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California pop-punk act The Story From Here is facing an online backlash after the lead singer was captured drop kicking a fan off the stage at a Toronto Concert.
The band has yet to comment on the situation, but both the fan who was forcefully booted from the stage and the venue have spoken out — taking totally opposite stances.
A woman named Becca Ilic identified herself as the selfie-taking concertgoer in the video via a Facebook comment. In the post, she explains, “I was at the show, got up on stage and tried to take a stupid snapchat video of me jumping in the crowd. I was drunk and my phone wasn’t working properly to load the app so I stood there longer than I had anticipated.”
She apologizes to the band and the audience, and continues: “As expected at all hardcore shows, Parker was going with the flow and just hyping up the crowd so he kicked me off the stage. It was all in good fun in my opinion, and it wasn’t even a hard kick, just like a push or nudge… I laughed when I fell into the crowd and I kept rocking out.”
She goes on: “I just want to set the record straight that I’m fine and I hope this doesn’t change anyone’s opinion on the band.”
Agencies/Canadajournal
