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Lady Gaga in hot water over Bangkok concert

By KH디지털뉴스부공용

Published : June 15, 2012 - 17:33

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First she made a joke about buying a fake rolex. Now Thailand's culture ministry has filed a complaint to police against Lady Gaga for misuse of the Thai flag during her show last month.

The ministry said the part of Lady Gaga's performance when she wore a traditional headdress and sat on a motorcycle in a skimpy outfit with a Thai flag trailing behind was "inappropriate and hurt Thai people's sentiment."

"We are not asking police to prosecute her but it's our normal procedure to file complaints to concerned agencies when we receive them," a senior ministry official, who declined to be named, said by telephone.

The ministry noted that the Thai national flag consisted of three colours -- red for the nation, blue for the revered monarchy and white for religion.

Gaga caused a stir soon after her arrival in Thailand last month by tweeting that "I wanna get lost in a lady market and buy fake Rolex," remarks that some Thais complained cast the kingdom in a negative light.

About 50,000 people attended her concert in Bangkok, which was part of a tour that sparked protests from religious hardliners in Indonesia, the Philippines and South Korea.   (AFP)

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태국 정부, 레이디 가가 고소

태국 문화부 장관은 지난 달 방콕에서 열린 레이디 가가의 콘서트에서 레이디 가가가 태국 국기를 오용한 것에 대해 경찰에 고소했다.

이 장관은 가가가 전통 머리 수건과 노출이 심한 의상을 입고 바닥에 늘어진 태국 국기를 배경으로 오토바이에 앉은 장면은 “태국 국민들에게 부적절했다”고 말했다.

한 문화부 고위 관계자는 처벌을 원하는 것은 아니지만 당연히 해야 할 일이라고 말했다.

레이디가가는 지난 달 태국에 도착한 후 “가짜 롤렉스 시계를 사고 싶다”와 같은 태국을 비하하는 문구를 트윗을 남겨 논란을 일으킨 바 있다.