A woman from Slovakia had the chance of a lifetime to sing on stage with American rapper Macklemore in front of tens of thousands of people, but there was one major problem – she was wanted by the police.
Macklemore was performing at the LOVESTREAM festival in Bratislava on Saturday night when the 24-year-old woman was randomly chosen from the audience to sing with him, according to a post by Slovakian police on Facebook.
The force said in the post that the woman, who eventually accepted the offer to join the ‘Thrift Shop’ rapper in the impromptu duet, apparently “forgot” she was on a wanted list. Macklemore has become particularly beloved by a portion of the public for his stance on the war in Gaza.
Police said the woman noted the experience on social media, which caught the attention of someone who recognized her from the Slovakian interior ministry’s wanted list. She was quickly reported to the police.
He had interrupted a football match, entering the field…topless!
The police said they let the song finish before arresting the woman (p.s. Funny since they weren’t in time anyway). While police did not reveal the details of her crime, Slovak media reported that she was a barman who in 2019 interrupted a football match by running onto the pitch topless. Something a dog recently did in the Volos – Olympiacos match!
According to local news agency PLUS 7 DNI, the woman then spent a weekend in pretrial detention and was charged with misconduct, banned from attending similar events and fined the equivalent of nearly $900.
But she reportedly failed to pay the fine, resulting in a prison sentence.
