Blake Shelton apologized Wednesday (Aug. 17) for his past tweets that surfaced over the weekend that contained jokes about gay people, women and other races.
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The tweets in question date from 2009 to 2011 and have since been deleted, though fans captured a series of screenshots.
#blakesheltonisoverparty Y I K E S pic.twitter.com/dRrrSF2k5n
— rhea the scammer (@rhea_xcx) August 13, 2016
#Throwback to some of @BlakeShelton ‘s homophobic tweets poking fun at and insulting gay men. pic.twitter.com/pOPKFscqnH
— THE MUSIC TEA (@MusicFactsTea) August 13, 2016
Here are Some more extremely homophobic tweets by @BlakeShelton . He’s disgusting. pic.twitter.com/Qo8UwXQfqF
— THE MUSIC TEA (@MusicFactsTea) August 13, 2016
And here are some of @BlakeShelton ‘s extremely offensive disgusting tweets about women. pic.twitter.com/FARq8QdqIP
— THE MUSIC TEA (@MusicFactsTea) August 13, 2016
The country singer attempted to appease the situation Wednesday afternoon with a statement clarifying that his humor is often “inappropriate” but not “hateful.”
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“Everyone knows comedy has been a major part of my career and it’s always been out there for anyone to see. That said anyone that knows me also knows I have no tolerance for hate of any kind or form,” he wrote in the Twitter statement. “Can my humor at times be inappropriate and immature? Yes. Hateful? Never. That said I deeply apologize to anybody who may have been offended.”
— Blake Shelton (@blakeshelton) August 17, 2016