It’s always sweet when an artist invites a superfan on stage during a show to give them a special moment with their favorite singer. But a recent incident in Slovakia during a Macklemore set at last weekend’s Lovestream Festival should give anyone wanting to hop up pause. Or at least make them take a beat to check their priors.
According to a Facebook post from the Slovak Republic Police earlier this week, one of Mack’s superfans ended up in the wrong kind of spotlight when she posted an image on her socials in which she was seen on stage with the rapper holding a mic as he put his arm around her shoulder.
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A translation of the post found police explaining that, “a Slovak girl thrilled from a joint solo with Macklemore, forgotten that she was wanted.” The festival in the Slovak capital of Bratislava featured security from a number of police officers, and “the curious situation on the main stage did not escape their attention.”
Specifically, officials said, after Macklemore invited the young woman up to sing with him, “the woman immortalized this experience and bragged about it on the social network, which did not escape the attention of an observant citizen, who also follows the search for persons page of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Slovak Republic.”
The unnamed good citizen reportedly recognized the 24-year-old woman from the warrants page and informed police, who then detained her after she left the stage. At press time police had not disclosed what charge the unnamed woman was reportedly being sought for.
She was then ordered by the court to serve her prison sentence, which she had reportedly previously avoided. “The woman was subsequently escorted to the premises of the institution for the execution of the prison sentence,” police said.
At press time a spokesperson for Macklemore had not returned Billboard‘s request for comment.
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