Lenny Kravitz' Penisgate
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Overview
Lenny Kravitz' Penisgate refers to an incident in which singer-songwriter Lenny Kravitz accidentally exposed himself on stage during a performance in Stockholm, Sweden.
Background
On August 3rd, 2015, Kravitz' leather pants split down the middle during a performance of the song "American Woman" at a concert in Stockholm, Sweden (shown below). Immediately after, several photos and video of the incident began circulating online.
Notable Developments
Online Reaction
On Twitter, many users posted jokes about the photograph along with the hashtag #penisgate.[2]
Kravitz' Response
On August 4th, Kravitz tweeted[1] a screenshot of a text sent from Aerosmith singer Steven Tyler joking about the incident with the #penisgate hashtag (shown below). Within 72 hours, the tweet gained over 25,700 favorites and 19,800 retweets.
News Media Coverage
In the coming days, several news sites published articles about the incident, including Perez Hilton,[4] Metro,[5] The Indepedent,[6] NY Mag,[7] BuzzFeed,[8] Gawker[9] and UpRoxx.[10]
Legal Action
On August 7th, The Metro reported (via NME[3]) that they had been contacted by Kravitz' legal team for publishing images of the incident, which breached their "clients' copyright, human rights, right-of-publicity and performer's rights."
Search Interest
External References
[1] Twitter – @LennyKravitz
[2] Twitter – #penisgate
[3] NME – Lenny Kravitz threatens legal action over penisgate
[4] Perez Hilton (via Wayback Machine) – Lenny Kravitz Was Dicking Around on Stage
[5] Metro – That time when Lenny Kravitz
[6] The Independent – Lenny Kravitz and Steven Tylers daughters
[7] NY Mag – Your Guide to Lenny Kravitz Penis Piercing
[8] BuzzFeed – Lenny Kravitz Penis Totally Fell Out
[9] Gawker – Lenny Kravitz Shredded So Hard His Dick Fell Out
[10] UpRoxx – Lenny Kravitz Is Considering Legal Action Over Those #PenisGate Photos
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PatrickBateman96
Aug 07, 2015 at 09:14PM EDT
Paulie DeMafia Mk2
Aug 08, 2015 at 05:23AM EDT