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25.10.2021 - 17:37 / justjared.com
J Balvin is apologizing.
Last week, the music video for his collaboration with Tokischa, “Perra,” was removed from YouTube amid backlash for it’s portrayal of Black women.
The Raymi Paulus-directed video features the 36-year-old Colombian rapper walking two Black women on leashes, and their faces are made to look like dogs.
On Sunday (October 24), J Balvin took to social media to respond to the controversy surrounding the video.
Click inside to read J Balvin’s response…
“I want to say sorry to
Activision has issued an apology after complaints were made over the "insensitive" use of the Quran in Call of Duty: Vanguard.
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Vivienne Chow Controversial Malaysian singer-songwriter Namewee, who has been accused of insulting China and Chinese people with his recent viral hit ballad “Fragile,” and advocating independence for Hong Kong and Taiwan, says that those were not his intentions.
@JBALVIN apologizes for the video of "Perra" with #Tokischa. “My message has always been tolerance, love and integration,” he adds.
J Balvin has evidently thought better of his ill-conceived Perra music video — and we’re all frankly better off for it.
J Balvin has removed the music video for his latest single, ‘Perra’ with Tokischa, and apologised after it was condemned as racist and misogynist.Released last month, the video came under criticism for its portrayal of some Black women as dogs, including a scene where the Colombian rapper appears holding leashes around the necks of two women.
J Balvin has issued an apology following heavy criticism of his “Perra” music video.