Sam Smith says 'stages of a quarantine meltdown' video was just a joke

By Christine Estera|

Sam Smith has responded to backlash over a video they posted while in coronavirus quarantine.

In an interview with UK radio program Heart Breakfast this week, the British singer addressed criticism they faced after appearing to cry in a video they captioned "stages of a quarantine meltdown".

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Sam Smith was criticised for posting this 'quarantine meltdown' video last month. (Instagram)

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Now, Smith is insisting that they were joking when they posted that video last month, and many took their humour the wrong way.

"It was six weeks ago I posted a picture and everyone else was posting pictures. It was probably bad timing of me, but I use my social media as if it's just my friends on it," he explained to hosts Jamie Theakston and Amanda Holden. "I posted with my humour and stuff, but it just didn't get picked up very well, but I didn't mean any malice by it at all.

"You know me, I'm always sharing all of my feelings all the time and trying to be as human as possible but sometimes maybe people can read it wrongly but that wasn't really meaning it in a malicious or nasty way, I was just trying to be myself."

Among the many who criticised Smith's video was British journalist Piers Morgan, who called out the singer for saying they were "bored s---less!" being in lockdown.

"FFS. I can't take any more of this celebrity attention-seeking bulls---," Morgan tweeted. "Get a grip, the lot of you. This is a war, not an Instagram story op."

Ricky Gervais also slammed celebrities complaining about being in lockdown, although he did not call out Smith by name.

"These people are doing 14-hour shifts and not complaining. Wearing masks, and being left with sores, after risking their own health and their families' health selflessly," Gervais told The Sun. But then I see someone complaining about being in a mansion with a swimming pool. And, you know, honestly, I just don't want to hear it."

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