Rapper Ice Spice has opened up about when Matty Healy of The 1975 made controversial feedback about her on a podcast.
Healy publicly apologised to Ice Spice over the feedback that had been broadly criticised again in February after his look on The Adam Friedland Present. Friedland and co-host Nick Mullen mentioned the New York rapper’s heritage, debating whether or not she has Hawaiian, Inuit or Chinese language, earlier than impersonating the accents of these international locations and areas.
Whereas Healy didn’t take part within the mocking of accents, he did snigger together with the podcast hosts. The episode has since been taken down.
Talking in Selection in regards to the incident now, Ice Spice, who has been a fan of The 1975 since she was a young person, defined: “Once I had heard that little podcast or no matter, I used to be so confused. As a result of I heard ‘chubby Chinese language woman’ or some shit like that, and I’m like, ‘Huh? What does that even imply?’
“To start with, I’m thick. What do you imply Chinese language? What? However then they apologised or no matter. And the entire time, I didn’t actually care. However that’s humorous as a result of I noticed him on the Jean Paul Gaultier occasion a pair days in the past, and he was like, ‘Hey, you OK?’ and I’m like, ‘In fact.’ He apologised to me a bunch of instances. We’re good.”
Healy additionally apologised to Ice Spice on stage in Auckland earlier this yr as a part of a present on the band’s ‘At Their Very Greatest’ tour.
Whereas speaking to the gang about how he hadn’t totally grasped the implications of his personal fame, he took the chance to apologise to Ice Spice. “I simply really feel a bit unhealthy, and I’m type of a bit sorry if I’ve offended you. Ice Spice, I’m sorry,” he stated. “It’s not as a result of I’m aggravated that me joking bought misconstrued. It’s as a result of I don’t need Ice Spice to suppose I’m a dick. I really like you, Ice Spice. I’m so sorry.”
He continued: “I don’t need something like that misconstrued to be imply. I don’t thoughts being a little bit of a joker… It’s OK for me to be, like, a trickster or no matter, however I don’t need to be seen as, like, being barmy. As a result of actually, I simply love you guys, and I really like doing this…
“The reality is it’s a little bit of an issue as a result of I simply need to say, ‘Good day. This can be a bit embarrassing. I’m sorry if I get it incorrect. All of us get it incorrect.’ I simply must do it in public after which apologise to Ice Spice. My life’s only a bit bizarre. I’m genuinely sorry if I’ve upset her as a result of I fucking love her.”
Healy’s look on the podcast drew widespread criticism. Rina Sawayama appeared to dedicate her observe, ‘STFU’ to Healy, throughout her Glastonbury set again in June.
“Tonight this goes out to a white man that…mocks Asian individuals on a podcast,” she advised the gang, including, “He additionally owns my masters. I’ve had sufficient.”
Sawayama is signed to Soiled Hit, which is owned by Jamie Oborne of The 1975. Healy was a director on the firm, however stepped down from that function again in April.
Yungblud additionally referred to as out Healy on-line within the aftermath. In a now-viral tweet showing to reference the podcast, Yungblud wrote: “Love listening to 3 privileged white dudes sit round and objectify a younger black feminine artist who’s blowing up. Welcome to your 30’s, I assume.”
