An employee of the Brado restaurant stated that there were insults and aggressive behavior during the... The commotion involving singer Ed Motta, in the early hours of May 2nd, in RioThe report was shown this Sunday (10), in an interview on Fantástico.
According to the employee, before leaving the premises, the artist reportedly said: "I'm leaving before I do something to that guy from Paraíba, I'm never coming back here."
The expression, when used pejoratively against people from the Northeast of Brazil, is considered xenophobic.
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According to reports, the disagreement began after the singer questioned the R$100 per bottle corkage fee. The group had already paid a bill exceeding R$7.
Witnesses claim that, after the musician left, two men who were with him continued arguing with customers at another table. Diogo Coutinho do Couto allegedly attacked one of those present. Nicholas Guedes Coppi is identified as the one who threw a bottle at the victim. One of the men who was hit told police that he needed seven stitches in his head.
Video captured the commotion.
Security footage also shows the moment when Ed Motta throws a chair during the commotion. According to reports, after the disturbance, members of the group asked for sparkling wine.
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In a statement to the newspaper O Globo, the singer denied throwing any object at employees or customers. He stated that he was intoxicated and that he only threw the chair on the floor. "Nothing was thrown at anyone. The security cameras can prove that," he said.
The case was registered at the 15th Police Station (Gávea). "Agents are analyzing security camera footage and carrying out other investigations to ascertain the facts," the Civil Police reported.
The report was unable to locate the defense of those mentioned. The space remains open for any statements.
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