Britney Spears 'upset' at Oz mime jibes
Australian leg of Britney Spears Circus tour in danger of being overshadowed by row over miming
Monday, 09, Nov 2009 03:52
By inthenews.co.uk staff..
Britney Spears' Australian leg of her Circus tour is in danger of being overshadowed by a row over her lip-synching.
The 27-year-old was reportedly left "extremely upset" after reports concertgoers walked out three songs into her set in Perth.
Tour promoter Paul Dainty told the Australian that Circus was "an incredible spectacle", acknowledging that Spears did not always sing live.
But he told the paper the claim, from local journalist Rebekah Devlin, that people walked out because she was not singing live was the "biggest lie I've ever heard".
"We can take heat if there's something wrong and people can review shows badly - that's something you have to live with. But to say people stormed out of the show was an absolute fabrication," Dainty said.
This week Devlin stuck to her story, saying: "Don't call me a liar.
"I personally spoke with 25 people who left, some as early as the third song, and while I was speaking to disgruntled fans, more and more people walked past."
Writing on Spears' official Twitter page her manager Adam Leber said: "Its unfortunate that one journalist in Perth didn't enjoy the show last night. Fortunately the other 18,272 fans in attendance did."
The row was initially sparked after New South Wales minister Virginia Judge said tickets for the Spears concert should come with a disclaimer over whether she sang live.
In further comment, singer John Mayer wrote on his Twitter page: "If you're shocked that Britney was lip-syncing [sic] at her concert and want your money back, life may continue to be hard for you."