Several days have passed since the comedian and actor Assi Cohen got off the stage after some viewers did not like the jokes he told about vegans. Tel Aviv-Jaffa Mayor Ron Huldai referred to the same stand-up show held for Tel Aviv Municipality employees, and said that he does not intend to pay Cohen.
Are you used to only positive comments?
Huldai criticized the comedian’s behavior during an interview with “News 13”: “In our theaters, we don’t stop the shows when some of the audience leaves… What is this privilege that because someone left the hall – there are 600 people in the hall – 20 left. Why this privilege to leave The performance, what, because you weren’t comfortable? What, are you only used to positive reactions? I think that maybe he didn’t meet the basic commitment of a person who appears on stage and had to continue despite what they told him. That’s the whole story.”
To the question of whether the municipality will sue Cohen, Huldai replied: “No, we are not suing, what are we going to do with him? We also will not pay for a performance that was not performed, that goes without saying. Those who should have provided service on stage and did not provide service on stage, are not paid “.
As the city looks
The Tel Aviv singer and composer Aviv Gefen heard the mayor’s words, and lashed out last night on his Twitter account: “I understood that Huldai doesn’t want to pay Asi Cohen because he left the show in the middle. Just like Tel Aviv, you also left a city in the middle and we’re still paying.”
I understood that Huldai did not want to pay Esi Cohen because he left the show in the middle. As Tel Aviv looks like, you also left a city in the middle and we are still paying @Ron_Huldai pic.twitter.com/LgEoLWfpaX
— Aviv Geffen (@avivgeffen) December 24, 2022