{"id":2038130,"date":"2026-07-10T07:23:19","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T04:23:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2038130"},"modified":"2026-07-10T07:23:19","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T04:23:19","slug":"madison-square-garden-reportedly-kept-database-noting-celebrities-sexuality-and-risk-levels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2038130","title":{"rendered":"Madison Square Garden reportedly kept database noting celebrities\u2019 sexuality and \u201crisk\u201d levels"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/madison_square_garden.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><i class=\"tdb-bread-sep td-icon-right\"><\/i><span>Music News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Madison Square Garden reportedly kept database noting celebrities\u2019 sexuality and \u201crisk\u201d levels<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Freddie Gibbs has responded after reportedly being marked \u201chigh risk\u201d, while Geese\u2019s Max Bassin wrote: \u201cFuck you James Dolan, you absolutely disgust me\u201d <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Max Pilley<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-07-10T08:23:19+01:00\">10th July 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <!-- .\/block --><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure>\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/madison_square_garden-696x442.jpg\" alt title=\"New York Knicks Fans Gather To Watch Game Two Of The NBA Finals Against San Antonio Spurs\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">Madison Square Garden on June 05, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Kevin Mazur\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Madison Square Garden\u00a0reportedly kept\u00a0an internal database of celebrities and VIPs that included labels for sexuality, racial\u00a0identity\u00a0and \u201crisk\u201d levels.<\/p>\n<p>According to a new report by\u00a0<i>Wired<\/i>, the New York City venue\u2019s \u201ctalent\u201d database included 39,539 entries, spanning musicians, actors, politicians, athletes, business figures and other high-profile guests.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>A spokesperson for Madison Square Garden denied the reports entirely, however, telling <em>NME<\/em>: \u201cWired\u2019s reporting is inaccurate and false. MSG is pursuing legal remedies.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The documents were reportedly published last month by the criminal hacker collective ShinyHunters, and <i>Wired\u00a0<\/i>reports that 93 people in the database were marked as \u201cLGBTQIA\u201d, including Phoebe Bridgers,\u00a0Ricky\u00a0Martin\u00a0and\u00a0Geese guitarist Emily Green. The report also claims that some celebrities\u2019 race and gender identity were noted in the database, although not consistently across entries.<\/p>\n<p>Roughly 400\u00a0celebrities were also reportedly assigned a \u201crisk\u201d score.\u00a0Freddie Gibbs,\u00a0Lil Jon,\u00a0DaBaby\u00a0and\u00a0A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie were said to be among those labelled \u201chigh risk\u201d, while Morgan Wallen,\u00a0Lily Allen\u00a0and\u00a0Jadakiss were\u00a0reportedly marked\u00a0\u201cmedium risk\u201d. Ice Spice,\u00a0Selena Gomez\u00a0and\u00a0Benson Boone were among those said to be listed as \u201clow risk\u201d.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">D\u2019Fuck I got to do with this? \ud83d\ude02 https:\/\/t.co\/mBuOCofupv<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Big \ud83d\udc30 (@FreddieGibbs) July 9, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The report has since drawn responses from some of the musicians named, with Gibbs posting \u201cD\u2019Fuck\u00a0I got to do with this?\u201d on X,\u00a0and Geese drummer Max Bassin writing on Instagram Stories: \u201cFuck you James Dolan, you absolutely disgust me.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>Hip-hop producer\u00a0Pete Rock\u00a0was\u00a0reportedly marked\u00a0as \u201cDO NOT HOST\u201d in the database, which he believes is connected to his\u00a0previous\u00a0call for a boycott of Dolan after\u00a0former Knicks player Charles Oakley was forcibly removed from Madison Square Garden in 2017.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou can\u2019t stop me from being a Knick fan, but your controlling behavior towards people is very unprofessional,\u201d\u00a0Rock has said.<\/p>\n<p>Reports\u00a0suggest\u00a0that the company\u2019s surveillance practices include scanning the faces of people entering venues controlled by Dolan\u2019s companies,\u00a0while the data leak has also appeared to reveal\u00a0a separate, much larger customer database\u00a0containing\u00a0over 10.5million entries, including email addresses, phone\u00a0numbers\u00a0and some birth dates.