The “West Side Story” star certainly “did the thing” when she performed a rap during the UK awards show Sunday.
, where fans flocked to comment on the ridiculous nature of reducing acclaimed Bassett, 64, to someone who simply “did the thing.”
“Ariana DeBose has reportedly turned down a performance at King Charles III’s coronation,” joked one Twitter user. “This whole performance hurts more when you remember that Ariana Debose has more Oscars than Angela Bassett,” tweeted another.“Ariana DeBose’s rap at BAFTA is simultaneously awful and amazing. Like, I can’t stop watching it,” wrote a third viewer.“The songs she was singing are very familiar songs, the room was clapping, and people were sort of dancing to the music,” he
“That rap section in the middle, mentioning the women in the room, was because it’s been a great year for women in film, and we wanted to celebrate that.”
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