Viewers of The Voice UK are well-versed in the fact that will.i.am is notorious for saying his mind. However, the hitmaker and “coach” on the show sparked social media debate tonight following controversial comments made about diva Mariah Carey while praising favourite-to-win Leah McFall.
See what went down after the jump…
{will.i.am to Leah McFall : “If Mariah Carey heard you sing, she’d be like “Dang, I wish I could sing like that still”}
Naturally, will’s words sparked outrage amongst Mimi’s ever-loyal Lambs, who took to Twitter in their thousands to write comments such as….
As for our two-cents on the matter, we’re somewhat torn. On the one hand, Mariah is musical royalty, hence his comments -whether intended as such or not- were always going to be decoded as “shade”. That said, isn’t he saying just what those with ears and no bias have been thinking for years?
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