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Opera Diva Faces Jail in NY Cell Phone Tiff

Soprano shoved restaurant manager after complaints

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(Newser) – An Argentine opera singer could face jail after a fight broke out in a New York restaurant over her cell phone screeching. Soprano Gabriela Pochinki, 41, and her daughter were shouting into a cell phone on speaker and refused to stop after fellow diners complained. Security camera footage shows the singer then pushing the manager. "She really shoved her," says a witness. Pochinki has been charged with trespassing.

Gabriela Pochinki was cited by the police at a restaurant near the Metropolitan Opera in New York.
Gabriela Pochinki was cited by the police at a restaurant near the Metropolitan Opera in New York.   (©bastix.net)
The Metropolitan Opera in New York.
The Metropolitan Opera in New York.   (©dhackney)
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bewilderbeast
Oct 23, 09 5:42 AM CDT
Don't cry for her. Reply
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oldgoat
Oct 23, 09 6:22 AM CDT
Why is it that these diva's think that they can do whatever they want and screw everybody else? If I was the manager I'd file to have her charged with assault. Reply
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njgreen
Oct 23, 09 6:47 AM CDT
This kind of behavior is becoming more and more common and is certainly not confined to divas. It shows an insensitivity to other people bordering on criminal. Reply
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bewilderbeast
Oct 23, 09 8:27 AM CDT
I know. It's like Al Capone just used to take over the restaurant and they'd even put a telephone on his table and . . .
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shopgirl1623
Oct 23, 09 9:46 AM CDT
Sounds like something a teenager would do, because they 'know it all' and the rest of us are only there for their benefit. I agree, if she isn't charged, she'll never stop and she's teaching her child that being an ass is okay. Reply
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