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Social media reacts to LeBron James singing 'Frozen' duet with his daughter

Some on social media criticized LeBron James about Zhuri not being properly secured in her car seat

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Athlete LeBron James, recepient of Icon 360 Award and daughter Zhuri James attend Harlem's Fashion Row during New York Fahion Week at Capitale on September 4, 2018 in New York City.

It seemed innocent enough: NBA superstar and Akron native LeBron James posting an Instagram video of his daughter Zhuri singing along to the songs from the Disney classic Frozen while riding in the car.

But what seemed like a heartwarming moment quickly turned into a debate about proper parenting: Several people quickly noticed Zhuri, 4, wasn't in a car seat or properly wearing her seat belt, which was only around her waist and not the front of her chest.

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She controls the music when she rides with me. The Boss aka Baby Z! 🤷🏾‍♂️ “Love is an Open Door” from Frozen soundtrack 🎶 #MyPrincess👸🏽

A post shared by LeBron James (@kingjames) on Oct 15, 2018 at 5:06pm PDT

Onlookers sounded off on the situation, wondering why Zhuri was not "safe" in the car.

Forget the song, she’s double unsafe with the seatbelt strap not across her chest and breaking the law by not sitting in a booster seat. @CHP_HQ & @LAPDWestLA, what say you?
— Dude of the House (@DudeOfTheHouse) October 16, 2018

Child belongs in a legal child seat. Love LeBron, admire him, appreciate all he's done for Northeast Ohio ... but that child belongs in an appropriate seat. You and I might get ticket and child endangering charges. Cute but dangerous.
— Jerry Barmess (@JerryBarmess) October 17, 2018

@KingJames Parent to parent, seeing your recent IG video of your daughter in the car, you need to be putting her in a car seat, or at the very least a booster. That seatbelt wasn’t even on properly. Take care of your most precious cargo! #carseatsafety
— Jodie Mettler (@DoubleCherryPi) October 16, 2018

Has anyone seen the LeBron James clip of him and his daughter in the car? Sweet right? But I noticed he was warring a seat belt and his daughter wasn’t... Where is the child seat and why wasn’t she at least buckled in?
— jyouknowit57 (@jyouknowit57) October 17, 2018

This comes after James recently said he lets his 14 and 11-year-old sons drink wine with him, a statement that also elicited criticism. It is recommended all children below 4 feet 9 inches have at least some for of booster seat.