Iggy Azalea reportedly told ‘no rubbing’ during American Music Awards performance, but ‘spanking’ is OK

THEIR song is called Booty but Iggy Azalea and J.Lo were underwhelming at the AMAs after being warned by TV bosses to keep their booties to themselves.

THEIR song is called Booty, but execs at the American Music Awards warned Iggy Azalea and J.Lo to keep their booties to themselves.

Fortunately for the TV bosses, who were reportedly “real nervous” that the pair’s risque act would cause them another year’s worth of headaches, their live performance was free from controversy. In fact, it was borderline boring.

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Viewers took to social media after the ladies closed the 2014 AMAs with Booty, calling their performance “garbage” and labelling it “the worst of the night”.

Was I the only one who thought Jennifer Lopez was trying too hard during the #AMAs2014 she hoged the spotlight from Iggy too, where was she

— Lisa Schultz (@lschultz714) November 24, 2014

“@Rawvicious: Let's not ignore the fact that JLO and Iggy blatantly copied beyonce” My dad just said this

— jasmin richards (@jazzorwhatever) November 24, 2014

I love Jlo and Iggy but that performance was garbage

— Al (@Altimmz) November 24, 2014

And the worst Performance of the Night goes to: JLo & Iggy Azalea

— Nicki Minaj Fan (@BarbOfMinaj) November 24, 2014

IGGY AND JLO ARE SCARING ME

— jess (@admirabledallas) November 24, 2014

Jennifer Lopez and Iggy Azalea failed to wow at the AMAs in L.A.

It’s unsurprising the duo’s debut number was relatively restrained; TMZ reports that AMA executives issued strict guidelines about what they can and cannot do ahead of the live show.

Industry sources told the gossip website the pair were not allowed to show their “cracks” while on stage and were warned “no rubbing” after Miley Cyrus’ infamous twerking and grinding on Robin Thicke at the MTV VMAs caused massive controversy last year.

J.Lo reunited with Pitbull on stage after the performance.

Some commented that J.Lo stole the spotlight.

There was one thing TV bosses didn’t put the kibosh on — “spanking”, which features prominently in their music video and was strangely given the thumbs up by execs. But there was only the briefest of spanks from J.Lo and the tiniest hint of a twerk as the song came to an end.

The red and white camouflage was as interesting as the performance got.

A 3-4 second delay had been implemented just in case the pair decided to defy those upstairs and get a little too raunchy for conservative American viewers. But even with the precaution in place, history has proved this hasn’t always been a successful safety net.

Prior to the much-anticipated performance, Iggy responded to the reports on Twitter reassuring viewers there were “no plans to expose anyones nipples or vaginas”.

Im not sure if the "executives" are "worried" about me and jlos performance. lol. i haven't even been to a rehearsal for it yet so…. 0.0

— IGGY AZALEA (@IGGYAZALEA) November 20, 2014

we haven't been asked to make any changes and there are no plans to expose anyones nipples or vaginas… but.. okay tmz if you say sooooo

— IGGY AZALEA (@IGGYAZALEA) November 20, 2014

with that being said, we aren't performing in turtleneck sweaters either…. hahahahaha ;-)

— IGGY AZALEA (@IGGYAZALEA) November 20, 2014

Despite her somewhat lacklustre performances, it was a big night for 24-year-old Azalea, who was up for six nominations — more than any other artist at the AMAs. The Fancy singer took home two gongs, Favourite Rap/Hip Hop Artist and Favourite Rap/Hip Hop Album.

Check out Iggy Azalea and Jennifer Lopez’s 2014 AMAs performance in full below.

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