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CMAs Attendee Recalls Racist Jeers Directed at Beyonce During 2016 Performance
In a new documentary, a 2016 CMAs attendee recalled another audience member yelling ‘get that Black bitch off the stage’ at Beyonce
From being a show-stopping performer to raising three kids, Beyoncé is simply “Irreplaceable” — and has been crowned Us Weekly’s newest woman crush. Beyonce performs onstage with Martie Maguire of Dixie Chicks at the 50th annual CMA Awards at the Bridgestone Arena on November 2, 2016 in Nashville, Tennessee.Rick Diamond/Getty ImagesThose outside of Bridgestone Arena in Nashville that night also got a look at the ugly side of country fandom as social media soon became awash in negative messages aimed at Beyoncé, ranging from criticizing her politics to blatantly racist remarks. Though a rep for the event called Beyoncé’s performance “a highlight of the evening” at the time, the CMAs soon deleted any mention of it from their social media accounts.
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