Angela Bassett Addresses Ariana DeBose's Viral BAFTAs Rap, Says She Reached Out Following Backlash

Angela Bassett opened up about being told she “did the thing” by Ariana DeBose during a now-viral performance that opened the 2023 BAFTAs.

The 64-year-old Black Panther: Wakanda Forever actress said that she thought the moment was “beautiful” and that she had been in touch with the West Side Story star.

She opened up about it while attending the 54th NAACP Awards with her husband Courtney B. Vance at Pasadena Civic Auditorium on Saturday (February 25) in Pasadena, Calif.

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““I DM’d her last night,” Angela told Variety on the red carpet. “I just wanted to make sure she was okay because, you know, it’s a lot of attention. And she is A-Okay.”

Angela was dressed to impress for Saturday evening’s award show. She wore a white pantsuit with extra-large sleeves and colorful earrings.

Ariana spoke out about the performance for the first time earlier in the week. The star was also defended by a producer for the awards show.

Have you seen her rehearsal footage from the number yet?

On the topic of awards shows, Angela won very big at another show this weekend.

Scroll through all the new pics of Angela Bassett in the gallery and press play on her interview below…