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Gigs & Festivals
Kid Cudi departs Lady Gaga tour
By CMU Editorial | Published on Friday 18 December 2009
Kid Cudi is no longer supporting Lady Gaga on her current US tour, following the appearance on YouTube of footage of the rapper punching a fan at a show last weekend. The question now is, was he pushed out because of that attack, or is it just because he’s suddenly realised he’s got a load of recording and acting to do?
An official statement on the subject claims the latter. A spokesperson said: “Kid Cudi has decided to take an early leave of absence from Lady Gaga’s Monster Ball tour, in order to balance his schedule surrounding the recording of his next album and acting commitments. Cudi does not want to disappoint his fans and will move forward with his individual show dates in December and throughout the month of January”.
As previously reported, audience member Michael Sharpe earned himself a punch or two after a wallet was thrown on stage at a gig in Vancouver. Cudi initially seemed relaxed about it, and threw the wallet back into the audience. But it was caught by Sharpe, who was not its owner, and he therefore tossed it back onto the stage. It didn’t land anywhere near Cudi, and clearly wasn’t aimed at him, but the rapper nonetheless took offence and gave Sharpe a bit of a roughing up.
But Sharpe has said that he will not press charges over the assault, telling Rap Radar: “When he came down I thought he was gonna pull me on stage and I was like: ‘Shit, I’m gonna get on stage’. I was just in awe. Pretty funny though, good story to tell my grandchildren when I’m old”
