Will you pop star types please remember that if you perform in Barbados you really must not swear on stage? Just because you're allowed to say "motherfucker" on prime time Saturday night BBC 1 (providing your making poverty history, of course) it does not mean such language is acceptable everywhere. Just ask Macy Gray, who was very nearly imprisoned after using the "motherfucker" word during an onstage rant about men during the Barbados Jazz Festival last Wednesday. Her set was halted abruptly after the outburst while police challenged her back stage about the use of the swear word, threatening her with a night in the cells. It was a chat which quickly persuaded Gray to issue a public apology about her language, in a bid to avoid the "profanity intraction" charge. According to the New York Daily News her statement ran thus: "I am so sorry for what happened, and I truly apologise. My manager told me about this law, but I didn't take him seriously. I love Barbados and I was supposed to stay here another three days. I really don't want to do it in jail...again I truly apologise and am truly sorry".
Jan 16, 2007
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Gray apologises for onstage swearing in Barbados
Macy Gray apologised after swearing on stage at the Barbados Jazz Festival, narrowly avoiding a night in the cells after police threatened a profanity charge.