{"id":318893,"date":"2021-08-09T03:06:07","date_gmt":"2021-08-09T00:06:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/dababy-deletes-instagram-apology-statement-to-lgbtq-community\/"},"modified":"2021-08-09T03:06:07","modified_gmt":"2021-08-09T00:06:07","slug":"dababy-deletes-instagram-apology-statement-to-lgbtq-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/dababy-deletes-instagram-apology-statement-to-lgbtq-community\/","title":{"rendered":"#DaBaby Deletes Instagram Apology Statement to LGBTQ+ Community"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#DaBaby Deletes Instagram Apology Statement to LGBTQ+ Community<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

On August 2, DaBaby posted a statement on Instagram apologizing for the homophobic remarks he made at Rolling Loud Miami last month. \u201cI want to apologize to the LGBTQ+ community for the hurtful and triggering comments I made,\u201d DaBaby wrote in the post (viewed by Pitchfork). Now, the statement has been removed from his account, as Vulture<\/a> points out (and Pitchfork can confirm). Pitchfork has reached out to representatives for DaBaby for comment.<\/p>\n

DaBaby issued the August 2 apology following his removal from a number of festivals. The day prior, Lollapalooza announced that DaBaby would no longer perform at the festival, and that his headlining slot would be filled by Young Thug. Governors Ball followed suit shortly after, removing DaBaby from the lineup. He was also pulled from<\/a> November\u2019s Day N Vegas, Austin City Limits Music Festival, Music Midtown, and September\u2019s iHeartRadio Music Festival.<\/p>\n

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DaBaby made the offensive comments on July 25 while performing at Rolling Loud. \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 said<\/a>, addressing the crowd. \u201cFellas, if you ain\u2019t sucking dick in the parking lot, put your cellphone lighter up!\u201d After widespread criticism, the rapp<\/a>er said<\/a> that his gay fans aren\u2019t \u201cnasty gay n—-as\u201d or \u201cjunkies.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Following the incident, DaBaby released the music video for \u201cGiving What It\u2019s Supposed to Give,\u201d during which he held a sign that read \u201cAIDS.\u201d The clip ended with the message: \u201cDon\u2019t Fight Hate With Hate. My apologies for being me the same way you want the freedom to be you.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Billboard<\/em><\/a> recently published a report outlining a decrease in radio play for Dua Lipa and DaBaby\u2019s \u201cLevitating\u201d remix following the controversy. Lipa spoke out against DaBaby shortly after his Rolling Loud comments started to circulate online. \u201cI\u2019m surprised and horrified at DaBaby\u2019s comments,\u201d she wrote in an Instagram story (viewed by Pitchfork). \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 Elton John<\/a>, Demi Lovato<\/a>, and Madonna<\/a> also criticized the rapper for his comments on social media<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n