Seu Jorge: President of the club where he was harassed criticizes the singer’s outfit

An audio attributed to the president of the club Grêmio Náutico União (GNU), Paulo José Kolberg Bing, which circulates on social media, criticizes the clothes worn by the singer Seu Jorge during a concert on October 14. The artist was harassed and the target of racism from club members.

wanted by F5 to confirm the authenticity of the audio, the club’s board did not respond, but Bing himself confirmed to a local radio station the statement about the singer’s clothing and said that the demonstration is “restricted to the board”.

In the audio, he said he was shocked by the clothes Seu Jorge arrived to do the show, which was very different from what he wore in photos of publicity material. “He arrived with that sweatshirt I don’t know why, kind of dissociated from the atmosphere of the event,” he said.

Bing also pointed out that the singer made an “L” sign for Lula during the show, which was photographed and documented, even though he knew it was prohibited. “He agreed, signed, it was very clear that any political apology was completely forbidden during his show,” he said, adding that he is “unfortunately” thinking about triggering the contract’s clauses.

The club’s president stated that Whatsapp newsgroups “of mediocre people” are looking to create an incident, gain notoriety and make political use of the episode.

“The way they portray União and us as 100% white and we chose a show by one person, a black artist. This already shows that there is no prejudice, I understand that at least”, said Bing, justifying that associates are not racist.

Bing said that first he wants to see the footage, photos and hear reports from employees to understand what happened during Seu Jorge’s show. “I who was very close there, I didn’t see anything. I saw that there was an incident and, after a certain moment on stage, I saw him leave and not perform anymore. He didn’t fulfill the contractual clause and made a political gesture. “

The club president did not know whether the public’s reaction was before or after the singer’s alleged political gesture, but he stressed that the audience felt “outraged”. He said that the audience was 100% in Seu Jorge’s hands singing along with him.

“The people didn’t sit at the tables, in an aristocratic position, but went there to share the floor and dance. He was 100% pleasing and it seems to me that it was a lack of decorum, of respect for his audience, the the way he came dressed”, he said again criticizing Seu Jorge’s clothes, which he did not consider appropriate.

Bing said he will be very attentive and speak up on the case when he has the necessary elements, but said the artist was seen smoking on stage. “I was told it was another substance,” he said. He added that if there has been any objectionable conduct on the part of the associate they will be held accountable for their actions. “If there was racism, we won’t be able to tolerate it either.”