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Sexyy Red tried to pay tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on MLK Day. It did not work out. The rapper decided to share an AI-generated photo of her and the Civil Rights leader in a club setting. Needless to say the King family was not pleased. Dr. Bernice King, MLK's youngest daughter, reached out to Sexyy Red via social media and blasted her for her decision. She dubbed the photo "distasteful," and demanded it be taken down. Red, to her credit, did exactly that and issued an apology.
Dr. Bernice King made it clear that she was offended by Sexyy Red's Twitter antics. "This is intentionally distasteful, dishonoring, deplorable, and disrespectful," she wrote. To my family and my father." She also claimed that Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was not around to defend himself because he put his life on the line to improve living conditions for people like Sexyy Red. The rapper got the message, and deleted the AI-generated post. She then quote tweeted Bernice King's post and made it clear she was in the wrong. "You ain’t wrong, never meant to disrespect your family my apologies," the rapper wrote.
Sexyy Red also stated that she did not intend to offend, and that she didn't create the image in question. "Just reposted something I saw that I thought was innocent," she added. The superstar rapper has had plenty of controversies in the past, ranging from her lyrical content to her endorsement of Donald Trump during a 2024 podcast appearance. More recently, however, Red has tried to place the focus back on her music. The rapper drew attention for another social media exchange on Tuesday, but in a positive light.
Bruno Mars voiced his desire to make a "strip club anthem" with Sexyy Red via Instagram. "I'm headed to the studio right now to make a strip club anthem so I can celebrate and properly act up this weekend," he wrote. "Someone please help me get in touch with Sexyy Red." The rapper immediately @'d Bruno Mars on Twitter, and he got back to her. It sounds like these two superstars are going to be linking up for a new song sooner rather than later.
Dave Mustaine has chosen to bring Megadeth to an end after completing one final tour due to ongoing health challenges.
The band plans to step away next year once they wrap up their farewell run and release their final album. Frontman Dave, 64, has now shared that he reached this decision because arthritis and issues with his back have left him “unable to give a hundred per cent every night”.
Speaking on SiriusXM's Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk, Dave said, “It had been building up for a long time, just physical things happening with my hands … My hands were starting to fail me.
“And there were other difficulties tied to everything going on with my neck and my trunk. That whole area has arthritis and some bulging discs.
“I have a fractured lumbar bone. And of course, my back has been fused near my shoulders and neck. There is just a lot going on …
“I always said that when the time came where I could no longer give a hundred per cent each night, that would be the moment I would start thinking about slowing down.”
He continued by sharing that the choice became clear after the band completed recording their final self-titled project.
Dave explained, “It was not that I couldn’t give a hundred per cent, because we finished the album and I feel we did well with it, but while we were working I had a moment where I told my manager … ‘I am not sure how much longer I can continue. My hands are really hurting.’
“I did not intend to set things in motion. I was just talking, but it led to conversations with the band, then taking time to reflect, speaking with my family, and praying about it.
“And the answer was obvious to me that by the time the album was finished, I would know how it would perform. If it does really well, I can still deliver one final strong tour.
“And the idea of a farewell feels connected to that. We have certain shows we want to play so we can say goodbye to the people who have supported us.”
Dave added, “We are an American band, but we perform all over the world. We are not weekend performers like some country acts in the States. We have a lot of ground to cover if we want to say goodbye the right way.”
The band’s seventeenth studio album, Megadeth, will arrive in January, and their This Was Our Life tour begins in Canada in February.
