A former mobster has been forced to cancel plans to stage a talk at a Scottish venue after an SNP politician called for him to be banned.But defiant New York mafia boss Michael Franzese, 73, has said he will take to “the bloody streets” if necessary.The former capo for the Colombo crime family in New York City had been due to take his Re Made Man UK tour to the Glasgow Garage on Sunday.Tickets had been selling for up to £245.
He found himself at the centre of a social media storm after he met with self proclaimed misogynist Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan.Franzese’s manager Ella Richards, 41, said: “Michael will take to the bloody streets if he has to.“He's not laying his fans down.
He's not doing it. We won't do it. We're standing strong. We've cancelled all our flights so we can travel safely in the car together.
It's absolutely ridiculous.”Alison Thewliss, the SNP MP for Glasgow Central had backed a campaign to stop Franzese in his tracks.She said: “We should champion positive influences that enrich our communities, rather than those that foster negativity.
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