Adam Lambert's provocative performance during last Sunday's American Music Awards --during which he simulated oral sex, kissed a male band member and fondled another -- has drawn sneers, gasps, heart palpitations, complaints and cancelations.
According to ABC, more than 1,500 people complained, which, the network says, is a "moderate" response.
And this morning, ABC said that it had canceled Adam's performance scheduled for Wednesday on “Good Morning America.”
“Given his controversial American Music Awards performance, we were concerned about airing a similar concert so early in the morning," an ABC spokeswoman said.
Just that quick, CBS has booked him for an appearance Wednesday on its morning program, “The Early Show.” Later that evening he will perform only on "Letterman."
After his performance last Sunday night on ABC (watch it here), Adam told CNN there is a double standard for what's objectionable and what's not.
"I do feel like there's a bit of a double standard in the entertainment community, on television, on radio," he said."I feel like women performers have been pushing the envelope, especially, for the past 20 years. And all of the sudden a male does it and everybody goes 'Oh, we can't show that on TV.' For me, that's a form of discrimination and a double standard. And that's too bad."
He's inferring to the MTV Video Music Awards moment in 2003 when Madonna and Britney Spears kissed on stage and no one made a fuss.
BTW, 540,000 complaints were filed after Janet Jackson's nipple was momentarily exposed during the 2004 Superbowl halftime show.
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