Grammy winner Megan Thee Stallion is no stranger to a little hot water. Ever since she burst onto
the scene, she's been winning fans over with her lyrics and her outspoken personality.
But that doesn't mean no one ever claps back. Here are her most controversial moments.
"Twitter…ooh! Jesus. Mmm. Not ready for this…"
Megan is one of a long list of celebrities whose past tweets have come back to haunt them.
And the star has been called out on more than one occasion over homophobic tweets from as
early as 2011 and 2012. She first apologized for the historical posts in 2018, tweeting,
"I grew up [and] learned how to not be insensitive. I don't judge anyone.
I accept everyone as they are no matter their color or sexual preference."
The controversy was then brought up again the following year,
forcing the star to hit back for a second time. She responded via Twitter,
"You going this far over a tweet from 2012 that obviously meant no harm coming from me in high
school[?] […] I've already apologized for tweets that obviously do not represent my views now.
I […] show love to everyone, so just stop." How could we compile a list of Megan's most
controversial moments and not mention the hoopla that surrounded her collab with Cardi B;
"WAP" — which had everyone talking when it dropped in August 2020. Even Snoop Dogg
called out the explicit nature of the song, explaining in an interview with Central Ave,
"That should be a woman's pride and possession. That's your jewel of the Nile. […] That should
be a possession that no one gets to know about until they know about it."
Many others voiced their disapproval on social media,
with some even claiming the song should be banned, according to Hollywood Unlocked.
Megan has defended the track on multiple occasions, including telling GQ in December 2020,
"Some people just don't know what to do when a woman is in
control and taking ownership of her own body."
But that didn't stop the firestorm. When Megan and Cardi performed the track at the
2021 Grammys, the FCC received more than 1,000 complaints, according to Rolling Stone.
It seemed like Megan wasn't into spending any time on stage with
DaBaby in June 2021 — the same month she unfollowed him — amid their apparent feud.
Fans tuning in to the 2021 BET Awards noticed Megan apparently leaving the
stage during a performance of "I DID IT" with DJ Khaled, with one user tweeting:
"Lmaooooooo Megan Thee Stallion said nah I will not be on the stage with DaBaby."
Nearly a year after Megan was reportedly shot in the feet at a party — alleging
that Tory Lanez was responsible — DaBaby not only appeared on a song with him,
but seemingly disregarded the whole incident, according to People.
Responding to a tweet DaBaby claimed he accidentally reposted, Megan tweeted:
"Support me in private and publicly do something different. […] This situation
ain't no damn 'beef' and I really wish people would stop downplaying it like it's some
internet s--- for likes and retweets." Megan landed the February 2021 issue of
Harper's Bazaar — but not everyone was loving her look. Twitter was quickly flooded with remarks
from fans, with some claiming the photos — which Megan reportedly helped choose and
edit — made her look, quote, "washed out," per the Los Angeles Times. One user tweeted:
"So mad @harpersbazaarus!!!!!!! This is inexcusable!!!!!"
Some pointed to the fact that Megan was shot by a white photographer. Acclaimed celebrity photog,
Collier Shorr, had previously shot Pharell Williams and model Adwoa Aboah,
among many other black talent — but some suggested that a Black photographer
would have been better suited for the job. Still, not everyone agreed. One fan tweeted:
"I don't see anything wrong with Megan's Harper's Bazaar cover.
That's literally how that lady looks without the heavy filters."
For her part, Megan seemed more than happy with the snaps, posting to Instagram,
"UNSTOPPABLE. HOTTIES I'M ON THE COVER OF @harpersbazaarus!!!"
"I'm not sayin' that just cuz it's me…but it's cute."
Megan's tracks have become a fixture of TikTok. In 2020, "Savage" launched the Megan Thee Stallion
dance trend, while "WAP" and "Body" also went viral, thanks to fans with some killer moves.
But when Megan dropped "Thot S---" in June 2021, there was no such fanfare on TikTok.
"Yes, I might be doin' thot s---, but so what — that's what I like to do."
According to CNN, some of the platform's Black influencers were unhappy with the
way they received credit for their dances, as well as payment. Though
Megan and her team stayed quiet on the matter, TikTok said in a statement,
"[TikTok] would not be what it is today without the contributions of black creators. [We are]
committed to honoring and celebrating this community, today and every day."
"Ladies and gentlemen, Megan Thee Stallion." Megan dropped the mic for Black Lives Matter on
"Saturday Night Live" in October 2020. As the star performed her hit "Savage," the words "Protect
Black Women" flashed across the stage, while the sounds of gunshots rang throughout the chorus.
Megan also featured audio from a Malcolm X speech, and a sound bite from activist Tamika
Mallory — who spoke out against Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron over his
handling of the Breonna Taylor case. On "Fox and Friends," Cameron hit back at Megan, saying,
"The fact that someone would get on national television and make
disparaging comments about me because I'm simply trying to do my job, is disgusting."
Speaking about the backlash, Megan told The New York Times,
"[It's] ridiculous that some people think the simple phrase 'Protect Black Women'
is controversial. […] Anyone who […] makes 'good trouble, necessary trouble,'
runs the risk of being attacked by those comfortable with the status quo."
While the performance hit a nerve with some, there were plenty who praised Megan for the statement.
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