Trinidad & Tobago: Will Elton John be safe?

Jessica is certain that the early January assault on a Dutch model during a photo shoot in rural Trinidad was “a homophobic attack by a group of ignorant ruff necks who saw a ‘pretty’ foreigner and his artsy entourage and fell into a fit of dance-hall fueled, ‘chi-chi man’ fury,” which leads her to wonder whether flamboyant pop star Elton John, who is scheduled to appear at a music festival in Tobago later this year, will be safe from harassment during his visit.

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