Detroit Venue Populux Shuts Down After Backlash From Vic Mensa & Others
Following the Dallas police shootings, inflammatory tweets were posted from the Twitter account of Detroit nightclub Populux.
The tweets have since been deleted, and the club issued an apology afterwards. According to The Detroit News, the Populux owners have begun an investigation into who posted the racist messages. The Detroit venue faced immediate backlash from Vic Mensa and other artists. Mensa also announced that he would be canceling his upcoming July 27 concert at Populux. Find his message below, along with a screenshot of Populux’s controversial tweet.
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