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| Woman reports Tyler, the Creator to police after Sydney stage tirade | Woman reports Tyler, the Creator to police after Sydney stage tirade |
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| A woman who claims she was verbally abused on stage by an American rapper in Sydney on Thursday evening has reported the incident to police. | A woman who claims she was verbally abused on stage by an American rapper in Sydney on Thursday evening has reported the incident to police. |
| Talitha Stone, a 24-year-old blogger and campaigner, says she felt “petrified” following “terrifying and disturbing” abuse which she says was levelled at her by US rapper Tyler, the Creator. | Talitha Stone, a 24-year-old blogger and campaigner, says she felt “petrified” following “terrifying and disturbing” abuse which she says was levelled at her by US rapper Tyler, the Creator. |
| Stone, who is a member of the online feminist activist group Collective Shout, had previously been part of a social media campaign to have the rapper banned from Australia. She had received a slew of abuse including rape threats on Twitter after the rapper, who has 1.7 million followers on the microblogging site, retweeted one of her posts, which said: “have to visit @Culturekings tomoz to protest against @fucktyler he will be there at midday. I think they need educating on #misogyny.” | Stone, who is a member of the online feminist activist group Collective Shout, had previously been part of a social media campaign to have the rapper banned from Australia. She had received a slew of abuse including rape threats on Twitter after the rapper, who has 1.7 million followers on the microblogging site, retweeted one of her posts, which said: “have to visit @Culturekings tomoz to protest against @fucktyler he will be there at midday. I think they need educating on #misogyny.” |
| have to visit @Culturekings tomoz to protest against @fucktyler he will be there at midday. I think they need educating on #misogyny | have to visit @Culturekings tomoz to protest against @fucktyler he will be there at midday. I think they need educating on #misogyny |
| The all-ages gig at the Enmore theatre in Newtown, Sydney saw the rapper launch an expletive-ridden tirade. Stone had attended the gig to collect evidence of misogynistic behaviour following the tweet. It is not known if the rapper was aware Stone was in the audience. | The all-ages gig at the Enmore theatre in Newtown, Sydney saw the rapper launch an expletive-ridden tirade. Stone had attended the gig to collect evidence of misogynistic behaviour following the tweet. It is not known if the rapper was aware Stone was in the audience. |
| He said: “Fucking bitch, I wish she could hear me call her a bitch, too, fucking whore. Yeah, I got a sold-out show right now bitch. Hey this fucking song is dedicated to you, you fucking cunt.” | He said: “Fucking bitch, I wish she could hear me call her a bitch, too, fucking whore. Yeah, I got a sold-out show right now bitch. Hey this fucking song is dedicated to you, you fucking cunt.” |
| Stone recorded the abuse and uploaded the video to YouTube. | Stone recorded the abuse and uploaded the video to YouTube. |
| “My heart was absolutely pounding as I heard him start to mention me,” she told Guardian Australia. | “My heart was absolutely pounding as I heard him start to mention me,” she told Guardian Australia. |
| “I was petrified. I was standing among the crowd of people who were chanting along with threats towards me.” | “I was petrified. I was standing among the crowd of people who were chanting along with threats towards me.” |
| Both the Enmore theatre and Frontline Touring, the rapper’s Australian tour promoters, declined to comment on the incident. | Both the Enmore theatre and Frontline Touring, the rapper’s Australian tour promoters, declined to comment on the incident. |
| A spokeswoman for New South Wales police said they were investigating the matter. | A spokeswoman for New South Wales police said they were investigating the matter. |