The management of Zen has apologized to Danah Alleyne, her family and the public for the dirty dancing incident at the nightclub that featured Alleyne and RnB hip hop performer Akon.
By Kristy RamnarineZen apologized last night "with the hope that with time, the embarrassment and pain caused by the incident will ease, especially for Danah".
The club, owned by Johnny Soong, said in a statement: "We do not shy away from our responsibility in this matter and accept that we made an error in judgment on the night in question.
"We have always been proactive in our security measures to try our best to ensure that minors do not gain entry to Zen. We have always adopted the policy of restricting the sale of tickets for our concerts to anyone under the age of 18. We keep records of ticket purchases but cannot control the purchase or obtaining of tickets by minors via scalpers or other adults."
Zen said preliminary investigations indicated that Alleyne was questioned about her age.
"Ms Alleyne insisted that she was, in fact, 18 years old and did not have her ID with her," the statement said.
In an earlier interview yesterday, Tourism Minister Howard Chin Lee had called on Akon and Zen to apologize to Alleyne and the country.
He also called on the management of Zen to beef up security measures.
Chin Lee, who was at the event, said he left before Alleyne and Akon performed.
"Akon owes an apology to Danah and those who were present at the event for disrespecting our young women".
