Austin Butler is revealing the hilarious reason behind his viral awkward dance at a Bad Bunny concert in Puerto Rico
While promoting his upcoming film “Caught Stealing,” Butler, who stars alongside Bad Bunny in the film, stopped by “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” and recounted attending the “Monaco” singer’s show for his No Me Quiero Ir De Aquí (I Don’t Want to Leave Here) residency in Puerto Rico.
Referring to Bad Bunny by his legal name, Butler recalled having lunch with him “Benito” earlier in the day and being excited about seeing what he means to the people of Puerto Rico.
“I thought we were just going to be in an audience with everybody,” Butler told Fallon. “So somebody gave me an edible right before the show and I thought that was a good idea at the time. So I ate the edible, and then it turns out we’re in, like, a casita, a house, that is basically the second stage and he’s on that stage at one point.”
Clips of the “Elvis” star swaying his hips and crossing his arms awkwardly spread on social media, with fans amused by his unexpected moves. Butler explained the viral moment by saying he felt like his brain was in “two movies” at once.
“One is like, Benito and I had lunch earlier in the day. I’m just like, I’m so proud of him and I’m watching him going, ‘Oh, my God. Look how much you mean to everyone here.’ And I’m falling in love with Puerto Rican culture and the dancing, and everybody’s so sexy and amazing,” he said. “And the other part of me is like, don’t dance because you’ll take attention away from him. This is his moment.”
Butler explained he was fighting an inner battle. “My body is kind of saying ‘hide,’ but the music is so good! So, I ended up swaying my hips while crossing my arms.”
Fallon stood up and showed mimicked Butler’s dance moves for the audience, before sharing his own story of going viral after dancing at a Harry Styles concert, joking that he “looked like a dad.”
“Caught Stealing,” which also stars Zoë Kravitz and Matt Smith hits theaters on Aug. 29.
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