Beyonce backs out of concert due to dress code

Published: October 8, 2007, 6:58 am

Tags: beyonce, celebrity style, celebritystyle, malaysia, pussycat dolls, pussycatdolls

Filed under: On location, Style icons, Celebrity StyleThe island nation of Malaysia loves to take issue with the sexually provocative costume choices of many American performers. In 2006, the organizers of a concert featuring the drop-it-like-it's-hot-dance-septet known as the Pussycat Dolls were actually fined 10,000 Ringgits, or £1,436 for flouting the predominately Muslim nation's decency laws.Beyonce is the latest American performer to face the iron hand of the Malaysian culture ministers. Unlike the Pussycat Dolls, who went ahead with the concert come hell or high water, Beyonce chose to cancel her show instead of agreeing to tone down her racy stage outfits.Needless to say, I'm sure there are lots of disappointed Malaysian Beyonce fans. But what can you do? As Beyonce once put it: I don't think they're [the Malaysian culture ministry] ready for this jelly.Read Permalink Email this Comments

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