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On June 3 the producer, Marijus Adomaitis, posted a Facebook status on the Ten Walls page that some have called an “anti-gay rant.”

In the good 90s these people of different breed were fixed

In the now-deleted post, Adomaitis compares gay individuals to Irish priests exposed for pedophilia.

“One of my first gigs in Ireland, on my way to [my] hotel I saw a church with a fence decorated with hundreds of baby shoes. Naturally I wondered why? Unfortunately a priest’s lie for many years was uncovered when children were massively raped. Unfortunately the people of other breed continue to do it and everyone knows it but does nothing.”

Adomaitis went on to state that in “the good 90s … these people of different breed were fixed.”

Adomaitis deleted the status and posted an apology by June 4, writing that he hoped “this misunderstanding will not provoke any more thoughts and opinions.”

The uproar the post had created among dance music fans, and other producers, did not subside.

On Monday, Adomaitis posted another status saying his earlier comments were “wrong and completely out of character” and that as a result he would be cancelling his upcoming shows to “take a break.”

Frank Roozenstruik, a Facebook user who responded to Adomaitis’ apology, said, “You didn’t cancel your shows, your shows were cancelled and that’s a good thing, you disrespectful idiot. Say goodbye to your career.”

Adomaitis’ upcoming performances were cancelled by a range of festivals around the world including Pitch, Creamfields, Austria’s Urban Arts Forms and Sónar. Many of these festivals cancelled his performance before the producer posted his most recent apology.

“Our decision was made well before he made his statement,” Smye said, adding that “his statement definitely came late to the game.

Adomaitis has now been dropped by his booking agency. Phonica Records, who were set to release Ten Wall’s album, have announced they will no longer be stocking the album and will be cancelling pre-orders.

Electric Island had Ten Walls scheduled to perform at one of their shows later this summer, on either Aug. 3 or Sept. 7.

The electronic music concert series, which began in 2013, consists of four shows throughout the summer at Olympic Island Park.