“I think it’s incredibly unfair, to be frank,” Bullen toldVarietyin an interview.
“I absolutely loved it.
Everybody I’ve spoken to who was in the room absolutely loved it.
Ariana DeBose performing at the 2023 BAFTA Awards ceremony.Kate Green/BAFTA/Getty Images
She’s a huge star, she was amazing.”
TheWest Side Storystar came out on stage with back-up dancers following the opening monologue from host Richard E. Grant.
The clip immediately went viral.
“And here is a woman of color who is at the absolute top of her game.
And she’s opening the BAFTAs with a song that said so much on so many levels.”
Many poked fun at the awkward lyrics, but not all of the response has been negative.
Some have accepted it as a high-level camp.
In the wake of her BAFTA performance, DeBose deactivated her Twitter account.
She worked with a great musical director and choreographer.
So it was a real team effort.
She had an amazing team around her, and she and her team put the whole piece together."
We felt we’re not about revolution, we’re about evolution."
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