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BRIT Awards 2012: Adele gives middle finger on live TV (video)

During the same month that M.I.A. managed to shock many by flipping off the cameras during her halftime show at Super Bowl XLVI, Adele has now also found away to anger the censors overseas.

During the 2012 BRIT Awards on Tuesday, Adele was in the middle of an acceptance speech for her album "21" when host James Cordon came out, cut her off, and introduced a performance. This prompted Adele to shoot the bird to the cameras, who only caught the image for a split second.

Following the show, the "Someone Like You" singer explained her gesture to the BBC:

"I flung the middle finger. That was for the suits at the Brit Awards, not my fans ... I'm sorry if I offended anyone but the suits offended me." 

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Matt Carter is a poet, journalist, and screenwriter from Dallas, TX. A former reality and game show contestant, he published his first book, "Storms of Change," in May 2008. He can be reached here.

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