Chris Christie has long been a Bruce Springsteen fan. But The Boss just left the former New Jersey governor hanging.
Springsteen‘s “Land of Hope and Dreams” tour came to Barclays Center in Brooklyn on Thursday night and Christie was in attendance.
In a video captured by a fan, The Boss is seen walking through a crowd toward the stage during the performance. Fans reached out to touch and high-five him — including Christie.
Springsteen, walking with his head down, completely ignored Christie’s outstretched arm and went back to the stage.
Christie appeared dejected, withdrawing his hand before glancing at his companions and beginning to clap to the beat of Springsteen’s performance.
To be fair, Springsteen didn’t appear to high-five or acknowledge anyone that reached out to him at this point in the performance.
Christie, an outspoken foe of Springsteen nemesis President Donald Trump has long expressed his Springsteen fandom.
“Husband, proud father, former Gov and U.S. Attorney, Springsteen fan,” Christie’s X (formerly Twitter) profile biography reads.
The admiration has at times seemed one-sided. Springsteen was critical of Christie’s time as governor, though the two did hug at a Hurricane Sandy fundraiser in 2012.
The relationship soured when Springsteen sang a song mocking Christie’s Bridgegate scandal during a 2013 appearance on “The Tonight Show” with Jimmy Fallon. But Christie has said that the duo repaired their relationship over the years.
“We text, we talk,” Christie said on the Fifth Column podcast earlier this year.
Neither Springsteen nor Christie have commented on the Thursday concert situation yet.
Springsteen and the E Street Band are slated to play a show at Madison Square Garden Saturday as they continue their “Land of Hope and Dreams American Tour.”