‘I wanted to make sure I was okay’: Angela Bassett breaks her silence on Ariana DeBose’s viral BAFTAs rap, reveals she messaged her to sign up
Angela Bassett broke her silence on Ariana DeBose’s viral BAFTAs rap that included that iconic line about the actress ‘doing the thing’.
The 64-year-old star recounted on Sunday how she texted the West Side Story star, 32, to check in and ask if she was okay.
Ariana stunned viewers with her rap performance celebrating the female nominees last Sunday, with the line “Angela Bassett did what she did” and accompanying shoulder tapping becoming an international meme and sparking a wave of reactions. violent.
Angela has now told Variety at the 54th NAACP Awards about the fallout, saying, “I sent him a private message last night.
“I just wanted to make sure he was okay because, you know, it’s a lot of attention. And she’s A-fine.’
Funny: Angela Bassett has broken her silence on Ariana DeBose’s viral BAFTAs rap that included that iconic line about the actress ‘doing the thing’
Moment: The star, 64, recounted on Sunday how she texted the West Side Story star, 32, to check in and ask if she was okay (Ariana pictured herself doing the rap)
The Black Panther: Wakanda Forever star also said he thought the timing was “beautiful.”
Ariana recently issued her first public statement about what quickly became arguably the most embarrassing opening performance in BAFTA’s 76-year rich and varied history.
The apparent outrage prompted DeBose, with good intentions, to deactivate his Twitter account, but the star came back online after spotting a meme account dedicated to his notorious performance on Instagram.
Using one of the memorable lyrics from the performance, one meme features a shot of former US President George W. Bush being told about the 9/11 terrorist attack on the World Trade by former Chief of Staff Andy Card. Center.
The image, perhaps one of the defining moments of the 2001 tragedy, is superimposed with the words: ‘Sir, Angela Bassett did it.’
In response to Tuesday’s light-hearted post, DeBose wrote: “Honestly, I love this.”
The performance began with a song joined by dancers ripping her skirt off in stunning scenes, before moving on to name checking members of the star-studded audience.
Racing fans took to Twitter to call the performance “painful” and “awkward” with one asking: “Why did this happen?”
Kind: Angela has now told Variety at the 54th NAACP Awards about the fallout, saying, “I DMed her last night. “I just wanted to make sure he was okay”
Awkward: Ariana shocked viewers with her rap performance celebrating the nominees last Sunday
Performance: The ‘Angela Bassett did the thing’ line and accompanying shoulder tapping became an international meme and sparked a wave of backlash.
After Ariana’s performance, one viewer wrote: “I’m laughing at Ariana DeBose’s BAFTA song, why did this happen?”
With another addition: ‘Absolutely horrible that not a single [talent show] The voice’.
More writings agree: ‘It was horrible’ and ‘God-horrible’.
Hilarious: Ariana recently issued her first public statement on rap when she shared a funny meme (above) on Twitter
Another said: “I have a lot of time for celebrities who smiled charmingly and awkwardly during Ariana DeBose’s painful BAFTA rap.”
And: ‘Ariana DeBose doing a silly rap about women willing to do things. However, she is so professional (not more professional) that she hardly matters.
The biggest night in British cinema returned this past Sunday night with actor Richard E. Grant taking the helm to present the 76th EE British Academy Film Awards.
Held at the Royal Festival Hall, Richard, 65, joined Alison Hammond to introduce the star-studded ceremony, while film critic Ali Plum was on the red carpet with Vick Hope.