Avril Lavigne goes on profanity-filled rant after baseball game
(CBS) Maybe Avril Lavigne hasn't left her punk roots behind after all. The Canadian pop-punk singer let loose with a profanity-filled rant after a microphone glitch at a post-baseball game performance over the weekend.
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Lavigne played a live show at the Tampa Bay Rays summer concert series following the team's 7-3 loss at Tropicana Field to the Cleveland Indians Saturday. The tirade took place when she had mic problems.
According to E! Online, she said the sound problem "f--king happens on a baseball field." The crowd of about 25,000 people booed.
After getting a working microphone, Lavigne apologized to the crowd. The Rays were apparently not pleased.
In a statement, the team said, "The Rays demand profanity-free performances from all of our concert performers and we are extremely disappointed by the language used in [Avril Lavigne's] show. It is not consistent with the family-friendly atmosphere that Tropicana Field is known for."
Lavigne threw the game's ceremonial first pitch as well.