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Charli XCX's appearance on Lip Sync Battle has sparked ire among Irish social media users, six years after the performance hit screens.
The British star, 31, fought against Rita Ora on the US show in 2018, where she took to the stage to mouth along to B*Witched's 1998 hit C'est La Vie in front of a slew of backing dancers clad in Union Flag dresses.
Due to the fact the group, comprising Edele Lynch, Keavy Lynch, Lindsay Armaou and Sinéad O'Carroll, hale from Ireland, fans were left enraged at the use of the UK's flag alongside the Irish music - and Charli's attempt at Irish dancing.
Twitter was flooded by angered viewers, including funnyman Dara Ó Briain, who deemed the gaffe a 'a virtual declaration of war' and 'a hate crime' - with a slew of references to 1998's Good Friday Agreement.
The agreement was a deal signed by political parties in Northern Ireland, as well as both the British and Irish governments. It helped to bring an end to more than 30 years of conflict in Ireland and Northern Ireland, known as The Troubles.
Charli XCX's appearance on Lip Sync Battle has sparked ire among Irish social media users, six years after the performance hit screens
The British star, 31, fought against Rita Ora on the US show in 2018, where she took to the stage to mouth along to B*Witched's 1998 hit C'est La Vie in front of a slew of backing dancers clad in Union Flag dresses (B*Witched pictured in 1998)
Twitter was flooded by angered viewers, including funnyman Dara Ó Briain, who deemed the gaffe a 'a virtual declaration of war' and 'a hate crime' - with a slew of references to 1998's Good Friday Agreement
The use of Irish music with the UK flag sparked the anger among fans
Funnyman Dara took to Twitter to share the message and write: 'Ah here. And the “Irish dancing” section is particularly criminal. Was it for this etc etc'
More than 3,500 people lost their lives throughout the Troubles, which arose due to political tensions after the formation of Northern Ireland in 1921.
Charli's clip brought discussion of The Troubles to the surface on social media.
Despite the age of the clip, Charli's performance resurfaced and showed the star - watched by Rita - belt out C'est La Vie, while a number
