Updated: “Jane The Virgin” star Gina Rodriguez has released a longer apology statement following criticism of her original video apology, which she posted shortly after she used the N-word in an Instagram video while rapping along to a Fugees song.
In a Notes app statement posted to her Instagram, Rodriguez wrote that “the word I sang, carries with it a legacy of hurt and pain that I cannot even imagine,” making a direct reference to her use of the N-word, which her original video had not.
“Watching my own video played back at me, has shaken me to my core,” the statement continued. “I feel so deeply protective and responsible to the community of color but I have let this community down,” she added, continuing to refrain from specifically referencing the black community.
“I have some serious learning and growing to do and I am so deeply sorry for the pain I have caused,...
In a Notes app statement posted to her Instagram, Rodriguez wrote that “the word I sang, carries with it a legacy of hurt and pain that I cannot even imagine,” making a direct reference to her use of the N-word, which her original video had not.
“Watching my own video played back at me, has shaken me to my core,” the statement continued. “I feel so deeply protective and responsible to the community of color but I have let this community down,” she added, continuing to refrain from specifically referencing the black community.
“I have some serious learning and growing to do and I am so deeply sorry for the pain I have caused,...
- 10/15/2019
- by LaTesha Harris
- Variety Film + TV
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