Angela Bassett did the thing (shouted out Ariana DeBose in her NAACP acceptance speech)
herself, accepting the NAACP Image Award for Entertainer of the Year on February 25, referenced the song.
“I guess Angela Bassett did the thing!” Bassett joked while accepting the award at Saturday night’s ceremony, garnering a laugh from the crowd. A clear student of the medium, Bassett even accompanied the joke with a DeBose-esque shoulder shimmy. .Although Bassett may be joining in on the joke, it’s all in good fun: Bassett says she got in touch with DeBose after noticing just how much online traction the rap was picking up.’s Angelique Jackson of DeBose during the NAACP Image Awards’ Red Carpet.
In the wake of all that attention, DeBose briefly deactivated her Twitter account, but kept things light in an Instagram post, where she highlighted some of her favorite send-ups alongside the caption: “The internet is wild y’all! Appreciate all the love.” If being a good sport is the thing, DeBose definitely did it.
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