DaBaby Says He 'Never, Ever Meant to Offend Anybody' with Homophobic Remarks amid Return to Stage

Over the weekend, the 29-year-old rapper — born Jonathan Lyndale Kirk — appeared at Hot97’s Summer Jam concert event at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, where he spoke on theoffensive remarkshe made about the LGBTQ+ community at a music festival last month. The rapper had previously apologized on Instagram shortly after the incident, but later deleted the post. The Summer Jam marks his first performance since the rant.

“So hats off to y’all for that,” he continued. “… They accepted my sincerity and all my apologies when I said I never, ever meant to offend anybody or say anything to make anybody feel any type of way live on that stage a few weeks ago.”

At the time, the rapper also said, “Ladies, if your p—- smell like water, put your cellphone lighter up. Fellas, if you ain’t sucking d— in the parking lot, put your cellphone lighter up.”

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The six-time Grammy Award nominee was then disinvited to perform at an array of music festivals, includingLollapaloozain Chicago and the forthcoming Governors Ball in New York City.

“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,” the previously posted statement read. “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.”

source: people.com