Lil Nas X just kissed a man on the BET awards stage and paid tribute to Michael Jackson. I know the homophobes are SCRAMBLING /ETcxweJ6Yc Lil Nas X done kissed that man at the BET Awards AND on a Sunday… good for him. ~ Everybody face after #LilNasX performance!! #betawards2021 /7GKwVeYya3 Y’all really like to pretend homosexuality didn’t exist in african culture Īs if we didn’t stan Lil Nas X already! Can we have him perform at every awards show?īelow, check out more tweets praising his “Montero” makeout. Nas X, the unofficial king of trolling, quote-retweeted the criticism with his own history lesson for the uneducated children out there: One Twitter user blasted Lil Nas X for the kiss, writing, “Don’t use African culture for shits like this!!! Respect our ancestors.” Celebrities like Diddy praised the act, but not everyone was happy about the onscreen lip-lock. Lil Nas X is revealing more about what led him to kiss one of his male backup dancers during his 2021 BET Awards performance. Cardi B debuted her baby bump shortly after announcing she's expecting her second child with husband Offset and. The kiss caused waves on Twitter, with viewers coming out to support the singer. The identity of the lucky dancer is yet to be revealed. The 2021 BET Awards kicked off on Sunday night (June 27) and boy was it eventful. Who was the male dancer Lil Nas kissed at the BET Awards Lil Nas X, real name Montero Lamar Hill, caused waves when he locked lips with a backing dancer during his Egyptian-themed performance. Lil Nas X has clapped back at a homophobic comment about his BET Awards performance.
Twitter was set ablaze by the same-sex smooch, which was first kiss between two Black men to air during the BET Awards in the show’s 20-year history. Lil Nas X's 2021 BET Awards performance was everything and more. He closed out the performance by sharing a steamy kiss with one of his male backup dancers. After dancing with some fierce pharaohs, Nas X climbed the pyramid stairs onstage. Y’all hate yourselves so much, Lil Nas X tweeted on June 28 alongside a video of a gay man decrying the rapper’s actions. In response, Lil Nas X blasted bigots for the double standard against queer LGBTQ artists. That societal progress was evident Sunday during the final weekend of Pride Month at the BET Awards, when Lil Nas X ended his fiery performance of the homoerotic hit Montero (Call Me by Your. The out rapper’s performance of “Montero” was a tribute to Michael Jackson’s to classic “Remember the Time” music video from 1992, complete with Ancient Egyptian imagery. The rapper’s performance prompted sharp homophobic criticism online even from some LGBTQ individuals. Lil Nas X is getting Twitter all hot and bothered - again.Īt the 2021 BET Awards on Sunday (June 27), Nas X performed a royal rendition his massive hit single “Montero (Call Me By Your Name).” Although he left his Satanic stripper pole at home this time, he still managed to make some viewers clutch their pearls.