An executive producer of this year's British Academy Film Awards has defended Ariana DeBose after a video of the "West Side Story" star performing at the ceremony went viral on social media.
In an interview with Variety published Monday, producer Nick Bullen deemed any mockery of DeBose's now-infamous BAFTAs rap "incredibly unfair" and declared that "everybody ... who was in the room absolutely loved it." The 76th BAFTAs took place Sunday at the Royal Festival Hall in London.
After BAFTAs host Richard E. Grant delivered his opening monologue, DeBose and her backup dancers launched into a crowd-pleasing medley of "Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves" and "We Are Family" — including a rap interlude spotlighting the female nominees that has been simultaneously mocked and championed on Twitter.
