Beyoncé slammed by concerned parents after VERY risqué performance (2024)

  • Mother-of-one wore a thong bodysuit to perform Drunk In Love with husband Jay Z
  • She began the performance straddling a chair, before writhing around and dancing up to the rapper
  • Many parents took to Twitter to complain that the dance routine was too raunchy for children to watch
  • One fan tweeted: 'Beyoncé can twerk and dance dirty on stage by oh if Miley does it she's such a horrible person'
  • Beyoncé fans rushed to defend the singer's performance with her husband as 'inspiring'

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Beyoncé's Grammy Awards performance was slammed by concerned parents on Sunday as they deemed the incredibly risqué routine too explicit for children to watch.

The 32-year-old singer wore a revealing black thong bodysuit over fishnet tights to perform a rendition of her hit Drunk In Love alongside husband Jay Z at the Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles.

Beyoncé's sexy dance routine, which aired at 8pm on both coasts and at 7pm central time, had many furious parents posting comments on social media that the performance was 'disrespectful', had 'no class' and was entirely inappropriate for young viewers.

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Taking it too far: Beyoncé was slammed for her risqué performance at the Grammy Awards on Sunday night by concerned parents who deemed it inappropriate for young children to watch

From start to end, the mother-of-one's routine could only be described as both seductive and risqué.

She opened the show straddling a chair then proceeded to writhe around on it before twerking her way up to a standing position.

Belting out the lyrics to the explicit song, many of which had been bleeped out, it wasn't too long before she was joined onstage by husband Jay Z, who looked dapper in a black spotted tuxedo.

Getting up from the chair, Beyonce then embarked in a spot of back-to-back slow and sexy dancing with her husband, running her hands up and down his leg and bottom in moves Miley Cyrus would have been proud of.

The 44-year-old rapper couldn't help but get touchy feely with his wife, clasping his hands on her famous derriere and giving her a sultry kiss mid-song.

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The audience at the Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles went wild for the first live joint performance of the song from music's number one couple, who raked in a combined $95million last year.

However the audience at home appeared to be less impressed.

Viewer Katie Stapp wrote: 'Come on people!! Yeah Beyoncé has an amazing voice but that outfit?!?!? Completely no class. Give children something to look up to #absurd.'

And Stephen G. Peters tweeted: 'Sorry Beyoncé!!! Class ALWAYS wins! It wins for our children. Sad day when our kids can't even watch the Grammy's! #Puzzled.'

Jay Z placed his hand on Beyoncé's bottom as he pulled her in for a kiss mid-song at the Sunday night awards show

Revealing outfit: Beyoncé opted for a thong bodysuit over fishnet tights for the performance, which aired at 8pm

Voicing their opinions: Countless viewers took to Twitter to comment on Beyoncé and Jay Z's performance of Drunk In Love

Theresa Bailey commented: 'Beyonce seriously? It's 8:00. That performance was NOT appropriate for children. Thank God mine are in bed. #shameonyou.'

Leah Simmons wrote: 'All it took was a clip of Beyoncé twerking to say I would never let my children watch the Grammys. Won't even go into the other reasons...'

And Maria Sanz commented: 'Watching the #GRAMMYs at 8pm with my children(music lovers) performance by Beyoncé and her lack of clothing very inappropriate, she's a mom?'

Another user called JJ Boogie tweeted: 'Opening Grammy song performance inappropriate for young children. Thank you Beyonce. #ChannelChange.'

Some viewers felt even more strongly about the performance, with Melissa Merry writing: 'Beyoncé looked a W***e onstage. Just goes to show no respect for little children watching the Grammy show.'

Twitter user clarkette added: 'Beyoncé can twerk and dance dirty on stage by oh if Miley does it she's such a horrible person.'

Despite comparisons to Cyrus's explicit performance with married singer Robin Thicke at last year's MTV Video Music Awards, many fans rushed to defend Queen Bey's shimmying up to husband Jay Z.

Sophie Choudry tweeted: 'Can there possibly be a more talented, inspiring, awesome couple in the world of showbiz?'

Modern Family actress Sarah Hyland tweeted: 'Tonight also justified my obsession (of over a decade) with @Pink That woman is everything. Oh and also @Beyonce that's all.'

Kicking things off: The 32-year-old singer was bathed in blue light as she started the performance while straddling a chair

Writhing around: Beyoncé ended up flipping upside down on the chair as the routine continued

Raunchy: Beyoncé and husband Jay Z caused uproar with their performance at the Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles

Bump and grind: Beyoncé was joined by husband Jay Z on stage, and performed some seductive dancing up against her spouse

Collaboration: Beyoncé and husband Jay Z performed their hit song Drunk In Love live for the first time together at Sunday night's Grammy Awards

Saucy: Beyoncé's outfit did very little to contain her bootylicious figure

Beyoncé's performance comes after she admitted in a recent mini-documentary that she is proud to embrace her sexuality.

She said: 'I don’t have any shame about being sexual. I’m not embarrassed about it. And I don’t feel like I have to protect that side of me.'

The singer's often overtly-sexual performances haven't put off President Obama praising Beyoncé as an important role model for children - including his own.

He said recently: 'Beyoncé could not be a better role model for my girls because she carries herself with such class and poise and has so much talent.'

Controversial: Many viewers tweeted that if Miley Cyrus had done a similar routine, she would have been slammed for it. Here, she is seen twerking with Robin Thicke at the MTV VMA Awards last August

Hypocritical: Many viewers commented on what would have happened if Miley had performed the routine

So NOW you're covering up? The singer concealed her outfit underneath a blue blazer after the performance

Beyoncé slammed by concerned parents after VERY risqué performance (2024)

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