Babyface went viral on social media throughout the 2025 Grammys for an ungainly and disrespectful purple carpet interview with leisure journalists from the Related Press.
The long-lasting singer and producer was being interviewed earlier than the primary Grammy ceremony by AP’s Leslie Ambriz and Krysta Fauria. Within the clips which have gone viral on social media, Babyface is being requested a query by Ambriz and is in the course of a solution when Fauria interrupts him and begins beckoning Chappell Roan, who’s strolling behind the 13-time Grammy winner. Babyface then realizes they might slightly discuss to Roan, and ends the interview and walks away.
The transient interview created a livid response on-line, with the likes of Dionne Warwick and Khloé Kardashian upbraiding the journalists for treating Babyface so disrespectfully.
“That is so disrespectful how Babyface was handled on this interview. Babyface has had such a big influence on the music trade, in sooo some ways. Its maddening to see a LEGEND not get the respect and a spotlight they deserve,” Kardashian tweeted. “He’s a pioneer and deserves so significantly better than this. With a long time of groundbreaking work as a songwriter, producer, and performer, he’s formed the sound of a number of generations. I really like you @babyface”
Kardashian added, “PS huge or small, outdated or new, – you don’t deal with folks like this. At the least not in my eyes. There’s a technique to deal with this and this was mistaken in my view.”
Fauria later apologized on the conclusion of their purple carpet livestream, saying, “I needed to say that I’m actually sorry about interrupting Babyface earlier. Chappell Roan had come up, and there was loads of commotion, as there’s on these carpets. However I’m an enormous Babyface fan, as are all of us. And so I simply needed to say that, that I actually apologize.”
The AP additionally launched an announcement the next morning, saying, “We’re deeply sorry for slicing our interview with Babyface brief on our YouTube livestream of the Grammys purple carpet. Now we have apologized to him by means of his consultant and to our viewers on the livestream.”
Feb. 3, 6:20 a.m.: Up to date to incorporate AP apology.
