- LOS ANGELES — After two people got arrested pertaining to an alleged bomb scare
at singer-songwriter Lady Gaga’s record-breaking concert in Rio de Janeiro,
it’s now revealed that the artist was oblivious to what had happened, and only
got to know about it through media reports.
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- A man and a teenager were arrested hours before the
singer’s free concert at Copacabana Beach on Saturday, May 3, over an alleged
plot to target Brazil’s LGBTQ+ community with explosives, reports ‘People’
magazine.
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- A spokesperson for the singer, 39, said the singer had no
idea about the alleged bomb threat at her show until it was reported in the
media, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
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- “We learned about this alleged threat via media reports
this morning”, Gaga’s representative said in a statement, per the outlet.
“Prior to and during the show, there were no known safety concerns, nor any
communication from the police or authorities to Lady Gaga regarding any
potential risks. Her team worked closely with law enforcement throughout the
planning and execution of the concert and all parties were confident in the
safety measures in place”.
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- Citing the Civil Police of Rio de Janeiro, the Guardian
reported the news of arrest first.
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- Gaga performed to her biggest crowd to date of an
estimated 2.5 million people, and the highest attended concert by a female
artist in history, at her Rio concert on Saturday.
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- As per ‘People’, the show went off without a hitch,
despite the potential danger posed to concertgoers due to the alleged bomb
threat. The Civil Police of Rio de Janeiro said in a press conference that the
pair arrested were working together to “recruit” people at the concert to carry
out “coordinated attacks” with “homemade explosives”.
