Sigh, Bow Wow Played At A Packed Club In Houston — And The Tweets Are Quite Something
"Y’all risking y’all lives for...BOW WOW?"
Bow Wow is facing a ton of backlash after videos of him performing at a packed nightclub were posted to social media.
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The gig took place in Houston, where the pandemic is currently raging, on Friday night to celebrate a club promoter's birthday. A largely maskless crowd can be seen singing along to his song "Like You."
Bow Wow got the club packed in Houston
Meek Mill and J. Prince Jr. were reportedly also there.
Bow Wow even shared footage of the packed club to his own Instagram story:
Bow Wow / Via Instagram: @shadmoss
According to the club's Instagram, face masks are required.
And it's safe to say that the social media backlash was pretty swift:
Y’all risking y’all lives for......... BOW WOW? https://t.co/UgcRD4inzE
So wait, people risking their life in a packed club to see BOW WOW??? BOW WOW?
Going to see Bow Wow in a pandemic, we are stuck in this for a long time. Selfish idiots. https://t.co/YWErnFp5CN
Even Zach Braff got involved:
I thought about it and have decided I’m not willing to die for Bow Wow. https://t.co/xuPxBKKB1X
It wasn't too long before Bow Wow himself got tweeting — once he'd woken up. In a series of now-deleted tweets, he wrote:
Bow Wow / Via Twitter: @smoss
Bow Wow / Via Twitter: @smoss
Bow Wow / Via Twitter: @smoss
Bow Wow / Via Twitter: @smoss
Bow Wow / Via Twitter: @smoss
FYI, Houston's 14-day average COVID-19 positivity rate is currently 17.4%. Harris County has crossed Texas' hospitalization threshold and bars are supposed to have been shut down to just pick up service, as per Gov. Greg Abbott's executive order.
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