Sources have claimed that Katy Perry’s inclusion of drag queens in her performance on this weekend’s episode of Saturday Night Live created tension behind the scenes.

The pop singer made a splash when she performed “Swish Swish” with a crew of New York City drag queens and club kids this past Saturday. However, some of the performers have alleged that they were also supposed to join her for “Bon Appétit,” but were cut because rap trio Migos refused to appear with them on stage.





“I was one of the performers on that table with them the whole time, during the rehearsal for three days,” one of the queens told World Of Wonder, who originally reported on the story but has since taken it down.

“On the day of the filming, when I got there, I was told to leave,” the queen continued. “I wasn’t on the set at the time, but we were asking what happened. They said it was because Migos doesn’t feel comfortable with having drag queens there.”





Another source added to the claims: “I work at SNL and the rumors are true! Migos held up rehearsal because they ‘weren’t comfortable with the drag queens’ being there.”

“There were initially more drag queens on the set for that song, but after Migos threw a fit, Katy Perry’s team removed some of the queens from the performance.”

According to the SNL employee, none of the club kids or drag queens were invited to the after party either.

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Migos faced some serious criticism earlier this year when the trio called hip-hop artist iLoveMakonnen “wack” after he publicly came out as gay. They also said that the support he was receiving from fans was a sign that the “world is fucked up.”