Ne-Yo has issued an apology following his recent comments about gender identity.
During an interview with Gloria Velez that was shared on VladTV over the weekend, the singer questioned why children are able to “choose their genders.”
In a statement posted to social media on Sunday (August 6), Ne-Yo expressed his “deepest apologies” for the comments he made.
“After much reflection, I’d like to express my deepest apologies to anyone that I may have hurt with my comments on parenting and gender identity,” he began. “I’ve always been an advocate for love and inclusivity in the LGBTQI+ community, so I understand how my comments could’ve been interpreted as insensitive and offensive.
“Gender identity is nuanced and I can honestly admit that I plan to better educate myself on the topic so I can approach future conversations with more empathy. At the end of the day, I lead with love and support everyone’s freedom of expression and pursuit of happiness.”
Ne-Yo’s original comments saw him question parents on the topic of transgender kids.
“If your little boy comes up to you and says, ‘Daddy I wanna be a girl,’ you just let him rock with that? Where did he get that?” he said. “If you let this five-year-old little boy eat candy all day, he’s gonna do that.
“Like, when did it become a good idea to let a five-year-old, a six-year-old, a 12-year-old make a life-changing decision? When did that happen? Like, I don’t get that. I don’t understand that.”
The interviewer then talked about the process of gender transitioning, saying she didn’t agree with puberty blockers or “cutting off his pee-pee,” to which Ne-Yo replied: “He can’t drive a car, but he can decide to change his sex?”
Ne-Yo later clarified his remarks in the comments section of a Hollywood Unlocked Instagram post.
“1st and foremost, I CONDEMN NO ONE,” he wrote. “Who am I to condemn anybody? Your life, your kids, your choice. I was asked a question and I answered it. My opinion is mine.
“I’m not asking anybody to agree with me nor am I telling you what you can and cannot do with your children. I stated my opinion on a matter and that’s that. Why should I care if my opinion upsets you when you don’t care if yours upsets anyone?”
He added: “Opinions aren’t special. We all have one. People voice them regularly whether they’re asked or not. I was actually asked mine. Agreeing to disagree is not a declaration of war.”
He bended the kneeee
Rule 1 – never apologize for telling the truth. Off to the re-education camp he goes.
Wow this guy folded almost overnight under liberal pressure. Who wants to listen to someone who cant stand by what they claim what they believe in ? Why are we so fearful of offending the 1% of the 1% ?
Ne-yo shouldn’t be apologizing. How is anybody supposed to be able to accept any of this shit if we can’t even have the conversation. How about a logical answer to some of his questions?
Wow bro just wow. He actually made a valid point a 5 year old should not be making life changing decisions and what he said about ppl having opinions. Everything he said was facts. He had no reason to apologize.
Stand for your word,Stand behind your words! How one could apologize for the truth! Because some brainwashed woke morons backlash on you? Education!? Only one person per, 100000 has gender dysphoria. You shameful coward! Coward!!
No one should have to choose their own genders. You are who God intended and created you to be! Gender changes were never part of His original plan.
When you sell your soul the music industry/entertainment industry, you have to stay in line.
Wack ne-yo is because it’s a valid question and he shouldn’t have had to apologize for it. Why would you allow a child to decide their gender when they struggle so much already with various things like school, work, life, family etc? It’s simply ridiculous & moronic to even think a child is capable at understanding what gender identity is & what it truly means to them. So many kids will grow up & i hope they finally awake one day after popping or whatever methodology they do for their hormone blockers & realize they followed a fad & playing pretend is over now.
Wack ne-yo is because it’s a valid question and he shouldn’t have had to apologize for it. Why would you allow a child to decide their gender when they struggle so much already with various things like school, work, life, family etc? It’s simply ridiculous & moronic to even think a child is capable of understanding what gender identity is & what it truly means to them. So many kids will grow up & I hope they finally awake one day after popping or whatever methodology they do for their hormone blockers & realize they followed a fad & playing pretend is over now.
I’ll say it again… Ne-Yo was born with a clit.
Neyo is softer than a piece of cake. He told no lies there was no need to apologize to the weirdo rainbow community who gets in a laughable, over dramatic uproar when the wind blows the wrong way. Corniest, cringiest most pathetic group of mfers on Earth. I’m straighter than a ruler but I don’t hate on gays. If you a cis male and you like cis males cool whatever floats ya boat I respect that. Same thing with cis women who like cis women but I got no respect whatsoever for these disgusting trans weirdos they are the absolute worst I’m not apologizing to nobody for it.
never apologize especially when there was NOTHING wrong with what you said. He let these folks bully him into backing down because he used common sense and applied it to the question he was asked.
Looooook at all these trolls! Damn, it’s incredible how sensitive you all are about something that doesn’t and probably WILL NEVER effect you. We are talking about a minuscule minority of people that deal with this but the media and the politicians got you all in a frenzy. Where’s the frenzy for the fact companies making record profits while we all starving? Where’s the frenzy over affordable housing? Reading down this comment section everyone talking about “sheep” and all I see is a herd of ‘em. And all these so called religious folk talking about “the world is going to hell” YEAH IT IS and you all are the ones putting us there. Take your dusty ass fairy tale book and go sit somewhere and shut up. Pray for my soul – go pray for yours. Cause IF there is a god didn’t he teach you all to love your fellow man? didn’t he teach you all to not worship false idols? I’m looking around and seeing a lot of golden calf’s and a lot of dusty kneed folk begging to be noticed. FOR SHAME.
Watch ur fucking mouth you sheep
Cant believe She-Yo folded like a buster. Anyways… I wanted to be a six foot 10 basketball player but didnt get my wish. You are born how you are born. if youre a man and want to be a woman too bad for you. Blame God
He weak. He folded like a bath towel.
Most likely thing is he planned this. Just to push the LGBTQ agenda more strongly. He knows exactly the backlash that comes with such sentiments so for him to say it and apologize later was just him saying yes to LGBTQ with a stronger clickbait. Hegelian dialectic.
FYI, this is FAKE NEWS. He didn’t say or type up this apology. This was literally just from his publicist. He put out a video saying he never apologized, and that he won’t apologize, because he believes children shouldn’t have their bodies mutilated.