Luke Bryan wanted to be sure that everyone in the arena knew that safety was a top priority at the CMAs. "Rest assured, we're following all the health protocols to keep everyone safe. And it is so great to be here with all my fellow artists, tested and together," he said (via YouTube) in his monologue before joking, "Or immunized?" Bryan looked around the crowd, pointing his finger. "Who is it?" he asked, before adding, "just playing." The cameras quickly panned to Carrie Underwood, who gave a sharp side-eye.
It seems as though Underwood may have reacted that way because the joke was a dig at Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers, who lied about getting vaccinated. On November 6, Underwood's husband, Mike Fisher, took to Instagram to show his support for Rodgers. In early November, Rodgers revealed he was not vaccinated for COVID-19 after contracting the virus, but stated he was "immunized" back in August. By the look of Underwood's side-eye, she certainly wasn't happy Bryan made an indirect joke at her husband during the awards — and neither were her fans. One user wrote on Twitter, "Did they really cut to Carrie Underwood when Luke brought up Covid vaccines? Lol." To which another user added, "Dang Carrie Underwood did not like that immunized joke."
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