Ariana DeVose has reflected on her infamous viral moment at the BAFTA Awards and admitted that it didn’t go according to her original plans.
Back in February, the 32-year-old Oscar winner caused quite a stir, with his rap commenting on each of the female nominees on the gong of the event sparking criticism on social media.
Now, the West Side Story actress has elaborated on the night, admitting that she originally wanted to play something inspired by Madonna’s hit Vogue.
“What I started with was something simpler. To be honest, it was just a list of names,” she told Marie Claire, but the producers said “something flashier.” It is said that he wanted
“I came up with something that was within the scope of what I wanted and also what they needed,” she explained, though she didn’t reveal what the conversation with the producers after the ceremony was like. Rejected.
“Lessons have been learned,” she said, adding later. “Every time you go on stage, for whatever reason, it can go wrong for you or for the audience. It seems like that was one of those performances. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose.”
Ariana previously admitted she had “a lot of fun” that night, but this time she revealed how “hurt” the online backlash to her performance had been.
“I’ve realized it doesn’t help to try to act like you don’t feel something. It doesn’t help to pretend it hasn’t happened,” she said.
“Yes, I performed at the British Academy Awards. Yes, I was briefly talked about on the Internet.
“And yes, eventually the tide turned on the internet and people found what I saw there – the fun, the joy. It doesn’t mean I didn’t feel my emotions about the internet making fun of me for doing what I love.”
Although Ariana deactivated her Twitter account at the time, she revealed that she cried “once” over the whole situation that resulted from the harmful slander being sent online.
She explained: “I cried once too because I felt so bad watching her grandmother tear me apart with some really horrible things that had nothing to do with acting. is.”
“I cried then. My grandmother loves me but doesn’t want to read it.”
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