Sam Smith fans mistakenly believed that the actor hit the ground in a shocking stage dive. The video went viral on Twitter.
In the painful footage, someone dressed in a Ninja Turtle costume threw himself into the crowd but was not caught by the audience.
The 31-year-old singer started trending on the platform after Twitter users mistakenly tagged the artist as Smith.
The rumor was finally debunked when a video emerged from a different angle after the trolls spread the social media upload – while simultaneously shaming the featured person’s body.
“Although various ACCOUNTS spread misinformation. Sam Smith didn’t stage dive at any Concerts.” wrote a fanclarified that the video was of a man jumping into a Vanilla Ice crowd in Oregon over the weekend.
“The right-wing obsession with Sam Smith combined with their affinity for fake news and misinformation” added another Twitter user. “This is DEFINITELY not Sam, they haven’t checked the facts for a day in their lives.”
Smith, who describes himself as non-binary and uses “they/they” pronouns, was similarly defended by fans when his “I’m Not Here to Make Friends” music video was released. clothes.
Amid conservative backlash against Grammy winner, allegedly “push [their sexuality] on everyone’s face,” fans took to Twitter to respond.
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“Sex has always been an ongoing theme in modern pop music, and music videos often showcase it,” wrote one user. “But Sam Smith has criminalized being a) queer and b) skinny, and that cannot be tolerated in an increasingly anti-LGBTQ culture.”
The following month, Smith told the Sunday Times they “have the opposite of body dysmorphia.”
The songwriter said, “I look great. … I feel liberated from the pressures I felt when I was younger.
Smith came out in 2019 “after being in a state of war for a lifetime”. [their] gender.”
In a lengthy Instagram post, the American Music Award winner said, “I’ve decided to embrace myself as I am, inside and out. … I feel super free right now. Be kind.”