Lil Nas X Apologizes To Christians After ‘J Christ’ Video Backlash
deadline.comLil Nas X is reflecting on his controversial song and music video J CHRIST and offering an apology following backlash. “I know I messed up really bad this time.
I can act unbothered all I want, but it’s definitely taken a mental toll on me,” the singer said in a video he shared on Instagram on Jan.
15. “I’m not some evil demon guy trying to destroy everybody’s values and stuff like that. That’s not me.” Lil Nas X went on to explain that he knew there would be some criticism to his artwork but his intention was not to make a mockery out of religion or people’s beliefs. “When I did the artwork, I knew there would be some upset people simply because religion is a very sensitive topic for a lot of people.
But I also didn’t mean to mock — this wasn’t a f— you to the Christians. It was literally me saying I’m back like Jesus,” he said.
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