Iggy Azalea said she continued to perform on Thursday while one of her dancers was laying on the stage because she didn’t know she was suffering a seizure.
“I thought she had just fallen [or] twisted her ankle,” the rapper explained in an Instagram Story. “And it may sound harsh but you keep singing until the music stops & ask for a medic which is what I did.”
Azalea was performing at the Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil when the female dancer collapsed on stage. Azalea asked for a medic to attend to the dancer and then continued to perform until the sound was cut.
On social media, trolls criticized Azalea and accused her of being insensitive. Others poked fun at the dancer’s medical situation.
“I know it’s easy to make memes of someone ‘passed out’ but someone having a seizure isn’t funny,” Azalea shared. “It’s really scary! so I hope my fans do not repost some of the memes I’m seeing about my dancer.”
In a separate message, Azalea said she is “worn down” by the vitriol aimed at her on social media.
“Everyone is just trying to make it through their day,” she wrote. “Could we be a little kinder to each other?”