“After Silently, Enduring Cyber Bulling/Verbal Abuse & Threats of Violence from the Fan Base, of Our Special Guest/Support Act. In the Interest of Personal Safety. I will continue, The Songstress Tour, alone,“tweetedBaker, 65. “Appropriate refunds will be made.”
He continued, “While I was looking forward to the rest of the dates, I have nothing but love & respect for Anita and I wish her the best for the remainder of the tour.”
Anita Baker.Paras Griffin/Getty
In a statement to PEOPLE at the time, the 12-time Grammy winner explained that production crews were unable to get a video screen running in time for his performance.
“I am incredibly sorry to the fans and have nothing but love and respect for Anita,” continued his statement. “I am very much looking forward to continuing our tour together and will see everyone tomorrow.”
Later that week, Baker posted severaltweetsabout the mishap. “the TECH/Video Wall/Glitched,” she wrote. “Caused a Delay. Live Nation/Producers took responsibility… I/We/Us went Onstage, ANYway. Late… but, Love PREVAILED.”
“As you can see… Some of his fans, are not accepting of the reality, that he is contracted, as special guest support, on My Tour. Some even want to hurt me… Crazyyyy. Town,” read anothertweetfrom Baker.
The Songstress Tour is set to continue on June 30 with a show at the United Center in Chicago.
source: people.com
