Fan's kiss ends Tamer Hosni's Kuwait concert
DUBAI (AlArabiya.net)
Heartthrob Tamer Hosni's concert came to an abrupt end Friday night when a female fan jumped on stage and hugged and kissed the music star, provoking outrage among conservative Kuwaiti officials who called Monday for stricter entertainment controls, according to local press reports.
Kuwait's al-Qabas daily reported that the Kuwaiti fan surprised the audience - and the star -at the Courtyard Hotel in the Kuwaiti capital when she jumped up on stage to kiss the performer, who attracts teen audiences from across the Arab world
The newspaper reported that security removed the adoring fan and the Information Ministry abruptly ended the concert one hour ahead of schedule Hosni, who had sung only three songs, apologized to the audience and said that he wished he could stay with them until dawn, but the decision was out of his control.
The Kuwaiti parliament discussed the incident and castigated the ministers of Trade, Information and Interior, according to al-Qabas. Islamist MPs criticized the live broadcast of the concert and the slow response from security.
Qanas Al-Adwani, head of the government department that monitors public entertainment, said that the girl's behavior "defied the conservative traditions" of Kuwait, according to a report in the Kuwait Times on Monday, He said her actions violated regulations -- put in place by conservative Islamists in 1997 -- that require monitors from the Information Ministry ensure nobody stands or dances during concerts.