"They’re About To Drag This Man For 40 Days And 40 Nights": Paul Anthony Kelly Has Sparked A Major Debate For His Beyoncé Take

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Paul Anthony Kelly learned the hard way:

People don't play about Beyoncé on Beyoncé's internet.

When Paul was asked on the Met Gala carpet if he had a favorite Beyoncé song, the Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette star shrugged off the question.

"I don't know," he said, while shaking his head. "I'm a metal head."

His response has been dissected on social media ever since. Some people are calling his tone dismissive:

"Like immediately and it’s not even the answer. It’s the excessive shoulder shrugs and eye rolls. Like okay miss thing we get it"

"Sometimes it’s just the tone. He looked like he had an attitude. “I’m sorry I’m not really an avid consumer of her music, but she seem so sweet” would have been a good answer instead of that superiority complex he showed by saying he listens to heavy metal"

"I'm a metal head too and rarely (if ever) listen to Beyonce but I still have a favourite song of hers. It's not that deep."

"Oh….crush cancelled."

"I mean, I agree with the sentiment, but the question was asked because Beyoncé is one of the heads of the gala"

"well he might like act iii then"

"Its true but at the same time im sure he could’ve named a song lmao Everybody knows atleast one Taylor or Beyonce song his idk and shrug reaction was kinda disrespectful"

"Arrogant, basic white guy attitude. It's one thing not to know her songs which is fine but the way he said it sounds like he can't even be bothered to think for a minute."

While others say that not having a favorite Beyoncé song is not a crime:

"Yess let's normalize people having their own music taste, and not trying to "fit in" In a world where everyone wants to fit in."

"Not everyone listens to Beyonce, the hive needs to grow up."

"They’re about to drag this man for 40 days and 40 nights aren’t they"

"We got to stop pretending certain artists are holy gods and have to be loved and listened to by everyone! He was completely unproblematic and professional and just answered the question honestly! Get off his ass oh my goodness"

"I don’t know who he is, but he is literally just stating he has a preference for heavier music. Why do people always have to start drama over nothing?!"

"He wasn't disrespectful, just real. Beyonce is iconic but not everyone's cup of tea!."

On one side of the ring, Beyoncé was actually a co-chairwoman for the Met Gala this year, and many of the attendees were asked about their favorite Bey songs, from Colman Domingo and Angela Bassett to Nicole Kidman and Chase Infiniti. So the question really wasn't that out of the blue. And Paul's tone could have been construed as being dismissive of her art.

On the other side, music is vast outside of the realm of pop music, and Paul has every right to listen to what moves him. Art's objective in that way.

I'm sure JFK Jr. would have had a more diplomatic answer prepared for this.

What do you think of the drama around Paul Anthony Kelly's lack of Beyoncé knowledge? Let me know in the comments.

Check out the rest of our Met Gala coverage here.

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