By M&C News Jun 7, 2007, 17:19 GMT
Attorney Benjamin Brafman has stated Akon didn’t break any laws throwing a 15-year-old male fan from the stage at a concert on Sunday at Dutchess Stadium in Fishkill, New York. The incident comes on the heels of Verizon jerking its tour sponsorship from Akon due to flap from a tape that featured the performer getting a little too close with an underage girl on stage.
Singer Akon Performs at the Stadium Champroux in Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Police officers have not stated whether charges will be filed against Akon for the fan chunking incident, but Brafman issued a statement that the performer doesn’t appear to be involved in any "criminal conduct whatsoever" - given the information that is now available.
He further stated: "We are prepared to fully cooperate with any law enforcement agency that may be investigating this incident. We are confident that after a thorough investigation it will be apparent that no criminal prosecution of Akon is warranted."
The incident happened at a concert by local station WSPK (104.7), and was caught by cell-phone cameras. In the footage, it seemed Akon grabbed a fan that was brought to the stage by concert security. The performer then hurled the boy into the cheering crowd.
The Fishkill Police Department have opened an investigation into the incident, and have the name of the fan that was thrown from the stage. However, they have not released his name to the press.
Fans at the concert have reported the boy was taken from the crowd by concert security after allegedly tossing an unidentified object at Akon while he was performing. Akon reportedly asked the crowd to show him who threw the object, and then shouted "So go get him. Bring him out to me."
The boy was brought to the stage, and Akon (who had removed his shirt and chain) tossed him over this shoulder. He then reportedly tossed the boy back to the crowd while stating, "Now we can start the show, ya'll ready."
As of yet, the police have not filed criminal charges against Akon, and it has been reported the boy was uninjured and refused any medical treatment.
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artist to loserJun 7th, 2007 - 17:45:22
Akon went from a music artist to first class loser in the course of one tour. So long moron, hope you enjoyed your 15 minutes. It's all over with now.
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AshAug 13th, 2007 - 21:46:36
Akon has officially lost his mind. Throws a kid off stage!!!!! I can't beleive Akon would do this. ash
mcOct 6th, 2008 - 10:38:50
how wrong were you, akon is bigger than ever now
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