Sam Smith's 'swift' exit from Brits after backstage bust-up over £500k set malfunction

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It's being reported that Sam Smith was left raging after his Brits performance was almost cancelled due to technical difficulties.The singer is believed to have been spotted arguing backstage over delays which were caused by a malfunctioning set during his spectacular Unholy show with Kim Petras on Saturday night.The set was said to cost £500,000 and Sam, 30, allegedly was not happy with the crew's efforts to fix the problems on the night.Apparently, the set problems led to delays which affected the schedule of the whole night.And it's being reported that due to the delays caused by the expensive set glitches, the performance was said to be close to the never materialising whatsoever and the fallouts led to them making a swift exit after the conclusion of the Brits.A source told The Sun: "Sam’s performance might have appeared seamless but behind-the-scenes it was a nightmare."The whole set was built and ready to go but then a ­malfunction meant it had to be pulled off."Stormzy was moved forward and Sam was told there was a possibility their performance might be pulled altogether."Sam was understandably furious and it was pretty tense backstage."The Mirror have contacted Sam's representatives for comment.Sam, who uses gender neutral pronouns, lost out to Harry Styles on two occasions for Best Pop/R&B Act and Song of the Year with Kim Petras for Unholy.But they made sure to cause a stir with their daring and dramatic look on the red carpet ahead of the ceremony, as they wore a daring black latex bodysuit with bold shoulders and calf designs.Earlier this month, Petras became the first openly transgender artist to win a Grammy Award for Unholy, alongside Smith, which claimed the Best Pop Duo/Group Performance gong. Get the