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After Morgan Wallen canceled the second of two nights at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium and the fifth American date to sell it out One night time tour, a video surfaced of a security guard claiming that the country singer was “very drunk”, and that he was “picked up by an ambulance”. Despite a statement by the artist on Monday claiming he lost his voice and later had to cancel three additional shows due to “doctor-ordered vocal relief,” the video has gone viral on social media.
A statement from security firm BEST Crowd Management was soon posted to Instagram Stories, alleging that the employee in the video “made false claims as they related to Morgan Wallen’s party last night.” The post was shared on Tuesday by Seth England, CEO of Morgan’s Big Loud Records, who also wrote, “Thank you Best Crowd Management for correcting your employee, who made up a whole story that was nowhere near the truth. Every detail was wrong.”
A class-action lawsuit was filed against Whalen by a fan following his canceled show in Oxford, Mississippi with the woman filing the lawsuit “on behalf of all affected sponsors who incurred expenses in connection with Whalen’s failure to perform.” He said the lawsuit was voluntarily dismissed on Tuesday eagle.
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