DaBaby Apologies For Homophobic Comments After Getting Dropped from a Number of Major Music Festivals
DaBaby finally gives a fleshed out apology for his homophobic rant after being removed from headlining spots at Lollapalooza, Governors Ball, and Day N Vegas.
After being pulled from three major festivals, DaBaby has apologized for his homophobic rant at Rolling Loud Miami last weekend.
In an Instagram message, DaBaby wrote: âI want to apologize to the LGBTQ+ community for the hurtful and triggering comments I made. Again, I apologize for my misinformed comments about HIV/AIDS and I know education on this is important. â
Here is the full message:
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The âagainâ DaBaby is referring to is the fact that he already tried to apologize last week but the messaging was confusing, and, frankly, he only made things worse. There was an odd Twitter rant then the release of the âGiving What Itâs Supposed To Giveâ video which featured this message in rainbow font: âDonât fight hate with hate⊠My apologies for being me the same way you want the freedom to be you.â
This new statement comes after a hectic weekend for DaBaby. First he was kicked out of the headlining spot at Lollapalooza (making him the only human being not to attend the festival.) The Charlotte rapper was then axed by Governors Ball. The festival announced DaBabyâs dismissal in a note posted to Twitter Monday morning (see below.) âFounders Entertainment does not and will not tolerate hate or discrimination of any kind,â the festival wrote. âWe welcome and celebrate the diverse communities that make New York City the greatest city in the world. Thank you to the fans who continue to speak up for what is right. Along with you, we will continue to use our platform for good,â the statement concludes. A replacement for the rapper will be announced in the weeks ahead.
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â The Governors Ball (@GovBallNYC) August 2, 2021
Soon after that, the Day N Vegas announced that they were also scrapping DaBaby from the lineup, adding Roddy Ricch to the lineup.
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The backlash against the artistâs onstage comments has been swift. Within just hours of a clip from the Rolling Loud performance beginning to circulate, music icons and former collaborators condemned the rapperâs antics. âI really donât recognize this as the person I worked with. I know my fans know where my heart lies and that I stand 100% with the LGBTQ community. We need to come together to fight the stigma and ignorance around HIV/AIDS,â wrote Dua Lipa in an Instagram story. âThis fuels stigma and discrimination and is the opposite of what our world needs to fight the AIDS epidemic,â said Elton John in a tweet. âIâm not trine be all performative smurf & create a social flogging or start some click bait headlines. Thatâs missing the point. But right is right & his actions are wrong,â wrote Questlove on Instagram. The Rootsâ drummerâs critique garnered a response from DaBaby, who claimed he didnât know who Questlove was despite having performed together only two years prior.