“Power” star Omari Hardwick is feeling the fury of the Beyhive after he kissed Beyoncé twice on the cheek while greeting her at the 2019 NAACP Image Awards on Saturday. The move went down near her husband Jay-Z, as seen in the clip above, and fans are not impressed.
“2nd kiss was unnecessary & uncomfortable. Don’t do that again,” tweeted user @farhana_io. “We women so often get touched, kissed, groped & poked in instances exactly like this (at an event, at work, etc). WE DON’T LIKE IT. It’s time to no longer let these moments of discomfort slide.”
As reported by eonline.com, some Bey fans came for Hardwick on his Instagram page by posting a swarm of bee emojis and even some threats.
“You tried my Queen with that 2nd kiss! You fine but you ain’t that fine! Count your days,” one person wrote.
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@OmariHardwick 2nd kiss was unnecessary & uncomfortable. Don’t do that again. We women so often get touched, kissed, groped & poked in instances exactly like this (at an event, at work, etc). WE DON’T LIKE IT. It’s time to no longer let these moments of discomfort slide. (1/3) https://t.co/ezFrdhvBsU
— Farhana (@farhana_io) March 31, 2019
“So you’re the dude that got too close to Beyoncé? Come outside I just wanna talk,” another user commented.
Others noted how awkward the interaction played out in the fan made video.
Pep making a big deal out of the Omari Hardwick kissing Beyonce on the cheek while saying bye. He was being polite saying hi and bye. The timing was just awkward. Don’t make this a man crossing the line thing. Ya’ll out here really trying to make something out of nothing! #power
— Isaac Alisma (@IAlisma) March 31, 2019
Omg! But that kiss though Awkward.
Omari Hardwick kissing Beyonce.#NAACPImageAwards2019#NAACPImageAwards pic.twitter.com/ImBKIwP54n
— Latrice Butts (@latricebutts) March 31, 2019
And of course the moment inspired a slew of memes:
How many times did you want to kiss Beyoncé?
Omari:pic.twitter.com/MC2Juj7l2D
— SALUD (@Seb_Cremer) March 31, 2019
Meanwhile, add Hardwick’s co-star 50 Cent to the chorus of voices joking about Omari and Beyoncé’s embrace.
The rapper weighed in on the controversy on Instagram, writing, “Season 6 of POWER Jay Z kills Ghost don’t miss it we lit,” he said (see the post below). “Ghost looking for more money for the queens child project.”
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