SINGAPORE (AP) — Lady Gaga’s manager says the pop diva has no plans to tone down her act, even if that prevents her from performing in some countries on her Asian tour.
The Straits Times newspaper of Singapore reported Friday that Troy Carter said Lady Gaga “plays the show as it is,” and that she is not “provocative for the sake of being provocative.”
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Indonesian police denied a permit for her sold-out Born This Way Ball tour in Jakarta after Islamic hard-liners threatened violence, saying her sexy clothes and dance moves could corrupt youth. They later hinted the planned June 3 show could go on if she tones down the show.
Lady Gaga delivered a cryptic message about the situation this week. She tweeted that if the show went on as scheduled she would perform alone.
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Earlier in the week protestors in the Philippines also called for her show to be canceled.
Indonesia, a predominantly Muslim nation of 240 million people, was supposed to be the biggest show on Lady Gaga’s Asian tour.