Newsmax host Greg Kelly is being weird on Twitter again, this time targeting rapper and Grammy winner Lil Nas X by tweeting out a photo of him during a stage performance while the musician is grabbing his crotch and declaring that Nas has a “BIG PROBLEM.”
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How big do you think that “problem” is, exactly, Greg?
“‘Lil NAS has a BIG PROBLEM (And so does America)—-knock yourself out NAS,” Kelly wrote. “You’re a little FOOL with zero talent!!!!”
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Lil Nas X seemed rather surprised at the sudden attack, thinking that the right-wing commentator took issue with the silvery one-sleeved crop top he wore his performance at the 2022 Grammys, writing back “damn greg all [I] did was wear a crop top this time.”
Kelly then helpfully clarified that his focus was a couple feet below the crop top area.
“It’s not the shirt NAS—it was the PUBLIC LEWDNESS,” he said. “You know there are LAWS about that in certain ‘jurisdictions’ — but then again you were in VEGAS so who the hell knows. Bottom line: SING AND DANCE but no public self GROPING. DECENCY!”
To be clear, “self-groping” has been done by musical performers during various nationally televised performances for decades now, and the entire routine had to be approved by the Grammys beforehand, so maybe Kelly should complain to them. It’s not clear which laws or jurisdictions Kelly is referring to exactly, but obviously they’re not going to be in Las Vegas if they’re anti-sexy.
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Still, Lil Nas managed to throw one of Twitter’s weirdest main characters off with a simple apology, which only Kelly is seeming to take as sincere.
It also made him change his tune about the “zero talent” claim.
“I didn’t like the performance,” said Kelly. “That shouldn’t have been on prime time television. BUT, I can’t deny you have real talent. And it’s not nice to [c]all anyone a fool! You called me out in a ‘good natured’ way. NP. Good luck, continued success, just tone it down a notch [n]ext year!”
And there you have it folks. That’s the whole Twitter beef between beloved music superstar Lil Nas X and the guy whose previous tweet before wishing him luck was to broadcast a loud and unexplained warning about cookies.
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Naturally, people have been left baffled by this interaction. While it’s something of a problem to assume that every homophobe is secretly gay, the sudden attack from Kelly combined with the turn the conversation took has many wondering if the Newsmax host just wanted a little attention.
*First Published: April 5, 2022, 10:12 am
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