Milli Vanilli Star Fab Morvan Bails on Trump’s ‘Freedom 250’ Concerts

Fab Morvan and Freedom 250 Logo (Credit: Big Machine Agency/Freedom 250)

And another one, as DJ Khaled likes to say.

Fab Morvan, a founding member of 1980s pop duo Milli Vanilli, announced he no longer wants to be associated with Trump’s “Freedom 250” concert series.

In an interview with CNN on Monday, June 1, the French singer and dancer flipped the script after previously saying he was proud to take part in the event.

“This is not what I signed up for,” Morvan told host Laura Coates. “When I saw Young MC pulled out, I was like, ‘Well, that’s weird… So, I was a little worried there, and then one after the next, people started to leave. But I was told by my team, who was told by another team, ‘There’s nothing, there’s no political alignment.’”

The singer added that the event had become too divisive.

“I was there to unite the people, to have them walk down memory lane, celebrate life. It was a way to say, ‘Hey, I’m still here, you’re still here. Let’s have a good time together.’ But throughout the week it turned into a circus. I’m not into politics, so you hear it first here: I’m not attending the June 26th celebration,” he said.

The singer climbed the charts as one half of Milli Vanilli, which was eventually exposed for not singing any of their songs.

On Monday morning, a rep for Morvan emailed Urban Hollywood 411 saying the singer is currently working on a “massive global comeback” — including co-headlining an I Love The 90s Tour, working on a documentary about the tour, and penning a tell-all book.

Morvan is now the seventh act to exit Freedom 250, leaving just two artists on the ticket — rappers Vanilla Ice and Flo Rida.

But since President Trump said “cancel it” over the weekend on social media, the concert may not even happen. Trump also turned against the acts that were booked to perform, calling them “overpriced singers who nobody wants to hear.”

Morvan said he’s bothered by the dark cloud over the event.

“I have a very special story. I fell, I stood back up, I reinvented myself, and I’ve moved forward, and for many, I am an example,” he stated. “So, when you fall into a storm like this one, all I can do is say: ‘I don’t want none of that.’”

“Freedom 250 Presents: The Great American State Fair” is scheduled to take place on the National Mall is Washington, D.C. from June 25-July 10. Organizers announced the concert lineup on Wednesday, May 27.

Within hours, the performers started dropping out. Singer Morris Day and rapper Young MC quit the day of the announcement.

“It’s a no for me,” Day captioned a statement he shared with fans on Instagram. “Bust a Move” rapper Young MC released a statement saying the event had become too “politically charged.”

The next day, legendary R&B group The Commodores and country singer Martina McBride dropped out.

“The Commodores will not be performing at the Great American State Fair,” the group said on social media. McBride added, “It greatly upsets me that any fan who has been moved by my music may now feel like I’m abandoning the meaning behind those songs.”

The real singers behind Milli Vanilli announced they would “NOT be performing their hits” at the gathering. Made up of vocalists Jodie Rocco, Linda Rocco, Brad Howell, John Davis, and Charles Shaw, the group calls itself The Real Milli Vanilli.

Freedom Williams of C&C Music Factory posted a controversial video from his bathroom distancing himself from the event, saying he doesn’t “f–k with Trump.” An angry Williams also referred to fans who criticized the booking as N-words and told them to go to hell.

Poison lead singer Bret Michaels dropped out on May 28. The rocker said the event was not what he agreed to and revealed he had been getting threats.

“Concerns have also been raised regarding the safety of my fans, band, crew, family and myself, including threats that are completely unfounded and unforgivable,” he shared on Instagram.

“Freedom 250” was touted as “non-partisan” but The New York Times reported the event is closely tied to the White House and has taken on a “Trumpian flare.” Yesterday, gossip columnist Rob Shuter alleged, “Trump dangled Kennedy Center Honors to land Freedom 250 performers.”

Freedom 250 organizers announced nine acts would take part in the concert series. (Credit: Instagram)
Freedom 250 organizers said nine acts were booked. (Credit: Instagram)

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