Jennifer Lopez and Iggy Azalea are set to perform their raunchy rump-shaking remix “Booty” this Sunday at the American Music Awards, and that apparently has ABC executives in a tizzy while setting some ground rules about the performance.
Though the show will run with a three to four second delay in case censorship is needed, ABC has allegedly told the 45-year-old and 24-year-old that there will be no butt cracks and no rubbing allowed.
From TMZ:
“Our spies tell us … Iggy and J.Lo will perform ‘Booty’ … and network honchos are nervous … real nervous. The execs have set the ground rules … no cracks, no rubbing. There will be a 3-4 second delay, but these shows have a rich history of raunchy performances slipping through … the cracks.
It’s interesting … we’re told ABC has not put the kibosh on spanking … something fairly prominent in the music video. But that’s as sexual as execs will allow.”
But, considering the “Booty” music video consists of four minutes and 17 seconds of scenes like these below, a performance lacking in the two grinding and rubbing up against each other while oiled up in high-cut swimsuits and wearing wet hair could be hard to pull off.
(Photo: Vevo screen capture)
(Photo: Vevo screen capture)
(Photo: Vevo screen capture)
The AMAs air Sunday, Nov. 23 at 8 p.m.
In the meanwhile, see the video here. (RELATED: Jennifer Lopez And Iggy Azalea Finally Release ‘Booty Anthem’)