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Dita Alangkara / AP
Muslim men shout slogans during a rally against U.S. pop singer Lady Gaga outside the U.S. Embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia, Friday.
Lady Gaga has canceled a sell-out concert in Indonesia amid security fears following threats from Muslim hardliners over her provocative outfits, it is reported.
Questions were raised about the ‘Born This Way Ball’ in Jakarta after the extremist Islamic Defenders Front predicted violence if it went ahead, calling the singer a “devil’s messenger” who wears only a “bra and panties” on stage, according to an Agence France-Presse report published by Al-Arabiya.
Concert promotion lawyer Minola Sebayang confirmed Sunday that the June 3 show had been canceled, The Associated Press reported.
Lady Gaga refused permit for Indonesia show following religious protests
He said: "With threats if the concert goes ahead, Lady Gaga's side is calling off the concert. This is not only about Lady Gaga's security, but extends to those who will be watching her."
Indonesia is a secular nation, but with a population of 240 million has more Muslims than any other country in the world.
Pat Roque / AP
American pop singer and songwriter Lady Gaga waves to the crowd upon her arrival in Manila, Philippines, earlier this month.
The Jakarta show would have been the biggest performance on Lady Gaga's Asian tour, and more than 50,000 tickets had been sold, the BBC reported.
Promoters said they would offer refunds.
According to music news site NME.com, the singer’s tour kicked off in controversy in April after authorities in Seoul, South Korea implemented a strict adults only policy at her show, banning anyone under the age of 18 from attending her first tour date.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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Ilaz,
You have no right to decide what other people's kids should or shouldn't watch. You have a right to raise sexually repressed kids if you want. But don't think you have the right to decide that for other people's kids.
What frickin century are these idiots in? Get a life or get a new religion....this one just isn't working for you.
I've got Lady Gaga's album and I listen to it in my car. She's like the 2010 reincarnation of Madonna back in the 80's and 90's. She's the new pop music diva of the 21st Century and her music's good and I like her style.
They shouldn't offer any refunds at all. "Thanks for the free money, uptight jerks".
People watch what you are saying. Those people that protested against Gaga simply want their community to be as saint as they can make it. Respect that please and don't hate on Islam.
I dont know what most of you are talking about.....Lady Gaga is one of the best female song artists that have ever been discovered.
Thousands of people all over the world are out there protesting for gay rights. Alot of you may think lady gaga is a "skank" or a "trollop" or whatever but i know for a fact she has helped thousands come out the closet and be themselves. Shes teaching people to accept themselves and also helping people to understand and accept the people that are coming out.
Surely anyone that is slating her cant say shes not a good person for doing this. So what she wears som dodgy clothes and so what sometimes she wears not very many clothes but thats just like saying you cant wear a bikini on a beach........Her shows sell out for a reason and if anyones going to kick off about it, you dont need to go see her, you dont need to listen to her music.
Just get over yourselves, theres nothing immoral about having freedom and the right to look however you like.