Nicki Minajs Grammy performance perplexes fans

Posted at 12:40 AM ET, 02/13/2012

Those who tuned in for Nicki Minajs Grammy performance experienced a wave of emotion: First they were confused, then amused and then just plain angry. There was fire and a man dressed like the pope. Minaj levitated. Then, an exorcism. Viewers stared at their TVs, slack-jawed and unsure of what exactly they were watching.

The religious response to Minajs performance will surely be furious the Catholic League is likely firing up its angriest press release yet but fans reactions were fast and frank. They had no idea what sort of spectacle they had just witnessed, but few of them liked it. Read some of the funniest fan tweets, after the jump.

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By | 12:40 AM ET, 02/13/2012