DaBaby Loses Partnership With Clothing Line After Homophobic Rant, Disparaging People With HIV/AIDS
After spewing homophobic rhetoric and making ignorant comments about people with HIV/AIDS, DaBaby has been dropped by fashion retailer boohooMAN, Yahoo reports.
DaBaby released a 100-piece limited edition collection with the fashion retailer which dropped on June 30. On Twitter, boohooMAN shared an official statement that condemned DaBaby’s comments.
“boohooMAN condemn the use of homophobic language and confirm we will no longer be working with DaBaby,” the statement read. “Diversity and inclusion are part of the boohoo Groups DNA and we pride ourselves on representing the diverse customers we serve across the globe. We stand by and support the LGBTQ+ community, and do not tolerate any hate speech or discrimination in any form.”
boohooMAN condemn the use of homophobic language and confirm we will no longer be working with DaBaby.
Diversity and inclusion are part of the boohoo Groups DNA and we pride ourselves on representing the diverse customers we serve across the globe.
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— boohooMAN (@boohooMAN) July 28, 2021
As Blavity previously reported, DaBaby made comments about people’s HIV/AIDS status and several other homophobic remarks at the Rolling Loud Festival held at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens.
“If you didn’t show up today with HIV, AIDS, or any of them deadly sexually transmitted diseases, that’ll make you die in two to three weeks, then put your cellphone lighter up,” he said during his performance. “Ladies, if your pu**y smell like water, put your cellphone lighter up. Fellas, if you ain’t sucking d**k in the parking lot, put your cellphone lighter up.”
After the concert, the blowback was swift as many denounced DaBaby’s rhetoric.