{"id":132178,"date":"2023-10-17T23:04:06","date_gmt":"2023-10-17T23:04:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/?p=132178"},"modified":"2023-10-17T23:04:06","modified_gmt":"2023-10-17T23:04:06","slug":"moment-busker-25-is-groped-by-two-men-while-performing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/lifestyle\/moment-busker-25-is-groped-by-two-men-while-performing\/","title":{"rendered":"Moment busker, 25, is groped by two men while performing"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>I was groped by two men while busking and they tried to apologise by offering me 50p &#8211; it&#8217;s so inappropriate and disrespectful<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Holly Marie, from Blackpool, was sexually assaulted\u00a0while she was busking<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>READ MORE: Female NHS surgeons reveal accounts of being sexually assaulted<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A woman revealed she was\u00a0sexually assaulted in broad daylight when two men suddenly grabbed her bottom while she was busking.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Professional singer Holly Marie, from\u00a0Blackpool, was singing in her hometown when two strangers approached her from behind and groped her.<\/p>\n<p>The 25-year-old was filming her performance at the time which meant she\u00a0caught the moment on camera.<\/p>\n<p>On the clip, which has already been viewed by 3 million people, on her TikTok @hollymariemusic_\u00a0she wrote: &#8216;Women aren&#8217;t safe anywhere.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The offenders were heard claiming &#8216;it was just a joke&#8217; in the video and even offered her 50p as an apology.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Gratfeful for the guys who stepped in \ud83d\ude13#viral #blackpool #busking #womenssafety <\/p>\n<p>In the footage Holly&#8217;s song was disrupted when a man approached her from behind and pinched her bottom.<\/p>\n<p>She quickly said: &#8216;What the f***k are you doing? Are you mad?&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Then a second man approached her and also groped the singer, prompting her to say: &#8216;What the hell are you doing?&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to the camera she said: &#8216;These two lads just walked passed me and pinched my bum.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;There is security over there, security is sorting it out, they are coming over now.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Then the men came back over and tried to hug her.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Holly said: &#8216;No, don&#8217;t touch me, do not come near me. Disgusting.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I do not want your money, that was sexual assault. Go away I don&#8217;t want your 50p. You&#8217;re disgusting, see ya later.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Holly, who grew up singing in the church, admitted she &#8216;felt so violated&#8217; and she &#8216;couldn&#8217;t carry on singing&#8217; so she packed up and went home after the incident.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to the Daily Star Holly said: &#8216;It is so inappropriate and disrespectful and I couldn&#8217;t believe it happened. I just can&#8217;t believe they thought it was ok to come up and touch me, it is so so bad.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/17\/11\/76652525-12639499-Professional_singer_Holly_Marie_from_Blackpool_revealed_she_was_-a-9_1697538826150.jpg\" height=\"954\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Professional singer Holly Marie, from Blackpool,\u00a0revealed she was sexually assaulted in broad daylight when two men suddenly grabbed her bum while she was busking<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/17\/12\/76652523-12639499-Holly_who_grew_up_singing_in_the_church_admitted_she_felt_so_vio-a-22_1697541123761.jpg\" height=\"1050\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Holly, who grew up singing in the church, admitted she &#8216;felt so violated&#8217; and she &#8216;couldn&#8217;t carry on singing&#8217; so she packed up and went home after the incident<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/17\/11\/76652535-12639499-Holly_went_back_to_busking_a_few_days_later_however_she_left_aft-a-7_1697538801147.jpg\" height=\"1055\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Holly went back to busking a few days later however she left after an hour when one of the men who previously assaulted her strolled past and she is yet to return to Blackpool city centre<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I decided to post to make people aware that this is what happens to women on a daily basis, it happens to men as well, all genders, and it is not ok to touch anyone, regardless of if it&#8217;s just their arm. It just makes me so angry and it is so inappropriate.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Holly went back to busking a few days later however she left after an hour when one of the men who previously assaulted her strolled past and she is yet to return to Blackpool city centre.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Many rushed to the comments in support of Holly with many shocked at the assault.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/17\/12\/76653839-12639499-image-m-23_1697541137006.jpg\" height=\"149\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/17\/12\/76653843-12639499-image-m-24_1697541142820.jpg\" height=\"163\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/17\/12\/76653841-12639499-image-a-26_1697541159436.jpg\" height=\"150\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/17\/12\/76653837-12639499-Many_rushed_to_the_comments_in_support_of_Holly_with_many_shocke-m-27_1697541161259.jpg\" height=\"182\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Many rushed to the comments in support of Holly with many shocked at the assault<\/p>\n<p>One person wrote: &#8216;Vile, the audacity for them to come near afterwards too.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Another said: &#8216;They always say \u201cit\u2019s a joke\u201d when they don\u2019t like the reaction, so sorry this happened to you.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Another musician said: &#8216;Babe i\u2019m so sorry. Honestly never go busking by myself anymore because of stuff like this. I hope you\u2019re okay.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>While a fourth wrote: &#8216;What on earth would make them think they had the right to put their hands on you. 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