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Why? For what purpose ?

Bob Hunt

@bobhunt5.bsky.social

What was Lindsay Graham classified as?

Skuzy

@skuzy1572.bsky.social

Interesting choice from a wedding venue then.

wrd.cmMadison Square Garden Kept a List of Gay CelebritiesAn MSG database tracked and categorized hundreds of celebs, famous Knicks superfans, and even some of Taylor Swift’s wedding guests. Labels included “LGBTQIA,” “DO NOT HOST,” and low to high “risk.”

MSG’s so-called “talent” database is part of a larger data leak published last month by ShinyHunters, a criminal hacker collective, as first reported by 404 Media. But the extent of the labeling and the rationale for MSG to do so haven’t been previously revealed.

wrd.cmMadison Square Garden Kept a List of Gay CelebritiesAn MSG database tracked and categorized hundreds of celebs, famous Knicks superfans, and even some of Taylor Swift’s wedding guests. Labels included “LGBTQIA,” “DO NOT HOST,” and low to high “risk.”

Of the 39,539 talent database entries, about 400 are given a risk score. Some, like hip-hop producer Pete Rock, are marked “DO NOT HOST.” And 93 entries, including Ricky Martin and Phoebe Bridgers, are labeled “LGBTQIA.”

wrd.cmMadison Square Garden Kept a List of Gay CelebritiesAn MSG database tracked and categorized hundreds of celebs, famous Knicks superfans, and even some of Taylor Swift’s wedding guests. Labels included “LGBTQIA,” “DO NOT HOST,” and low to high “risk.”

An insider tells WIRED that MSG security has performed social media sweeps for prominent people looking for complimentary tickets to games. They say if you’re marked with a risk score it means “you’ve done something [...] that has caught the attention of the wrong people.”