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A Patti LaBelle live performance on the Riverside Theater in Milwaukee was abruptly lower brief Saturday night time when the star was rushed offstage attributable to a bomb menace, organizers mentioned.
A video on social media confirmed LaBelle exclaiming, “Wait!” as three individuals waved his microphone away and escorted him off stage with out clarification. Band members rush behind her as viewers members are heard within the video asking, “What occurred?”
“Tonight’s Patti LaBelle present on the Riverside Theater has been postponed following a bomb menace investigated by the Milwaukee Police Division,” live performance organizer Pabst Theater Group mentioned in an announcement. .
“We’re grateful for the efforts of the Milwaukee Police Division and our prospects and workers for his or her protected and orderly exit. We’re working with the artist to reschedule the present,” the assertion learn.
Police say live performance attendees have been safely evacuated and the investigation is ongoing, in response to CNN affiliate WTMJ.
CNN has contacted Milwaukee police for extra particulars.