Sam Smith responds to Howard Stern’s ‘ugly, fat & effeminate’ rant?
By Will Stroude
Sam Smith has seemingly responded to a vile on-air rant from US DJ Howard Stern, in which he labelled the six-time Grammy nominee “ugly”, “fat” and “effeminate”.
Speaking on his radio show last week (January 23), the US ‘shock jock’ and America’s Got Talent judge verbally attacked the 22-year-old, saying: “Do you know what I love about that guy? He’s an ugly motherf***er.
“He’s fat. And I love it. You know what, he looks gay to me. Not that anybody looks gay but he does seem effeminate,” he added.
“I feel like that [Stay With Me] will be his only hit song. I’d like to get him in here and congratulate him on beating the odds.”
Smith – who was the only artist to sell over a million records in both the UK & US last year – seemingly responded to the controversy over the weekend (January 25) in a series of tweets:
Can’t believe what I’ve just read.
— SAM SMITH (@samsmithworld) January 25, 2015
Ignore.
— SAM SMITH (@samsmithworld) January 25, 2015
The singer also retweeted a message from actress and comedienne Bonnie Hunt, who told the singer not to “let negative remarks go to your heart”.
@samsmithworld Sam, you never let all the amazing reviews go to your head, Pls never let negative remarks go to your heart. You are loved
— Bonnie Hunt (@BonnieHunt_real) January 25, 2015
Meanwhile, the Like I Can singer recently hinted that his relationship with Jonathan Ziezel had come to an end – click here to find out more.
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