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DJ M2
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Joined: 27 Apr 2004
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Location: Nottingham
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 Posted: Mon, 06 Dec, 2004 13:46 Post subject: Fatboy Slim robbed by Mafia |
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Dance music star Fatboy Slim was robbed at gunpoint by a vicious Mafia gangster during a recent DJ gig in Naples, Italy.
The star, whose real name is Norman Cook, was rehearsing for a nightclub performance in Campania, unaware it had been organized by members of the local Camorra.
"It was a [expletive] gig in Naples and no one knew who we were. We'd sold seven tickets," Cook said.
"We said to the promoter, who was a member of the Mafia, 'You know what? Shall we just cancel the gig -- it's not really working is it?'"
"They said, 'Fine, you cancel the gig, but your equipment's staying here,' and then they put a gun to my head. They were taking all our stuff, but I wasn't arguing. Once you've had a gun to your head, everything else seems really trivial."
His Italian trip wasn't the only time Cook came into contact with a pistol -- he was confronted by a gunman during a working holiday in Barbados with English TV presenter Jayne Middlemiss.
"All of a sudden two blokes came in shooting and I was [expletive] my pants. The two of us were under the table thinking, 'So what do you give them? I've only got a packet of [cigarettes].'
"Luckily my manager has a Rolex. They couldn't believe it -- they were like, 'it's a real one.' They were really made up. And that was scary."
World Entertainment News Network |
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