British pop star Sam Smith has yet again made the headlines. After his controversial performance at the Grammys, the 30-year-old has once again courted controversy with his choice of outfit for the 2023 Brit Awards. Smith’s distorted silhouette, designed by Indian-born menswear designer Harri, made the headlines of most page 3 outlets while earning the ire of the general public and important personalities alike. MMA’s very own Jake Shields too, couldn’t help but tweet the uncanny choice of clothes that the artist chose to don during the award show.
Shields, who is a long-time training partner to Nate Diaz, is quite well known in the Twitter world for voicing his opinions and not letting go of an opportunity to point out anything absurd. Thus, it was not surprising to see the former UFC fighter criticize Smith’s choice of outfit. Fans were also quick to react to Shield’s tweet, with a majority of them siding with the American MMA fighter.
Fans react to ridiculous Sam smith outfit after Jake Shields reacts to it
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Most of the reactions to the tweet were people bashing the artist. Some accused the pop star of being an attention seeker while others straight insulted the outfit. Let’s take a look at some of the reactions that stood out.
Shields tweeted the photo of Smith with the caption: : “Fashion in 2023″
Fashion in 2023 pic.twitter.com/Vx5IQpvDDv
— Jake Shields (@jakeshieldsajj) February 12, 2023
One fan expressed his shock, calling it the ‘what the f***’ look
Oh I no that look it's called the what the F***
— Daniel James (@djames1981) February 12, 2023
Interestingly, there were a couple of tweets that made a UFO reference
They probably pulled this outfit out of one of the UFOs they downed in Alaska
— shane (@shane_was_taken) February 12, 2023
Was that the UFO that was taken down recently?
— ricardo mercado (@rikAKArik) February 12, 2023
Someone even pointed out how it would be a struggle for the singer to move past a doorway
Then he encounters his greatest foe; A doorway
— Jack Valentine (@ExJackValentine) February 12, 2023
Someone also pointed out how things were evidently getting worse with every passing year
a new low
It as if as we move from year after year things get worse
— 💦Rebirth💦 (@AdenijiJoseph13) February 12, 2023
One individual even made a leg day joke looking at the oversized pants.
Bro needs to skip leg day.
— PyroBlue 🎆 (@BlastingMaster) February 12, 2023
Someone even called it a part of a clown show
Clown show in 2023
— Jason Pacheco (@mek1ner) February 12, 2023
A few netizens also called it an attention-seeking outfit and pointed out how the reactions were exactly what he wanted.
Giving him attention is doing exactly what he wants.
— Link Lifter (@777cubic) February 12, 2023
Attention seeking outfits. Just imagine how empty these people are… constant need to be talked about and noticed 🤷🏻♂️😬.
— AJH (@1_2_question) February 12, 2023
Considering that he had recently been in the news for his controversial grammy performance with satanic references, no one would have expected Sam Smith to make the headlines yet again in a matter of days. Yet, the artist seems to have successfully achieved that, making him a trending topic globally.
The British pop star has been in the news for all the wrong reasons
The British pop star prior to this also made the headlines after his controversial performance at the recent Grammy awards. Many termed Smith’s performance as ‘unholy’ and even ‘anti-Christian’. Along with him, artist Kim Petras was also a part of the performance when they did a live rendition of their song ‘unholy’. Reportedly, viewers have even filed complaints with CBS for airing the show.
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Accompanying the usual bashing, quite a few MMA fighters also slammed the pop star for this performance. Jake Shields was one of those fighters, while Diego Sanchez and Marvin Vettori too voiced their disgust on Twitter.
Shields is well known for airing his thoughts on controversial topics such as this. And it did not come as a surprise that the BJJ black belt called out on the absurd outfit just like many others.
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What do you think of Sam Smith’s choice of clothes? Let us know in the comment section below.
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