completion Ariana DeBose raised eyebrows on the matter at the BAFTA Film Awards, he did the clarifying thing.
In what marked his first interview with his now-viral rap about the nominated artists, the Oscar winner said he wanted to celebrate the women in his performance at the ceremony on February 19.
“That’s what I want to do,” DeBose explained to BBC Radio 2’s The Zoe Ball Breakfast Showas seen in an excerpt released by TikTok Feb. 25. “I’m not like, ‘Hey BAFTA, let me in!’ They actually called me, believe it or not. That’s the job, like, ‘Let’s celebrate girls.’ I said, ‘Really!’ And we did that, and it was fun.”
DeBose’s BAFTA performance included covers of Eurythmics and Aretha FranklinThe “Sisters Are Doin’ It for Themselves” and Sister Sledge“We Are Family.” But this is his personal rap, especially the lyrics,”Angela Bassett did the thing,” which sparked criticism and memes.