Morgan Wallen tells fans not to defend him over video of him using racial slur

Morgan Wallen‘s ‘Dangerous: The Double Album’ has become the first country music album to spend its first seven weeks atop the Billboard 200 despite the star seeing airplay cut after he used a racial slur.The disgraced US singer-songwriter was dropped by his label Big Loud last month after a video surfaced of him making the remark.

Morgan Wallen has secured the No.1 album for America for the fifth week running, despite the emergence of a recent video which sees him using a racial slur.The country star has faced strong consequences since the clip surfaced, with his label Big Loud dropping him and radio stations removing his music from their playlists.Despite this, he has maintained a strong chart position – with album and song sales surging at the same time that his radio play and playlist inclusions continue to fall.As

Morgan Wallen remains at No. 1.

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It’s been just over a week since Morgan Wallen was caught dropping the N-word — and now the axed country music star, who is no stranger to bad press, has taken to his Instagram to break his silence on the damning video. Publishing a five minute “update from me” on Wednesday, the 27-year-old acknowledged:

Morgan Wallen is speaking out for the first time to address the controversial video shared last week showing the singer using a racial slur. On Wednesday, the country singer admitted that his statement was "long overdue" and he was taking the time to collect his thoughts, "seek some real guidance" and hoped to come to everyone with a "complete thought" before saying anything.

Country singer Morgan Wallen has asked his fans not to defend him because he “was wrong” and now takes “ownership” of problems caused by a racial slur recorded by a neighbor.

Morgan Wallen is speaking out for the second time amid the controversy surrounded a surfaced video where he was overheard saying a derogatory word.

Morgan Wallen is speaking out amid his racial slur controversy.

Despite the recent controversy that saw the country singer criticized for using a racial slur, sales of Morgan Wallen's latest album have increased. Less than a week after the country singer apologized for a video that shows him using a racial slur outside of his home, Billboard reports that his second album "Dangerous: The Double Album" has retained its top spot on the album charts.

Morgan Wallen is still on top of the charts, despite controversy.

Morgan Wallen has seen a surge of album sales after a video of him saying a racial slur spread online earlier this week.The country star has faced strong consequences since the clip surfaced, with his label Big Loud dropping him and radio stations removing his music from their playlists.Despite this, sales in his albums increased in the 24 hours after the video initially emerged.

Morgan Wallen has been dropped by WME, the agency has confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter. The removal of Wallen as a client on Thursday comes in the wake of the country singer facing consequences after a video circulated online showing Wallen using a racial slur.

Morgan Wallen has been dropped by WME, his talent agency, amid ongoing drama surrounding his use of a racial slur. The 27-year-old country musician was recently caught on video using the n-word and has faced massive fallout since.

Consequences for Morgan Wallen continue to roll in as WME confirmed that it had dropped the country singer after a video of him saying the N-word made the rounds on the internet.

Morgan Wallen has been suspended indefinitely by his label Big Loud Records after video emerged of him this week using a racial slur.The country singer has also been dropped by a number of radio stations after TMZ released footage of him using a racist slur last weekend.Wallen told the outlet that he was “embarrassed and sorry”, adding: “I used an unacceptable and inappropriate racial slur that I wish I could take back. There are no excuses to use this type of language, ever.

Morgan Wallen has taken another hit amid the fallout from a leaked video showing him using a racial slur, and will no longer be eligible for one of country music's biggest awards. The 27-year-old country star was recently caught on video using the N-word.