Icon Patti LaBelle (78) was whisked away by security in front of a sold-out show at Milwaukee's Riverside Theater last night (December 10) after the venue received a "bomb threat".

LaBelle, who had just received a bouquet of flowers from an audience member was talking on the mic when security dressed in black approached her quickly to remove her from the stage. The actress and singer yelled to them, "wait". She had no idea what was going on.

A fan captured the incident on video—

Patti LaBelle's band members followed her leaving the audience stunned as they had no clue as to what was happening. Many were unhappy at first.

Ms. LaBelle, her band and audience members were safely evacuated and no one was injured. Milwaukee Police Department says the incident is still being investigated

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