Moment singer Erykah Badu tried to kiss a reporter on live TV... and got quite the knockback (but at least she apologized later)
- Singer Erykah Badu crashed a live news report in New York
- She paced behind reporter Mario Diaz in a huge hat and made lewd gestures before trying to kiss him
- Diaz pushed her away and continued his report
- Badu owned up on Twitter, tweeting, 'Sorry Mario' at the reporter
- He responded that next time, he won't do 'the NYC push back' when someone tries to kiss him
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News reporters are accustomed to members of the public finding the lure of a television camera irresistible, but one New York journalist's heckler was no ordinary camera-struck citizen.
As Pix11 reporter Mario Diaz reported on Shia LaBoeuf's latest antics in Midtown Manhattan on Friday singer Erykah Badu, wearing a huge hat and a cheeky grin, began edging into the frame.
She paced back and forth behind Diaz, opening her coat to reveal her colorful outfit before making some obscene hand gestures.
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Live cross: In a hat to rival Pharrell's, Badu horses around behind reporter Mario Diaz's back
Naughty: Badu makes some lewd gestures as Diaz reports live about Shia LaBoeuf's arrest in Manhattan
Pucker up: Badu tried to kiss Diaz on the cheek but he pushed her away before she managed it
Next, she approached Diaz and tried to lay a kiss on him - but the reporter managed to fend her off before continuing his live cross.
He explained to the anchor back in the studio that he 'couldn't avoid a fan right now.'
Eagle-eyed viewers noticed the video-bomber bore a striking resemblance to the Grammy award-winning singer and put the question to her on Twitter.
Double take: Viewers were unsure whether they'd really seen the neo soul diva on live TV
Coming clean: Badu admitted to being the lady in the shot by tweeting 'Sorry Mario' at reporter Mario Diaz
'Great taste': Diaz's wife was watching on as Badu went in for a kiss
Busy girl: Badu has spent the weekend in New York performing with Dave Chappelle Friday and at a Brooklyn block party celebrating the 25th anniversary of Spike Lee's Do the Right Thing
'Nope,' she responded, before eventually coming clean with another tweet.
'Sorry Mario,' she tweeted at the reporter.
He responded with some Prince lyrics (I just want your extra time and your... kiss), and promised to be more amenable to strangers' advances in future.
'Next time I won't do the NYC push back,' he wrote, adding that his wife thinks Badu has 'great taste.'
Apart from messing with TV reporters, Badu has had a busy weekend in the city, performing with Dave Chappelle at Radio City Music Hall on Friday and a Brooklyn block party in honor of the 25th anniversary of Spike Lee's film Do the Right Thing.
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