Machine Gun Kelly has been called on to apologise to Black women after a resurfaced video from the 2012 BET Awards showed him making offensive remarks. The rapper, whose real name is Colson Baker and is engaged to actress Megan Fox, was interviewed on the red carpet and asked about a tweet in which he said he liked 'chocolate milk', referring to Black women.
In the video, which remains available on YouTube, he responded: 'My child's Black. Black girls give the best head.' Kelly has a 12-year-old daughter, Casie, with his ex-partner Emma Cannon. The comments have sparked fresh backlash, with Canadian singer Alice Glass among those condemning him.
Glass, formerly of Crystal Castles, tweeted: 'This video of mgk is disturbing. Why, as a white man, would you ever talk like this? fetishizing Black women and in such a disrespectful way!? Show respect for Black Women who's culture you are appropriating. Apologize for this.' She later added that the issue reflects a broader industry problem of enabling sexist and racist behaviour.
Glass also highlighted a separate interview in which Kelly expressed attraction to model Kendall Jenner when she was 17. The rapper, 31, is set to release his sixth studio album, 'Mainstream Sellout', on Friday. Metro.co.uk has contacted his representatives for comment.
