Martin Shkreli Event At Webster Hall Canceled

NEW YORK, NY — Looks like pharma bro Martin Shkreli will have to find some place else to play his Wu-Tang album: Webster Hall says it has canceled the event that Shkreli had planned to hold there next week.

Shkreli, a former pharmaceuticals executive, catapulted to infamy in 2015 when he jacked up the price of a live-saving drug overnight to more than 50 times its initial selling price. Shkreli was later arrested and accused of securities fraud; he has pleaded not guilty to the charges. He is currently out on bail and awaiting trial, but received special permission to leave New York City to speak at Harvard University on Wednesday.

He planned to host "An Evening With Martin Shkreli" at Webster Hall in the East Village on Monday, during which he promised to discuss "investing, healthcare and politics," take questions, and play tracks from the unreleased Wu-Tang Clan album that he reportedly paid $2 million for. A representative for Webster Hall told Patch on Wednesday evening that the event had been canceled. The representative declined to give additional information, but said the event was "no longer taking place at Webster Hall." The event is not listed on Webster Hall's online calendar, and Shkreli's Eventbrite page advertising the evening does not have a location listed.

Shkreli did not immediately respond to questions from Patch, which he requested be emailed to martin@thotpatrol.com on the event's page.

Shkreli initially shared news of the event on his Facebook page. He was banned from Twitter last month after the journalist Lauren Duca reported him to the platform for "targeted harassment."

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