Saturday, September 22, 2018

A mystery package falls out of Richard Ashcroft's pants on live TV & the internet goes nuts


Richard Ashcroft appeared on the Sky Sports program Soccer AM earlier today to promote his forthcoming album Natural Rebel which is released October 19th. Ashcroft chatted it up with the hosts and played a lovely acoustic version of his new single "Surprised By The Joy."


Minutes after the show aired, controversy erupted on social media when a few fans noticed a mysterious package fell out of Ashcroft's pantleg during his appearance.


Viewers jumped to conclusions and assumed it was drugs; Ashcroft wasn't amused. He posted a somewhat aggro video response lashing out at "trolls on Twitter" stating:

"Cocaine and I have had no relationship for decades...don't you ever surmise what's fallen out of my pocket...you're on thin ice, don't libel my name."

Ashcroft insisted the mysterious package was merely paper or "litter" and revealed:

"In the Verve I was known as Columbo, so get your facts straight."

Ashcroft ended up deleting his video, but not before a fan account made a copy of it. Ashcroft later posted a fan's screenshot of the incident along with his own lighthearted response to the drama.

Check out his posting along with a few interview clips from Soccer AM below.








Published September 22nd, 2018
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