Lady Gaga may be 'too vulgar' for Jakarta

By Ann Oldenburg, USA TODAY

May 15, 2012

Lady Gaga may be 'too vulgar' for Jakarta
Lady Gaga poses for photographers after arriving in Hong Kong on April 28, 2012. (Credit: By Dale De La Rey, AFP/Getty Images)

Some Islamic groups are protesting Lady Gaga and threatening her June 3 sold-out show in Jakarta, Indonesia.

"She's a vulgar singer who wears only panties and a bra when she sings and she stated she is the envoy of the devil's child and that she will spread satanic teaching," Salim Alatas, the Jakarta head of hardline Islamic Defender Front tells Reuters. "This is dangerous."

National police spokesman Boy Rafli Amar tells AP a permit was denied for Gaga's June 3 Born This Way concert that was to be the biggest show on her Asian tour. Concert promoter Michael Rusli had already sold 52,000 tickets.

Gaga's concerts in South Korea were limited to fans 18 or older because conservatives raised objections.

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