Amber Riley furious after club snub
Actress Amber Riley was left fuming on Sunday night (18Nov12) after she and her entourage were turned away from a top New York club.
The Glee star wrapped her debut stint on the Big Apple stage in the musical Cotton Club Parade this weekend (17-18Nov12) and wanted to celebrate with her castmates and pals at Manhattan's WiP venue.
She made a table reservation in advance, but Riley still
encountered trouble at the door and she was forced to find another
place to party after being rejected.
A furious Riley took to her Twitter.com blog to vent her anger,
writing, "Never in my life have I dealt with such disrespect. That
club @WIPNewYork on Vandam street, they are CROOKS and LIARS!"
Her furious tweet prompted a response from club bosses, who
apologized for the "bad experience" but claimed she was
unreasonable to have expected to bring 30 people to the "sold out"
club - and their reply sent Riley over the edge.
She ranted, "@WIPNewYork trust. If I had not called 4 days in
advance and was promised guaranteed entrance I would not have
(brought so many guests). We informed your 'ppl (people)' how many
were coming. We checked and double checked. I have the email chain
to prove it. So whomever you had booking tables is a liar,
obviously so, because he wouldn't even come outside to speak to us.
He hid behind the door. Yes I saw him hiding."
Riley and her friends took their business elsewhere and she
returned to Twitter on Monday (19Nov12) to apologize to fans for
her heated tweets.
She writes, "My apologies for going off on twitter everyone, I
never act out of character this way but it was my last night to be
with my cast-mates and it is was ruined. Was very disappointed but
we made the best of the night!"