“They’re so talented, and I definitely don’t do them justice,” Addison Rae, the social media star said of the TikTokers whose dances she performed on The Tonight Show
Addison Rae is addressing backlash she received after failing to credit the mostly Black creators of the TikTok dances she performed last week on The Tonight Show .
When asked about the incident, Rae (whose real name is Addison Easterling) told TMZ that leaving the creator’s names out of the sketch was unintentional, saying the original choreographers “definitely deserves all the credit.”
“I think they were all credited in the original YouTube posting , but it’s kinda hard to credit during the show,” she said. “But they all know that I love them so much and I mean, I support all of them so much. And hopefully one day we can all meet up and dance together.”
She also said she and the show’s team were discussing the incident “behind the scenes” and added, “But it was so much fun. I had so much fun, and I’m very grateful and thankful. It was a great time.”
During the broadcast, Rae performed eight dances that have gone viral on TikTok (including “Blinding Lights,” “Up,” “Savage Love” and “Laffy Taffy”), while host Jimmy Fallon held up cards bearing the titles of the trends.
“Ever since the beginning, I’ve been talking to most of them and definitely want to collab with a lot of them,” she told TMZ.
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Addison Rae Responds to Criticism That “The Tonight Show” Didn’t Credit Dance
“This is what white privilege looks like—Black creators innovate dances and do them amazingly but Addison Rae gets invited on Fallon to perform them in a ho-hum way,” one Twitter user said. “She’s not racist, Fallon’s not racist, but somehow the Black dancers are erased. Even though they dance better.”
“It’s kind of hard to credit during the show,” she continued. “They all know that I love them so much and I support all of them so much and hopefully one day we can all meet up and dance together.”
Addison also said that she is speaking to Jimmy about the situation privately. It’s unclear if they have any plans to credit the creators further.
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