{"id":91629,"date":"2023-04-05T08:00:12","date_gmt":"2023-04-05T08:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/05\/kelsea-ballerini-stands-by-cmt-performance-with-drag-queens-despite-backlash\/"},"modified":"2023-04-05T08:00:12","modified_gmt":"2023-04-05T08:00:12","slug":"kelsea-ballerini-stands-by-cmt-performance-with-drag-queens-despite-backlash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/05\/kelsea-ballerini-stands-by-cmt-performance-with-drag-queens-despite-backlash\/","title":{"rendered":"Kelsea Ballerini Stands by CMT Performance with Drag Queens Despite Backlash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<section id=\"cb-9bc79e93bd597afcdb516611b52a3072\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20230404_38aa483faa174100bf3502106f3c5460\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:17919cf9-efb4-4168-a106-48f739129c7f\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>                        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/38\/4by3\/2023\/04\/04\/38aa483faa174100bf3502106f3c5460_md.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Kelsea Ballerini\"\/>\n                <\/div>\n<p>                  <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-9bc79e93bd597afcdb516611b52a3072--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-6726c27cec8742ffff5d01c5b3dc97e8\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/kelsea-ballerini\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Kelsea Ballerini<\/strong><\/a> does not remorse her groundbreaking efficiency alongside drag queens on nationwide tv, and it undoubtedly wasn&#8217;t a shock to showrunners &#8230; TMZ has discovered.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-6726c27cec8742ffff5d01c5b3dc97e8--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-17665e8153aa3b41d1924e80d8e3e0ae\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Sources with direct data inform us &#8230; the backlash Kelsea&#8217;s getting for Sunday&#8217;s CMT Music Awards second &#8212; having 4 &#8220;RuPaul\u2019s Drag Race&#8221; queens come on stage throughout one in all her performances &#8212; is falling on deaf ears &#8230; &#8216;trigger she does not remorse it one bit.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-17665e8153aa3b41d1924e80d8e3e0ae--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-893bd3e50ee8e2d8b0b22671c3b4c15c\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>We&#8217;re advised Kelsea absolutely stands by her choice to characteristic the drag queens &#8230; which some people in conservative circles have gone ballistic over &#8212; accusing CMT of going woke.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-893bd3e50ee8e2d8b0b22671c3b4c15c--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-1572d50651fc76a3c2a2555b16fcaeaf\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-youtube-video-block canvas-youtube-video-block-permalink canvas-youtube-video-block--default  \">\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-1572d50651fc76a3c2a2555b16fcaeaf--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-00e6df0ba49fb9f4e6551f2f67d0d1ea\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>FWIW, the drag queens&#8217; look was absolutely deliberate. Production sources inform TMZ &#8230; each CMT and CBS had been extraordinarily supportive of the cameo and knew about it from the get-go &#8230; we&#8217;re additionally advised they&#8217;d been a part of rehearsals since Friday.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-00e6df0ba49fb9f4e6551f2f67d0d1ea--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-822cfff67a7f82f26c1211bf327d7a3f\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-instagram-media-block canvas-instagram-media-block-permalink canvas-instagram-media-block--default  \">\n<div id=\"cb-822cfff67a7f82f26c1211bf327d7a3f-926551641-target\" class=\"d-flex justify-content-center\">\n<p>Waiting in your permission to load the Instagram Media.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-822cfff67a7f82f26c1211bf327d7a3f--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-3f90974119b1b487961e02e11d2bc0cc\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>One of the drag queens, <strong>Manila Luzon, <\/strong>says it was truly Kelsea&#8217;s thought to contain them &#8212; and she or he did so trigger she&#8217;s an ally. Manila says the drag queens had been tremendous proud of how issues went and respect the community heads for giving them a platform in entrance of a brand new sort of viewers.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-3f90974119b1b487961e02e11d2bc0cc--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-057a11df4131ddf52be7426f7b62f9c8\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>ML provides &#8230; nation music is shifting ahead with the remainder of the world. The efficiency was a celebration of affection and a celebration of artistry.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-057a11df4131ddf52be7426f7b62f9c8--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-e40c81e00af573c12cc8f3a862573345\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-ef4155f9-8af5-4408-8a77-a5f5550402f6-1790789394-image-holder\" class=\"embed-responsive-item video-block__image-holder\">\n          <button class=\"embed-responsive-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-ef4155f9-8af5-4408-8a77-a5f5550402f6-1790789394-play-btn\"><br \/>\n            <span class=\"sr-only\">Play video content material<\/span><br \/>\n          <\/button><br \/>\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/8f\/16by9\/2023\/04\/03\/8f0d55bcb3d14de88171acb6158708a3_md.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\n                  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>                    <span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">CBS<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-e40c81e00af573c12cc8f3a862573345--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-54aa747da6aa625dd74544ca3378c198\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The drag queens weren&#8217;t the one controversial a part of the CMT Awards &#8212; Kelsea&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2023\/04\/03\/kelsea-ballerini-cmt-music-awards-nashville-school-shooting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>feedback on gun management<\/strong><\/a> additionally drew the ire of some on the correct.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-54aa747da6aa625dd74544ca3378c198--><\/p><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Kelsea Ballerini does not remorse her groundbreaking efficiency alongside drag queens on nationwide tv, and it undoubtedly wasn&#8217;t a shock to showrunners &#8230; TMZ has discovered. 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