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David Guetta’s George Floyd tribute mocked as ‘whitest way to react to racism’

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A simple “sorry” would have sufficed. DJ David Guetta is being dragged on social media for a tone-deaf tribute to George Floyd that included a remixed speech by Martin Luther King Jr.

Guetta, 52, was hosting a livestreamed fund-raising event on a New York City rooftop for coronavirus relief efforts on Saturday when he played the tune. “The world is going through difficult times and America, too, actually,” Guetta said during the performance. “Last night, I knew we were going to do this and I made a special record… in honor of George Floyd.

I really hope we can see more unity and more peace when already things are so difficult.” The “Titanium” DJ gave a “shout out to [Floyd’s] family” before debuting his electro-activist jam, which sampled

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