Adele slams homophobic fan at her concert: ‘Shut up’

Award-winning American singer-songwriter Adele | Image: Instagram/@adele

Award-winning singer-songwriter Adele bluntly asked an audience member to “shut up” after yelling “Pride sucks” at her recent concert in Las Vegas on Saturday, June 1 (EST).

The video of Adele addressing a concertgoer after a seemingly offensive Pride Month remark went viral on X (formerly Twitter), with 12.5 million views as of this writing. 

“Did you come to my fucking show and just say that Pride sucks? Are you fucking stupid? Don’t be so fucking ridiculous. If you don’t have anything nice to say, shut up, alright?” said the British singer.

@diego_jayyy Adele calls out homophobic fan during the vegas residency @Adele Access #adele #fyp #foryoupage #4youpage #pridemonth #happypride #lasvegas #parati #adeleresidency #cesarspalace ♬ original sound – Diego_jayyy

Following her defense of the LGBTQ+ community which is celebrating Pride Month this June, the “Hello” singer was praised online for standing up against the homophobic remark.

The LGBTQ+ rights advocacy group Human Rights Campaign posted: “Want to know how to challenge bullies and hate this Pride Month? Take a page from the icon that is Adele. Your voice is powerful in song and in spreading allyship and joy.”

Want to know how to challenge bullies and hate this Pride Month? Take a page from the icon that is @Adele. Your voice is powerful in song and in spreading allyship and joy. https://t.co/p5Iaxyq9CY

— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) June 2, 2024

“I love Adele for this! Why do people love to say cruel things like this? It’s so uncalled for and disgusting,” wrote one netizen on X.

“Adele always speaks her mind; that’s why I love her; she doesn’t give af,” said another X user.

Adele’s recent Instagram post was also flooded with comments about the recent interaction, with most thanking the Grammy winner for her remark, while some ridiculed her for standing up against the basher.

“Happy Pride!! Thanks for always being the biggest ally,” said one fan.

“Pride sucks so does your music. It’s called freedom of speech, and obviously you don’t like that,” remarked one IG user.

Image: Instagram/@adele

However, after the video made the rounds online, others on social media who claimed to be at the show said that Adele may have misheard the attendee’s remark.

They said that the audience member actually yelled, “Work sucks!”as a response to the singer’s discussion about her busy work schedule while she’s on stage.

“I was in the section next to him. He said work sucks because she mentioned something about working. It was all very awkward,” claimed a netizen on X.

Yeah I was in the section next to him. He said work sucks because she mentioned something about working. It was all very awkward

— Nikita Shah (@nikitajshah) June 2, 2024

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