Halsey isn’t holding back about her feelings towards Iggy Azalea.
The singer slammed the rapper during an interview with The Guardian, saying she would never want to work with her.
“There’s a lot of people I wouldn’t put on my record. Iggy Azalea: absolutely not. She had a complete disregard for black culture. F**king moron,” Halsey said.
She added: “I watched her career dissolve and it fascinated me.”
Not a fan: Halsey has branded Iggy Azalea a “f***ing moron” in a new interview | Instagram
Iggy is yet to respond, but Halsey sparked controversy in the same interview by defending Migos’s Quavo – who has come under fire for his comments on homosexuality in the past.
“I think he’s misunderstood. Just because I choose to be a socially conscious artist, and I’m pretty good at it, that doesn’t mean every artist is going to be equipped to be politically correct,” she said.
“I don’t think he’s inherently homophobic; I think he’s in a tough place of trying to explain what he means. I agree his apology was bulls**t but I can’t police everybody.”
Halsey, who identifies as queer, later clarified on Twitter that she is not friends with Quavo and didn’t know about the controversy surrounding him when she collaborated with Migos.
Honestly? I didn't know that Quavo had made homophobic comments when I collaborated him. We've never spoken a word to each other and +
— h (@halsey) June 23, 2017
+ I have no intention of pursuing a friendship there, unless he wants to make a legitimate apology.
— h (@halsey) June 23, 2017
I work tirelessly to represent & support marginalized communities I love & am a part of. I'm sorry if my actions have ever seemed otherwise.
— h (@halsey) June 23, 2017
“Honestly? I didn’t know that Quavo had made homophobic comments when I collaborated him,” she tweeted. “We’ve never spoken a word to each other and + I have no intention of pursuing a friendship there, unless he wants to make a legitimate apology.
“I work tirelessly to represent & support marginalized communities I love & am a part of. I’m sorry if my actions have ever seemed otherwise. I work tirelessly to represent & support marginalized communities I love & am a part of. I’m sorry if my actions have ever seemed otherwise.”
Halsey added: “And I’m proud to watch the young people around me work hard to educate themselves and others to stay woke every day. Again, I am truly sorry for my misjudgement and I am happy to have listeners who hold me accountable.”
