"In a statement posted to Instagram, owner Kevin Kelley explained his rationale — and then went on TMZ to defend the decision. In response to thousands of tweets, comments, and posts regarding the incident, True Kitchen and Kocktails’ Instagram account is now home to a 545-word statement addressing the twerking fiasco. Kelley clarifies that the rant was inspired by the behavior of women sitting at three tables in the restaurant, one of whom was dancing up against the restaurant’s glass window. 'A customer stood on her seat, placed her hands against the glass windows and began to twerk,' the statement reads. 'My immediate reaction was this woman could fall through this window and we could be the target of a lawsuit if she is injured.' Kelley is pretty clear that twerking on the furniture is definitely not allowed at True Kitchen and Kocktails. 'No guest has the right to come into our business ‘home’ and stand on our furniture because of any song played,' the statement reads. 'As for twerking being a part of our culture, we do not welcome the part of the culture that will come into a restaurant, stand on furniture and twerk while using ‘culture’ as an excuse.' Kelley said on TMZ Live, 'Our restaurant is one where my mother eats at, my grandmother eats there, my sons work there, and we want to keep a good environment. That’s just not something I can have in my restaurant.'" - Amy McCarthy
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