Eagles Of Death Metal Manager Denies Band Were Kicked Out Of Bataclan

Eagles Of Death Metal manager Marc Pollack has denied reports Jesse Hughes and another band member were kicked out of the Bataclan Theatre over the weekend, in response to reports by AFP stating the venue's manager turned the members away.

The Bataclan's co-director Jules Frutos said, "They came, I threw them out — there are things you can't forgive," when Hughes and his bandmate attempted to watch Sting play at the venue, exactly a year after the fateful event where 89 people were killed. 

However, Pollack tells Billboard, "Jesse never even tried entering the club for Sting’s show tonight [Saturday night]."

Pollack says Hughes was in Paris to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the attacks at a plaque dedication ceremony. "This day is not about Jesse Hughes or Eagles Of Death Metal. In fact, Jesse is in Paris to share in remembering the tragic events of a year ago with his friends, family and fans.

"This is about recalling the tragic loss of life that happened right in front of his eyes during his show, and this coward Jules Frutos feels the need to soil his own club’s reopening by spreading false tales to the press, and tainting a wonderful opportunity that could’ve been used to spread peace and love, to further spread mean spirited words of hate."

Earlier in the year, Hughes accused the Bataclan and their staff of being involved in the terrorist act, stating, "There's no denying the terrorists were already inside, and they had to get in somehow." 

The Bataclan's co-director condemned these accusations to AFP over the weekend: "He makes these incredibly false declarations every two months. It is madness, accusing our security of being complicit with the terrorists... Enough. Zero. This has to stop," Frutos said.