with LaBelle talking to a fan in the audience while carrying a bouquet of roses.
Her back is turned to stage left as two security guards in all-black suits grab her from behind.
LaBelle says to the men, “Wait, wait! before one of them whispers something to her that quickly changes the singer’s demeanor from laid back to panicked.
In a video shared by a viewer, the legendary singer, 78, is seen talking to the crowd moments before two security guards quickly drag her off stage.
According to a reported statement made by Milwaukee PD, the public has been “safely evacuated” from the venue and the investigation is “fluid and ongoing”.
LaBelle then drops the bouquet from her hands and tremulously tries to put her microphone back on the mic stand, a job that is taken over by a member of security who emerges from stage right.
Two other security personnel place their hands behind LaBelle’s back and work together to remove her from sight.
The singer’s group quickly abandons their stations to follow LaBelle and her security team.
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This puts the crowd in complete uproar, with many shouting loudly towards the stage and others expressing their confusion just before the video ends.
Separate video taken outside the theater shows concertgoers standing on the sidewalk and spilling into the street, talking loudly to each other.
The woman who filmed the clip and posted it on Twitter said “all attendees are waiting outside” after being evacuated.
“We don’t know if we’re going back inside the room. It’s up to the Riverside Theater to decide if we can go back inside,’ she added in the video, which she tweeted at 9:49 p.m. Milwaukee time. “But right now everything is at a standstill.”
‘Everything stops’: Separate video taken outside the theater shows concertgoers standing on the sidewalk and spilling out into the street, talking loudly to each other
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