WATCH: Iggy Azalea continues to perform as backup dancer suffers seizure on stage
Rapper Iggy Azalea has been blasted on social media for continuing to perform while one of her dancers suffered a seizure behind her on stage.
The show must go one?
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This was exactly the case for Iggy Azelea, when singing Black Widow at Rio de Janeiro’s Maracana stadium when one of her dancers suddenly collapsed.
“Somebody put the medic up here,” Azalea said over the mic when she noticed what was happening behind her on stage... But the 'Fancy' hitmaker did not halt her performance, instead, she turned back to the crowd while the other backup dancers helped their colleague.
After a few seconds, the music was finally cut out and medics drove an ambulance on stage to remove the dancer, who has since recovered.
Watch the incident here:
Iggy Azalea decided to keep her show going while one of her dancers had a seizure on stage! 😳 pic.twitter.com/UUQvMGqnao
— UPROXX (@UPROXX) December 28, 2018
Many fans blasted Azalea on social media, saying that the singer should have immediately stopped the performance until she knew the dancer was all right.
The singer later addressed that criticism in one of her Instagram story, she wrote: "Hey guys. I just want to let everyone asking know my dancer is OK. The lights and heat caused her to have a seizure. She is backstage feeling much better," she said.
Also, for what it’s worth in regards to the backup dancer. One, I thought she had just fallen/twisted her ankle. And it may sound harsh, but you keep singing until the music stops and ask for a medic, which is what I did.
"Two, we are all really shaken up by what happened and just thankful she is OK.
"Three, I know it’s easy to make memes of someone ‘passed out’ but someone have a seizure isn’t funny, it’s really scary! I hope my fans do not repost some of the memes I’m seeing about my dancer."