Iggy Azalea Pulls Out of Pittsburgh Pride Performance
Australian rapper Iggy Azalea is no stranger to controversy. The 25-year-old "Fancy" singer recently made headlines after canceling her entire tour last month. Azalea is back in the news after announcing she will be pulling out of her performance for Pittsburgh's LGBT Pride event, Pridefest, this weekend, E! Online reports.
After receiving criticisms from the local LGBTQ community, Azalea took to Twitter Monday to announce that she was canceling the upcoming date.
"I am truly disappointed that I have to share this news, but I will no longer be performing at Pittsburgh Pride on June 13th," she wrote. "This has been a difficult decision as I truly support the event and LGBTIQA communities however I feel my participation at this point would only serve to further distract from the true purpose of the event."
She continued: "I am a firm believer in equality. Unfortunately in the past as a young person, I used words I should not have. The last thing I want is for something so carelessly said to be interpreted as reflective of my character. I meant no harm and deeply regret ever uttering those words. As an adult I would never use them because I understand they play a detrimental role in the fight for issues that I do truly believe in. I am sorry to anyone I have offended or disappointed & I wish all my fans and friends participating in Pride the best of luck."
Pittsburgh's LGBTQ community took issue over tweets Azalea made that were perceived as homophobic.
You can read her full explanation below: