Sexyy Red Apologizes to Bernice King After Controversial MLK Image

Sexyy Red recently found herself in hot water after reposting an AI-generated image of herself and Martin Luther King Jr. in a club setting on X.

The St. Louis rapper was checked by Bernice King, MLK’s daughter, after posting the “distasteful” image and asked her to take it down.

”This is intentionally distasteful, dishonoring, deplorable, and disrespectful to my family and my father, who is not here to respond himself because he was assassinated for working for your civil and human rights and to end war and poverty. Please delete.”

Sexxy quickly responded by removing the post and issuing a heartfelt apology.

“You ain’t wrong, never meant to disrespect your family my apologies,” she wrote, explaining that she thought the post was innocent and had no intention of disrespecting King’s legacy.

The situation ended on a positive note when Bernice accepted the apology with grace, adding, “Thank you for your apology, which I sincerely accept. Please know that it was not my intention that you be denigrated. I value you as a human being.”

You ain’t wrong, never meant to disrespect your family my apologies. Just resposted something I saw that I thought was innocent 🙏🏾 https://t.co/3rGQreJNOT

— Sexyy Red (@SexyyRed314_) January 22, 2025

Thank you for your apology, which I sincerely accept. Please know that it was not my intention that you be denigrated. I value you as a human being.

I hope you understand my concerns about the image. I know that my father has become a bit of a caricature to the world and that…

— Be A King (@BerniceKing) January 22, 2025