Comedian Hannah Berner Apologizes to Megan Thee Stallion After Interview Backlash: ‘It Was a Careless Choice of Words’
Comedian Hannah Berner is apologizing to Megan Thee Stallion after her interview with the Grammy-winning rapper on the Vanity Fair Oscar party red carpet over the weekend drew backlash from fans.
The part of Berner’s interview drawing ire is when she said she listens to Meg’s music “when I want to fight someone.” Megan immediately rejected that framing of her music, responding, “You want to throw that fighting sh– out the window and you want to get cute and be a bad bi—.”
Clearly Berner heard the backlash to the idea of attaching violence to Megan’s music — after the rapper has been open about surviving domestic violence and being shot by Tory Lanez in 2020 — posting an apology to her Instagram Stories on Thursday.
“Interviewing Megan Thee Stallion was a dream of mine,” she wrote in the now-expired Story. “I love her music and it’s my go to whenever I need to boost my confidence before a show. Looking back at the interview, I wish I used any other word except ‘fight’ to describe how her songs impact me. It was a careless choice of words and though there was no ill intent, I recognize and acknowledge that what I said has a deeper meaning and I am so sorry to Megan. I appreciate everyone who brought this to my attention.”
You can watch the interview with Megan here:
Megan Thee Stallion released her most recent album, Megan: Act II, back in October, and she’s already teasing her fans that Act III is coming in 2025. “Real Hot Girl Sh– ACT 3 2025 … be ready hotties,” she wrote on X.
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