Katt Williams Halts Show Due to Bomb Scare: Is the Comedian Okay?
Katt Williams nearly faced a war-like situation during his World War III comedy tour show due to a bomb threat.
What should have been a wonderful night between Williams and his fans turned into a nightmare after a bomb threat occurred and ended the comedy show abruptly.
On Saturday, the 50-year-old comedian started his World War III comedy tour show in Nashville, Tennessee. But he was forced to halt it immediately to safeguard everyone's security.
The show's venue, the Nashville Municipal Auditorium, has since released a statement to address the incident.
As quoted by CNN, Williams reportedly had to abruptly end the show 10 minutes before the end of his set. The comedian also asked not to inform the attendees about it to avoid panic and potential injury.
The Metropolitan Nashville Police Department responded to the scene and managed to clear the building without any incident. In addition, Nashville police spokesperson Don Aaron confirmed that the bomb threat was received via telephone at 10:36 p.m., but the call was believed to have been made out of the state.
They also searched the venue for the aforesaid bomb but found nothing.
Fans React to Katt Williams' Postponement of the Show
Before the police department revealed the truth behind the cancelation of the show, fans who attended the event expressed their dismay as they did not know why Williams halted his performance.
One said, "Katt Williams literally just dropped his mic walked off stage , the lights came on and they told us to go home #nashville."
One user replied that the police indeed ordered a mandatory emergency evacuation.
"Before security came and snatched #kattwilliams off stage. Not sure what happened but when Katt exited, so did we.#worldwar3tour #nashville #crazynight," another penned, sharing an exclusive video from the event.
Williams still has a lot of cities lined up for his World War III Tour. Staring August, the comedian will perform again in different states including Tampa, Orlando, Jacksonville, Baltimore, Charlotte, Louiseville, Kansas City, and St. Louis.
It was not the first time he ended his shows abruptly, though.
In 2011, he ended his performance at the Celebrity Theatre in Phoenix, Arizona after responding to a Mexican descent heckler. He stated in an interview after the incident that he did not need to apologize for being a pro-American. The following year, two similar incidents happened again.
