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The View hosts defend Taylor Swift after backlash for ignoring Celine Dion at the Grammys

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Updated 11:08 6 Feb 2024 GMTPublished 11:09 6 Feb 2024 GMT

The View hosts defend Taylor Swift after backlash for ignoring Celine Dion at the Grammys

The ABC show hosts have condemned people who focused on Swift's interaction with Dion opposed to her Grammys win

Poppy Bilderbeck

Poppy Bilderbeck

Taylor Swift's interaction with Celine Dion at the Grammys has been defended by The View hosts.

Swift took home the 'Album of the Year' award - for the fourth time - at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony held on Sunday (February 4) at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.

However, rather than simply celebrating her win, some viewers flocked to social media to condemn Swift's apparent treatment of Dion who was presenting the award.

Despite footage of the event showing Swift singing along to Dion's 'The Power of Love' as the 55-year-old entered the stage, oh and the pair being snapped embracing after the ceremony was over, some social media users honed in on the moment Swift took the award from Dion.

In the clip, Swift seemingly doesn't make eye contact with Dion and doesn't really appear to acknowledge her, before then swiftly facing out towards the audience to give her acceptance speech.

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One X user said: "Taylor swift was so rude to not even acknowledge such a great icon as Celine Dion!"

Another added: "Great to see Celine Dion make an appearance despite suffering from a debilitating disease and she is completely ignored by Taylor Swift who lacked respect and just grabbed the award from her hands without even thanking or even looking at her. I like Taylor but that was classless!"

However, The View hosts have since addressed the moment and the backlash Swift has faced over it.

Taylor Swift faced backlash online for her interaction with Celine Dion.
Getty Images/Christopher Polk/Billboard

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During yesterday's (February 5) episode of The View, Sunny Hostin acknowledged there's been 'controversy' surrounding Swift's acceptance of the award and people saying Swift 'didn't give [Dion] enough flowers'.

However, the host argued the moment was 'Taylor's' and she was 'probably shocked' and just 'got caught up in the moment'.

Co-panelist Sara Haines added there was clearly 'a lot of emotion' going on for Swift who she similarly believes was 'shocked'.

The View hosts have spoken out in defense of Swift.
ABC

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Alongside being targeted for her interaction with Dion, Swift has also faced criticism recently from NFL fans over her attending games in support of her Kansas City Chiefs' player boyfriend, Travis Kelce.

Fellow The View host Ana Navarro commended Swift earlier in the show for 'not letting [haters] take away her happiness and her success'.

"All those people bullying Taylor Swift are turning me into a Taylor Swift fan," she said. "Because she's responding to it with such grace and such joy."

She added: "Just the thought of all those conspiracy-threading, misogynist [...] just evil, hateful, Taylor Swift-bashing jerks having their heads explode at the fact she was winning 'Album of the Year' and making history gave me all sorts of joy."

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Hostin urged people to 'not take away' from the ceremony, drawing on co-host Whoopi Goldberg's comment about it being a 'beautiful night for women'.

Featured Image Credit: ABC / CBS

Topics: Celebrity, Film and TV, Grammys, Social Media, Taylor Swift, US News, Whoopi Goldberg

Poppy Bilderbeck
Poppy Bilderbeck

Poppy Bilderbeck is a Senior Journalist at LADbible Group. She graduated from The University of Manchester in 2021 with a First in English Literature and Drama, where alongside her studies she was Editor-in-Chief of The Tab Manchester. Poppy is most comfortable when chatting about all things mental health, is proving a drama degree is far from useless by watching and reviewing as many TV shows and films as possible and is such a crisp fanatic the office has been forced to release them in batches.

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