Nathan Hudson of Faker has responded to the New York Hotel’s statement posted on their official website on Monday.
The venue’s lengthy statement says “After being picked up by car, Mr Hudson left again and when he returned at 5:50am he appeared to be even more intoxicated and insisted on being served even though the venue was closed. After getting into a verbal argument with the venue’s manager they pushed each other and Nathan fell over. Nathan was then helped back up and assisted by other staff members to his room,” and repeatedly denies any homophobic attack that Hudson had claimed.
The full statement can be read here.
Today, Hudson put the final word on Faker’s Facebook page with a statement saying:
“There are a number of discrepancies between my claim and the story offered on the website of the Hotel New York. This is not entirely unexpected, but I do have some aversion to making this event, which was quite painful to me, into a public dissection.
“On this occasion I will manage to cope with having been assaulted, it’s happened to me before, on other occasions, in different circumstances. What I do have real trouble with, is the possibility that the fight against homophobia could be tempered by the reporting of an incident which may appear to be less substantial due to the involvement of alcohol. For this reason I’m choosing to bow out of further public comment on this incident. Thank you to all of the people who have sent through or given their support. Nathan”
Earlier in the night, Nathan had tweeted: “Sound-checking for tonight's show at the Hotel New York in Launceston. Something about this feels strangely resonant. #NY4M #congratsNewYork” in reference to New York’s historic legalisation of gay marriage. A few tweets later he said “My recollection of last night is that I got beat up by the manager of Hotel New York, Launceston. It felt homophobic and it felt backward.”
He has not pressed charges.
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