BAFTA Film Awards.The actor, best known for starring in Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story, performed an original song at the ceremony that name-checked various Best Actress nominees including Angela Bassett, Cate Blanchett and Michelle Yeoh.
After the performance was widely mocked online, DeBose deactivated her Twitter account.On her Instagram account, which has remained active, DeBose has responded to various memes about the performance.
In a post which refers to the line “Angela Bassett did the thing”, DeBose commented: “Honestly I love this.”DeBose also responded to a fan on her Instagram Stories, who wrote “I hope she does the thing” over a picture of her upcoming show at the London Palladium.
With a laughing emoji, she shared the post and wrote: “Get tickets & find out.”A post shared by Evan Ross Katz (@evanrosskatz)Music director Benjamin Rauhala recently shared backstage footage on TikTok showing DeBose rehearsing her BAFTAs performance.
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