PETE WENTZ - WENTZ DEFENDS MCCOY'S CONCERT OUTBURST

WENTZ DEFENDS MCCOY'S CONCERT OUTBURST

Rocker PETE WENTZ has come to the defence of his pal TRAVIS MCCOY, insisting he did nothing wrong when he lashed out at a fan during a gig on Tuesday (01Jul08) night.
The Gym Class Heroes frontman was midway through a set with his band in St. Louis, Missouri, when MCCoy took offence to an audience member who reportedly called him a "f**king ignorant n**ger".
MCCoy invited the concertgoer onstage, but when the unnamed man lunged at the singer, he went on the attack - and whacked the fan on the head with a microphone.
The outburst resulted in MCCoy's arrest on a third degree assault charge immediately after the concert.
But Wentz is furious at the "pathetic" fan and claims his friend was not the one in the wrong.
In a post on his online blog on Thursday (03Jul08), Wentz says, "you know what? you call my friend a "n_gger" (sic), i dont even give a f_ck (sic) what happens to you. i dont (sic) want to see you in this scene. i dont want to see you at shows. you are who we write songs about. you are who we think about when we hate...
"what a joke. you are f_cking (sic) pathetic and anyone that disagrees should put their white hood on too. i dont want your ticket money. i dont want your cd sales. id rather be poor and unknown.
"i am angrier than i have been in a long time. hate upon hate upon hate."
Meanwhile, Gym Class Heroes manager Bob MCLynn has also spoken out in support of MCCoy.
In a statement, he says, "Travis and Gym Class Heroes are anything but violent. It's amazing that in 2008 there are still people out there that would say such ignorant things."