Talib Kweli Says He Was Physically Attacked by "Bigots" in Copenhagen

Photo via Talib Kweli’s Instagram

On November 26, Talib Kweli performed at Pumpehuset in Copenhagen, Denmark. While in Copenhagen, he claims he was the victim of a racially-motivated attack, as he wrote in an Instagram post (via Pigeons and Planes).

“I was attacked by two bigots last night saying they “hate me” and they didn’t even know who I was, they just didn’t like the color of my skin,” he wrote. “It wasn’t an Internet attack, it was physical. I was hit and kicked.”

Kweli says that he escaped the situation and went on to perform his show as scheduled. “It goes to show you that racism and hate doesn’t stop for ppl with money or ‘celebrity’ whatever that means,” he wrote.

Check out the Instagram post below. 

Me and @nikohigh walking into Christiania Copenhagen last night. One of my favorite places in the world until last night. I’ve been hearing about Danish racism on the rise. I witnessed it firsthand. I was attacked by two bigots last night saying they “hate me” and they didn’t even know who I was, they just didn’t like the color of my skin. It wasn’t an Internet attack, it was physical. I was hit and kicked. Thank you to @nikohigh for helping me get out of there. It goes to show you that racism and hate doesn’t stop for ppl with money or “celebrity” whatever that means. They stop nothing tho. The show still went on, Copenhagen was a great crowd. Even tho I will never see Christiania the same, a place I once wrote about for a travel blog as utopian, I will always love my fans in Denmark. Your love last night, especially while I was away from family during holiday, only made me stronger.

A photo posted by Talib Kweli (@talibkweli) onNov 27, 2015 at 3:33am PST

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