HANNAH DANCES AROUND LATEST GAFFE Tries to cool flap over her N-word rap on vid
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Hannah Brown has struck out again on social media – this time for using the N-word.
The star of ABC’s “The Bachelorette” and winner of “Dancing With the Stars” has apologized for the “unacceptable” language she used on Saturday night during an Instagram Live session.
In the now-deleted video clip, obtained by TMZ, Brown used the racial epithet while apparently trying to remember the lyrics to DaBaby’s “Rockstar.”
She stopped herself, but then continued with her rendition of the popular rap song.
Fans called out the former Miss Alabama pageant winner for using the racial slur.
“I did? I’m so sorry … No, I was singing … I’m so sorry,” she explained.
Brown followed up with a written apology the next day.
“I owe you all a major apology,” she wrote in an Instagram Story on Sunday. “There is no excuse, and I will not justify what I said. I have read your messages and seen the hurt I have caused. I own it all. I am terribly sorry and know that whether in public or private, this language is unacceptable. I promise to do better.”
Another “Bachelorette” star – the only black lead in the long-running dating competition franchise – also spoke out against Brown.
On Instagram Live, Rachel Lindsay said that she reached out to Brown to right her wrong in the same fashion she made the offense. But it fell on deaf ears.
“It’s easy to make a statement, it’s easy to hide behind words, but when you’re bold enough to say the N-word on camera, on your platform … then you need to bold enough to use your face on camera and apologize in the same way you said the word,” she rebuked — after quoting biblical scripture.
“We can’t give people a pass for this,” the newlywed attorney continued. “We have to hold people accountable for what they’re doing.”
In March, Brown was lambasted for making insensitive comments regarding the coronavirus crisis when she posted about her smile being “contagious.”
That was on Instagram, too.
Also on the reality TV star-favored social media platform, the Tuscaloosa, Ala., native – who gained fame as a contestant of “The Bachelor” in 2018 – complained about being waitlisted for the high-end dating app Raya in February.