Sam Smith’s BRITs raunchy performance has garnered over 100 Ofcom complaints over ‘devil worship’ and a passionate kiss.
The non-binary singer, 30, who goes by the pronouns they/them, performed their new hit single Unholy along with Kim Petras, also 30, at London’s o2 on Saturday.
Sam performed the song dressed as the devil, complete with horns coming out of their hat, a similar look which sparked the ire of viewers at the Grammys the week before.
Moreover, two backing dancers enjoyed a snog at the end of the performance.
There were groups of other backing dancers around them who all joined in with the very sexy dance moves.
Complaints: Sam Smith’s BRITs raunchy performance sparked over 100 Ofcom complaints over ‘devil worship’ and a passionate kiss on Saturday night
Blink and you will miss it – unless you’re a disgruntled viewer! The performance saw two of their backing dancers snogging on stage at the end of the song
According to The Mirror. there have been 106 complaints and the performance drew a mixed reaction from viewers, with some saying it was ‘iconic’ while others thought it was ‘OTT’.
It comes just a week after Grammy viewers slammed Sam and Kim over their ‘satanic’ performance of Unholy.
Sam was seen wearing satanic headgear in the horror movie-inspired performance, viewers flocked to social media to share their frustrations about the ‘demonic’ themes.
One tweeted: ‘I know we on the right probably use the word satanic too often but this performance from Sam Smith is literally a tribute to Satan.’
Another added: ‘You don’t have to be super religious to be disturbed by that Sam Smith devil-worshiping performance.’
One viewer stated: ‘That Sam Smith performance was weird I had to look away like why artists so obsessed with the devil????
‘How you go from those tributes to Sam Smith dressed as a devil?’, one viewer asked while another tweeted: ‘That devil worshipping performance was trash. And it’s been done so many times. I’m disappointed af.’
One frustrated music fan added: ‘I’m really so sick of the satanic and demonic references…even with the hypocrisy — I still wanna know WHY Nicki, Sam Smith, Lil Nas X, and so many others reference the devil.’
Eye-catching: Sam was sporting latex and devil horns for the controversial performance
Ensemble: Kim Petras put on a busty display in black bra underneath a boiler suit during the song
Another agreed as they stated: ‘So many devil horns tonight, first Sam SMITH, now Steve Lacy. Like why the satanic s**t?’
After the performance, host Trevor Noah immediately joked about the fact the satanic themes would outrage some viewers.
Pretending to be on the phone to his mother, he was heard saying: ‘ No, mom, it wasn’t the actual devil… Yeah, you did warn me about Hollywood’
As stars such as Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck laughed along, he ‘ended’ the call and stated: ‘She said she’s praying for all of us’.
Earlier in the night, Petras made history as the first transgender woman to win the Grammy for Best Pop/Group performance.
It comes as it was reported that Sam was said to be furious after their BRIT Awards performance was almost cancelled due to technical difficulties.
The singer was said to be arguing backstage after their £500K set malfunctioned causing a delay to the live show.
A source told The Sun as a result, stressed Sam – who finally performed their hit Unholy with Kim Petras – made a quick exit, avoiding any of the show’s afterparties.
‘[Their] performance might have appeared seamless but behind-the-scenes it was a nightmare’.
They went on to reveal fellow performer Stormzy’s set was moved up in order to try and fix the error with the possibility Sam’s performance could be scrapped.
Backlash: It comes just a week after Grammy viewers slammed Sam and Kim over their ‘satanic’ performance of Unholy on the Sunday before
Racy: The singer hit with stage with collaborator Kim for a horror-themed performance which featured dancers in satanic headgear
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