West Side Story's Ariana DeBose endured heavy criticism online over her rap at Sunday night's BAFTA's.
The Oscar-winning actor received loads of online hate after she dropped a female-nominee-loaded rap during the opening number at the event.
DeBose name-dropped as the cameras caught the reactions of the mentioned nominees.
"Hong Chau; Dolly D; Kerry; and Carey with a C; Dame Emma, I'm so fond; Ana girl, you were great in Blonde."
"Danielle D, you broke my heart. Michelle, I've loved you from the start.
\u201cThe reaction shots in the Ariana Debose BAFTA performance are sending me\u201d— Nicol (@Nicol) 1676852256
She continued with the phrase:
"Angela Bassett did the thing. Viola Davis, my 'Woman King.'"... which many found quite catchy, actually.
\u201c@BAFTA @ArianaDeBose Is this on Spotify? At least the Angela Basset did the thing part?\u201d— BAFTA (@BAFTA) 1676833996
She finished:
"Blanchett Cate you're a genius. And Jamie Lee, you are all us us."
You can watch it all unfold below.
\u201cSisters are doing it for themselves! The incredible @ArianaDeBose opens the 2023 #EEBAFTAs with an iconic performance! \u2728\u201d— BAFTA (@BAFTA) 1676833996
But you can stop @ mentioning DeBose on Twitter about it because it seems she deactivated her account after the torrent of backlash.
A few on Twitter don't blame her for her decision to deactivate her account, stating she probably needs some peace and quiet after quite the influx of attention.
\u201c@PopCrave With the way yall treat celebrities and make " jokes" ( if we coukd call them that) is no wonder she did it. Sometimes its better to cut your losses and protect your peace\u201d— Pop Crave (@Pop Crave) 1676919818
\u201c@PopCrave Not her running away from the crime scene \ud83e\udd2d\ud83d\ude2d\u201d— Pop Crave (@Pop Crave) 1676919818
And some noted the performance may have not been for everyone, but it definitely wasn't bad enough to exit the platform.
\u201c@PopCrave Girl, it's really not that serious. If anything, it was actually fun, and we would have moved on in a few days. But do you queen.\u201d— Pop Crave (@Pop Crave) 1676919818
\u201c@PopCrave All she had to do is lay low for a few months and re-emerge with something cute and funny and all would have been forgotten.\u201d— Pop Crave (@Pop Crave) 1676919818
\u201c@PopCrave it's not that serious mama\u201d— Pop Crave (@Pop Crave) 1676919818
\u201c@PopCrave It wasn\u2019t that serious plz \ud83d\ude2d you had a bad performance accept it improve from it and move on\u201d— Pop Crave (@Pop Crave) 1676919818
Several even claimed they enjoyed the "bop" and want even more.
\u201c@PopCrave I liked it\u201d— Pop Crave (@Pop Crave) 1676919818
\u201c@PopCrave noooo, i wanted a part 2\u201d— Pop Crave (@Pop Crave) 1676919818
\u201c@PopCrave can\u2019t get this out of my head\u201d— Pop Crave (@Pop Crave) 1676919818
\u201c@PopCrave it was a bop tho https://t.co/jZ1dCp1CyU\u201d— Pop Crave (@Pop Crave) 1676919818
\u201c@PopCrave I enjoyed every moment of it, it's so campy and appreciative of women. Like it's not that serious she ain't up there to get no award she's just there to celebrate and have fun\ud83d\ude05\ud83e\udd37\u201d— Pop Crave (@Pop Crave) 1676919818
And, of course, we can't deny the joy a good Jamie Lee Curtis moment brings us.
\u201c@sourselenas @PopCrave it did bring us another jamie lee iconic moment though\u201d— Pop Crave (@Pop Crave) 1676919818
Per Variety, BAFTA's award producer Nick Bullen defended the number that was meant to honor "a great year for women in film" by a "woman of color who is at the top of her game."
"We wanted to open the show with some energy, some fun and also lay out straight away that this was hopefully going to feel like a different night, but with a familiarity as well, and what Ariana did was exactly that."
"I think a lot of people don't like change, and there's a view that BAFTAs have to be this slightly stiff, traditional British, middle-England messaging."
"But American awards shows have much more razzmatazz, much more showbiz, and perhaps a broader range of people being involved."
"We felt we're not about revolution, we're about evolution."
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