'Atlanta' Star Lakeith Stanfield Apologizes For Homophobic Rap

Atlanta star Lakeith Stanfield is apologizing after a video of him reciting homophobic rap lyrics went viral. He says he was assuming a character in the clip.

In the Instagram video, the actor raps, Take that chump change back, thats some gay shit/ Only black rags in my cab like Im racist/ Fag, I dont really like to brag, but Im straight rich. He captioned the post, Offensive freestyle (not for the easily offended).

The video was deleted shortly after it was posted on his account last week.

So @lakeithlakeith from @AtlantaFX && @Sorry2BotherYou Though this freestyle (that you can clearly see him looking down & reading) was appropriate?! Lol ppl are truly Homophobic weirdos Lakeith Stanfield sis you played yourself pic.twitter.com/5N5F7Nexs2

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So @lakeithlakeith from @AtlantaFX && @Sorry2BotherYou Though this freestyle (that you can clearly see him looking down & reading) was appropriate?! Lol ppl are truly Homophobic weirdos Lakeith Stanfield sis you played yourself pic.twitter.com/5N5F7Nexs2
Bre'on (@_BayBey) June 23, 2018

Stanfield came under fire after the clip was widely shared on Twitter on Friday.

This whole Lakeith Stanfield thing just reinforces a frustrating reality: 90% of the time \"woke\" people only care about being \"woke\" along the axis that personally affects them. They're totally ready and willing throw other marginalized people under the bus.

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This whole Lakeith Stanfield thing just reinforces a frustrating reality: 90% of the time "woke" people only care about being "woke" along the axis that personally affects them. They're totally ready and willing throw other marginalized people under the bus.
Andrew Boyd Allen (@A_B_Allen) June 23, 2018

I was really rooting for Lakeith Stanfield pic.twitter.com/eWoPU0a54W

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I was really rooting for Lakeith Stanfield pic.twitter.com/eWoPU0a54W
pillsbury doughboy (@olmilkdudd) June 23, 2018

I love Lakeith Stanfield and tried to ignore his fake wokeness but he really uploaded a prewritten homophobic freestyle.. "not for the easily offended" nigga, are you serious? And his movie (sorry to bother you) drops in two weeks.

Another one bites the dust. Played himself. pic.twitter.com/1uRmuLmZ5A
— yoruba demoness (@oluwablk) June 23, 2018

On Tuesday, Stanfield who also stars in Sorry to Bother You, which hits theaters next week shared a second video. In it, he apologized for the rap and said he was taking on the part of a character and that the lyrics dont reflect his views.

I make videos all the time, which I usually end up deleting as soon as I make them, he said in Tuesdays video. I assume characters that have different viewpoints and different views on life, and just from different perspectives. Some things my views are in line with, and some things my views arent aligned with. And this character that youve seen is a character Im definitely not in line with and I definitely dont believe those things.

He continued, explaining that he has never been homophobic.

Ive never agreed with homophobic thought or hatred toward anyone for that matter, he said. Im a person that moves in love, and I wanna promote and continue to push that. Love for all people and all different types of love in every form it takes. I want people to have a clear understanding.

Watch his apology video below.

A post shared by Lakeith Stanfield (@lakeithstanfield3) on Jun 26, 2018 at 12:56pm PDT