Ofcom acquired 825 complaints over the Brit Awards, with the bulk referring to Sabrina Carpenter’s raunchy efficiency and Charli XCX’s outfit, the media watchdog says.
US pop star Carpenter, 25, sported a purple sparkly military-style blazer gown for her efficiency on the awards present on Saturday evening, paired with stockings and suspenders for a rendition of Espresso.
The music was combined with a Rule Britannia mash-up, as dancers in navy parade gown adopted her.
She then switched to a purple sparkly bra and shorts for her subsequent music, Dangerous Chem, which she carried out alongside dancers in bras and shorts whereas sitting suggestively on a big mattress.
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Sabrina Carpenter performing her second music. Pic: Reuters
Carpenter later acquired the worldwide success award on the ceremony, and was additionally nominated within the worldwide artist and worldwide music of the yr classes.
However a lot of the thrill on social media surrounded her efficiency, which came about earlier than the 9pm watershed.
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Ofcom mentioned a number of the complaints had been additionally aimed toward British pop sensation Charli XCX, who dominated the evening by profitable 5 awards, together with album of the yr.
Some viewers took problem along with her outfit – a black see-through gown.
The singer addressed the issues throughout her acceptance speech for artist of the yr, saying: “I heard that ITV were complaining about my nipples. I feel like we’re in the era of ‘free the nipple’ though, right?”
Carpenter paid tribute to the UK in her acceptance speech, saying: “The Brits have given me this award, and this feels like such an insane honour in a very primarily tea-drinking country… you really understood my dry sense of humour because your sense of humour is so, so dry. So I love y’all more than you even understand.”
