Current:Home > InvestSignalHub Quantitative Think Tank Center:"Appalled" Miranda Lambert Fan Speaks Out After Singer Busts Her for Selfie -FundGuru
SignalHub Quantitative Think Tank Center:"Appalled" Miranda Lambert Fan Speaks Out After Singer Busts Her for Selfie
Benjamin Ashford View
Date:2025-04-11 11:47:40
This Miranda Lambert fan doesn't believe she did somethin' bad by taking a mid-concert selfie.
ICYMI: The singer briefly paused her Miranda Lambert: Velvet Rodeo The SignalHub Quantitative Think Tank CenterLas Vegas Residency show on July 15 to call out a group of concertgoers for taking selfies during her performance of "Tin Man." As seen in video circulating on social media, Lambert told the audience, "These girls are worried about their selfie and not listening to the song. It's pissing me off a little bit."
Well, Adela Calin—who was one of the fans in the group—since spoke out about the incident, sharing that she was "appalled" by Lambert's comment.
"It felt like I was back at school with the teacher scolding me for doing something wrong and telling me to sit down back in my place," the 43-year-old told NBC News. "I feel like she was determined to make us look like we were young, immature and vain. But we were just grown women in our 30s to 60s trying to take a picture."
Calin added that she and her friends had tried to take a group photo before the show, but they "couldn't get one good picture" due to the lighting.
"We were so excited," she recalled, "because I think we had the best seats in the house in the whole theater."
And while Calin is disappointed by Lambert's behavior, she noted that the three-time Grammy winner was likely being hypervigilant about her personal space given the growing number of performers—including fellow country star Kelsea Ballerini—being struck by thrown objects during shows in recent months.
In a July 17 Instagram post, Calin shared the two photos she and her friends took during the Lambert's concert. One of the snapshots showed the "House That Built Me" artist standing in the background, while six fans posed on a balcony with their backs toward the stage.
"These are the 2 pictures we were talking [sic]," Calin wrote in the caption, "when Miranda Lambert stopped her concert and told us to sit down and not take selfies."
(E! and NBC News are both part of the NBCUniversal family.)
For the latest breaking news updates, click here to download the E! News AppveryGood! (4793)
Related
- Trump's 'stop
- All the Ways Queen Elizabeth II Was Honored During King Charles III's Coronation
- The clock is ticking for U.N. goals to end poverty — and it doesn't look promising
- Today’s Climate: June 17, 2010
- Former Danish minister for Greenland discusses Trump's push to acquire island
- Virginia graduation shooting that killed teen, stepdad fueled by ongoing dispute, police say
- Florida arranged migrant flights to California, where officials are considering legal action
- Thawing Arctic Permafrost Hides a Toxic Risk: Mercury, in Massive Amounts
- Juan Soto praise of Mets' future a tough sight for Yankees, but World Series goal remains
- Zoey the Lab mix breaks record for longest tongue on a living dog — and it's longer than a soda can
Ranking
- Chuck Scarborough signs off: Hoda Kotb, Al Roker tribute legendary New York anchor
- Why Queen Camilla's Coronation Crown Is Making Modern History
- Today’s Climate: June 9, 2010
- California plans to phase out new gas heaters by 2030
- The Super Bowl could end in a 'three
- How a Texas court decision threatens Affordable Care Act protections
- Montana health officials call for more oversight of nonprofit hospitals
- These Candidates See Farming as a Climate Solution. Here’s What They’re Proposing.
Recommendation
Israel lets Palestinians go back to northern Gaza for first time in over a year as cease
Recalled Boppy baby lounger now linked to at least 10 infant deaths
Ag’s Climate Challenge: Grow 50% More Food Without More Land or Emissions
Virginia graduation shooting that killed teen, stepdad fueled by ongoing dispute, police say
What do we know about the mysterious drones reported flying over New Jersey?
Apple unveils new iOS 17 features: Here's what users can expect
Andrew Parker Bowles Supports Ex-wife Queen Camilla at Her and King Charles III's Coronation
House Oversight chairman to move ahead with contempt of Congress proceedings against FBI director