Hannah Brown found herself in hot water after she sang the N-word while filming an Instagram live.
The incident came as she was attempting to remember the lyrics to Rockstar by Dababy, which has become a viral sensation on TikTok.
Brown initially doubled down on the incident claiming she didn’t remember saying it, but after more criticism from fans and fellow Bachelor Nation alum Bekah Martinez she issued an apology on Instagram posted Sunday.
Hot water: Hannah Brown issued an apology on Sunday to her Instagram, after she was caught singing the n-word on an live stream
‘I owe you all a major apology,’ she wrote. ‘There is no excuse and I will not justify what I said.’
Adding: ‘I have read your messages and seen the hurt I have caused. I own it all.’
Brown acknowledged that her language was inappropriate whether on a live stream or at home.
‘I am terribly sorry and know that whether in public or private, this language is unacceptable. I promise to do better.’
Apologizing: ‘I owe you all a major apology,’ she wrote. ‘There is no excuse and I will not justify what I said’
Defensive: The apology came after Brown initially pushed back on claims that she said the word on the stream and suggested it may have been her brother Patrick, when fans brought it to her attention on the live (Pictured with Patrick at an unknown date)
The apology came after Brown initially pushed back on claims that she said the word on the stream and suggested it may have been her brother Patrick, when fans brought it to her attention on the live.
‘I did? I’m so sorry … I don’t think … Maybe it was Patrick,’ she said. ‘Um, anyway …’
The 25-year-old went on express confusion over the claims and pushed back.
‘I really don’t think I said that word, I don’t think I said that word, but now I’m like, “Oh God,”‘ she said. ‘I’d never use that word. I’ve never called anybody that. We don’t say that word.’
Though she seemed defensive over the incident saying ‘So, you know what, I’m going to stay here, and y’all can think I said whatever I did or think I’m something I’m not, but I’m not that.’
Tik Tok Hannah: Brown has been making videos on the platform TikTok, where the song Rockstar by Dababy has gone viral, she was singing to the song when she said the n-word
Continuing: ‘Look, people are going to want to think whatever they want to think of me, get mad at me, whatever. And even if I did accidentally say it, I’m very sorry, I was singing a song and not even thinking.’
Fans on social media blasted her ‘apology’ saying that the incident now made her ‘irrelevant’ and that she lost their support.
Martinez, who appeared on season Arie Luyendyk Jr.’s season of The Bachelor, was one of the biggest voiced that blasted Hannah for the incident.
She took to Instagram on Sunday, before Brown issued her final apology, to share her thoughts.
Not OK: Bekah Martinez, who appeared on season Arie Luyendyk Jr.’s season of The Bachelor, was one of the biggest voiced that blasted Hannah for the incident
You can’t say it: Clearly taking name at Brown, without mention of the former Bachelorette, she said ‘You can’t say the N-word just because black people say it. Black people reclaimed the use of a word that was used for centuries to oppress and dehumanize them’
Clearly taking name at Brown, without mention of the former Bachelorette, she said ‘You can’t say the N-word just because black people say it. Black people reclaimed the use of a word that was used for centuries to oppress and dehumanize them.’
She went on to explain that use of the word outside of the black community holds different weight, power and historical racism.
‘It’s a word that holds so much historical weight that the black community is still healing from and parts of the white community are still weaponizing for dehumanization, particularly in the south,’ Martinez said.
The soon to be mother of two went on to blast Brown for being reckless with a large platform and for not yet making a ‘legitimate’ apology.
History: ‘It’s a word that holds so much historical weight that the black community is still healing from and parts of the white community are still weaponizing for dehumanization, particularly in the south,’ Martinez said
It’s 2020: Adding: ‘So no, it’s not cool to just sing it along the lyrics of a song especially not on your platform with millions of followers?!! It’s 2020. at least make a legitimate apology and acknowledge your behavior
Adding: ‘So no, it’s not cool to just sing it along the lyrics of a song especially not on your platform with millions of followers?!! It’s 2020. at least make a legitimate apology and acknowledge your behavior.’
Martinez also slammed fans who defended celebrities ‘with access to SOOO much privilege, knowledge and education saying the n-word.’
‘Even if it’s “just the lyrics to a song” … especially when that person had the wherewithal to skip over the F-word lyric first,’ Martinez continued.
‘We’ve got to hold people accountable to do better otherwise we’re continuing to prioritize the feelings of white people (and someone we ‘stan’) over ending our country’s loooong history of casual racism and flippant anti-blackness.;