Gina Rodriguez has apologized for saying the N-word while rapping along to Lauryn Hill’s verse in the Fugees song “Ready or Not” in a since-deleted Instagram story Tuesday.
“Hey what’s up everybody? I just wanted to reach out and apologize. I am sorry. I am sorry if I offended anyone by singing along to the Fugees to a song I love. I grew up on Lauryn Hill, and um, I really am sorry if I offended you,” Rodriguez posted to her Instagram several hours after the offending post.
Many on Twitter rejected her first apology as insufficient. Rodriguez posted a second apology later on Tuesday night in an Instagram post.
“In song or in real life, the words that I spoke, should not have been spoken. I grew up loving the Fugees and Lauryn Hill. I thoughtlessly sang along to the lyrics of a favorite song, and even worse,...
“Hey what’s up everybody? I just wanted to reach out and apologize. I am sorry. I am sorry if I offended anyone by singing along to the Fugees to a song I love. I grew up on Lauryn Hill, and um, I really am sorry if I offended you,” Rodriguez posted to her Instagram several hours after the offending post.
Many on Twitter rejected her first apology as insufficient. Rodriguez posted a second apology later on Tuesday night in an Instagram post.
“In song or in real life, the words that I spoke, should not have been spoken. I grew up loving the Fugees and Lauryn Hill. I thoughtlessly sang along to the lyrics of a favorite song, and even worse,...
- 10/15/2019
- by Margeaux Sippell
- The Wrap
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