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Pop starlet Maggie Lindemann was reportedly arrested midway through her Malaysian show on June 21 at The Bee in Publika, Kuala Lumpur.
The 20-year-old singer-songwriter, who is best known for her debut single Pretty Girl, posted a statement on Twitter on Thursday (July 4) about the arrest
She starts off by apologising to the Malaysian fans who went to her show, adding that that “for reasons I can’t go into right now”, she was detained and arrested midway through her set and then “spent the next 5 days confined in a living hell”.
After Malaysia, the Texas-born singer was due to make stops in Vietnam and Singapore, but has since had to cancel those dates.
The Straits Times reported on June 24 that Lindemann cancelled what would have been her debut show in Singapore, citing “unforeseen circumstances”. No further reasons were given for the cancellation at the time.
Pop starlet Maggie Lindemann was reportedly arrested midway through her Malaysian show on June 21 at The Bee in Publika, Kuala Lumpur.
The 20-year-old singer-songwriter, who is best known for her debut single Pretty Girl, posted a statement on Twitter on Thursday (July 4) about the arrest
She starts off by apologising to the Malaysian fans who went to her show, adding that that “for reasons I can’t go into right now”, she was detained and arrested midway through her set and then “spent the next 5 days confined in a living hell”.
After Malaysia, the Texas-born singer was due to make stops in Vietnam and Singapore, but has since had to cancel those dates.
The Straits Times reported on June 24 that Lindemann cancelled what would have been her debut show in Singapore, citing “unforeseen circumstances”. No further reasons were given for the cancellation at the time.
In a statement to The Star, Kuala Lumpur Immigration Department director Hamidi Adam confirmed that Lindemann was detained following a raid at a restaurant in a shopping mall here on June 21.
“She was arrested for not having a professional visit pass at the time of the performance. She was then detained at Jalan Duta (Immigration KL office) for documentation purposes and was released with bail the next day,” he said when contacted on Friday (July 5).
He added that the show’s organiser pleaded guilty and was fined RM30,000.
Read more at https://www.star2.com/entertainment/2019/07/05/maggie-lindemann-arrested-malaysia/#wDqiE1TgLpF9lwWO.99
BEST FBKL:
Bad Publicity for Malaysia. This could have been handled in a better manner. Stern Action should have been taken against the local organiser while the pop star should have been released. No use to stop the show midway and get all this bad publicity. She claimed she was confined for 5 days in Living Hell making it sound even worse contradicting the statement by KL Immigration Chief
