DaBaby dropped from Lollapalooza over homophobic comments

DaBaby dropped from Lollapalooza over homophobic comments

Following his homophobic statements at Rolling Loud, DaBaby has been pulled from the Lollapalooza lineup.

Following his performance at the event last weekend, where he made homophobic statements regarding sexually transmitted illnesses, the ‘Suge' hitmaker has been harshly chastised.

As a consequence, just hours before he was set to take the stage at Lollapalooza on Sunday, he was dropped off the lineup (01.08.21).

"Lollapalooza was established on diversity, inclusion, respect, and love," the event said in a statement uploaded to Twitter. DaBaby will no longer be playing at Grant Park tonight as a result of this.

"Young Thug will now play on the Bud Light Seltzer Stage at 9:00 p.m., while G Herbo will perform on the T-Mobile Stage at 4:00 p.m."

DaBaby, 29, had already been fired from his apparel brand, BooHooMAN, due to his statements.

"BoohooMAN condemns the use of homophobic terminology and confirms that we will no longer be collaborating with DaBaby," they had declared.

"The boohoo Group's DNA is built on diversity and inclusiveness, and we take pleasure in representing the varied clientele we serve across the world."

"We stand by and support the LGBTQ+ community, and we will not allow any type of hate speech or discrimination."

Artists such as Sir Elton John, Madonna, and Dua Lipa all denounced DaBaby, whose actual name is Jonathan Kirk, for his outburst during the event.

At the time, he said: "Put your mobile phone lighter up if you didn't show here today with HIV, AIDS, or any of the other horrible sexually transmitted illnesses that would kill you in two to three weeks...

"Put your mobile phone lighter up if you ain't sucking d*** in the parking lot.”

Later, the singer of "Ball If I Want To" came to Instagram Live to say that both straight and homosexual fans liked his concert and that people couldn't criticize if they weren't there.

He later confessed his statements were "insensitive" on Tuesday (27.07.21), but he claimed he wasn't intending to upset anyone.

"Anyone who has ever been impacted by AIDS/HIV has the right to be unhappy," he said on Twitter. "What I said was inappropriate even though I had no intention of upsetting anyone." So please accept my apologies.

"However, the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community... Do you think I'm joking around with y'all? "Your business is your business," says the narrator.