{"id":22065,"date":"2015-08-17T15:05:18","date_gmt":"2015-08-17T13:05:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.deephouseamsterdam.com\/?p=22065"},"modified":"2015-08-17T17:35:00","modified_gmt":"2015-08-17T15:35:00","slug":"london-nightclub-caught-turning-away-big-and-old-female-visitors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.deephouseamsterdam.com\/london\/london-nightclub-caught-turning-away-big-and-old-female-visitors\/","title":{"rendered":"London Nightclub Caught Turning Away &#8220;Big&#8221; and &#8220;Old&#8221; Female Visitors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>In leaked text messages coming by way of promoters for London nightclub Cirque le Soir, it is suggested that body image does, in fact, play a huge role in getting behind the velvet rope.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Described as an unoffical set of rules, overweight or &#8220;big&#8221; women would bot be guaranteed entry. Additionally, women were advised to dress &#8220;hot&#8221; and wear high heels. It also mentioned a make up scheme, described as &#8220;on fleek,&#8221; whatever that means&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Men, on the other hand, were only told to bring a good ratio of women if they wanted to get into the club.<\/p>\n<p>To be fair, Cirque le Soir has distanced themselves from the promoters in an adamant way, releasing a statement saying:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;We would like to distance ourselves from comments made by a so-called \u201cpromoter\u201d who is not employed by us in any capacity and reassure you that this is not our door policy whatsoever.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u2018We would like to reiterate comments made have not come from anyone at Cirque le Soir, nor anyone connected to the club. We are a globally identified brand known for celebrating diversity, and remain committed to offering everyone a night out like no other.&#8221;<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>You can check out a selection of the leaked texts and prepare to be grossed out. With London clubbing being in shambles and proper underground venues forced into closure left and right, the question begs: Why do such events keep on going? Oh well, at least they <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/tvshowbiz\/article-2287670\/Justin-Bieber-hits-Cirque-Du-Soir-denied-entry-bringing-underage-friend-Jaden-Smith-claims.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">turned away<\/a> <strong>Justin Bieber<\/strong> once too, leading the &#8220;Biebs&#8221; to proclaim them to be: <em>&#8220;a weak ass club&#8221;.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>[gallery_bank type=&#8221;images&#8221; format=&#8221;filmstrip&#8221; title=&#8221;false&#8221; desc=&#8221;false&#8221; img_in_row=&#8221;5&#8243; animation_effect=&#8221;bounce&#8221; image_width=&#8221;600&#8243; album_title=&#8221;false&#8221; album_id=&#8221;110&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><em>Source:<\/em> <a href=\"http:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2015\/08\/13\/people-are-being-told-they-wont-get-into-nightclubs-if-they-are-too-fat-5341182\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Metro UK<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In leaked text messages coming by way of promoters for London nightclub Cirque le Soir, it is suggested that body image does, in fact, play a huge role in getting behind the velvet rope. Described as an unoffical set of rules, overweight or &#8220;big&#8221; women would bot be guaranteed entry. 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