Adele has canceled concerts in Las Vegas over problems with her sports agent boyfriend, who manages the likes of LeBron James, according to a report.
The New York Daily News’s Richard Johnson reported that the 33-year-old singer called off her Caesars Palace ‘Weekends With Adele’ residency less than a day before last Friday’s scheduled debut show because of issues with her boyfriend, Rich Paul.
‘There’s trouble in paradise,’ Johnson cited an inside source as saying. ‘That’s why she can’t perform.’
Sources close to Adele’s camp claim that she has been crying through rehearsals and interrupting them to take phone calls with Paul.
Her residency was initially supposed to open last week, with performances scheduled to run through April.
Singer Adele and sports agent Rich Paul attend a game between the Golden State Warriors and Los Angeles Lakers on October 19, 2021, at Staples Center in Los Angeles
The singer flew to from Vegas to Los Angeles, with the town car and airplane she traveled in pictured above, to be with Paul right after the cancellations were announced
Pictured: Adele leaving her boyfriend Rich Paul’s place right after news broke of her recent show cancellations
Pictured: Adele, left, and her boyfriend, Rich Paul, right. Sources close to the singer say her recent show cancellations are due to issues within their relationship
Pictured: Rich Paul, Oprah Winfrey and Adele. The singer and Paul have been dating since early 2021
Photos showed the singer as she boarded a plane in Vegas en route for Los Angeles to be with Paul right after the cancellations were announced, however the exact nature of her relationship issues were not immediately revealed.
Paul, 40, who manages the likes of NBA star LeBron James, Anthony Davis, Ben Simmons, among other athletes, has been with the singer since early 2021.
He has known the Lakers star since 2002, and he has served as James’ agent since 2012 when he started Klutch Sports Group.
Meanwhile, Page Six reported Casino.com journalist Scott Roeben as saying the ‘stresses related to Adele’s relationship’ have ’caused her to be in a place where she was just not confident moving forward.’
Devastated: When she tearfully announced that her show ‘just ain’t ready’ last week, fans had hoped it wouldn’t take long for Adele to rearrange her performances
The empty backstage area at the Colosseum is seen after Adele’s elaborate sets were removed this week
Hordes of removal men were seen working away and shifting equipment using forklifts
‘You can’t focus if you’re not where you need to be in your head.’
A visibly emotional Adele tearfully told fans, many of whom were already in Sin City at the time, several different reasons behind her pushing back the residency.
‘My show ain’t ready,’ she said last week.
‘We’ve tried absolutely everything that we can to put it together in time, and for it to be good enough for you. But we’ve been absolutely destroyed by delivery delays and COVID.’
Live Nation and Caesars Palace had allegedly struggled to strike a deal with the singer fast enough to save her Las Vegas residency, with the singer tearfully blaming ‘delivery’ issues and COVID-19.
Prior to news of her relationship issues, it was also reported that the delays were down to the singer being displeased with the set design, particularly over a swimming pool erected in the middle of the stage.
Trying: Live Nation and Caesars Palace are allegedly struggled to strike a deal with Adele fast enough to save her Las Vegas residency prior to her cancellation
Long distance: Fans from the United Kingdom travelled a total of 6,924 miles each for concerts that were ultimately cancelled by the British star
It comes as country musician star Keith Urban, who is the husband of Nicole Kidman, announced he will now be playing weekends at Caesars Palace in late March and early April – when Adele had been scheduled to perform.
Fans have already pointed out that given the venue’s program of events, it is possible that the earliest she will be able to perform is 2023, prompting further speculation that it may never happen.
As they are left in turmoil over whether they will ever get to see Adele perform in Vegas, a technician from the show has shared a glimpse of what could’ve been, posting pictures of the star’s stage setup.
In a picture taken on January 5, the stage can be seen in the midst of being transformed with a large floating staircase erected in the center nestled between a row of plants.
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