From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, August 5, 2014
Cee Lo says ‘Forget You’ to Israel concert
R&B singer Cee Lo Green cancels his August concert in Jerusalem, Hollywood Reporter says.
According to the website, “local promoters confirmed that the Aug. 19 concert will not take place. Green’s inaugural visit to the Holy Land was supposed to include a performance in Jerusalem’s Independence Park as part of the capital city’s annual summer events.”
Cee Lo joins other artists, such as Neil Young and Crazy Horse and the Backstreet Boys, in backing out of concerts in Israel because of the conflict in Gaza.
“The artist and his crew really wanted to come, but unfortunately we were the ones who had to postpone it because this is not the right time to advertise and push a concert and also because Israel Defense Forces’ regional Home Front Command allows gathering of up to a thousand people only,” promoter Carmi D. Wurtman tells Hollywood Reporter. The producers are looking to reschedule the event to October or November.
