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Tao under fire for arriving late to Versace fashion show

  • Published : Sept 21, 2015 - 13:27
  • Updated : Sept 21, 2015 - 13:27

Former EXO member Tao came under scrutiny when it was revealed that the singer arrived late to a fashion show, disrupting the flow of the event.

Tao was invited to the Versace spring-summer 2016 show in London on Saturday, alongside famous celebrities and renowned fashion editors.

The 22-year-old showed up at the venue after the show started, as the models were already walking down the catwalk. He had to walk on the runway between the models to get to his seat in the front row.

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Tao (Chrison's Weibo)
The audience watching the show glared at Tao’s entrance, including International Vogue editor Suzy Menkes, who was visibly frowning.

Immediately after the show, Chinese media criticized Tao’s manners as “ungentlemanly behavior, which interrupted the show.”

In response, Tao said he left an hour early for the fashion show, but the traffic was bad. So he had to get out of the car and walk eight blocks, but was still late.

Tao withdrew from K-pop boy band EXO in April. The singer recently released a solo album in China.

By Ahn Sung-mi (sahn@heraldcorp.com)

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