Country star Blake Shelton attributes past homophobic tweets to ‘comedy’
Country star Blake Shelton has apologised after he sent a number of racist and homophobic tweets, saying it was meant as “comedy”.
The tweets were sent between 2009 and 2011, which recently came back to haunt him.
In one he suggests that a man in front of him in a coffee shop must be gay because he ordered “a skinny caramel latte”.
“Any man that tries touching my behind, he’s gonna be a beaten, bleedin,’ heaving kind of guy,” he wrote in another tweet.
In another, he says: “[I wish] the d**khead in the next room would either shut up or learn some English so I would at least know what he’s planning to bomb!!”
The singer who is also dating Gwen Stefani, said in a statement that he never intended to offend with the tweets, but that they were meant as “comedy”.
“Everyone knows comedy has been a major part of my career and it’s always been out there for anyone to see,” he writes. “That said anyone that knows me also knows I have no tolerance for hate of any kind or form.
“Can my humor at times be inappropriate? Yes. Hateful? Never. That said I deeply apologize to anyone who may have been offended.”
The apology came after many took to social media to attack him, some using the hashtag #BlakeSheltonIsOverParty.
Shelton earlier this year clapped back after finding out the Westboro Baptist Church planned to protest his concert.
