Remember when DaBaby apologized for making homophobic remarks? Well, apparently, that apology has been rescinded.
Last week, the 29-year-old rapper posted a statement to Instagram saying, “I 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. Love to all. God Bless.”
This week, the apology has been scrubbed from his page and neither he nor his representatives are commenting on why.
In case you need a quick refresher: While performing at the Rolling Loud Festival last month, DaBaby said, “If you didn’t show up today with HIV, AIDS, or any of them deadly sexually transmitted diseases that’ll make you die in two to three weeks, then put your cellphone lighter up.”
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If that wasn’t bad enough, immediately following the incident, he released the music video for the song “Giving What It’s Supposed to Give,” during which he flashed a sign that read “AIDS.” The clip ended with a message that read: “Don’t Fight Hate With Hate. My apologies for being me the same way you want the freedom to be you.”
DaBaby’s comments drew widespread criticism from people like collaborator Dua Lipa, Madonna, Laverne Cox, and Elton John, as well as advocacy groups like GLAAD, among others. Even Azealia Banks, who’s been ensnared in more than a few homophobic scandals of her own, called for him to be canceled.
In a matter of days, he was dropped from the lineups at Lalloapalooza, the Governors Ball Music Festival, Day N Vegas, Austin City Limits Music Festival, Music Midtown, and the iHeartRadio Music Festival. He also lost his sponsorship deal with the fashion brand BoohooMAN.
To add insult to injury, radio airplay of Dua Lipa’s “Levitating” remix featuring DaBaby dropped 20 percent. And Kanye West yanked his DaBaby collaboration “Nah Nah Nah” from all streaming platforms.
Almost no one from the LGBTQ community was in DaBaby’s corner. Except, randomly, Miley Cyrus, who posted a statement to Instagram last week saying, “It’s easier to cancel someone than to find forgiveness.” Then she invited DaBaby to have a conversation so they could “learn from each other.”
Of course, “finding forgiveness” is much easier when the person seeking it actually demonstrates some remorse and doesn’t retract their apology.
Like we said, neither DaBaby nor his representatives have said why the apology was deleted from his Instagram page. Cyrus also hasn’t commented on being publicly snubbed, though her call for forgiveness remains up on her page.
The last we heard from the rapper was on July 29, when he tweeted his appreciation to God for making him an “icon” following the controversy.
“I was tryna be a rapper for like one more year God ready for me to be a ICON now,” he wrote. “This what I asked for I proudly accept the challenge. lets get it.”
I was tryna be a rapper for like one more year God ready for me to be a ICON now. This what I asked for I proudly accept the challenge ????? lets get it.
— DaBaby (@DaBabyDaBaby) July 30, 2021
Graham Gremore is the Features Editor and a Staff Writer at Queerty. Follow him on Twitter @grahamgremore.
WSnyder
Oh please, this is the typical and obvious PR Yo-yo to keep his name out there and generate BS buzz to sell his music. Any PR is good PR for people in music, it sells songs. Say something stupid to offend people, get a group to ‘boycott’ your music and watch the sales go thru the roof. The more celebs who speak out against him the hotter this fire burns.
Just ignore his a**. NOTHING this fool says matters, he’s a zero talent dumb*ss playing PR games to make coin and pump up his tiny ego.
Vince
That’s kind of what I’ve been thinking too. It can’t be mere coincidence that
all this is tiimed right around the coming out for his new video. Unfortunately his fans eat this shit up.
LegionKeign
I suppose slimy miley will do a colab with dababay.
jayceecook
Thanks Miley.
Cam
This is why I was not on board with people like Miley Cyrus saying we need to feel for him and reach out etc…
He was never serious about the apology.
lou lou de la falaise
He was just speaking his truth.
Chrisk
Obviously you’re looking for attention once again. I just feel sad for you though.
blue9
Hmmm ?, Yes and so do Proud Boys too! so l’m guessing you don’t have a problem with that ? ???
Chrisk
Well, first off that’s obviously not even his writing. Da shithead writes at preschool level.
I hope this embarrasses Miley though. Ignorance through entitlement. Even Elton didn’t fall for that BS. Then again I would expect that because of his long history working with AIDS charities.
Fahd
Not a fan of “I told you so”, but on this one I could see this coming like a diesel locomotive. Can’t fix stupid! And that goes for his fans, too and anyone else who facilitates him making a dime.
Ken A.
Not a fan of his and really don’t care. Forgiveness isn’t supposed to be easy. It is easy to forgive someone who sincerely apologizes but a bigger person to forgive someone who doesn’t. That’s not me, I hold grudges because they’re fun, even though I know they don’t hurt their target, unless you’re a powerful witch, still fun.
DaBaby, what a name, isn’t up to date on AIDS since no one has died from the disease in a very long time with Prep and other meds.
Prowelsh56
LOL…WE WILL BUY INTO THE FREE ADVERTISING? STOP GIVING HIM A PLATFORM AND STOP MAKING HIM WORTHY OF TIME. FREE PRESS! IGNORE.
toddlicious
I think god will have some questions for this man, and does anyone else get a real closet vibe from him? “The queen, she doth protest too much…”
Kangol2
DaBussy did this to whip his fans up, but he’s not going to get those performance venue dates back, and that’s how musicians make money, so perhaps he’ll see a glimmer of a clue, though I doubt it. He can utter ignorant comments about people with HIV and AIDS (some of whom, sadly, are his fans) and fantasize and rage about male oral sex on his own time and dime. Going forward, Miley, please don’t offer to tour with this man, or any of his associates. Same with Dua Lipa. In fact, no other musicians with any dignity or pro-LGBTQ and pro-PWA beliefs should do so either.
Jon in Canada
He’s filth, treat him accordingly.
dhmonarch89
stop giving trash like him and all the other homophobes publicity!
TheAllSeeingEye
Someone needs to change DaDiaper
fredk3
untalented and rotten to the core. hateful attention-seeking demons like him need to just disappear. cause his so-called voice isn’t going to maintain a career.
Terrycloth
I think as sponsors , concerts ,record sales fall etc. He might get the hint…his 15 minutes of Fame is now down to 6 minutes left…never knew who he was until Queeryy posted the story…I don’t listen to that so called “music ” anyway ..it annoying as hell ,da baby will be crying like a baby when what’s left of his career. ( Use term loosely ) fades
IvanPH
I’m glad that cancel culture got him. Good riddance and banish to oblivion, DaBaby.