The rapper has
slammed reports he made anti-Muslim comments to one of his fans.
Drake has been forced to deny an
anti-Muslim jibe he apparently made at one of his gigs and has said he's
"devastated" to have been branded Islamophobic over the mix up.
It happened after the rapper was caught
on camera telling four of his concert-goers to remove their "hot ass
scarf" while standing on stage at his gig in London.
"You got on that hot ass scarf
right there, you might wanna take this off," he told the gaggle of fans.
"You gotta turn this muthaf***er
up. You gotta come out of that s**t."
Some of his fans immediately turned on
the 30-year-old rapper, taking to social media to blast what they saw as an
Islamaphobic instruction, despite there being no confirmation of the four
women's religion or ethnicity.
There was even talk of a boycott of
Drake's music and concerts, but he's now hit back at the anger on Twitter.
"I make a point every night to end
my shows on a time of unity and love so, to find out that I am being utilized
in a fake media story about me disrespecting Muslims is devastating to
me," he said.
"At my show I'm the O2 in London I
was talking to 4 women one of whom was wearing a jacket and a winter scarf, I
made a comment about taking off the scarf because I enjoy a friendly banter
with the fans.
"I am well aware of what a hijab
is and I would never make a disrespectful comment like that in my life towards
someone who is wearing one. I am proud that my closest friends and fans come
from all different religions and races, perhaps whoever made up this story
should spend more time learning about other cultures and less time trying to
divide us."
It came after Drake made an impassioned
speech against Donald Trump's travel ban, which appeared to be disproportionally
affecting Muslim-majority countries.
"Every day I wake up and see all
this bulls**t going in the world," he told the crowd at an earlier gig in
London.
People trying to tear us apart, people
trying to make us turn against each other. So tonight, my proudest moment isn't
selling tickets or having people sing my songs. My proudest moment — if you
take a look around at this room, you'll see people from all races and all
places."
He went on: "And I just want you
to understand that if you thought for one second that any one man is going to
tear this world apart, you're out of your motherf**king mind, it's on us to
keep this sh** together.
"F**k that man!" he added.
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