Polly Mosendz, a reporter for Businessweek, went to see Dolan’s band (JD & the Straight Shot) play on a directive from her editor.
Mosendz bought a ticket for $38 to see JD & the Straight Shot at the Paramount in Long Island, a venue Dolan does not own.
The concert was open to the public, and even though Mosendz had only expected to see him playing music on stage, she saw him milling around before the show and introduced herself.
[Dolan] said he hadn’t authorized an interview and that I wasn’t allowed to be there—despite this being a public show in a public venue—and repeatedly insisted that his music was not about him and therefore should not be mentioned in the article (an article about a CEO whose company happens to run one of the world’s most significant music venues). At one point, he flipped my notebook closed. Finally he stormed off and summoned security guards to make me leave.
One of the security guards offered Mosendz cash to cover the price of her ticket, which she declined. The security guard also told her that ejecting reporters isn’t the venue’s policy, but Dolan could make that request because he was a “headliner.” When Mosendz reached out to Madison Square Garden for comment, this is what she got:
“The reporter was there to write a story about the Knicks. The Knicks were not playing that evening.”
Dolan could be the world’s worst human.
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