Current:Home > ContactCamila Cabello's 'racist' remarks resurface after Drake and Kendrick Lamar feud comments -Mastery Money Tools
Camila Cabello's 'racist' remarks resurface after Drake and Kendrick Lamar feud comments
View
Date:2025-04-14 08:31:54
Camila Cabello wants her "Hot Uptown" collaborator Drake and his foe Kendrick Lamar to choose "LUV."
The "I LUV IT" hitmaker told Britain's "The Sunday Times" that she wants the pair, who are embroiled in a highly publicized rap beef, to fix their issues over dinner after Drake was heavily criticized for his role in the feud.
"It’s so frustrating to see people talk about someone you know in a way that is negative. You’re like, ‘Dang, if only you guys could just have dinner or something,'" she told The Times, who called Cabello's remarks "sweet, if unlikely."
But not everybody agrees. Cabello is sparking backlash for wading into the controversy, which is centered around two Black rappers, after online users resurfaced her complicated personal history with race.
In December 2019, the "Señorita" singer took to her then-Twitter and Instagram Story to tell fans she was "deeply ashamed of and will regret forever" racialized language she used when she was younger.
Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle.
Drake has his own solo song on 'C,XOXO,'Camila Cabello's new album without her: Here's why
Lamar and Drake's feud stretches over a decade to 2013, when Lamar rapped on the Big Sean song "Control" about how he wanted to "murder" Drake and other prominent rappers. This spring, rap battle reached a fever pitch as the rappers traded barb over Ozempic rumors, height shaming and disturbing allegations of abuse and grooming.
In December 2019, the "Señorita" singer took to her then-Twitter and Instagram Story to tell fans she was "deeply ashamed of and will regret forever" racialized language she used when she was younger. Later, she told People magazine that she attended "weekly racial healing sessions" after her social media posts were publicized.
Her comments about the Drake and Kendrick Lamar feud resurfaced those claims with one X user writing, "I remember she got sent to a racist rehab and said that she was healed.
"No ones taking advice from a known racist," another wrote, while other users quipped, "reminder that Camila Cabello was so racist she had to be sent to 'weekly racial healing sessions'" and "This the same lady who was so racist she had to see a therapist."
'I was uneducated':Camila Cabello issues apology for 'horrible and hurtful language'
"I was uneducated and ignorant and once I became aware of the history and the weight and the true meaning behind this horrible and hurtful language, I was deeply embarrassed i ever used it," she wrote at the time.
Though Cabello did not specify which words she was apologizing for at the time, the former Fifth Harmony singer was accused of using racial remarks in now-deleted Tumblr posts on a deactivated account on the social platform.
Camilla Cabello opens up about adding two Drake songs to new album 'C,XOXO'
In a previous interview with Billboard, she opened up about the surprising collaborations with Drake off her new album, which include a solo track of his own, and sliding into the streaming titan's Instagram DMs.
"I showed him the album when I felt comfortable enough and he really liked it. (The feature) came out of a non-transactional place. He had this idea of a song called 'Hot Uptown,' and it just felt like I was in the city. I was in Miami," she told Billboard.
The "Living Proof" songstress told The Sunday Times she wasn't expecting the "God's Plan" rapper to reply.
"It’s like a weird teenage thing where I feel that nobody cares about me or likes me. And it was fun to be proven wrong," Cabello told The Times.
Contributing: Charles Trepany, Taijuan Moorman
veryGood! (4)
Related
- The company planning a successor to Concorde makes its first supersonic test
- Travis Kelce's and Patrick Mahomes' Kansas City Houses Burglarized
- Armie Hammer Says His Mom Gifted Him a Vasectomy for His 38th Birthday
- Oprah Winfrey denies being paid $1M for Kamala Harris rally: 'I was not paid a dime'
- Paula Abdul settles lawsuit with former 'So You Think You Can Dance' co
- US inflation may have picked up in October after months of easing
- As CFP rankings punish SEC teams, do we smell bias against this proud and mighty league?
- Bev Priestman fired as Canada women’s soccer coach after review of Olympic drone scandal
- The 401(k) millionaires club keeps growing. We'll tell you how to join.
- Lululemon, Disney partner for 34-piece collection and campaign: 'A dream collaboration'
Ranking
- Former Syrian official arrested in California who oversaw prison charged with torture
- Denzel Washington teases retirement — and a role in 'Black Panther 3'
- NFL MVP rankings: Does Steelers QB Russell Wilson deserve any consideration?
- After entire police force resigns in small Oklahoma town, chief blames leaders, budget cuts
- Intellectuals vs. The Internet
- 2 more escaped monkeys recaptured and enjoying peanut butter and jelly sandwiches in South Carolina
- Armie Hammer Says His Mom Gifted Him a Vasectomy for His 38th Birthday
- What happens to Donald Trump’s criminal conviction? Here are a few ways it could go
Recommendation
DoorDash steps up driver ID checks after traffic safety complaints
Kansas basketball vs Michigan State live score updates, highlights, how to watch Champions Classic
John Krasinski named People's Sexiest Man Alive for 2024
Judge sets April trial date for Sarah Palin’s libel claim against The New York Times
Senate begins final push to expand Social Security benefits for millions of people
Rare Alo Yoga Flash Sale: Don’t Miss 60% Off Deals With Styles as Low as $5
Charles Hanover: Caution, Bitcoin May Be Entering a Downward Trend!
Kansas basketball vs Michigan State live score updates, highlights, how to watch Champions Classic