Why Did Adele Flips the Bird at Brit Awards

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Rising music star Adele picked up more accolades on Tuesday, but her big night

at the Brit Awards was capped by controversy.  Adele flipped the bird in frustra-

tion after she was cut off during her acceptance speech for the Best Album award.

Apparently singer-songwriter Damon Albarn’s rambling acceptance speech had

put the show behind schedule, and Adele was not allowed to say more than a few

sentences as producers tried to make up for lost time.  The alternative rock band

Blur closed the show with a performance after Adele’s shortened speech.  “Sorry

if I offended anyone, but the people in suits offended me,” Adele said after the

show, The Mirror of London reported. “I wasn’t swearing at the fans, but I didn’t

get to complete my thank-you speech!”  After winning six trophies at the Grammys

earlier this month, Adele won best British Female Solo Artist and Best Album at

the Brits.  In accepting the Best Album award, Adele started her speech by saying,

“Nothing makes me prouder than coming home with six Grammys and then com-

ing to the Brits to win Album Of The Year. I’m so, so proud to be British and to be

flying the British flag and I’m so proud to be in the room with all of you.”  It was at

that point that host James Corden cut her off, bashfully saying, “I’m so so sorry,

and I can’t believe I’m going to do this …”  Adele then calmly said, “You’re going to

cut me off. Can I just say, then, goodbye and I’ll see you next time round?” Then

she raised the middle finger of her right hand.  Many people immediately came to

Adele’s defense on Twitter, saying she should have been allowed to finish her speech.

“I’d rather hear Adele’s speech. That was a joke,” singer Lily Allen tweeted.  “Who

has the audacity to cut Adele off at an awards show? In London?,” another tweeter

said.  Even Corden, who was taking orders from producers, was sympathetic and re-

portedly tried to apologize to Adele.  “I don’t understand what happened but I’m up-

set about it,” he told the Mirror. “Blur get to play for 11 minutes and she gets to say

thank you once.”  The producers of the show even took to Twitter to apologize.  “We

regret this happened & we send deepest apologies to Adele that her big moment was

cut short tonight due to the live show over-running,” a statement posted on the Brit

Awards official Twitter page read. “We don’t want this to undermine her incredible

achievement in winning her incredible award. It tops off what’s been an incredible

year for her.”

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