- Country singer Morgan Wallen was filmed using a racial slur on Sunday, TMZ reported.
- One of the biggest radio chains in the US dropped him from its playlists in response.
- Wallen said in a statement to TMZ: "I'm embarrassed and sorry."
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Country singer Morgan Wallen was filmed hurling a racial slur on the streets of Nashville on Sunday night, prompting one of the biggest radio chains in the US to drop him from its playlists.
According to TMZ, Wallen was returning home on Sunday night with a group of friends when he was heard by neighbors yelling a series of comments to a man that was with him. A neighbor who heard the commotion filmed the incident.
Wallen can be heard on the video calling his friend a "pussy ass motherf---er, and then referring to the man as a "pussy ass n------."
In a statement to TMZ, Wallen said: "I'm embarrassed and sorry. 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. I want to sincerely apologize for using the word. I promise to do better."
Cumulus Media, the second-largest radio chain in the country, released a statement to its stations Tuesday night ordering them to remove Wallen's songs from their playlists, Variety reported.
Country stars have responded to the incident. Singer Kelsea Ballerini wrote: "The news out of Nashville tonight does not represent country music."
Fellow country star Maren Morris responded: "It actually IS representative of our town because this isn't his first 'scuffle' and he just demolished a huge streaming record last month regardless. We all know that isn't his first time saying that word."
The Country Music Awards "Best New Artist" released his latest album, "Dangerous: The Double Album," in late January, and it quickly topped the country charts. According to Country Insider, the record was streamed more than 240 million times in its first week.
Wallen previously got into trouble in May, when he was kicked out of a bar and arrested in Nashville. A police report of the incident seen by Insider said that he "appeared to be a danger to himself and others."
In October, "Saturday Night Live" canceled Wallen's performance after he was filmed not wearing a mask and ignoring social-distancing guidelines. He was later rescheduled and appeared in a December episode.
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