Country fans seem to still be up in arms over Beyoncé stepping into the country scene. At a recent concert, Chris Stapleton blurted a chuckle when someone threw her some major shade.
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It's been some weeks now since Beyoncé's Cowboy Carter won the GRAMMY award over Chris Stapleton's Higher. Country purists, and fans in general, were fuming over this, and it seems some still are.
Stapleton has been touring Down Under, and he was taken aback by a comment made at one of his Melbourne shows. Australians can be hilariously blunt and cheeky, so it's no surprise that during a quieter part of the show, someone yelled, "F--k Beyoncé."
That received a downpour of whistles and cheers from the crowd, and Chris Stapleton immediately laughed at it. "What?" he responded, a big grin still on his face. A moment later, he diplomatically responded with, "I don't think so."
Shutting down the insult resulted in playful boos from the crowd. I mean, it's Chris Stapleton; there's no way he'd join in and bash on one of the biggest superstars of all time.
It's still a funny watch (made funnier by the Australian accent), and you can watch it below.
Fans React To Chris Stapleton Shutting Down Anti-Beyoncé Shout-Out
Many Chris Stapleton and country fans hit the comments to share their thoughts. The reviews are pretty mixed, much more so than I thought they'd be.
"He's only saying that because anyone who bashes Beyoncé gets in trouble," joked one. I mean, that would be the wise move.
"The accent makes it better," laughed another. True enough, it's weird to hear an Australian accent in a country singer's crowd.
"The switch up," observed another. Stapleton's change in expression and tone was pretty funny.
"I love them both, and I don't like this thing of turning them against each other," commented another. This is the most level-headed approach to this I've seen so far.
"He is so humble!!!!! Definitely should have been him," exclaimed a fan.
"Ew this is so distasteful," disparaged one more.
In all honesty, folks, I thought there'd be a lot more country purists echoing the comment of the Aussie. Maybe we are getting past it after all.
