I thought we were told this was part of "their culture" and they were entitled to do this kind of stuff. After all, these girls are only ho's, right Snoop? What's the big deal?
Also, not proper behavior for a supposed Muslim, shame! Fatwa anyone?
You'll need to head over to
Michelle's site for the video.
Posted from:
Michelle Malkin ·
April 19, 2007 01:58 PM
This is making the rounds.
The site Media Take Out writes:
A video of Akon dancing provocatively with a young lady has begun making its way around the internet. But not [all is] fun and games in the video.
MediaTakeOut.com has learned that the girl getting "freaked" in the video may only be 14 years old.
And that's not all. MediaTakeOut.com spoke to a person claiming to be the child's guardian - and she's furious. According to the woman, the young girl was plucked from the audience by Akon's security and pushed up on stage.
The woman explains, "When she went up [on stage], Akon started throwing her around like a doll ... and made all kinds of sexual gestures to her. That’s not for a grown man to do to a child." The lady continues, "The man could have killed her - you should have seen her when she [came] home. She was covered in bruises."
The woman claims to have contacted the authorities in Trinidad, where the concert took place. No word on what, if any, other actions they plan on taking against Akon
Gossip site Hollywood Grind added:
Akon told the audience that he was holding a "contest" with the winner getting a trip to Africa. He said that although they had held the contest in London, and Atlanta, that Trinidad’s contest would be his favorite. Akon managed to get seven girls onstage, and to compete they had to dance like whores. The winner had to compete with Akon, and one got molested by him.
And here is the account from the Trinidad Express:
International superstar Akon lived up to his name as he conned seven ladies into dancing onstage during his performance on Thursday night at the Zen nightclub in Port of Spain.
The star from Senegal managed to convince the ladies, who made their way onstage, that they were taking part in a global contest and that they could earn a fabulous grand prize trip to Africa if they won.
The competition was then filmed by Akon's crew and later revealed to be a mere sham for the entertainment of the audience present, and an even greater potential global audience, as he promised to upload the footage onto the popular Internet video website www.youtube.com.
After performing his string of hit singles, including "Ghetto", "Locked Up", "Soul Survivor" and "I Wanna Love You", Akon requested and secured seven volunteers "to represent Trinidad" in the contest. He claimed that he had done this "everywhere he went", and that "Africa was currently ranked number one", with "Atlanta" and "London" coming in second and third, respectively...
...The crowd roared their approval of the eventual winner, who was then taken two short steps "to Africa" by Akon and promised that she could name her prize herself, if she defeated the best of Africa: none other than Akon himself.
Later on, Akon would have his way with the petite young lady: turning, twisting and even flipping her body, while mimicking sexual positions and acts all over the stage for three consecutive rounds.
His DJ, Virgin Islands native Benny D, even joined in during the second round and together they sandwiched the young lady on the floor of the stage. In the end, Akon declared himself the winner, even though the crowd adjudged that his female volunteer had won the contest.
A prolonged chant from the audience for a soca selection to settle the dispute went unheeded, although the singer did perform a soca-esque version of his latest single.
The African phenomenon, whose latest single, "Don't Matter", is currently ranked number one on the Billboard World Singles Chart, thrilled the capacity audience for just over 40 minutes, but left many patrons disappointed and wanting more of the star from Senegal.
Akon's record label is Universal Music Group.
Contact UMG:
E-mail: communications@umusic.com
Headquarters:
2220 Colorado Avenue, Santa Monica, CA 90404
1755 Broadway, New York, NY 10019
Fun Fact: According to various reports, Akon is a Muslim with three wives--a biographical tidbit that he says UMG has banned him from discussing after mentioning it in a radio interview.