Angry fans threw crisps (or “chips”, as I am told those of a more American disposition refer to them as) at Rihanna in Manchester earlier this week, after the singer showed up to the gig an hour late.
Rihanna, who reportedly forked out $5,000 to a Chicago high school after turning up four hours late for a special scheduled performance there, was also running late for her show at the Manchester Arena on Tuesday, July 16th – and a few of her fans expressed their disapproval accordingly.
Rihanna angrily addressed the crowd, saying: “When you throw shit up here, that’s an epic fail. I wanna get your gifts but I don’t want you to knock my people out.
“I swear to God, cut that shit out! Really, chips? Chips though? That’s that important?!”
Personally, if I had to wait in the sweaty, cramped Manchester Arena for an hour longer than schedule I’d probably throw a lot worse onstage, so Rihanna should be thankful that it was only crisps that were lobbed in her direction. Unless, of course, those crisps were salt ‘n’ vinegar, in which case she has every right to be upset.
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