Miley Cyrus reaches out to rapper DaBaby amid homophobic remarks controversy

By ANI

WASHINGTON: Joining a rising refrain of celebrities this week in talking out in opposition to DaBaby’s homophobic remarks, singer-songwriter Miley Cyrus invited the rapper to have an open dialogue along with her on the topic.

In a press release posted on her Instagram deal with, Miley spoke out in opposition to cancel tradition and within the caption wrote, “@DaBaby check your DMS — would love to talk and see how we can learn from each other and help be part of making a more just and understanding future!”

In her social media assertion, Miley wrote, “As a proud and loyal member of the LGBTQIA+ community, much of my life has been dedicated to encouraging love, acceptance, and open mindedness. The internet can fuel a lot of hate and anger and is the nucleus of cancel culture… but I believe it can also be a place filled with education, conversation, communication and connection.”

The ‘Wrecking Ball’ singer, in her assertion, additional mentioned, “It’s easier to cancel someone than to find forgiveness and compassion in ourselves or take the time to change hearts and minds. There’s no more room for division if we want to keep seeing progress! Knowledge is power! I know I still have so much to learn.”

During DaBaby’s current Rolling Loud efficiency on June 25, the rapper had inspired the viewers to place their mobile phone flashlights within the air in the event that they “didn’t show up today with HIV/AIDS or any of them deadly sexually transmitted diseases that will make you die in two to three weeks,” amongst additional derogatory remarks about HIV/AIDS and LGBTQ+ individuals.

After receiving social media backlash, DaBaby was pulled from his model ambassador take care of Boohoo Man. His ‘Levitating’ collaborator, Dua Lipa, additionally spoke out in opposition to him, together with different huge names together with Elton John, Madonna and others.

Just three days after the incident, DaBaby launched a video for his new tune, ‘Giving What It’s Supposed To Give’, which featured the lyrics, ‘We like AIDS… we in your ass, bitch, we cannot go away’.

The day of his scheduled Sunday efficiency at Lollapalooza, the competition introduced in a tweet that DaBaby would now not be performing. “Lollapalooza was founded on diversity, inclusivity, respect, and love. With that in mind, DaBaby will no longer be performing at Grant Park tonight,” the assertion learn.

He has additionally been dropped from different festivals, together with Austin City Limits, Governor’s Ball, Day N Vegas, iHeartRadio Music Festival, Can’t Wait Live!, Music Midtown and Parklife Festival.

In an preliminary apology that got here throughout as insincere to a number of followers, DaBaby admitted on Twitter that his remarks had been “insensitive” however prompt that the feedback had been “digested” mistaken in one other tweet. The rapper adopted up with statements like “Apologies for being me.”

Once once more on August 2, DaBaby provided one other apology on Instagram, writing, “Social media moves so fast that people want to demolish you before you even have the opportunity to grow, educate, and learn from your mistakes. As 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.”

Expressing gratitude in direction of the individuals, who reached out to him, he added, “I appreciate the many people who came to me with kindness, who reached out to me privately to offer wisdom, education, and resources. That’s what I needed and it was received.”

DaBaby is not any stranger to controversy, having to backtrack some questionable lyrics about JoJo Siwa earlier this yr.

He additionally got here below hearth from Megan Thee Stallion just lately, following his collaboration with Tory Lanez, who allegedly shot her within the ft final summer time. Lanez joined DaBaby at Rolling Loud to carry out their monitor ‘SKAT’ instantly after Megan hit the stage.