Magic Metropolis Legend
Come Test Us Out, Luke Kornet
… Do not Knock ‘Until You Strive!!!
Revealed
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A legendary Magic Metropolis dancer tells TMZ Sports activities it is clear Luke Kornet‘s by no means visited the strip membership … ‘trigger if he did, he would not have criticized the Atlanta Hawks’ promotion honoring the place.
We spoke with Gigi Maguire — one among Magic Metropolis’s biggest performers — this week to debate the noise surrounding the NBA group selling her former office throughout their recreation in opposition to the Orlando Magic on March 16.
Kornet — a Kentucky native and San Antonio Spurs heart — referred to as the tribute disrespectful to ladies … however Maguire argues that Luke and different critics have by no means actually skilled Magic Metropolis, so their judgment relies solely on what they’ve seen in films.
“He ought to see it for himself,” Maguire stated. “I believe that lots of people which have a destructive of their thoughts about strip are those which have by no means been.”
“They see films like ‘Gamers Membership’ and ‘Hustle & Move,’ and, , they see that the dancers are disrespected in media and so they see the dancers are portrayed to have drug issues and stuff like that, and so they suppose that is what it truly is, and I am right here to let you know that it is not unhealthy. It is not that in any respect.”
Maguire — who retired from Magic Metropolis and is now a businesswoman, producer, and voice on Angela Yee‘s “Lip Service” podcast — confused that there might be no bare strippers on the recreation, leaving her puzzled by the outrage over the Hawks’ tribute.
“It is not that deep. It is one evening,” Maguire stated, “Can adults have one evening to rejoice one thing that is essential to the town of Atlanta?”
She additionally referred to as out Kornet for “selective outrage,” noting he hasn’t had the identical vitality when NBA gamers have been accused of wrongdoing towards ladies prior to now.
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We additionally spoke to a different Magic Metropolis legend concerning the backlash over Hawks’ tribute evening … Sonya Meadowsrecognized on stage as Platinum. The now-author stated stripping is not disrespectful to ladies — it is leisure, identical to Cirque du Soleil.
“We won’t put a stigma on leisure,” Meadows stated.
Will these two women put a cease to the backlash?? Extremely uncertain … however it’s clear they’re enthusiastic about setting the file straight.