Morgan Wallen Says He Meant to Use N-Word Playfully, Was Ignorant and Wrong

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Morgan Wallen gives his first interview on his n-word scandal, telling 'GMA' he meant to be playful, but now knows he was ignorant and wrong.

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says when he used the n-word after partying with his friends, he thought it was"playful" ... but he admits that's ignorant, and he now knows it's wrong.

The country music star gave his first interview about the scandal, the result of a video shot by a neighbor on January 31 in Nashville and obtained by TMZ ... showing Wallen casuallyon"Good Morning America" ... he wasn't using the racial epithet in a derogatory manner, because he insists up until that point in his life he had never thought about it being wrong.He repeats he was simply ignorant about what it meant, but says he knows now ... after conversations with Black leaders.

Wallen admits he can't fully understand why it makes Black people so upset because he's not in their shoes ... but says he's done a lot of thinking and soul-searching about it, along with a 30-day stint in rehab. Morgan may have stirred up one more controversy before he was done answering questions, too. He told Strahan"it would seem" that country music has a race problem ... but he hasn't thought about it too much.

As we've reported ... the country singer has mostly remained out of the public eye since the video came out, but has gotten

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Everyone needs to stop paying, everyone white black Hispanic Asian everyone

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I guess the short boost of sales from racists didn’t pay off like he thought it would

I meant to say playfully Er Ah-WHUT Yaaer eezit Eyin OWL-er-bammer?

Fuck sick .

The word should be banned by everyone. Blacks included. They should be setting the example. Instead, they use it in movies and just about every rap song and say we're racist if we quote that movie or sing that song. Mentally challenged don't say re$*?d. Gays don't say fa&$ot. 🤔

OK, so black people call themselves and each other that all the fucking time. If it was so horrible to say that there’s an even worse that they say it to each other? What’s good for the goose is good for the gander…

It’s hard to believe a man in the south that age doesn’t/didn’t understand why black people find the word offensive.

What

very few blacks listen to country music.. why should he apologize.. HE can find an old red-neck label for his music

Nah..He knows damn well what that word means and it’s not “playful”

🙄👎🏽

You have rehab in the US now for racists😂😂

I swear the fact that people still play the '🤷🏽‍♀️' card and it's acceptable, is repulsive

“Playfully racist”

“Playfully.” It doesn’t matter who it is or how it’s said, anyone that says it or ANY variation is either completely ignorant and deeply uneducated.

“he wasn't using the racial epithet in a derogatory manner, because he insists up until that point in his life he had never thought about it being wrong.” 🤨

First off who is this man

He shouldn’t have even said it

These mofos outchea channeling Stink Meaner and shvt

Yeah just throwing around atrocious slurs playfully nbd

No SWEAT ....I WUVVV HE....IF IT WAS SERIOUS U WOULD HEAR MY PRETTY MOUTH...🌬💋💋💋🍷🍷🍷🥰🥰

Playfully 🤦🏽‍♀️

Use the N word playfully Nah, you showed us who you really are!

Who cares

Still gon listen to him🤷🏼‍♂️ and if that upsets you I’m doing my job😁

They should quit using the word also I hear Black people walk by all the time and use that word to each other so maybe they should stop as well

What is he smoking. He needs to go 🪑 sit down can’t say the N word in a playful way. People are so funny. They want a free pass to say racist things.

Why is this STILL an issue? He needs to do like KidRock did and tell the haters to F off! When blacks stop using that word in EVERY rap song and EVERY sentence then it’ll be taken serious. Seriously. Get a life people. He’s the best country singer out there! Hands down!

I can’t be alone in wanting to see a list of the black leaders he met with? I’d like to know who signed up to meet with Morgan and explain to him the intricacies of the N word and it’s impact throughout time.

YIKES

Bitch please!

Too bad you won’t see the liberal media go after people like Gucci Mane and Migos who do much worse things. The hypocrisy of the Left knows no bounds

Can you use G-word playfully as well ⁉️🍑🍆🏳️‍🌈

How do you use the N-Word playfully? It's wrong either way

Don’t go to New Orleans if that word offends ya. All races use it.

Only acceptable form of racism in this country is towards white males. Come on people.

😂 This has to be the dumbest thing ever. Like it or not there’s a difference when one of these racist people use it and when it’s used in comedy, hip hop, sports and all around the projects in NYC

..mmhmm. Take ya green bean casserole and go sit with Chrissy Teigen.

He just lied as an apology. So you decide what that makes him, after using that word.

Who uses that playfully? Think we should ban the word negging too, just replace with, annoying b&tch shut et!

Yeh because that’s a thing in 2021

lol typical clown 💀 playfully lol

No worries, he was just jiving around.

Chill out KellyClarkston…… i’m sorry I get you BULLS mixed up from time to time GardnerMinshew…….OOOOPSThere I go again hhsshshshhddddhdhdhddhdh

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