- Flotilla DeBarge
Flotilla DeBarge is the
stage name of Kevin Joseph Rennard, adrag queen based in New York City.She has appeared in "
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar ", "Marci X ", and the miniseries version of "Angels in America". She has appeared on Broadway in "The Threepenny Opera " and performed a one-woman show, "The Flotilla DeBargeMinstrel Show " at [http://www.feznyc.com/ Fez Under Time Cafe] .In 2005, an anti-fur ad from
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) featured DeBarge dressed asStar Jones . [ [http://www.furisdead.com/feat-flotilla.asp Fur Is Dead > Features > "Fur Is a Drag," Says "Star Jones" in PETA's New Parody Ad ] ] [http://ladybunny.net/blog/Flotilla_Star_NY%20Post.pdf] Jones threatened to sue PETA and DeBarge as a result of the ad. [http://entertainment.tv.yahoo.com/entnews/ps/20050302/110976183102.html]In September 2006, DeBarge was arrested for
assault with ahigh-heeled shoe in [http://aptwebsite.com/ APT] , aWest Village club. [ [http://gawker.com/news/flotilla-debarge/meatpacking-district-drag-queen-high+heel-beatdown-204921.php Flotilla Debarge: Meatpacking District Drag Queen High-Heel Beatdown ] ] [ [http://www.villagevoice.com/nyclife/0639,musto,74563,15.html village voice > nyclife > La Dolce Musto: Clay Aiken, You Hypocrite! by Michael Musto ] ] [ [http://www.keithboykin.com/arch/2006/09/29/flotilla_debarg Race An Issue in Flotilla DeBarge Arrest | keithboykin.com ] ]On May 8, 2007, DeBarge changed her original
plea from not guilty to guilty for two counts of assault with intent to cause physical injury with a weapon. Sentencing was scheduled for July 11, 2007. [ [http://www.gaycitynews.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=18474349&BRD=2729&PAG=461&dept_id=569341&rfi=6 GayCityNews - Flotilla Faces Jail Time ] ]References
External links
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0430632/ Kevin 'Flotilla DeBarge' Joseph] at
IMDb
* [http://www.ibdb.com/person.asp?ID=412578 Kevin Rennard] at theInternet Broadway Database
* [http://www.showbusinessweekly.com/archive/191/nyclive_debarge.shtml Review] of "The Flotilla DeBarge Minstrel Show"
* [http://socialitelife.com/2005/03/07/flotilla_debarge_as_star_jones.php PETA ad]
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