Bruno Mars has made light of the gambling debt rumours that followed him for over a year, cracking a joke about it on stage as he kicked off his new Las Vegas residency tour.
The singer opened The Romantic Tour at Allegiant Stadium on 10 April, with Silk Sonic bandmate Anderson .Paak making a surprise appearance during the show.
In footage shared to social media, .Paak made a subtle reference to the debt story, saying: “I hate to make this about me, but when I think about how much debt, I mean how many steps it took to get here, I get emotional.”
Mars laughed and played right along.
“Andy, I’m sorry you’re going through all that,” he said. “See I’m…