If you’re going to criticize Rita Ora, you’ll have John Legend to deal with.
Despite being British, the “Anywhere” singer was asked to perform at this year’s annual Macy’s Parade, which takes place each Thanksgiving. And the 27 year old has been accused of lip-syncing while performing atop of her float.
So that’s pretty much the worst lip synching ever. pic.twitter.com/pGI5BUzAh4
— Jimmy Traina (@JimmyTraina) November 22, 2018
Following the backlash, Macy’s sought to apologize: “During today’s NBC broadcast of the #MacysParade several recording artists experienced technical difficulties that negatively impacted their performance. We apologize and want fans to know these issues were out of the artist’s control.”
Rita maintained her dignity and retweeted the statement, politely adding, “Thank you and I appreciate the honesty and I hope everyone still had a great time.”
She further declared that she does not lip sync:
Exactly!! You got that right! You know this girl doesn’t lip sync it’s not my world! Now let me go find some turkey!! https://t.co/GmC5TCMBSx
— Rita Ora (@RitaOra) November 22, 2018
Now fellow singer John Legend has also come to Rita’s defense by informing the Twitterverse that floats are not cut our for live performances:
Fun fact. We all have to lip sync on this parade because the floats don't have the capacity to handle the sound requirements for a live performance. Hope y'all enjoyed it anyway. Know that if you come to my shows, the vocals are 100% live! https://t.co/C2bGj63AF6
— John Legend (@johnlegend) November 22, 2018
“Fun fact. We all have to lip sync on this parade because the floats don’t have the capacity to handle the sound requirements for a live performance. Hope y’all enjoyed it anyway. Know that if you come to my shows, the vocals are 100% live!”
I guess that’s something to be thankful for.
