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"Malaysia's Islamists want Lavigne concert canceled "
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Malaysia's Islamists want Lavigne concert canceled
Malaysia's Islamic opposition party has urged the government to cancel a concert by Avril Lavigne, saying the Canadian singer's on-stage moves are "too sexy," an official said Monday.
Lavigne, a Grammy-nominated rock singer who burst to fame with her 2002 debut album "Let's Go," plans to start her monthlong Asia tour with a performance in Kuala Lumpur on Aug. 29.
The youth wing of the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party said Lavigne's concert would promote wrong values ahead of Malaysia's Aug. 31 independence day.
"It is considered too sexy for us. … It's not good for viewers in Malaysia," said Kamarulzaman Mohamed, a party official. "We don't want our people, our teenagers, influenced by their performance. We want clean artists, artists that are good role models."
Kamarulzaman said he sent a protest letter to the Culture, Arts and Heritage Ministry and the Kuala Lumpur mayor last week, calling for the concert to be canceled.
An official from the Culture Ministry's department that vets all foreign artists said the government has not given permission for the concert yet. The department is to meet Tuesday to decide on the organizer's application, which was received last week.
The official declined to be named because she is not authorized to make public statements.
A spokesman for the concert's organizer, Galaxy Group, denied that Lavigne's show had any "negative elements."
The spokesman, who declined to be named citing protocol, said his company was confident of receiving the permit as feedback from authorities so far had been "very positive."
Malaysia requires all performers to wear clothes without obscene or drug-related images and be covered from chest to knees. They must also refrain from jumping, shouting, hugging and kissing on stage.
Still, members of PAS and other conservative Muslims often protest Western and even Malaysian music shows that they deem to be inappropriate.
Last year, pop singer Gwen Stefani made what she called "a major sacrifice" by donning clothes that revealed little skin at a performance here.
Also last year, Christina Aguilera skipped Malaysia during an Asian tour that included neighboring Singapore, Thailand and the Philippines, while R&B superstar Beyonce scratched a planned concert here, moving it to Indonesia.
A Pussycat Dolls concert in 2006 was fined 10,000 ringgit (US$2,857) after the U.S. girl group was accused of flouting decency regulations.
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Perez… someone needs to shake some sense into you!
This is supposed to be a GOSSIP site!
You are in the center of it all being there in Hollywood, and you get to hang out sometimes with celebrities…
But yet you post about things we can find anywhere else.
I love your website, but you have something unique here, and you're not taking advantage of it.
I hope they do too. Talentless hack. But also not any less talented than the entire roster of Disney people I see everywhere I turn. Blehck.
Skank, pasty cunt. I'd enjoy setting her extensions on fire.
She might as well do it herself-nobody will buy tickets anyway. LOL
While I agree she shouldn't perform because it would be nice to not send crappy artists to other countries….Censorship is bull. I understand modesty when it comes to a type of culture, but forced modesty is ridiculous. When you force anyone to do anything, that only begs for a revolution.
Avril "too sexy"!!!!!! hahahahaha those people are so funny!
gooood
awww, poor avril.
who's avril lavigne?
who cares, peepee Perez you stories suck!
nothing sexy about THAT…….. FUCK avril AND the skateboard she rode in on
Who wants to go to Malaysia anyway?
I bet Avril is happy about it.
They must not know what "sexy" is. Ha ha
Re: LettyB – Hey Letty, wanna see something hilarious???
avril's not that sexy loll but theyre a pretty tight country but shes still cming to sg and im sooo gonna catch her there
Who finds a surly slut who spits sexy?
OH, douches.
Whooo??
…is she still touring? Talk about "The Uninvited Guest". Who the f*ck cares.
She is too sexy. Her implants need implants.
Good cancel Her Ass!
Re: Jason. – SURE!
you guys,
malaysia is really strict about this stuff.
and stfu, malaysia is an amazing place and its got a lot of stuff for shopping.
asia's better than you,
so put that in your pie hole and suck it.
Re: Velvet Rope – asia is better than the US in many ways.
