Pray for Mojo Omarion

Filed under Humor: Butt

A good chuckle is being had at R&B singer Omarion’s onastic public statement in the papers yesterday morning, in which he appears to be milking the terrorist event in London for publicity. Here’s a condensed quote from Reuters:

“Omarion was in London during the tragic bombings that struck this morning,” a statement by the singer’s publicist AR PR Marketing, released hours after the bombings, said. …Making no mention of the fatalities or casualties of the blasts, the singer’s statement concluded, “He would like his fans to pray that he has a safe trip and a safe return home. He appreciates your support. He [Omarion ] was in London for Saturday’s Live 8 show, his publicist Shana Gilmore told Reuters from Los Angeles. Asked why anyone should pray for him, Gilmore said, “He wasn’t hurt or anything, but just the fact that he was there and all that.”

“Just the fact that he was there and all that.”
Why, how dare he. According to Omarion’s website, he didn’t. More after the jump…

A hasty statement has been made available on Omarion’s website:

Contrary to statements made in the article, Omarion is in no way affiliated with the firm, AR PR Marketing, nor is ‘publicist Shana Gilmore’ a legitimate publicist acting on behalf of the artist. “Statements and sentiments appearing in a Reuters-syndicated article (Thu Jul 7, 2005 9:22 PM BST) and attributed to the American R&B singer Omarion were never made by the performer. Contrary to statements made in the article, Omarion is in no way affiliated with the firm, AR PR Marketing, nor is “publicist Shana Gilmore” a legitimate publicist acting on behalf of the artist. Omarion regrets any confusion and sends his thoughts and prayers to the families of the victims of this horrific tragedy. “

AR PR Marketing do list the May release of Omarion ‘s album “O” on their site as one of the projects they’ve handled, we did not find any other marketing firm connected to the album.

So? Well, we figure it’s like this: either Omarion is doing some mighty necessary backpedaling after one amazingly ass-headed statement, or AR PR Marketing person Shana Gilmore is clinically insane. We don’t know which one is the truth, or that these are mutually exclusive truths, and the second we finish typing this, we’ll likely forget both names completely until we get an angry threatening email of some sort.

· In London, uninjured singer Omarion seeks prayers [Reuters]
· Omarion online
· AR PR marketing