Adam Lambert at the American Music Awards.

(Photo from people.com by Mario Anzuoni/Reuters/Landov.)

On Sunday, November 22, Adam Lambert, 27, the runner up of the last season of American Idol, performed during the American Music Awards (AMAs) broadcast on ABC. His performance of the song, Adam Lambert’s AMA performance of “For Your Entertainment” has been the hot topic of controversy since the AMAs because it included extremely sexual choreography and a french kiss with one of his male band members. ABC received over 1,500 complaints about Adam’s performance and was forced to cancel his Wednesday, November 25 scheduled performance on Good Morning America. A rep for the show explained to TV Newser: “Given his controversial live performance on the AMAs we were concerned about airing a similar concert so early in the morning.”

Instead, Adam toned down his performance on CBS’s The Early Show and the Late Show With David Letterman. In an interview during The Early Show, Adam explains that the sexual dance moves were impromptu and not rehearsed. He admits that he felt an adrenaline rush and is proud that he did get a little carried away during his performance. Furthermore, CBS blurred a clip of Adam’s kiss, but minutes later an uncensored clip of Madonna and Britney Spears kissing at the MTV Video Music Awards in 2003 was shown. According to CBS, “The Madonna image is very familiar and has appeared countless times, including many times on morning TV. The Adam Lambert image is a subject of great current controversy, has not been nearly as widely disseminated, and for all we know, may still lead to legal consequences.”

Adam states during an interview with Ryan Seacrest, “I don’t feel like I owe anyone an apology for anything. I performed, it was late night TV, I did something that female performers have been doing for years, no different. It’s just the fact that I’m me and it’s a little different for people. It’s really not that big of a deal.”

According to people.com, Adam continues to receive a great deal of support from his fans. The trending topic, #shameonYouABC has been a popular topic since the ABC canceled his performance on Good Morning America, and fans are accusing the network of discrimination and homophobia.

It’s very sad that people are still so closed minded. I’m sorry, but I have better things to do than file a complaint to ABC about a music artist’s performance. Anyway, if you watch the video of Adam’s AMA performance below, you will see that the kiss (at 3:40) isn’t even bad at all. It only lasts about three seconds. People need to stop worrying about other people’s lives and focus on their own.

Adam Lambert’s AMA performance of “For Your Entertainment”