Pham Anh Khoa was eliminated from the biggest rock show of 2018 after harassment scandal

Mr. Tran Trung Linh, head of the Rock'n'Share 2018 program organizing committee, said: "At first, I thought that the noisy stories of showbiz did not affect the rock community, so I still invited Pham Anh Khoa to participate. However, after Pham Anh Khoa's statements in a talk show broadcast on May 12, the wave of public reaction was too strong.

We cannot ignore that, especially since the show is also aimed at children and charity work. Therefore, I decided to cut Pham Anh Khoa's performances from the program."

The program's organizer representative added that the male singer agreed and understood his decision.

"According to the plan, Pham Anh Khoa will sing 5-6 songs, including the theme song of the music night -Song of Joy. Now the plan has to change but it's okay, we've handled it in time and everything is still fine," said Mr. Trung Linh.

Rock'n'Share 2018 has the themeDon't live like a stoneis one of the main activities to raise funds for “For the children”. This is a charity fund established by Psychotramps13 to help poor children in the highlands.

The music night gathered famous names in the Vietnamese Rock community such as singer Phuong Thanh, Microwave, Bui Gio, Parasite, Hac San, Guitarist Dzung Pham, Skelaton Loves Cupcake.

On May 12, Pham Anh Khoa had a meeting with the CSAGA organization on the topic of sexual harassment. Here, the male singer "apologized" to those he had hurt but did not specifically name the victims nor admit to his sexual harassment.

What people are equally interested in is Pham Anh Khoa's answer about the working environment in showbiz. The male singer describes the artist's job as very specific, such as working late at night, and backstage physical contact such as patting each other's butts "is normal, no one cares, it's like a way of greeting".

Pham Anh Khoa’s statements during this exchange caused a stir in public opinion. Most opinions said that the male singer’s apology was insincere and roundabout. Not only that, he also defended his mistakes by describing the showbiz environment in a stereotypical and one-sided way.

Musician Nguyen Van Chung objected to Pham Anh Khoa's statements. "Those of us in the profession have never considered patting each other's butts as a way of greeting. And there is no recording studio as perverted as the one you are describing. If you want to apologize, apologize like a man. Otherwise, be as quiet as a clam," he said.

Supermodel Phuong Mai believes that Pham Anh Khoa should honestly and courageously admit his mistakes. According to Phuong Mai, Pham Anh Khoa cannot blame his environment and then ask everyone to accept what he did.

"Everyone's body is their own, no one has the right to touch or abuse another person's body. Khoa said, Khoa joked, but Khoa's joke caused physical and mental harm to another girl, which is definitely sexual harassment," the supermodel emphasized.