Former Beyoncé dance captain Ashley Everett says she was removed from the stage during a performance of “Single Ladies” while aboard a cruise ship.
On Tuesday morning (April 21), the 37-year-old dancer shared her account of the events across a number of posts shared to her Threads account.
Everett wrote, “I was kicked off the @virginvoyages club stage while dancing to the SINGLE LADIES song for the CONTENT CREATOR CRUISE I was INVITED ON—all because someone complained… They kicked me off.
“I left—immediately after they let all the complaining white folks up on that same stage,” she continued. “FYI. I’m in the single ladies music video btw. I know they’re not cause it’s only three of us lol. Virgin—do better. Know and LEARN your crowd.”
In an earlier post, Everett claimed, “Virgin voyages wants black creators and all their sauce— but doesn't acknowledge, highlight, or actually know them..??? Weird.”
“Took a chance & rang my birthday in on a brand trip who I’ve since learned doesn’t give a flying f*%# about me. @virginvoyages,” she continued further into the posts.
According to The Grio, the cruise, which sailed from Miami to Bimini aboard the Scarlet Lady with more than 1,000 creators, generated a wave of social media content, though Everett said her experience left her feeling overlooked while suggesting her treatment may have been influenced by appearance.
“I also like to switch my hair styles especially while traveling to tropical places-but sadly, I notice a drastic difference in how I'm treated, based on the styles I choose," she wrote, before attaching a photo of her hairstyle.
Everett also claimed the cruise ship did not seem to acknowledge her birthday, writing, “Alsooooo, @virginvoyages did NOTHIGN to try to make my birthday special yesterday… thank god for my friend @kimberlycherrell [heart hands emoji] I’m sadly very disappointed in them so far and I still have two more days to go smh. They better not try to blacklist me either cause that would be even more obvious they hate me. LOL.”
Although she did not take part in Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter World Tour, Everett did appear in the singer’s 2024 Christmas halftime show, also known as the Beyoncé Bowl.
