Singer and songwriter Tems has gone viral for wearing an enormous headpiece at the 2023 Oscars – which left audience members who sat behind her unable to see the stage.
Tems, 27 – who co-wrote Rihanna‘s Academy Award-nominated song Lift Me Up from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever – has caused quite the stir online thanks to her bizarre choice of clothing at the star-studded event.
The artist opted for a dramatic white dress with a long train and huge shoulder piece that wrapped around her head when she attended the coveted awards show, which took place at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood, California, on Sunday evening.
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And while she certainly rocked the outfit, after images of her sitting in the audience with her gigantic and over-the-top headpiece quickly made their way around the web, many social media users were in shambles over the fact that she completely blocked the view of those around her.
Singer and songwriter Tems has gone viral for wearing an enormous headpiece at the 2023 Oscars – which left audience members who sat behind her unable to see the stage
Tems, 27 – who co-wrote Rihanna’s nominated song Lift Me Up from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever – has caused quite the stir online thanks to her bizarre choice of clothing
The artist opted for a dramatic white dress with a long train
It also contained a huge shoulder piece that wrapped around her head
Twitter quickly erupted with memes about her look, with one person writing, ‘What people sitting behind Tems are seeing,’ alongside a snap of a white curtain.
‘POV: You’re sitting behind Tems watching the Oscars,’ tweeted someone else, accompanied by an image of white fabric.
And while she certainly rocked the outfit, images of her sitting in the audience with her gigantic and over-the-top headpiece quickly made their way around the web
‘I know whomever is behind Tems is mad as Hell,’ added another user, while a fourth said: ‘Imagine scoring an invite to the Oscars and discovering your seat is behind [Tems].’
‘Yo, what the f**k is Tems wearing? She getting married at the after parties?’ joked a different person. ‘She’s blocking everyone’s view.’
‘I can’t help but laugh because every time I see Tems I know them people behind her are SICK,’ read another tweet.
‘If I was sitting behind Tems I would be pissed. Oscars needs to enforce a dress code after this year for a mess like that,’ raged someone else.
‘Oscars, make Tems sit in the back or remove that outrageous view-obstructing piece,’ a different person wrote.
‘The lady behind Tems’ neck is going to be hurting after tonight,’ joked another user.
Many social media users were in shambles over the fact that she completely blocked the view of those around her
Twitter quickly erupted with memes about her look, with one person writing, ‘What people sitting behind Tems are seeing,’ alongside a snap of a white curtain
‘POV: You’re sitting behind Tems watching the Oscars,’ tweeted someone else, accompanied by an image of white fabric
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Some people even slammed the Oscars, with one user writing, ‘Make Tems sit in the back or remove that outrageous view-obstructing piece’
Some users, on the other hand, defended Tems, with one of her supporters claiming, ‘If you’re sitting BEHIND greatness that is known as Tems, then perhaps you’re just not that important’
Others blamed it on the creators of the strange look. ‘Her designers should have thought this through,’ read another tweet
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Some users, on the other hand, defended Tems, with one of her supporters claiming, ‘If you’re sitting BEHIND greatness that is known as Tems, then perhaps you’re just not that important.’
‘That’s not Tems’ issue,’ said another person, while a different user wrote, ‘That’s queen [Tems]. They should try and hustle for front seat next time.’
‘Consider yourself lucky to even sit at her back,’ stated someone else.
Others blamed it on the creators of the strange look. ‘Her designers should have thought this through,’ read another tweet.
Someone else agreed, ‘She looks stunning but perhaps the designers could have made the top bit detachable.’
