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Julio Iglesias says he will not perform in 'clown' Donald Trump's casinos
http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/oct/07/julio-iglesias-will-not-perform-donald-trump-casinosSpanish singer criticises anti-immigrant comments by US presidential hopeful, and apologises to clowns for comparison
Julio Iglesias says he will not perform in 'clown' Donald Trump's casinos
Agence France-Presse in Madrid
Wednesday 7 October 2015 08.05 EDT
The Spanish singer Julio Iglesias has said he will no longer perform in casinos belonging to Donald Trump because of anti-immigrant comments by the US presidential hopeful.
“I have sung many times in his casinos, but I won’t do it again. He seems to be an asshole,” Iglesias told the Barcelona-based daily newspaper La Vanguardia. “He thinks he can fix the world forgetting what immigrants have done for his country. He is a clown! And my apologies to clowns.”
In June, Trump said in a speech that some Mexican immigrants brought drugs and crime to the United States, and some were rapists. He has called for the mass deportation of illegal immigrants.
Various organisations have severed their ties with Trump over the comments, including the Spanish-American celebrity chef José Andrés, who backed out of plans to open a flagship restaurant in a new Trump hotel.