Every year stars from all over the world come to perform at the Annual Macy’s Thanksgiving parade. This year Rita Ora went viral after being caught seconds off while lip syncing her single Let Me Love You during the annual parade. Her track began playing before she started which made it obvious to everyone watching she was lip syncing. She has since been getting criticism for the mishap like the tweet below.
Yikes Rita Ora caught lip synching at #MacysParade pic.twitter.com/nkd4w9VKRM
— Ryan Schocket (@RyanSchocket) November 22, 2018
And in these…
Rita Ora needs to learn how to lip-sync before embarrassing herself like this 🤣🤚🏼#MacysParade
— Paige (@Paige_3lizab3th) November 22, 2018
Did they explain to Rita Ora that she was supposed to sing along with her track and not just look cute😅😚 #MacysParade
— sara kathleen a. (@aurel_ska) November 22, 2018
Along with the harsh criticism she has received, she has also had many supporters. Her supporters made viewers aware how amazing she still is and that everyone lips syncs during the parade. The following tweets are from those who support her.
Rita Ora is so talented that she can sing on the #MacysParade without even moving her lips!
— evan romano (@EvanRomano) November 22, 2018
Lol @ everyone giving Rita Ora shit. It's 23°F at the #MacysParade. Not a single vocal performance is being done live.
— Michael Saemmer (@HitThe777) November 22, 2018
If y’all want to roast @RitaOra for lip syncing at the parade, don’t forget to roast every single other performer for lip syncing too. It was told and live tv isn’t perfect. Grow up. #MacysParade #RitaOra
— Adriana Tonkonow (@adrianatonkonow) November 23, 2018
Rita did not shy away from the controversy. She immediately interacted with followers via twitter making viewers aware of her side. There were many harsh comments, but Rita stood firm and explained the situation to garner support. I chose #MacysParade as the hashtag which contained both point of views.