Rapper DaBaby issued an official apology for his homophobic Rolling Loud festival rant in Miami, Florida on July 23.
In his official apology, the rapper admitted his comments were “insensitive” and disrespectful to the LGBT+ community and HIV/AIDS survivors.
The rapper upset gay rights activists with his speech about HIV and AIDS sufferers during his set.
“If you didn’t show up today with HIV, AIDS, any of them deadly sexually transmitted diseases that’ll make you die in two or three weeks, put your cellphone light in the air,” he said.
He added, “Fellas, if you ain’t suck a n**ga’s d**k in the parking lot, put your cellphone lights in the air. Keep it f**king real.”
His comments sparked major backlash online and in his bank accounts. His critics included his “Levitating” collaborator Dua Lipa, who said she was “surprised” and “horrified” at his comments.
DaBaby tweeted on Tuesday:
“Anybody who done ever been effected by AIDS/HIV y’all got the right to be upset, what I said was insensitive even though I have no intentions on offending anybody. So my apologies But the LGBT community… I ain’t trippin on y’all, do you. y’all business is y’all business [sic].”
Originally published on July 26, 2021:
Rapper DaBaby‘s homophobic and anti-HIV speech at the Rolling Loud music festival sparked outrage on Twitter.
The 29-year-old Capricorn uttered the comments during his live set at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens on Sunday, July 25.
“If you didn’t show up today with HIV, AIDS, any of them deadly sexually transmitted diseases that’ll make you die in 2, 3 weeks, then put your cellphone light up.
“Ladies, if your pu$$y smell like water, put a cellphone light them up. Fellas, if you ain’t sucking d**k in the parking lot put your cellphone light up. Keep it real.”
Ghey Twitter lit up as users expressed their outrage when the video went viral last night.
HIV advocacy groups slammed the rap star for “spreading misinformation about HIV.”
“It’s wrong for people living with HIV to be made to feel lesser or excluded because of their diagnosis – it should be unacceptable in the musical industry and in society at large,” said Richard Angell, campaigns director at the Terrence Higgins Trust.
He added:
“Comments like DaBaby’s perpetuate HIV-related stigma and discrimination, as well as spreading misinformation about HIV.
“You can now live a long, healthy life with HIV thanks to medical progress when you’re diagnosed and accessing treatment.
“That’s why it’s important to challenge anything that deters people from testing and learning the facts about HIV.”
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