Cardi B has apologized to the King family for portraying Coretta Scott King in a parody video released on TMZ Tuesday
Cardi B has apologized to the King family for portraying Coretta Scott King in a parody video posted on TMZ on Tuesday, the 55th anniversary of the March on Washington. The skit, called « The Real Housewives of the Civil Rights Movement, » was part of a new show called « Off the Rip. »
Dr. Bernice King, youngest child of Martin Luther King Jr., said the rapper has apologized. She wrote on Twitter that Cardi B reached out to her.
Earlier, Dr. Bernice King had called the skit « repulsive » and « false, » according to TMZ.
In the skit, Cardi B, as Coretta Scott King, talks about Martin Luther King Jr.’s alleged infidelities and says, « All these hussies want to sleep with my husband, but it’s alright because I know he marches home to me. » The skit also jokes about the assassination of the civil rights leader, saying, « Nothing can go wrong for Martin in Memphis. »
Martin Luther King III, Dr. King’s eldest son, told TMZ that he was particularly upset that the skit was released on the anniversary of his father’s famous « I Have a Dream » speech, and felt that it distracted from more important issues. He also said Cardi B did not portray his mother accurately.
