Current:Home > StocksDisney Singer Lea Salonga Calls Out Fans for Sneaking Backstage to Take Pic -WealthSphere Pro
Disney Singer Lea Salonga Calls Out Fans for Sneaking Backstage to Take Pic
View
Date:2025-04-23 05:55:24
Lea Salonga is issuing a warning about respecting boundaries following a trespassing incident.
The messages comes after the Disney singer, who is currently performing on the Broadway musical Here Lies Love, was recently captured on video speaking to fans who had snuck backstage after a show.
In the clip, which was obtained by NBC New York, Salonga tells the group at her dressing room door, "Who are you? I'm so sorry, I don't know who you are."
When the fans ask for a photo, Salonga gently explains, "Unless you're on the guest list, we cannot have you back here, so you'll have to go to the door." The 52-year-old added, "I'm sorry, because if I allow this now, then other people are going to take advantage of it."
In response, one of the fans claimed to know Giselle Töngi, a producer for Here Lies Love. Salonga, however, advised the group to wait for her at the door, telling them that she's "really sorry," but that per security purposes, she cannot greet them in her dressing room.
At the end of the video, Salonga, after escorting the group away from her dressing room, is seen pausing to take a photo with the fans.
The singer gave further insight into the incident on Twitter, sharing that she afterwards checked in with Töngi, who "had no idea" who the fans were.
"The money you pay for a theater/concert ticket does not mean all-access," she added in another Tweet. "You pay for that performer's art, and that's where it stops. I gotta say, the folks at the stage door have been so incredibly kind, which only makes us (well, me) enthusiastic to say hello and spend the time to talk to them."
Furthermore, Salonga made it clear she'll protect her personal privacy.
"When one of our lead producers and our dance captain saw the video and learned about what happened, they said, 'You were still very nice, if that were me I would've cussed at them and kicked them out,'" she wrote. "I'm not the type to cuss people out, but I will protect my territory and my boundaries. If I lose fans as a result, so be it."
Salonga—who lent her singing voice to Princess Jasmine and Fa Mulan in the animated Disney classics— previously won a Tony Award for her role in Miss Saigon and will appear in Old Friends on London's West End in the fall.
(E! and NBC are both part of the NBCUniversal family.)
For the latest breaking news updates, click here to download the E! News AppveryGood! (8343)
Related
- 'Survivor' 47 finale, part one recap: 2 players were sent home. Who's left in the game?
- Vanderpump Rules' Raquel Leviss Sends Legal Letters to Cast Over Intimate Tom Sandoval FaceTime
- Senate votes to repeal Iraq war authorizations 20 years after U.S. invasion
- King Charles III visits Germany on first foreign trip as Britain's monarch
- South Korean president's party divided over defiant martial law speech
- Prince Harry back in U.K. for surprise court appearance in privacy case amid speculation over king's coronation
- Climber found dead on glacier after falling over 1,600 feet in the Alps
- How Stuff Gets Cheaper (Classic)
- Questlove charts 50 years of SNL musical hits (and misses)
- Tom Sandoval Apologizes to Ariana Madix for His “Reckless Decisions” Amid Breakup
Ranking
- Jamie Foxx gets stitches after a glass is thrown at him during dinner in Beverly Hills
- VPR's Raquel Leviss Accuses Scheana Shay of Punching Her, Obtains Temporary Restraining Order
- 3 drug-laden ships intercepted, 2 sink in the Pacific Ocean off Colombia; more than 4 tons of marijuana seized
- Women's rights activist built a cookware empire that pays tribute to her culture
- Person accused of accosting Rep. Nancy Mace at Capitol pleads not guilty to assault charge
- Netanyahu says Israel won't bend to pressures after Biden suggests he abandon controversial judicial overhaul
- Naked and Afraid Is Bringing Back 4 Past Survivalists for Their Ultimate Redemption
- U.N. pushes for Russia-Ukraine deal to protect Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, warns of more dangerous phase
Recommendation
Biden administration makes final diplomatic push for stability across a turbulent Mideast
Queer Eye Star Tom Jackson Dead at 63
Sinaloa cartel boss who worked with El Chapo extradited from Mexico to U.S.
FKA twigs Reveals Her Romance With Jordan Hemingway to Take “Control of the Situation”
The FBI should have done more to collect intelligence before the Capitol riot, watchdog finds
TikTok Star Alix Earle Talks Festival Must-Haves and Her Forever 21 X Juicy Couture Campaign
Carrie Underwood, Luke Bryan and More Receive 2023 CMT Music Awards Nominations: See the Complete List
Peter Thomas Roth Flash Deal: Get $109 Worth of Hydrating Products for Just $58