Musicians, businesses, large corporations and other performers have all canceled operations or plans in states like MS and North Carolina, that have recently passed anti-LGBTQ laws.
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The Horseshoe Tunica Hotel & Casino on Tuesday confirmed the cancellation, saying ticket holders would be refunded.
In a statement, Morgan said he did not make the decision lately.
In early April, Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant signed a bill that he said was meant to “protect sincerely held religious beliefs and moral convictions of individuals, organizations and private associations from discriminatory action by state government”. The comedian who has staged a comeback over the past year following a near-fatal auto wreck indicated his boycott will last until The Protecting Freedom of Conscience from Government Discrimination Act is either repealed or heavily amended.
On Monday, Pearl Jam and Boston canceled shows in North Carolina to protest a similar law.
The comic had been due to play the town of Tunica next Friday, but has cancelled over a new law that allows religious groups to refuse services on the grounds of sexuality. Bruce Springsteen, Ringo Starr and Cirque du Soleil have canceled shows in North Carolina.
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Washington, New York and Vermont have all banned state-funded travel to the state, employers have decried the law, and amusing or Die web series even made a spoof anti-LGBTQ tourism video for Mississippi.
