Cee Lo Green Responds To "Homophobic" Tweet

We were so shocked to see him write something so demeaning, but pleased to see him take responsibility for his actions.

On Friday, Cee-Lo Green sent out a nasty tweet to music editor Andrea Swensson in response to her negative criticism of his Thursday performance with Rihanna at the Target Center in Minneapolis. He tweeted out:

“I respect your criticism, but be fair! People enjoyed last night! I’m guessing you’re gay? And my masculinity offended you? Well f*** you!”

And with that, The Voice coach IMMEDIATELY came under fire for his obviously homophobic remarks. Followers and fans alike berated Cee-Lo for his disgusting disregard for the gay community and thus, the tweet was deleted, This morning, Cee-Lo has issued an apology and an explanation for his words to try and make amends. He says:

“She was very critical of me. At the time I didn’t even know what gender the person was. I was being a little outspoken that night, a little outrageous. I always expect people to assume that everything I do is part of my character and sense of humor. I assumed that whoever it was would assume it was all in good fun. It wasn’t taken so well, apparently. I most certainly am not harboring any sort of negative feeling toward the gay community. I don’t have an opinion on people with different religious, sexual or political preferences. I’m one of the most liberal artists that I think you will ever meet, and I pride myself on that. Two of the remaining members that I have on my team on The Voice are proud and outspokenly gay. We just did a team performance of ‘Everyday People,’ and I picked that song for us to do specifically to highlight how we can get along even though we├óΓé¼Γäóre so different.”

We’re inclined to believe he’s remorseful. It’s true, before this, he’s never given us an inkling that he has anything against the gay community and from watching The Voice, we’ve seen how respectful and proud he’s being with his openly gay contestants.

But let this be a lesson to you and to everyone. Words are powerful, for good or for bad. You have to be careful about what you say and how you say it. You could be hurting people you don’t really mean to – or even just hurt yourself.

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