Complaints poured in to ABC this week following Adam Lambert’s sexually charged performance at the American Music Awards, including
his passionate kiss of a male keyboard player and a move in which one of Lambert’s dancers stuck his face in the singer’s crotch during the S&M–themed performance of “For Your Entertainment.” He also fondled one dancer and led two dancers around on a leash. “A lot of what I do is kind of freestyle,” Lambert said. “That’s how it was on Idol. That’s how I perform.” ABC said it has received about 1,500 complaints, which it described as a “moderate” amount.
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