Noel Gallagher slammed for mocking wheelchair users at Glastonbury
nypost.comThe Matt Morgan Podcast,” Gallagher said he was initially unable to get up close to the stage where the VIPs usually watch performances.
Instead, he and his friends watched from the tent’s disabled platform, admitting he didn’t initially realize the purpose of it.After flashing his all-access pass, he told security, “This lot are with me, and we walked onto this platform – unbeknownst to us it was the disabled platform.”The controversial performer went on, “I said, ‘See that pass mate?
It gets me any-f–ing-where.”Laughing, Gallagher said he would tip a disabled fan out of their wheelchair in order to get his son a better view.“I gotta say, those disabled cats have a great view of everything,” he added.His comments prompted mass fury from UK’s disability charity Scope, which slammed the musician on Twitter.Noel may belittle the experience of disabled music fans.
But for many, the reality of attending live music and festivals can be stressful and upsetting.“Reports of Noel Gallagher’s behavior at Glastonbury were upsetting enough.
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