{"id":2001479,"date":"2023-08-15T16:03:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-15T20:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/i-tried-to-bribe-the-pilot-lionel-richie-apologizes-for-postponing-concert\/"},"modified":"2023-08-15T16:04:54","modified_gmt":"2023-08-15T20:04:54","slug":"i-tried-to-bribe-the-pilot-lionel-richie-apologizes-for-postponing-concert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/i-tried-to-bribe-the-pilot-lionel-richie-apologizes-for-postponing-concert\/","title":{"rendered":"Lionel Richie sorry for concert delay, admits bribery attempt."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fi-tried-to-bribe-the-pilot-lionel-richie-apologizes-for-postponing-concert%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2001479&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Lionel Richie Apologizes\u200d for\u200c Postponed\u200b Concert\u200d at Madison\u2063 Square Garden<\/h2>\n<p>Recording artist\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/music\">Lionel \u2063Richie<\/a> took\u2062 the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/entertainment\">stage<\/a> Monday night at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/new-york-city\">Madison \u2064Square Garden<\/a>, apologizing \u200bagain for postponing the concert originally scheduled \u200dfor Saturday.<\/p>\n<h3>A Firestorm of Frustration<\/h3>\n<p>The 74-year-old singer \u200cignited a firestorm with fans over the weekend when he announced the cancellation \u2063of his concert one hour after it was\u2064 supposed to\u200c begin. Many concertgoers took to social media\u2064 to \u200bvoice their frustration with Richie for\u200b waiting so long to tell them the show wasn\u2019t happening.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cAll Night Long\u201d singer blamed bad weather for \u2064postponing \u2062the concert, which \u200bhe reiterated from the stage during\u200b Monday\u2019s\u200d show.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cI had two \u2018no\u2019s to come\u2063 at the same time. \u2063And when those two decided it\u2019s a\u2064 no \u2013 \u200cwhen God says no and\u2063 when \u2062the pilot says no, the answer \u2026 I\u2063 tried to bribe the \u2062pilot,\u201d Richie can \u200dbe heard telling fans \u2063Monday night in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/georgia-state-senator-reported-results-must-be-viewed-as-untrustworthy\/\" title=\"Georgia State Senator: \u201cReported Results Must Be Viewed As Untrustworthy\u201d\">video recording<\/a>,\u2063 per <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/lionel-richie-apologizes-last-minute-concert-cancelation\">Fox News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd\u2064 the pilot said, \u200b\u2018I do want to see my wife tomorrow.\u2019 \u2062So\u200b tonight we are \u200bgoing to make up for\u200b that. I apologize for that a thousand times,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Fans had questioned Richie using the weather as the excuse for not making it to the\u200c show. The musician attempted to fly to New York from Boston, prompting at least\u2063 one fan to complain he should have driven\u200b there instead.<\/p>\n<p>Richie initially shared \u2064the news of \u200bthe show\u2019s postponement on\u2062 X.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cDue to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/airlines-cancel-over-1300-flights-due-to-northeast-storms\/\" title=\"Over 1,300 flights canceled due to Northeast storms.\">severe\u200d weather<\/a> and being unable to land in the\u200b NY and surrounding areas,\u2064 I\u2019m\u2063 unable \u2063to make it to the\u2063 show\u200b tonight. I\u2019m so bummed,\u201d \u2062he wrote. \u201cWe are rescheduling the show to Monday Aug 14. Can\u2019t wait to perform for you all. Tickets\u2063 for tonight\u2019s show are valid for the show on Monday.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cCome on, the weather has been\u2064 fine all\u2062 day in\u2064 NJ &#038; NY. At least dignify \u200cus\u200b with the real \u200dreason you decided not to show,\u201d one person replied to Richie\u2019s original post.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnbelievable! Ever think of driving from Boston to New York??\u201d another person \u200cwrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen\u200c the \u2018weather excuse\u2019 feels cloudier than the actual sky\u2026 \u200cWhy \u2062no heads-up before we \u2062crammed the auditorium? C<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/i-tried-to-bribe-the-pilot-lionel-richie-apologizes-for-postponing-concert\/\" title=\"Lionel Richie sorry for concert delay, admits bribery attempt.\">\u2019mon press team<\/a>, all of us and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-rapper-dmx-dies-aged-50-one-week-after-heart-attack-according-to-family-a-warrior-who-fought-till-the-very-end\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Rapper DMX Dies Aged 50, One Week After Heart Attack, According To Family. \u2018A Warrior Who Fought Till The Very End\u2019\">countless fans<\/a> are waiting for the real\u200c story,\u201d another person said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>media to express their disappointment and frustration. However, Richie made it up to his fans with an incredible performance, showcasing his timeless hits and proving why he is still a beloved icon in the music industry. Despite the initial setback, the concert at Madison Square Garden was a resounding success.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":345,"featured_media":2001480,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2001479","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2001479","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/345"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2001479"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2001479\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2001480"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2001479"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2001479"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2001479"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}