Kevin Aviance, 38, whose songs have topped the Billboard dance chart, is expected to be released today from Beth Israel Hospital, where he was treated for the Saturday attack by a group of young men after leaving an East Village gay bar.Īviance’s publicist, Len Evans, said the singer plans to perform in the city’s Gay Pride Parade at the end of the month, despite a broken jaw suffered when his attackers kicked him in the head.Ĭops, meanwhile, were processing four suspects arrested in the attack, Gerard Johnson, 16, of Manhattan, Akino George, 20, of The Bronx, Jarell Sears, 20, of Newark, and Gregory Archie, of Manhattan, who were charged with a hate-crime assault.Īviance’s popular songs have included “Give It Up,” released in 2004, and “Din Da Da,” which topped the Billboard dance chart in 1997.Īviance told police he was attacked around 1:30 a.m.
A drag-queen singer savagely beaten by gay-bashers said a wired jaw won’t keep him from getting back on stage.
