An MSG database tracked and categorized hundreds of celebs, famous Knicks superfans, and even some of Taylor Swift’s wedding guests. Labels included “LGBTQIA,” “DO NOT HOST,” and low to high “risk.” https://t.co/zEUetfuqL6
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Documents from a hack of Madison Square Garden last month revealed that the venue’s security has been keeping a database of almost 40,000 people for owner, James Dolan.
Security labels some people with different “risk” designations, which may mean someone has “…done something in the publicity world, the social media world, that has caught the attention of the wrong people.” This does not include major security risks; those are kept in a separate database.
According to the source, “The talent database also tracks some celebrities’ race, gender identity, and sexual orientation; 93 entries are marked as ‘LGBTQIA.’ Why MSG felt the need to label Ricky Martin or Phoebe Bridgers or Geese’s Emily Green in this way is unclear.”
Also in the hacker collective’s data dump is a second, far larger database. It contains over 10.5 million entries peppered with people’s personal information, which appears to be pulled from the Garden’s Salesforce customer management system.
According to a source, security searches for anything remotely negative about the Garden online – especially regarding Dolan.
“It doesn’t have to be that serious. You could just be critical of the team or the place itself,” the source notes. “You could post that you had a hard time getting in and you really didn’t like the way you were treated at one of the gates. Which is really nothing, right?”
Low Risk:
- Edie Falco
- Ben Stiller
- Tracy Morgan
- Ice Spice
- Selena Gomez
- Mariska Hargitay
Medium Risk:
- Lily Allen
- David Harbour
- Fat Joe
- Morgan Wallen
- Anna Wintour
High Risk:
- Freddie Gibbs
- Lil Jon
- DaBaby
- A Boogie Wit da Hoodie
Do Not Host (no complimentary tickets):
- Adam Pally
- Julia Fox
- DJ Pete Rock
