Janelle Monáe had loads to say about Nelly’s controversial resolution to carry out at President Donald Trump’s inauguration final month.
Footage of Monáe’s efficiency at a Grammy Awards after-party on Sunday obtained by TMZ reveals the actor and singer deeming Nelly a “fool” and urging him to “get a new attitude” in a brief, expletive-laden speech.
“I used to like Nelly, but then he went to perform for Donald Trump,” Monáe stated throughout a rendition of “Hot in Herre,” Nelly’s 2002 hit. “I care about women. I care about Hispanics. I care about Spanish people. I care about Mexicans … I care about gay people.”
Noting that she “used to think [Nelly] was cool,” she added, “I might be a little tipsy, but I know everything I’m motherfucking saying. Fuck you, Nelly!”
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Monáe, who’s pansexual and nonbinary, was an outspoken supporter of former Vice President Kamala Harris in the course of the 2024 presidential election. As for Trump, she advised celeb information outlet Bossip in November forward of the election: “We cannot afford to have a country run by someone who is about themselves.”
“He’s a hateful person and he wants the rest of the world to exhibit that behavior and that is dangerous,” she added. “Kamala is about ‘we,’ where Trump is about ‘me.’ That’s the clear difference.”
As of Monday, Nelly had but to reply publicly to Monáe’s feedback. HuffPost has reached out to the rapper’s consultant for remark however didn’t instantly hear again.
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Nelly carried out on the Liberty Ball, held shortly after Trump’s swearing-in, and appeared on a invoice that additionally included nation artists Jason Aldean and Billy Ray Cyrus. Each the president and first girl Melania Trump attended the occasion.
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Throughout an look on the “Willie D Live” podcast final month, Nelly acknowledged receiving criticism from followers after performing for Trump however nonetheless defended his resolution.
“This isn’t politics. The politics, for me, it’s over. He won,” he stated. “He’s the president. He’s the commander in chief of what I would like to say is the best country in the world.”
“If President Biden would’ve asked me to perform, I would’ve performed. If Vice President Kamala Harris would’ve won and asked me to perform, I would’ve performed,” he added. “I support the president of the United States, regardless of who’s in office. Regardless, I respect the office.”
