DaBaby offers 2nd apology after recent homophobic comments

FILE - DaBaby attends the world premiere of "Power Book III: Raising Kanan" in New York on July 15, 2021. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File) (Charles Sykes, 2021 Invision)

LOS ANGELES ā€“ Rapper DaBaby offered another apology Monday while facing heavy backlash after he made crude and homophobic remarks at a recent Miami-area music festival.

The Grammy-nominated performer said he was misinformed for his comments about HIV/AIDS in the post, which came a day after the rapper was cut from Lollapaloozaā€™s lineup in Chicago.

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On Monday, New York City's Governors Ball and Day N Vegas in Las Vegas each announced the rapper had been dropped from their lineups.

Da Baby, whose real name is Jonathan Kirk, apologized to the LGBTQ+ community for his ā€œhurtful and triggeringā€ comments.

ā€œSocial media moves so fast that people want to demolish you before you even have the opportunity to grow, educate and learn from your mistakes,ā€ he wrote. ā€œAs a man who has had to make his own way from very difficult circumstances, having people I know publicly working against me - knowing that what I needed was education on these topics and guidance - has been challenging.ā€

Itā€™s the second time DaBaby has apologized following his remarks at Miamiā€™s Rolling Loud Festival.

While on stage, the rapper used crude language and asked attendees who werenā€™t gay men or people not affected by HIV or AIDS to raise their cellphone flashlights. He then incorrectly said the disease would ā€œmake you die in two or three weeks.ā€

DaBabyā€™s remarks caused an immediate firestorm for the rapper, whose song ā€œRockstarā€ was one of the biggest hits last year. He was nominated for a Grammy for record of the year.

In recent days, several artists including Madonna, Questlove and Elton John have denounced his remarks. Dua Lipa, who collaborated with DaBaby on the popular remix of her song ā€œLevitating,ā€ said she was ā€œsurprised and horrifiedā€ by his comments.

DaBabyā€™s representatives didnā€™t immediately reply to an email seeking comment.


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