John Hinckley Jr., the singer-songwriter who tried to assassinate President Ronald Reagan in 1981, revealed Thursday (June 16) that three dates of his Redemption tour have been cancelled.
“I canceled three shows, in Chicago, Connecticut and now Brooklyn,” he wrote on Twitter. “The developer is looking elsewhere.”
I had 3 shows canceled: in Chicago, Connecticut and now in Brooklyn. The prosecutor looks elsewhere.
– John Hinckley (@JohnHinckley20) June 16, 2022
Brooklyn Hall Market Hotel also posted a lengthy statement on its Instagram page, writing, “After a very serious discussion, we are canceling a planned event at the Market Hotel with John Hinckley. The event came to the hotel market through a third-party promoter and we approved it because it felt like an exciting date and a memorable night. Organizing provocative gatherings is the right thing to do for your own good and should be the reason any place exists. The tour also sends the message that mental health issues and a criminal past can be healed and redeemed after paying the public debt and receiving royal treatment.
“If we were to host the event in the first place and potentially put others at risk by doing so, it shouldn’t be a booking gimmick, it’s not an insult to the artist,” he continued. “We might feel differently if we believed that music is important and trumps disgust, but that’s not the case here.”
The statement read: “It’s not worth betting on the safety of our vulnerable communities to give the child a mic and salaries for his art, which he didn’t need to earn, we don’t care about the artistic level and it pisses people off in a reactionary and dangerously radicalized climate.
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Hinckley was released from court custody on Wednesday (June 15), March 30, 1981, 41 years after the Reagan assassination attempt. He was released after the former president was shot by madness, he was injured, as were police officers Thomas Delahant and Secret. Service agent Tim McCarthy. Reagan spokesman James Brady was left permanently disabled due to his injuries. Hinckley later said that he staged an assassination attempt to get the attention of actress Jodie Foster. Deadline.
Last September in Washington, US District Court Judge Paul L. Friedman said he would release Hinckley on June 15 if he remained mentally stable in the Virginia community, where he has lived since 2016.
“After 2 months and 15 days of 41 years, finally freedom!!!” Hinckley wrote on Twitter on Wednesday.
After 2 months and 15 days of 41 years, finally freedom!!!
– John Hinckley (@JohnHinckley20) June 15, 2022
Source: Hollywood Reporter
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