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The Associated Press issued an apology after 2 of its reporters cut short their interview with R&B icon Babyface on the red carpet at the 67th Annual Grammy Awards on Sunday.

The Associated Press issued a formal apology to the singer/songwriter on Monday following the backlash on social media.

“We are deeply sorry for cutting our interview with Babyface short on our YouTube livestream of the Grammys red carpet,” the AP said in the statement. “We have apologized to him through his representative and to our viewers on the livestream.”

The viral moment occurred when two AP reporters abruptly cut off an interview with the 13x Grammy winner after they spotted pop singer Chappell Roan walking behind him.

As one reporter shouted Chappell’s name, Babyface told them, “You guys want to do that? Go do that.”

He then handed back the mic and graciously stepped aside. One of the reporters said, “So sorry, Babyface. So sorry,” as she took the microphone from him.

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Babyface, 65, attended the Grammy Awards with his girlfriend, Rika Tischendorf.

Social media users were quick to respond on X (Twitter).

Socialite and reality TV star Khloe Kardashian re-posted the video on her X page, writing: “This is so disrespectful how Babyface was treated in this interview. Babyface has had such a significant impact on the music industry, in sooo many ways. Its maddening to see a LEGEND not get the respect and attention they deserve. He is a pioneer and deserves so much better than this.”

Boyz II Men member Shawn Stockman took to Instagram to say, “That would never happen in the NFL or the NBA. You would never disrespect Magic Johnson. Because there’s a level of understanding of what those particular human beings brought to that respective profession. But it seems to be the opposite in the music industry. The industry tends to have a really bad habit of doing very disrespectful things to people that should be honored… What those two people did to that legend is f—ked up.”

In 1993, Babyface won a Grammy for penning Boyz II Men’s hit song “End of the Road.”

One X user wrote: “If he was dressed up in women clothing Babyface would have owned the night we are a sick ppl.”