Iggy Azalea Defends Finishing Concert as Backup Dancer Suffers a Seizure Mid-Song

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Iggy Azalea experienced a terrifying moment when one of her backup dancers suffered a seizure during a concert.

The incident took place on Thursday night, when Iggy was performing for a concert in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The rapper was singing her song "Black Widow," when one of her three dancers suddenly fell to the floor in front of the shocked audience. Iggy continued to perform, unaware of the severity of the young woman's condition. She immediately called for a medic to come onstage, before eventually finishing out the show.

However, the Australian native became the subject of much criticism because of her decision to let the show go on. Iggy later defended herself against the claims on Instagram, where she also gave an update on the dancer's condition.

In her statement, Iggy wrote: "Just want to let everyone asking know my dancer is OKAY!"

"The light & heat caused her to have a seizure," Azalea explained. "She is backstage feeling much better."

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The "Fancy" rapper then delved into the thoughts running through her mind at the time of the frightening incident. She shared that she "thought [the dancer] had just fallen/twisted her ankle," so she kept going. Iggy acknowledged that it "may sound harsh" but she felt obligated to "keep singing until the music stops" before asking for a medic.

She said, "We are all really shaken up by what happened & just thankful she is okay."

She finished her statements with one important message: "I know it's easy to make memes of someone "passed out" but someone having a seizure isn't funny, it's really scary! So I hope my fans do not repost some of the memes i'm seeing about my dancer."

We wish her dancer a speedy recovery!

 

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[dMog]

my wife suffers from this disorder...the world does not come to a stop and we do not expect everyone to go home and what ever event or function we were at to close up shop if she has an incident... nor do we wish or expect it do so when and ifit happens to her

[LeetPirate]

You can't win with the social justice libtards, they always complain regardless of the choice made. If she had stopped the concert they would have cried and whined about not getting their money's worth or some other trash. It's easy to judge people in hindsight but these same judgemental lunatics forget that people are all just people and in the heat of the moment a decision is made, right or wrong is all about perspective.