Camera Operator Pans to Big Sean During Ariana Grande's Aretha Franklin Tribute

During Aretha Franklin's funeral ceremony on Friday, Ariana Grande performed "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman," and viewers were quick to point out how the cameraman kept focusing one particular guest: Grande's ex Big Sean.

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Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul, passed away on Aug. 16 at the age of 76. During her funeral ceremony on Friday, Ariana Grande performed "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman," and viewers were quick to point out how the cameraman kept focusing one particular guest: Grande's ex Big Sean.

To his credit, Sean looked like he enjoyed the performance, giving her a standing ovation. Grande's fiancé Pete Davidson was also in attendance, as was former U.S. President Bill Clinton, Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan, Faith Hill, and Al Sharpton among others.

Everyone on Twitter was quick to catch the camera's focus was during the performance, lingering on Sean a little too long. As for Grande, she'll be filming a BBC special with an all-women orchestra on Sept. 7, with it due to hit TV screens sometime later this year. She previously worked with the BBC on the One Love Manchester event following the terrorist attack on her Manchester Arena concert last year.

Why they focused on Big Sean like that 😂😂
https://t.co/Pfq1mbRBBf

— Kervv 🗯 (@_kervj) August 31, 2018

Big Sean trending just caus ehe applauded Ariana? Niggas had me thinking he dropped something 😭

— Sincerely, Jalen (@mykrazylife_) August 31, 2018

The camera man petty... He kept panning to Big Sean while Ariana was singing 😩😂😂

— Don’t Call Me Madame Prez in Public, Its Rochel. (@Dear_Madame) August 31, 2018

That camera guy who put Big Sean in the Ariana performance clip, PETTY. #ArethaHomegoing pic.twitter.com/XHQbeFr0BQ

— KYRON PRINCE 🇻🇨 (@kyronprince) August 31, 2018

The spirit of accomplished camerawoman & videographer Aretha overtook that camera operator's hand & lead his/her lens straight to Big Sean during Ariana's performance. Shady even from beyond. A legend. #ArethaHomegoing pic.twitter.com/ZF86os9gCB

— joshua henry jenkins (@joshjenks) August 31, 2018

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