Glittery pop vixen Ke$ha has been banned from Malaysia! TMZ is reporting that government officials from the southeast Asian country of 30 million people have prevented K-Dolla from performing live tonight for “reasons of religion and culture.” Her Warrior Tour was expected to roll into Stadium Negara for a fun lil’ Saturday night concert. What could go wrong?
Apparently Malaysia’s Muslim-leaning religious beliefs are not in line with whiskey and glitter. Ke$ha tweeted this morning that she was even threatened with jail time if the show went on without proper approval from the government.
to be clear. I did NOT cancel. I was not allowed to play. and then I was going to play anyways and was threatened with imprisonment.
— ke$ha (@keshasuxx) October 26, 2013
TMZ says the singer was even willing to change some of her lyrics and adapt her stage show. But no dice. From the report:
Ke$ha was set to perform in Malaysia tonight — but the promoter says government officials rejected her performance application at the last minute.
The concert promoter says Ke$ha agreed to change a ton of elements in the show — including song lyrics and wardrobe — but government officials wouldn’t budge.
A rep for the Ministry of Communications and Multimedia in Malaysia reportedly said the decision was made for “reasons of religion and culture” … but wouldn’t go into detail.
It might have something to do with this…
Or this…
Or possibly…
Your loss, Malaysia. Ke$ha’s My Beautiful Crazy Life premieres Wednesday on MTV. Check your local listings.