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Zouk S'pore FB trolled over Najib's son fiasco
Published:  Mar 11, 2016 1:33 PM
Updated: Mar 14, 2016 3:53 PM

Zouk Singapore's Facebook page has been inundated with angry comments since the fiasco involving Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak's son.

Its posts on the incident which happened last Saturday have almost 1,000 comments collectively, most of which slammed the club for how it dealt with Egyptian trance duo Aly & Fila, who were purportedly told to stop playing in order for Najib's son Norashman to take the stage.

Subsequent posts, including two on other events, were also the subject of heckling from social media users.

"Any more unscheduled VIP lined up to close the show?" Charles William Toh posted.

"Can you guys confirm the rumor that there will be a guest DJ set by Donald Trump's son?" commented another user Casey Anderson.

Many of the comments mocked Norashman and even took shots at Najib and his wife Rosmah Mansor, while others ridiculed the Zouk Singapore management.

The incident became viral on social media when a video showing a furious DJ Fila telling the crowd that he has been told to stop his set for a prime minister's son started circulating.

However, in a statement issued later, Zouk Singapore denied that DJ Fila was interrupted midway during their performance.

"Following up from our previous announcement pertaining to Aly & Fila's gig at Zouk on Saturday night, Zouk would like to clarify that DJ Fadi (Fila) was not at any point of time asked to end his set prematurely before the contracted set end time of 3.30am," it said.

Rizal Mansor, aide to Norashman's mother Rosmah Mansor, also denied that the prime minister's son had forced DJ Fila to stop his set.

He said Norashman did not ask to perform at Zouk Singapore but went to the club on an invitation.

In a Facebook posting later, DJs Aly & Fila maintained that they were asked to stop their set to make way for Norashman.

Zouk was acquired by conglomerate Genting Hong Kong (Genting HK) last year for an undisclosed amount. While it is headquartered and listed in Hong Kong, with a secondary listing in Singapore, Genting HK is an affiliate of Malaysian conglomerate Genting Group, of which Genting Singapore is a part.

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