We can't say we didn't see this one coming. While the Disney Corporation has been willing to look the other way when young starlets like
Miley Cyrus and
Vanessa Hudgens get snared in racy-picture scandals, you can be sure they don't want someone accused of drug possession playing to family audiences.
That explains why the Barenaked Ladies have been dumped from the lineup of this summer's Disney Music Block Party Tour, which was to feature them playing alongside such kiddie faves as Dan Zanes, They Might Be Giants, Ralph's World and Raven-Symoné. Frontman Steven Page was arrested last week in New York after admitting to police that he had been snorting cocaine.
As of yesterday morning, the Ladies were still listed as playing at a Long Island stop on the tour in late August.
But by this morning, their name and image had been removed from the tour's official site. A message from manager Terry McBride on the band's official site confirmed the cancellation. "Members of the band completely support Steven Page," McBride wrote. "But we don't want to put Disney in an awkward position before issues involving Steven's arrest are resolved."
Earlier this year, BNL released their first kids album, Snack Time, which features the songs "Bad Day," "Curious," "Allergies," "I Don't Like" and "Food Party."
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