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Madison Square Garden reportedly kept database noting celebrities’ sexuality and “risk” levels
Freddie Gibbs has responded after reportedly being marked “high risk”, while Geese’s Max Bassin wrote: “Fuck you James Dolan, you absolutely disgust me”
Madison Square Garden reportedly kept an internal database of celebrities and VIPs that included labels for sexuality, racial identity and “risk” levels.
According to a new report by Wired, the New York City venue’s “talent” database included 39,539 entries, spanning musicians, actors, politicians, athletes, business figures and other high-profile guests.
A spokesperson for Madison Square Garden denied the reports entirely, however, telling NME: “Wired’s reporting is inaccurate and false. MSG is pursuing legal remedies.”
The documents were reportedly published last month by the criminal hacker collective ShinyHunters, and Wired reports that 93 people in the database were marked as “LGBTQIA”, including Phoebe Bridgers, Ricky Martin and Geese guitarist Emily Green. The report also claims that some celebrities’ race and gender identity were noted in the database, although not consistently across entries.
Roughly 400 celebrities were also reportedly assigned a “risk” score. Freddie Gibbs, Lil Jon, DaBaby and A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie were said to be among those labelled “high risk”, while Morgan Wallen, Lily Allen and Jadakiss were reportedly marked “medium risk”. Ice Spice, Selena Gomez and Benson Boone were among those said to be listed as “low risk”.
D’Fuck I got to do with this? 😂 https://t.co/mBuOCofupv
— Big 🐰 (@FreddieGibbs) July 9, 2026
The report has since drawn responses from some of the musicians named, with Gibbs posting “D’Fuck I got to do with this?” on X, and Geese drummer Max Bassin writing on Instagram Stories: “Fuck you James Dolan, you absolutely disgust me.”
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Dolan is the executive chairman and CEO of Madison Square Garden Entertainment, the company behind MSG, Radio City Music Hall, Beacon Theatre and The Chicago Theatre. He also serves as executive chairman and CEO of MSG Sports, which includes the New York Knicks and New York Rangers, and Sphere Entertainment, whose portfolio includes the Sphere in Las Vegas.
Hip-hop producer Pete Rock was reportedly marked as “DO NOT HOST” in the database, which he believes is connected to his previous call for a boycott of Dolan after former Knicks player Charles Oakley was forcibly removed from Madison Square Garden in 2017.
“You can’t stop me from being a Knick fan, but your controlling behavior towards people is very unprofessional,” Rock has said.
Reports suggest that the company’s surveillance practices include scanning the faces of people entering venues controlled by Dolan’s companies, while the data leak has also appeared to reveal a separate, much larger customer database containing over 10.5million entries, including email addresses, phone numbers and some birth dates.
NME have contacted Madison Square Garden for comment.
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Madison Square Garden reportedly kept an internal database of celebrities and VIPs that included labels for sexuality, racial identity and “risk” levels.
According to a new report by Wired, the New York City venue’s “talent” database included 39,539 entries, spanning musicians, actors, politicians, athletes, business figures and other high-profile guests.
A spokesperson for Madison Square Garden denied the reports entirely, however, telling NME: “Wired’s reporting is inaccurate and false. MSG is pursuing legal remedies.”
The documents were reportedly published last month by the criminal hacker collective ShinyHunters, and Wired reports that 93 people in the database were marked as “LGBTQIA”, including Phoebe Bridgers, Ricky Martin and Geese guitarist Emily Green. The report also claims that some celebrities’ race and gender identity were noted in the database, although not consistently across entries.
Roughly 400 celebrities were also reportedly assigned a “risk” score. Freddie Gibbs, Lil Jon, DaBaby and A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie were said to be among those labelled “high risk”, while Morgan Wallen, Lily Allen and Jadakiss were reportedly marked “medium risk”. Ice Spice, Selena Gomez and Benson Boone were among those said to be listed as “low risk”.
D’Fuck I got to do with this? 😂 https://t.co/mBuOCofupv
— Big 🐰 (@FreddieGibbs) July 9, 2026
The report has since drawn responses from some of the musicians named, with Gibbs posting “D’Fuck I got to do with this?” on X, and Geese drummer Max Bassin writing on Instagram Stories: “Fuck you James Dolan, you absolutely disgust me.”
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Dolan is the executive chairman and CEO of Madison Square Garden Entertainment, the company behind MSG, Radio City Music Hall, Beacon Theatre and The Chicago Theatre. He also serves as executive chairman and CEO of MSG Sports, which includes the New York Knicks and New York Rangers, and Sphere Entertainment, whose portfolio includes the Sphere in Las Vegas.
Hip-hop producer Pete Rock was reportedly marked as “DO NOT HOST” in the database, which he believes is connected to his previous call for a boycott of Dolan after former Knicks player Charles Oakley was forcibly removed from Madison Square Garden in 2017.
“You can’t stop me from being a Knick fan, but your controlling behavior towards people is very unprofessional,” Rock has said.
Reports suggest that the company’s surveillance practices include scanning the faces of people entering venues controlled by Dolan’s companies, while the data leak has also appeared to reveal a separate, much larger customer database containing over 10.5million entries, including email addresses, phone numbers and some birth dates.
NME have contacted Madison Square Garden for comment.
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