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The ad was released in September, but the misheard lyrics have only recently been removed according to 9to5 Mac. Screenshot: Apple/GizmodoAnother day, another iPhone. As Apple continues to roll out their new iPhone 14, the company is also facing a little controversy following the release of an ad for the new tech. The ad now features an instrumental version of the track after the song’s lyrics were misheard as a racial slur. The ad uses the song “Biggest” from actor Idris Elba, who moonlights as a DJ and recording…

Machine Gun Kelly’s Tour Bus Vandalised With Homophobic Slur & Graphic Images, Rapper Says “You’re So Dumb” (Photo Credit – Instagram) Rapper Machine Gun Kelly’s tour bus was vandalised with a graphic image and homophobic slur ahead of his show in Nebraska. According to Page Six, photos circulating online showed that the ‘Emo Girl’ singer’s red bus had been marked with the words “Rap Devil Fa-t” on one side of it in yellow paint and an image of a large p*nis ej*culating on the other side of the…

Machine Gun Kelly didn’t get quite the welcome he was looking for when someone vandalized a tour bus as his tour stopped in Omaha. So Thursday morning, the rapper-turned-rock star logged on to address a “fan” who spraypainted genitalia, along with a homophobic slur, on a bus that was part of MGK’s entourage. Photos obtained by TMZ show the vandalized pink bus in more detail, including the words “Rap Devil F—" along the side of the bus.But MGK managed to get the last laugh. “You’re so dumb,” MGK said on Instagram. “You…

Machine Gun Kelly responded to an incident early Thursday morning involving someone who allegedly vandalized one of his tour buses. “You’re so dumb,” MGK said in a video on his Instagram Stories. “You spray painted a bus thinking it was my bus. Wrong bus, you fucking idiot. Do the first part of the crime right.”Leona Drake posted a video of the vandalized red bus on Facebook, depicting a penis ejaculating on one side of the vehicle, while the other had “rap devil” and a homophobic slur. MGK shared a video prior to the…

Beyoncé has confirmed that she will remove an offensive term for disabled people from the lyrics of hew new album, Renaissance, after it was called “ableist” and “offensive” by disability charities and activists.In the song Heated, co-written with Canadian rapper Drake, Beyoncé used a derogatory term for spastic diplegia, a form of cerebral palsy. A representative for the musician told Insider that the lyric will be changed. “The word, not used intentionally in a harmful way, will be replaced,” the statement said.In June,…

It’s not very often that I don’t know what to say, rendered speechless by ignorance, sadness and a simmering anger born of bone-deep exhaustion. But that’s how I feel right now.Six weeks ago I called out American singer, Lizzo, on Twitter for her use of an ableist slur (“spaz”) in a new song. That tweet of mine – which explained how the slur was connected to my disability, cerebral palsy – took me less than five minutes to write and it went viral, landing on the front page of global news outlets including the BBC, New…

FaZe Clan has kicked professional Fortnite player Evan “Cented” Barron from the organisation following the surfacing of a video where Barron used a racial slur. In the clip (via Jake Lucky) a live streamer joins a Discord call with Barron in it only for the latter to immediately greet them with the slur. Following the circulation of this clip, FaZe Clan took immediate action and removed Barron from the organisation. The group then gave a statement on Twitter regarding the situation: “FaZe is constantly evolving and we…

Red Bull has suspended its Formula 2 racing driver Juri Vips after they said a racist slur during a Call Of Duty: Warzone stream. Vips said the slur whilst playing Warzone on Twitch with fellow Red Bull driver Liam Lawson, (via PC Gamer), which followed a previous incident where Vips turned down a pink Red Bull cap and called it “gay”. Lawson said at the time “Juri, you can’t say that.” Red Bull issued a statement on June 21 that read: “Red Bull Racing has suspended junior driver Juri Vips from all team duties with…

Lizzo has removed an offensive term for disabled people from her latest song after days of public criticism, saying she “never want to promote derogatory language”.Grrrls, the latest track from the musician’s upcoming album Special, was released on Friday. In the opening verse, the pop star – who has become well-known for her lyrics championing acceptance and self-love – used a derogatory term for spastic diplegia, a form of cerebral palsy.The song was almost immediately criticised by fans and disability advocates, with…