Here a thought, if they don't like her or her bad influence, why don't they just not go?
I don't think you can sing "Girlfriend" without shouting or jumping around. Then again, Avril could compromise by donning her signature album gear, the skaterboi look. I doubt she'll capitulate. That's not her style.
Re: LettyB – Here ya go! Look familiar?!
youtube . com / watch? v= mCn9PL_tsXE
(take out the spaces)
I'm not pro-censorship… But in this case: hahahahaha!!!
But they shouldn't have taken the trouble, nobody wants to see her live anyway…
Evidentally the Islamists would like to retain their hearing. Good for them!
Re: Jason. – TELL ME IT IS FIRST! I DON'T TRUST YOU SENDING ME TO A WEB ADDRESS OR GIVE ME A KEY WORD TO SEARCH ON YOUTUBE!
I think ticket sales are slow and her publicist said she was sick too many times, so they planted this story. I guess they can spin it by saying Avril is too sexy somewhere in the world….not!
Fuck Avril. As soon as I heard her first song on the radio….what, 7 years ago?… I had a feeling she would be getting on my nerves for a long time. She's an idiot.
It's not porn or anything bad….
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It's your favorite fucktard singing!!
Re: LettyB – Or search jumpinandy on youtube!
Re: Jason. – OK I TRUSTED YOU AND WENT TO THIS WEB ADDRESS AND I COULDN'T STOP LAUGHING! I CAN'T HEAR IT SO I WILL HAVE TO DO THAT AT HOME BUT I COULD ONLY IMAGINE WTF HE IS SAYING! WHAT A TOOL!
Re: hottie – too funny
Dont make such a big deal out of this.
The government is actually quite ok with any type of concerts, just not over the top..
Only some of them protest, which is normal because they see this concert thing as something bad in religion perspective..
But he concert is still on
Re: Andy27 – Andy27 I think youre hott - wanna hook up?
whatever… just skip malaysia for all i care… and i dont. so there.
Do they really think anyone is going to watch it anyways?
I agree with Tombopon…
Malaysia is a beautiful country. I have been there many times. Those who said bad things about another country that thay have not been to, obviously are like a frog under a coconut shell. Maybe doesn't even dare to step out of the US.
Re: Andy27 – Keep your mouth shut fag, that's my future wife
FUCK YOU HATERS!Re: SHADDUP – theres ALOT of people who would buy tickets, they have better taste americans.
She's so young and innocent, she looks 12 but is 23, which means I could have sex with her without going to jail again
I wish people-who-actually-have-talent-extremists would force her to cancel shows everywhere!
oh woww
big deal made out of something small.
What the hell's "too sexy" about her show? Doesn't she wear jeans or a skirt and a t-shirt on when she's on stage?
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA THEY ARE SMART!!!
Re: bouge – shut upRe: daniwho – you are smartRe: Nathaniel – you need a brainRe: Dirty old man – hahaha again?
shes probably at home reading this and spending her whole next therapy session crying. shes such a baby it gets on my nerves… i love derrick whibley though and im thinking that he must be a douche in real life to want to be with her
Avril might be dirty and a spitter but she sure ain't sexy!
Re: paulina=dan radcliffe fan #1 – And you are a fuckin nerd!Re: justaNORMLgirl – wouldn't you? if you came to school and people started saying shit about you, wouldn't it affect you? It's funny when people say "she isn't sexy" but they themselves look like rosie o'donnel lookalikes, jealousy!
Poor Avril.
Freaking fags.
avril? sexy? haillllll somebody get me some glasses pleaseeee
there is a few meaning of sexy for Islamist Malaysia .. but then i guess Malaysia artist is more sexy than outsider .. pfft .. im Malaysian anyway .. and i do love perez .. hehe
Malaysia is not a free country yet! They are so ridiculous!
I'm shure that you are so happy right perez?? you're sad
too bad that the concert got cancelled but the worst thing was that it was for such a STUPID reason.
gosh…wtf?
not a big fan of avril but malaysian singer is far more sexy than these artists..
i know better..i live there