Billie Eilish has apologised and said she is 'appalled and embarrassed' over a video that emerged appearing to show the singer mouthing a racist slur
Billie Eilish has apologised and said she is"appalled and embarrassed" over a video that emerged appearing to show the singer mouthing a racist slur.seems to mouth an anti-Asian slur featured in Tyler The Creator's song Fish, released in 2011. She was also filmed speaking in various accents.
Posting a lengthy statement on Instagram, the 19-year-old said she was aged 13 or 14 at the time and did not know that the word was derogatory, but said she wanted to address criticism as"I'm being labelled something that I am not"."I am appalled and embarrassed and want to barf that i ever mouthed along to that word," the Grammy-winning star wrote."This song was the only time I'd ever heard that word as it was never used around me by anyone in my family.
"Regardless of my ignorance and age at the time, nothing excuses the fact is that it was hurtful. and for that i am sorry."Eilish, who soared to fame in 2019 and in 2020 won all four of the big prizes at the Grammys, said footage of her imitating accents in another clip was something she has done since she was a child and was just a"silly gibberish made up voice".
She added:"It is absolute gibberish and just me goofing around, and is in NO way an imitation of anyone or any language, accent, or culture in the SLIGHTEST."
United Kingdom Latest News, United Kingdom Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
‘I am appalled’: Billie Eilish apologises for mouthing apparent racist slur in resurfaced five-year-old clipSinger says she was unaware of the meaning of the offensive word at the time, did not mean to cause offence, and the prospect of causing people hurt ‘absolutely breaks my heart’
Read more »
Sixth Love Island 2021 contestant revealed as engineer Jake Cornish who lusts after Towie's Billie FaiersLOVE Island 2021 has revealed water engineer Jake Cornish as its sixth Islander. The 24-year-old hunk from Weston-super-Mare was announced on the ITV2 show’s official account Instagram today.…
Read more »
‘I am appalled’: Billie Eilish apologises for mouthing apparent racist slur in resurfaced five-year-old clipSinger says she was unaware of the meaning of the offensive word at the time, did not mean to cause offence, and the prospect of causing people hurt ‘absolutely breaks my heart’
Read more »
The hosts who replaced Rush Limbaugh just aired their first segment and it’s embarrassingListeners who managed to make it through to the end of Clay Travis and Buck Sexton’s new show heard testimony the teaching of critical race theory from Quisha King, whom Sexton only described as a ‘Black mother’ but who has public connections to the Republican Party
Read more »
Khloe Kardashian opens up about plastic surgery rumoursKhloe addressed criticism of her appearance on last night's KUWTK reunion special
Read more »