Julio Iglesias Says He’ll ‘Never Again’ Perform in Donald Trump’s Venues
Source: New York Times
Julio Iglesias Says Hell Never Again Perform in Donald Trumps Venues
By Joe Coscarelli
October 7, 2015 4:03 pm
The Spanish singer Julio Iglesias, one of the highest-selling international artists ever, has once again topped Billboards Latin pop chart with his new album, Mexico, and is currently touring that country, from Guadalajara to Monterrey. So its only natural, given his recent focus the album, which Mr. Iglesias has said will be his final studio release, honors classic Mexican songwriters that the topic of Donald Trump has been unavoidable.
When asked by journalists about Mr. Trumps comments that Mexican immigrants to the United States are rapists well-versed in drugs and crime, Mr. Iglesias has hit back, calling the Republican presidential candidate a clown before apologizing to clowns.
In an interview on Wednesday from his tour in Mexico, Mr. Iglesias reiterated comments he made to the Spanish newspaper La Vanguardia, and promised to no longer perform in venues bearing Mr. Trumps name. Ive met Trump three or four times because Ive played his places, Mr. Iglesias said. I think his brain and his heart are not connected right now. Its not correct, his position.
He continued: I will never again play in his casinos. I dont want to hurt the immigrants all over the world, and there are many casinos I can play that arent owned by Mr. Trump. (Mr. Iglesias joins Univision, Macys, NBC and more in severing business ties with the freewheeling candidate.)
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