Kayla Nicole, the former girlfriend of NFL star Travis Kelce, received a sensual onstage lap dance from singer Chris Brown during his Breezy Bowl XX Tour stop at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles on Sunday, according to videos shared online.
Footage from the performance shows Nicole, 33, seated in a red chair onstage as Brown, 36, performed his 2007 single "Take You Down." When the song reached the chorus, Brown pushed Nicole back against the chair and began dancing against her. At one point the video shows Brown placing his hand around Nicole's neck as she moved closer to him; the arena jumbotron went dark shortly before Brown appeared to lean in for a kiss.
Nicole wore a black long-sleeved top, leather shorts and knee-high black leather boots during the segment. The exchange, captured and circulated on social media, drew immediate comment from concertgoers and followers online, prompting a range of reactions.
"This is unacceptable and inappropriate!!🙅🏾♀️🗣️. Me next 🙋🏾♀️😂," one Instagram user wrote under a clip, while another commented, "She understood the assignment and passed." Other posts referenced Nicole's former relationship with Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, with comments such as, "Travis Kelce who? Good for her ❤️👏," and, "Ex lost today and u on stage with Chris lol Kayla winning today my baby ❤️👏👏," noting the Chiefs' loss that same Sunday.
Nicole and Kelce, 35, dated on and off from 2017 until 2022. The following year, Kelce went public with his relationship with singer Taylor Swift; the couple announced in August that they had become engaged. In January, Nicole discussed the public fallout from her breakup in a confessional on the Fox reality series "Special Forces: World's Toughest Test," saying, "Going through a public breakup, just to be frank, it’s been overwhelming." She added that the attention had "reduced" her to a headline and said she received criticism because of Kelce's profile. Nicole also said she liked Swift and considered her talented.
The Breezy Bowl XX Tour segment and the clips that followed fueled discussion about concert stage interactions and public behavior by celebrities. The videos of the LA performance were shared widely on social platforms in the hours after the show; outlets and social media users posted multiple angles of the exchange.
Representatives for Brown and Nicole did not issue statements in the immediate aftermath of the viral footage, and the footage remains the primary source for viewers assessing what took place during the live performance.
The incident adds to ongoing public interest in Nicole's post-breakup life and in appearances that involve prominent entertainers. The Breezy Bowl XX Tour continues its scheduled dates following the Los Angeles performance.