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Ariana Grande Apologizes To ATL Fans For Homophobic Protester
Ariana Grande said she was "proud of her fans for not violently engaging" with a protester at her Atlanta concert Saturday.
ATLANTA, GA -- In a tweet after her sold-out Saturday night concert in Atlanta, pop star Ariana Grande took a moment to apologize to her fans for a homophobic protester harassing fans outside at the entrance.
She said she was, saddened by the event but not surprised.
"man... saddened but not surprised by this one bit. i’m so sorry any of my fans had to encounter this. we will do our best to ensure this doesn’t happen again. proud of u all for not fighting / engaging violently. never worth it. wishing him peace & a healed heart cause girl yikes."
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The fan that tweeted the video of the protester said it was all she could do not to kick him with her high heels on.
fuck these dudes outside the Ariana Grande concert spreading homophobia and being fucking stupid and it took EVERYTHING in me not to kick him in the balls with me heels on pic.twitter.com/ukd3wIvrMz
— ashlin (@ashymakayla) June 9, 2019
At one point the protester, who held an anti-gay pride sign and had his own public address system, said to a fan, "Satan is your God."
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Atlanta's State Farm Arena was the 33rd date on her U.S. tour.
man... saddened but not surprised by this one bit. i’m so sorry any of my fans had to encounter this. we will do our best to ensure this doesn’t happen again. proud of u all for not fighting / engaging violently. never worth it. wishing him peace & a healed heart cause girl yikes
— Ariana Grande (@ArianaGrande) June 9, 2019
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