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Weekend reports from Denver, Colorado have alleged that Congresswoman Lauren Boebert (R-CO) was asked to leave, and ultimately escorted out of Sunday night’s performance of the off-broadway musical “Beetlejuice.” Theater officials claimed that she was “vaping, singing, recording and ‘causing a disturbance'” in the theater according to The Denver Post.
An incident report obtained by the Post on Tuesday revealed that the management of the Buell Theater, owned by the City of Denver, wrote that two theater-goers were asked to leave the premises during the performance after being warned at the intermission about three complaints regarding their behavior.
While the report doesn’t explicitly name Boebert as one of the two patrons and doesn’t identify the second either, Boebert’s campaign office confirmed that she was escorted from the theater but refuted the characterization of the Congresswoman’s behavior.
Boebert took to X, formerly Twitter, Tuesday evening and confirmed this writing, “It’s true, I did thoroughly enjoy the AMAZING Beetlejuice at the Buell Theatre and I plead guilty to laughing and singing too loud! Everyone should go see it if you get the chance this week and please let me know how it ends!”
It's true, I did thoroughly enjoy the AMAZING Beetlejuice at the Buell Theatre and I plead guilty to laughing and singing too loud! 🤭
Everyone should go see it if you get the chance this week and please let me know how it ends! 😅https://t.co/8JHypcCKsP
— Lauren Boebert (@laurenboebert) September 12, 2023
Surveillance video released by the theater and posted to YouTube by Next9News shows Rep. Boebert and an unidentified man being escorted from her seat by Buell Theater staff and led out of the building. As she crossed the lobby she could be seen turning and addressing the Theater personnel.
The Post reported that per the incident documentation,
“After receiving the intermission warning, about five minutes into the second act security officials received ‘another complaint about the patrons being loud and at the time (they) were recording.’ Taking pictures or recording is not permitted at shows.
The report quotes one of the ushers: ‘They told me they would not leave. I told them that they need to leave the theater and if they do not, they will be trespassing. The patrons said they would not leave. I told them I would (be) going to get Denver Police. They said go get them.'”
Denver Post reported that Boebert while crossing the vestibule told staff members “stuff like ‘do you know who I am,’ ‘I am on the board’ (and) ‘I will be contacting the mayor.’”
Boebert campaign manager Drew Sexton told the outlet that the Congresswoman outright denied vaping during her show, however, confirmed that she did use her cellphone to take a picture of the performance, claiming to be unaware that photos weren’t.
Sexton wrote in a statement, “I can confirm the stunning and salacious rumors: in her personal time, Congresswoman Lauren Boebert is indeed a supporter of the performing arts (gasp!) and, to the dismay of a select few, enthusiastically enjoyed a weekend performance of ‘Beetlejuice.’” The congresswoman reportedly complimented the performance and encourages people to see the play and the “fantastic cast, tremendous visuals and plenty of loud laughs.” However, he added “a gentle reminder to leave their phones outside of the venue.”
As previously reported by Explain America, Boebert has been a vocal proponent for the impeachment of President Joe Biden in connection to allegations of an influence peddling and bribery scheme uncovered by House Committee investigations of the President’s family and international financial transactions in the past year.
“If I don’t see accountability taking place with Joe Biden in a timely manner – and no, I don’t have a date, deadline,” she said, “but if I see that this has been slow rolled and nothing is moving on it, then there’s always the option to bring up another privileged resolution and call to impeach Joe Biden.”
She also participated in the June House mutiny against Speaker Kevin McCarthy that followed his debt limit compromise with Biden and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY). At the time Boebert told the ‘War Room’ with Steve Bannon that McCarthy had to choose between siding with Democrats or his own party.
