Ariana DeBose

2023 - 2 - 20

Post cover — Image courtesy of "Vanity Fair"

Angela Bassett Did The Thing, and Ariana DeBose Deleted Her ... (Vanity Fair)

Ariana DeBose opened the BAFTAs this weekend with an original number that took the internet by storm—and led to the Oscar winner deleting her Twitter ...

Others, like Michelle Yeoh, Jamie Lee Curtis, and a [snap-happy](https://twitter.com/hunteryharris/status/1627679524983869443) Viola Davis, seemed to genuinely enjoy it. [Dolly De Leon](https://twitter.com/RhodeToLove/status/1627757346947571714), and Ana de Armas—watched DeBose with something akin to confusion. Online, social media accounts immediately began [memeing](https://twitter.com/asteel2/status/1627798502045777921) the number for all it was worth. Clad in a pink jumpsuit, DeBose gave her all to the number—which she crafted herself. “Other ladies in the room, supporting and leading all here, I presume,” rapped DeBose before launching into the most viral portion of the number. The Tony-nominated musical-theater star, who won Oscar gold for her performance as Anita in Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story, was asked to open this year’s BAFTA ceremony.

Ariana DeBose Implored to Reactivate Twitter: 'Seize the Moment' (Newsweek)

Musical theatre fans begged Ariana DeBose to reactivate her Twitter account after she went viral for her performance at the BAFTA Awards (British Academy ...

"That rap section in the middle, mentioning the women in the room, was because it's been a great year for women in film, and we wanted to celebrate that. We wanted to get the message out there that this is a show for everybody. "And she's opening the BAFTAs with a song that said so much on so many levels. "We don't want to just go for the traditional British award ceremony audience [...]. "[...] American awards shows have much more razzmatazz, much more showbiz and perhaps a broader range of people being involved. [wrote:](https://twitter.com/sagesurge/status/1627869209123332096) "What y'all don't understand is that this is night 5 at theater camp. "The songs she was singing are very familiar songs, the room was clapping, and people were sort of dancing to the music," Bullen told Variety. she will have stans for LIFE after serving that level of camp to us on a platter. It's giving Adele Dazeem at the Tonys, Galinda with a "Ga," Effie declaring she's not going, Ellie Woods' video essay. "b****.................................... [praised](https://twitter.com/benyahr/status/1627867885849743360) DeBose: "I'm not kidding this will make Ariana DeBose a gay icon for the rest of her life." Her

Ariana DeBose Has Shared Her Reaction To The BAFTA Rap Memes (BuzzFeed News)

On Sunday, Ariana DeBose totally stole the show at the BAFTAs with her opening performance, which was dedicated to this year's women nominees across a ...

“Sure, Angela Bassett did the thing,” he went on to joke. She was amazing," he said, adding that their mission was to bring some energy and diversity to the show. While you’d be forgiven for thinking it, Ariana’s performance wasn’t the only attention-grabbing moment from this year’s BAFTAs. “But you know who else did too? "Everybody I’ve spoken to who was in the room absolutely loved it. Meanwhile, Evan was relieved to see that Ariana “is laughing with us” as he created a follow-up post on Tuesday that acknowledged her comment.

Ariana DeBose shares cryptic quote after disastrous BAFTA Awards ... (Page Six)

Ariana DeBose shared a cryptic quote on Instagram after going viral for her disastrous BAFTA Awards 2023 rap that name-dropped Angela Bassett.

Jamie Lee [Curtis], you are all of us,” she rapped as the camera cut to each actress. “Angela Bassett did the thing. “The songs she was singing are very familiar songs, the room was clapping, and people were sort of dancing to the music,” he

Ariana DeBose becomes meme for BAFTA opening number (The Philadelphia Inquirer)

Ariana DeBose of 'West Side Story' went viral on social media for an awkward rap number she performed at the BAFTA film awards Sunday night.

All of those mentions, I felt, from the moment we were rehearsing it right through to the transmission last night, spoke to what we wanted to do.” Here’s what you need to know — including the full lyrics to DeBose’s rap. the room was clapping, and people were sort of dancing to the music,” Bullen said. Then, she transitioned into the rap segment — an awkward, upbeat performance with puzzling lines including the now iconic: “Angela Bassett did the thing, Viola Davis? DeBose performed a series of songs — including the Eurythmics “Sisters Are Doin’ it for Themselves” and “We Are Family” by Philadelphia’s own Sister Sledge. Responses online called it everything from camp to cringe.

Ariana DeBose's viral BAFTAs rap is a meme now (NBC News)

Ariana DeBose "did the thing" during her opening musical number at the British Academy of Film and Television Art Awards (BAFTAs) on Sunday and quickly ...

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