Katherine Ryan has reassured fans that she did not feel "uncomfortable" after an on-stage confrontation with rapper Slowthai at the NME Awards.
13.02.2020 - 17:16 / breakingnews.ie
Rapper Slowthai has apologised to Katherine Ryan for his behaviour on stage for which he was criticised at the NME Awards.
The grime artist, who was awarded the hero of the year prize at the ceremony, had asked the comic to smell his cologne, referred to her as “baby girl” and also put his arm around her waist in front of the audience.
Slowthai tweeted: “@nme please forward my award to @kathbum for she is the hero of the year. what started as a joke between us escalated to a point of shameful
Katherine Ryan has reassured fans that she did not feel "uncomfortable" after an on-stage confrontation with rapper Slowthai at the NME Awards.
slowthai was set to be crowned the Hero of the Year at Wednesday’s NME Awards, but he ended the night having to apologize to host Katherine Ryan publicly instead. The rapper had a bizarre exchange with Ryan in the middle of the show, where he made sexually forward comments that elicited a series of sarcastic responses from her.
"She is the true hero of the year"
Rapper Slowthai has faced backlash after hurling a Champagne glass into the audience at this year’s NME Awards, before jumping into the crowd and sparking a brawl.The hip-hop artist, 25, was booed earlier in the night after making “inappropriate” comments towards host Katherine Ryan while accepting the Hero Of The Year award.