{"id":314345,"date":"2021-08-02T21:27:58","date_gmt":"2021-08-02T18:27:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/dababy-releases-statement-in-wake-of-multiple-festival-appearance-cancellations\/"},"modified":"2021-08-02T21:27:58","modified_gmt":"2021-08-02T18:27:58","slug":"dababy-releases-statement-in-wake-of-multiple-festival-appearance-cancellations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/dababy-releases-statement-in-wake-of-multiple-festival-appearance-cancellations\/","title":{"rendered":"#DaBaby Releases Statement in Wake of Multiple Festival Appearance Cancellations"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a401c7dcb1fd\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a401c7dcb1fd\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/dababy-releases-statement-in-wake-of-multiple-festival-appearance-cancellations\/#Instagram_content\" >Instagram content<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#DaBaby Releases Statement in Wake of Multiple Festival <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">App<\/a>earance Cancellations<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"grid--item body body__container article__body grid-layout__content\" data-journey-hook=\"client-content\">\n<p>In recent days, both Lollapalooza and Governors Ball announced that previously scheduled performer DaBaby would no longer play the festivals, alluding to homophobic remarks made during his set at Rolling Loud Miami. In addition, the rapper is <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external-link\" data-event-click='{\"element\":\"ExternalLink\",\"outgoingURL\":\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CSE_Vh5FmKF\/\"}' href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CSE_Vh5FmKF\/\">no longer scheduled to perform<\/a> at November\u2019s Day N Vegas. Now, DaBaby has released a new statement apologizing for his remarks. \u201cI want to apologize to the LGBTQ+ community for the hurtful and triggering comments I made,\u201d DaBaby wrote. \u201cAgain, I apologize for my misinformed comments about HIV\/AIDS and I know education on this is important.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"ConsumerMarketingUnitThemedWrapper-kknrtm gZsZUO consumer-marketing-unit consumer-marketing-unit--article-mid-content\" role=\"presentation\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<div class=\"consumer-marketing-unit__slot consumer-marketing-unit__slot--article-mid-content consumer-marketing-unit__slot--in-content\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"journey-unit\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>At Rolling Loud, DaBaby <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external-link\" data-event-click='{\"element\":\"ExternalLink\",\"outgoingURL\":\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/articles\/columns\/hip-hop\/9606449\/dababy-defends-rolling-loud-miami-comments\"}' href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/articles\/columns\/hip-hop\/9606449\/dababy-defends-rolling-loud-miami-comments\">said<\/a> to the audience, \u201cIf you didn\u2019t show up today with HIV, AIDS, or any of them deadly sexually transmitted diseases that\u2019ll make you die in two to three weeks, then put your cellphone lighter up.\u201d He also said, \u201cFellas, if you ain\u2019t sucking dick in the parking lot, put your cellphone lighter up!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After DaBaby\u2019s comments, Dua Lipa, who worked with DaBaby on her remixed version of \u201cLevitating,\u201d addressed the topic in an Instagram Story. \u201cI\u2019m surprised and horrified at DaBaby\u2019s comments,\u201d she wrote. \u201cI really don\u2019t recognise 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.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"Container-ineSfH kZHRTY\"><\/div>\n<p>Elton John referred to DaBaby\u2019s comments as \u201cHIV mistruths,\u201d adding in a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external-link\" data-event-click='{\"element\":\"ExternalLink\",\"outgoingURL\":\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/eltonofficial\/status\/1420383595202494469\/\"}' href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/eltonofficial\/status\/1420383595202494469\/\">tweet<\/a>, \u201cThis fuels stigma and discrimination and is the opposite of what our world needs to fight the AIDS epidemic.\u201d Madonna and Demi Lovato were among others <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external-link\" data-event-click='{\"element\":\"ExternalLink\",\"outgoingURL\":\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CR2sjvjLeHT\/\"}' href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CR2sjvjLeHT\/\">condeming<\/a> DaBaby\u2019s statements.<\/p>\n<div class=\"AdWrapper-fEXqQS krBdZf ad ad--in-content\">\n<div class=\"ad__slot ad__slot--in-content\" data-node-id=\"9hmhqi\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>DaBaby eventually <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external-link\" data-event-click='{\"element\":\"ExternalLink\",\"outgoingURL\":\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2021\/07\/26\/dababy-homophobic-rant-hiv-rolling-loud\/\"}' href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2021\/07\/26\/dababy-homophobic-rant-hiv-rolling-loud\/\">said<\/a> that his gay fans aren\u2019t \u201cnasty gay n&#8212;-as\u201d or \u201cjunkies.\u201d He also released a a song and video titled \u201cGiving What It\u2019s Supposed to Give,\u201d seemingly making reference to his Rolling Loud remarks. (At one point in the video, the rapper holds up a sign that says \u201cAIDS.\u201d) The visual ends with \u201cDon\u2019t Fight Hate With Hate\u201d spelled out in rainbow lettering. 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