People are reacting to the moment Ballon d'Or winner Ada Hegerberg was asked to twerk
People have taken to social media to express their anger and concern after the comments made by DJ Martin Solveig following Ada Hegerberg's Ballon d'Or win.
The soccer player is the first female to win the Ballon d'Or.
When she joined Martin Solveig and Kylian Mbappé on stage she was asked by the DJ to twerk.
The 23-year-old replied “no” and seemed to attempt to leave the stage, before reluctantly agreeing to dance to another song with Ginola.
He really just - pic.twitter.com/ogc0hgYSoC
— 🇨🇩🇸🇩🇵🇸 (@melonthenet) December 3, 2018
Including fellow sports person Andy Murray and Irish entrepreneur Gavin Duffy.
Andy Murray hits out at "unreal" sexism in sport after Ada Hegerberg was asked to twerk at the Ballon d'Or ceremony. pic.twitter.com/Mu4VCtmofx
— ESPN UK (@ESPNUK) December 4, 2018
It was totally berserk
— Gavin Duffy (@GavinDuffy) December 4, 2018
To ask Ada to twerk
But she said no
Which goes to show
She has class & he’s a Jerk#BallonDor #AdaHegerberg pic.twitter.com/yn4p0nMRGR
Martin Solveig who is hosting the Ballon d'Or tonight asked Ada Hegerberg, the first ever female Ballon D'Or winner, to twerk.
— ODDSbible (@ODDSbible) December 3, 2018
What in the... 🤦♂️ pic.twitter.com/QAOgVVBLYU
i'm supposed to be writing but i'm just sittin here pissed off as hell. this was supposed to be ada hegerberg's special day, the culmination of EVERYTHING she's worked for. now the only thing people are talking about is a POS asking her to twerk.
— Aaron West (@oeste) December 3, 2018
Icky moment: At soccer's biggest award's show, Martin Solveig uses biggest moment to ask Ada Hegerberg -- who was just named best women's player in the world -- if she can twerk. Her reaction says it all. https://t.co/4ay6lU0Orv
— Astead (@AsteadWH) December 3, 2018
Cannot believe @MartinSolveig thought it appropriate to ask Ada Hegerberg to twerk as she was being honored as the first recipient of the Women's Ballon D'or. Just unbelievably disrespectful.
— Charlotte Clymer 🇺🇦 (@cmclymer) December 3, 2018
Some users highlighted the achievements of the skilled soccer player that people should know her for.
We've been talkin too much about Martin Solveig, let's talk about why Ada Hegeberg is here. She is damn good at the football.
— Aaron West (@oeste) December 3, 2018
Spoiler alert: I'm working on a "Players to watch for the 2019 World Cup" piece and Ada Hegerberg is on it. Because you are going to want to watch her. pic.twitter.com/jpzaNY5dqW
Ada Hegerberg is only 23 years old 😯📈 pic.twitter.com/24LnNiOp4V
— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) December 3, 2018
Ada Hegerberg has won the first-ever Women's Ballon d'Or! 👏 🇳🇴🏆
— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) December 3, 2018
She has scored 31 goals in 29 games for Lyon across all competitions this season. pic.twitter.com/fo9Yf5oVJu
Martin Solveig later apologised for the comment he made on stage.
He said it came from the distortion of his English level and that he didn't mean to offend anyone.
"This was a joke, probably a bad one and I want to apologise for the one I may have offended. Sorry about that."
But even so, some people still were not impressed by his actions or his attempt at an apology.
For everyone saying that Ada Hegerberg was apologised to so it’s fine; “sorry you were offended” is NOT an apology. Sincerely, women everywhere. #everydaysexism #sorrynotsorry #publicserviceannouncement pic.twitter.com/d7I29Wl9Et
— Surf Senioritas (@surfsenioritas) December 4, 2018
Ada Hegerberg later addressed the incident herself and said that she didn't feel as though it was a sexist matter.
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