The AMAs provided performances by the biggest names in music today, but the event’s host, Pitbull, is drawing some criticism.
The “Give Me Everything” singer pulled double duty as host and performer, hitting the stage with Ne-Yo, but viewers didn’t quite take to his hosting abilities.
“Why is Pitbull” started trending on Twitter during the show, with tweets such as “It's been 2 hours and I still don't understand why Pitbull is hosting,” and “Oh my god why is pitbull hosting the AMAs does he even make music or just say mr worldwide in other people's songs.”
According to Fox Latino, his jokes about Latinos weren’t well received.
“Now, you all know I’m Cuban, but remember America, not all Latinos are Mexican. We got everybody here tonight – black, white, pink, purple, orange, Asian, Latino – and guess what, President Obama said we can all stay. God Bless America,” he said, later switching back and forth from Spanish to English in what he explained was an effort to bump up the ratings.
He also joked that ABC told him when “I spoke just three Spanish words, ratings went up 142 percent, so get ready for three hours of just subtitles!”
WHY IS PITBULL HOSTING HE IS SO IRRELEVANT MR 305 NEEDS TO GO BACK TO 2010
— brooke (@tomlinsinner) November 24, 2014
Oh my god why is pitbull hosting the AMAs does he even make music or just say mr worldwide in other people's songs
— meg (@meganitram) November 24, 2014
why is pitbull even relevant enough to host. i forget he exists.
— αsнιєє ѕwíғ† (@ayeeeswift) November 24, 2014
I'm still confused as to why Pit Bull is the host of choice here. But I'm going with it, I guess.
— DGC (@DGCsays) November 24, 2014
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