{"id":631015,"date":"2026-04-26T00:50:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T00:50:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/631015\/"},"modified":"2026-04-26T00:50:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T00:50:08","slug":"come-for-you-music-icon-cyndi-lauper-blasts-heckler-mid-performance-during-las-vegas-residency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/631015\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Come for you\u2019: Music icon Cyndi Lauper blasts heckler mid performance during Las Vegas residency"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Cyndi Lauper still just wants to have fun.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cTrue Colours\u201d singer, 72, opened her Las Vegas residency last night at the Colosseum, and at one point during the show, she tried to tell audience members a story. A heckler interrupted, and she was quick to cut him down.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t know what the f&#8212; you\u2019re saying, hon,\u201d Lauper said after a man was heard screaming in the crowd, as seen in a <a class=\"body-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DXjnLZ4jtMX\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">video<\/a> shared by a fan on social media. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cPlease remember where you are, OK? \u2018Cause if you\u2019re trying to shade me, b&#8212;-, I\u2019m going to come for you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>MORE:<a class=\"body-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.realestate.com.au\/news\/inside-madonnas-150m-property-empire-built-from-just-2-a-day\/?campaignType=external&amp;campaignChannel=syndication&amp;campaignName=ncacont&amp;campaignContent=&amp;campaignSource=newscomau&amp;campaignPlacement=realestatemodule\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.realestate.com.au\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">$2 a day to $1.2bn: Madonna\u2019s rise to fame<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The audience could be heard cheering, and Lauper continued, saying, \u201cI\u2019m from Brooklyn, OK, and if I want to f&#8212;ing talk, I will do a tap dance if I f&#8212;ing want.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSorry,\u201d she added as the crowd continued applauding her. \u201cThat, of course, is not part of my people skills course.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fox News Digital reached out to Lauper for comment.<\/p>\n<p>The Girls Just Want to Have Fun singer has a handful of nights left in her limited Las Vegas residency \u2014 she\u2019s scheduled to perform on April 25 and 29, as well as May 1 and 2.<\/p>\n<p>In 2025, Lauper wrapped up her farewell tour \u2014 a goodbye to taking her act on the road, but clearly not to performing altogether.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m 72 this year and I\u2019m strong now, but I want to be able to be great at what I do,\u201d she told Woman\u2019s World last year. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to be able to sing great, and my songs aren\u2019t like that I could put in a track and sing to. It\u2019s like you\u2019re either going to sing them or not, and I\u2019m singing. I want to be the best I can and right now, I\u2019m strong.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She added, \u201cI don\u2019t know what I\u2019m going to be like in another four years.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Even then, she was open to the idea of a residency, saying, \u201cIf I\u2019m not busy, I\u2019d want to do a show where I can stay in the same place and bring art in and create a little happening for people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would do it in a heartbeat, but the packing and unpacking, the uncertainty at airports, all that stuff is very difficult. Staying in one spot ain\u2019t bad.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This story originally appeared on<a class=\"body-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/cyndi-lauper-threatens-vegas-heckler-fiery-takedown\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> Fox News <\/a>and is republished here with permission.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Cyndi Lauper still just wants to have fun. 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