Legend of the Magic Metropolis
Come have a look, Luke Kornet
…Do not knock it till you attempt it!!!
Revealed March 8, 2026 12:30 PM PST
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A legendary Magic Metropolis dancer tells TMZ Sports activities it is clear Luke Kornet by no means visited the strip membership … as a result of if he had, he would not have criticized the Atlanta Hawks’ promotion of the place.
We spoke with Gigi Maguire – one of many Magic Metropolis’s greatest artists – this week to debate the noise surrounding the NBA crew selling her former office throughout their recreation in opposition to the Orlando Magic on March 16.
Kornet, a Kentucky native and heart for the San Antonio Spurs, known as the tribute disrespectful to girls… however Maguire claims Luke and different critics by no means truly skilled Magic Metropolis, so their judgment is predicated solely on what they’ve seen in motion pictures.
“He ought to see for himself,” Maguire mentioned. “I believe lots of people who suppose negatively about comics are those who’ve by no means been.”
“They see motion pictures like ‘Gamers Membership’ and ‘Hustle & Circulation,’ and, you understand, they see the dancers being disrespected within the media they usually see the dancers being portrayed as having drug issues and issues like that, they usually suppose that is what it truly is, and I am right here to let you know that it is not dangerous. It is under no circumstances.”
Maguire — who retired from Magic Metropolis and is now a businesswoman, producer and voice on Angela Yee’s “Lip Service” podcast — insisted there will probably be no bare strippers on the recreation, leaving her baffled by the outrage over the Hawks tribute.
‘It is not that deep. It is only one night time,” Maguire mentioned. “Can adults have one night time to have a good time one thing that is essential to town of Atlanta?”
She additionally known as out Kornet for “selective outrage,” noting that he did not have the identical power when NBA gamers have been accused of misconduct in opposition to girls up to now.
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We additionally spoke to a different Magic Metropolis legend concerning the response to the Hawks tribute night time… Sonya Meadows, identified on stage as Platinum. The present writer mentioned that stripping shouldn’t be disrespectful to girls; it is leisure, identical to Cirque du Soleil.
“We won’t put a stigma on leisure,” Meadows mentioned.
Will these two girls put an finish to the backlash? Extremely uncertain…but it surely’s clear they’re keen about making issues proper.
