Living in Hollywood means it’s a party somewhere. To see world-famous artists come together and engage in a lot of luxury is lucrative. For someone young, it’s also a chance to build connections and witness high-profile nightlife. The exclusive club of Hollywood paves the way for children of renowned celebrities to imbibe this culture at a young age. However, being a kid of a celebrity is no license to get into every party.
Therefore, when rap sensation Saweetie threw a party, there are a lot of takers. But unfortunately, the gates were closed for Bronny James and Shareef O’Neal.
Not every gate has a pearly welcome for the sons of legends
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Among the priciest drinking bars, Poppy is a celebrity-laden nightclub in LA. Saweetie was throwing a birthday bash in the club after turning 30 years old. The California native has been in Hollywood’s glorious graces for a long time. Being the sons of athletes like LeBron James and Shaquille O’Neal, Bronny and Shareef were probably thinking they’d get an entry into the famous club, but the bouncers didn’t even entertain them. Their friends also couldn’t get around the security.
Bronny James and Shareef O'Neal were reportedly denied entrance at Saweetie’s party, per @TMZ_Sports pic.twitter.com/8mwBkuBBOV
— NBACentral (@TheNBACentral) July 4, 2023
Perhaps the primary reason for denying Bronny is his age. He’s just 18 and the legal drinking age in California is 21. On the other hand, Shaq’s son is 23 years old, and it is unclear why he was denied entry. The age bracket of their friends is unclear, but the bouncers may have asked for ID to verify the age. There’s a chance that they could not furnish their IDs to the bouncers.
Apart from that, other possibilities involve them not being on the guest list of Saweetie. She would know that Bronny is under 21 so wouldn’t risk inviting him. So did the USC Trojans player try to enter an uninvited party? An official statement is still pending (at the time of writing), so only speculations are taking center stage. And who better to speculate than the fans themselves?
Some fans see a clear-cut reason for the denial
Of course, when it comes to social media, the flavor of humor finds its way among the most serious issues. In a similar fashion, various users flocked to hand out their opinions.
One user gave a clear-cut logic for the move by the club
They’re outside of “Poppy” a very popular and well-known nightclub in West Hollywood, CA.
For the sake of their CA liquor license, it’s probably a good decision to deny entrance to such high profile underage public figures.
Although, H.wood group who owns this venue is known…
— Auto Transport Guy (@trucking_expert) July 4, 2023
Another commenter gave a similar response. Although the flaw in the argument is that Shareef is two years past the legal drinking age.
Probably because they're both teens?
— Bench Warmer Banter (@bwb_sports) July 4, 2023
Another user took to a similar line of reasoning but also related it to Saweetie’s reputation
They’re kids lol and if something goes wrong they looking at her
— D’Courtland Christian (DC) (@Dcrealspill) July 4, 2023
To this, one of the users replied,
23 isn’t a kid
— 🖕🏾 (@BLKKINGNRG) July 4, 2023
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Another user made a joke about dad James stopping his teen kid from entering a nightclub
LeBron made the call pic.twitter.com/9UYu18ErOH
— Erk – OF Free (@AyoErk) July 4, 2023
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How are King James and Diesel feeling about the whole situation? What do you think transpired? Do share in the comments below.
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