Madison Square Garden Kept "Risk" List of Musicians, Celebrities and Tracked Sexual Orientation: Report
Wired found 93 celebrity entries marked LGBTQIA and risk levels tied partly to criticism of James Dolan, while MSG disputes the reporting.
- A new Wired report revealed a Madison Square Garden database containing nearly 40,000 entries that categorizes celebrities by risk levels and sexual orientation, sourced from hacker collective ShinyHunters.
- Hacker collective ShinyHunters published the database last month after stealing data from the arena, labeling 93 individuals as "LGBTQIA" and assigning "risk" scores to about 400 celebrities.
- Madison Square Garden CEO James Dolan reportedly uses these "risk" scores to track individuals critical of his leadership, with even supporters like rapper Fat Joe receiving "medium risk" labels for associating with critics like Jadakiss.
- Beyond risk scores, the database identifies celebrities like Adam Pally and Julia Fox as "DO NOT HOST," while Evan Greer, director of Fight for the Future, told Wired MSG seems "overly interested in queer and trans people."
- MSG is pursuing legal remedies, with a spokesperson stating "Wired's reporting is inaccurate and false." This database follows previous reports that the arena utilized facial recognition technology, prompting ongoing scrutiny.
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