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The organizers of the iHeartRadio and Austin
City Limits festivals said in statements that DaBaby would no
longer be performing at their events. That comes after the
American musician was dropped from the Lollapalooza lineup in
Chicago last weekend and the upcoming Governor's Ball in New
York and Day N Vegas event in Las Vegas.
DaBaby apologized for a third time on Monday for remarks he made
at a July 23 concert in Miami when he asked the audience to hold
up their cell phone lights if they “didn’t show up today with
HIV/AIDS, any of them deadly sexually transmitted diseases that
will make you die in two to three weeks” or if they were not men
who performed sex acts in car parks.
"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 knew education on this
is important. Love to all. God bless," the 29-year-old "Rockstar"
rapper wrote on his social media accounts on Monday.
His previous apologies have been criticized as incomplete or
insincere.
Elton John, Madonna and Dua Lipa are among prominent musicians
who have condemned DaBaby's remarks. He also lost a branding
deal with clothing line BoohooMan.
(Reporting by Jill Serjeant; Editing by Leslie Adler)
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