Sam Smith fans have defended the singer after a cruel ‘stage dive’ video went viral.
Smith is an English singer-songwriter known for popular tracks such as ‘Unholy,’ ‘Dancing with a Stranger,’ and ‘Stay With Me.’
They’ve won numerous accolades throughout their career, including five Grammy Awards, a Golden Globe, and an Academy Award, among others.
In recent years, Smith, who identifies as non-binary and uses they/them pronouns, has been subject to waves of backlash – from their ‘satanic’ stage performance to a bold outfit they wore at the Brit Awards.
But now they’re being defended by fans after a mean video began surfing on X, formerly Twitter.
In a viral video, a person dressed in a Ninja Turtle costume attempts a stage dive and no one catches them.
Many social media trolls uploaded the clip online, labeling the person as Smith while simultaneously body-shaming them.
One clip was titled: “Sam Smith doing a stage dive at his Seattle show.”
After watching such videos, one person asked: “Wait what!? That was Sam Smith!?”
Another added: “Please tell me this isn’t actually Sam Smith.”
‘It’s really Sam Smith?” someone else questioned.
Many of Smith’s fans rushed to the comments and clarified that Smith wasn’t the person in the viral footage.
One viewer said: “That’s not Sam Smith.”
“Despite various accounts spreading false information, Sam Smith DID not stage dive at any concert,” confirmed a second.
“The obsession right-wingers have with Sam Smith has combined with their affinity for fake news and false information,” weighed in another. “This is so CLEARLY not Sam, they have truly never fact-checked a day in their life.”
A fourth person wrote: “You’re not even capable of fact-checking a simple thing such as this, it’s not Sam Smith.”
AP News confirmed the video actually shows a man attending a Vanilla Ice concert, with additional footage showing the American rapper performing his song ‘Ninja Rap’ onstage.
The news outlet reached out to Smith’s spokesperson, Lisa DiAngelo, who also confirmed the video doesn’t show the ‘Latch’ singer.
The costumed individual remains unidentified and it’s unclear what happened to him after the stage dive, however, some people shared well wishes for him in comments, with one writing: “I really hope he’s okay.”
