The CEO of Morgan Wallen’s record label has hit back at claims the country singer was too drunk to perform at his cancelled Sunday (23 April) concert in Mississippi.
Minutes before he was due on stage at the Vaught Hemingway Stadium, the audience was informed that the singer had lost his voice and that their tickets would be refunded.
In a viral TikTok, a fan filmed one of the event’s security guards saying that Wallen was in fact so drunk he “couldn’t walk” and that his losing his voice was “bull cr**”.
The guard alleged that Wallen had to be taken out of the venue in an ambulance.
However, the guard’s employer discredited his claim on Monday.
“A hired employee of BEST Crowd Management made false claims as it related to last night’s Morgan Wallen concert and we do not stand behind the detail in his statement,” the security company wrote on its Instagram Story.
Big Loud Records CEO and co-founder Seth England reposted the message on his Story, adding: “Thank you @bestcrowdmanagement for correcting your employee, who made up an entire story that was nowhere close to true. Every detail was false.
“Laughable what some people will just say for a reaction,” he added, per PageSix.
The Independent has contacted Wallen’s representatives and England for further comment.
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