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>NME<\/em> have contacted Madison Square Garden for comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_tags tdi_87 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_87\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<ul class=\"tdb-tags\">\n<li><span>Related Topics<\/span><\/li>\n<li>A Boogie Wit da Hoodie<\/li>\n<li>Benson Boone<\/li>\n<li>DaBaby<\/li>\n<li>Freddie Gibbs<\/li>\n<li>Geese<\/li>\n<li>Ice Spice<\/li>\n<li>Jadakiss<\/li>\n<li>Lil Jon<\/li>\n<li>Lily Allen<\/li>\n<li>Morgan Wallen<\/li>\n<li>Phoebe Bridgers<\/li>\n<li>Ricky Martin<\/li>\n<li>Selena Gomez<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper td_block_wrap vc_raw_html tdi_89 \">\n<div 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single<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>                    <span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span>                <\/article>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Madison Square Garden\u00a0reportedly kept\u00a0an internal database of celebrities and VIPs that included labels for sexuality, racial\u00a0identity\u00a0and \u201crisk\u201d levels.<\/p>\n<p>According to a new report by\u00a0<i>Wired<\/i>, the New York City venue\u2019s \u201ctalent\u201d database included 39,539 entries, spanning musicians, actors, politicians, athletes, business figures and other high-profile guests.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>A spokesperson for Madison Square Garden denied the reports entirely, however, telling <em>NME<\/em>: \u201cWired\u2019s reporting is inaccurate and false. MSG is pursuing legal remedies.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The documents were reportedly published last month by the criminal hacker collective ShinyHunters, and <i>Wired\u00a0<\/i>reports that 93 people in the database were marked as \u201cLGBTQIA\u201d, including Phoebe Bridgers,\u00a0Ricky\u00a0Martin\u00a0and\u00a0Geese guitarist Emily Green. The report also claims that some celebrities\u2019 race and gender identity were noted in the database, although not consistently across entries.<\/p>\n<p>Roughly 400\u00a0celebrities were also reportedly assigned a \u201crisk\u201d score.\u00a0Freddie Gibbs,\u00a0Lil Jon,\u00a0DaBaby\u00a0and\u00a0A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie were said to be among those labelled \u201chigh risk\u201d, while Morgan Wallen,\u00a0Lily Allen\u00a0and\u00a0Jadakiss were\u00a0reportedly marked\u00a0\u201cmedium risk\u201d. Ice Spice,\u00a0Selena Gomez\u00a0and\u00a0Benson Boone were among those said to be listed as \u201clow risk\u201d.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">D\u2019Fuck I got to do with this? \ud83d\ude02 https:\/\/t.co\/mBuOCofupv<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Big \ud83d\udc30 (@FreddieGibbs) July 9, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The report has since drawn responses from some of the musicians named, with Gibbs posting \u201cD\u2019Fuck\u00a0I got to do with this?\u201d on X,\u00a0and Geese drummer Max Bassin writing on Instagram Stories: \u201cFuck you James Dolan, you absolutely disgust me.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>Hip-hop producer\u00a0Pete Rock\u00a0was\u00a0reportedly marked\u00a0as \u201cDO NOT HOST\u201d in the database, which he believes is connected to his\u00a0previous\u00a0call for a boycott of Dolan after\u00a0former Knicks player Charles Oakley was forcibly removed from Madison Square Garden in 2017.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou can\u2019t stop me from being a Knick fan, but your controlling behavior towards people is very unprofessional,\u201d\u00a0Rock has said.<\/p>\n<p>Reports\u00a0suggest\u00a0that the company\u2019s surveillance practices include scanning the faces of people entering venues controlled by Dolan\u2019s companies,\u00a0while the data leak has also appeared to reveal\u00a0a separate, much larger customer database\u00a0containing\u00a0over 10.5million entries, including email addresses, phone\u00a0numbers\u00a0and some birth dates.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>NME<\/em> have contacted Madison Square Garden for comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/madison-square-garden-reportedly-kept-database-noting-celebrities-sexuality-and-risk-levels-3956127&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/madison_square_garden.jpg&#8221;] NewsMusic News Madison Square Garden reportedly kept database noting celebrities\u2019 sexuality and \u201crisk\u201d levels Freddie Gibbs has responded after reportedly being marked \u201chigh risk\u201d, while Geese\u2019s Max Bassin wrote: \u201cFuck you James Dolan, you absolutely disgust me\u201d By Max Pilley 10th July 2026 Madison Square Garden on June 05, 2026 in New [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[226,78],"class_list":["post-2038130","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-crawlmanager","tag-nme-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2038130","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2038130"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2038130\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2038130"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2038130"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2038130"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}