Adam Lambert Still Feeling Backlash From AMA Performance

Adam Lambert did a far worse thing that Janet and Justin.

By all means... what Adam Lambert did on the American Music Awards show on Sunday Nov. 22 was far worse than what Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake did during Super Bowl XXXVIII, but it seems no one wants to acknowledge that.

Anyways, Adam admits that during his performance, he took the show to a whole new level with his very sexually charged American Music Awards performance, but makes no bones about being in the wrong for anything.

Earlier this week, Lambert appeared on CBS's "The Early Show" and suggested that the performance would not have caused as much controversy if he weren't openly gay. Uhhhh, dude, either way, the act itself is controversial because that particular venue was also attended by children and seen by children everywhere. He also said there were other "adult" moments on the show that caused no outrage.

"I admit I did get carried away, but I don't see anything wrong with it," he said Wednesday. "I do see how people got offended and that was not my intention. My intention was to interpret the lyrics of my song and have a good time with it."

On stage during the show, Lambert pushed a male dancers face into his crotch, and then later kissed a male keyboard player, dragged a female dancer around by the ankles and had a dancer simulate oral sex on him while performing "For Your Entertainment," a song with a sexual edge.

Initially, Adam was supposed to appear on ABC's "Good Morning America", but after the show aired, ABC received numerous complaints about the performance and ended up cancelling his appearance on their Wednesday Nov. 25 show citing that they "couldn't trust what he would do."

Lambert admitted he didn't rehearse some of the more risque elements of his award show performance - a point that particularly upset Disney-owned ABC, which said it was taken by surprise by what he did. In the future, he said he'd try to get these issues cleared before the show.

But he noted that Lady Gaga smashed whiskey bottles during her performance, Eminem rapped about rape and Janet Jackson briefly groped a male dancer.

"Janet Jackson, crotch grab," he said. "I haven't heard one peep about that."

He said that "if it had been a female pop performer doing (his) moves that were on the stage, I don't think there would be nearly as much of an outrage."

"I think it's because I'm a gay male," he added.

Offered a chance to apologize, he declined. He said he didn't consider that there may have been children watching because his American Music Awards performance came at nearly 11 p.m., and that it's a parent's job to monitor what their children are watching on TV.

"I'm not a baby sitter," he said. "I'm a performer."

Asked what he'd do differently if he had the chance, Lambert said, "I would sing it a little bit better."

"I guess I have a tendency to divide people," he added. "Apples and oranges - you either like it or you don't."

"For Your Entertainment" is the title cut and first single from Lambert's new album, which went on sale Monday. He didn't perform that on "The Early Show," opting instead for the songs "What Do You Want From Me" and "Music Again."

He said before performing, "Parents, this is appropriate, I promise."

Lambert took questions from fans surrounding CBS' midtown Manhattan studio, including one who said she had traveled from Japan to see him. None of the questions were about Sunday's performance.

Lambert's mother came on stage between his two songs, and was asked what she thought of her son at the American Music Awards.

"I was a little taken aback," she said. "But, you know, I just went with the flow. It's all good."

courtesty of www.Billboard.com

Adam Lambert Still Feeling Backlash From AMA Performance

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