Daniel Caesar is getting dragged on Twitter after going off in an Instagram Live video on March 19. Daniel said in his rant that he will not apologize for what he said, but we’ll see how this plays out when he wakes up to the backlash today. ", He continued: "People are allowed to say what the f**k they want and I'm allowed to feel how I want. Daniel Caesar faces backlash for defending YesJulz, Mark Ruffalo, LeBron James & More Stars Go Crazy For Epic ‘Avengers: Endgame’ Election Video, Chrissy Teigen And John Legend Celebrate Presidential Win By Hanging Out Of Their Car Windows, Juan Pablo Galavis Likes Tweet Saying He ‘Dodged A Bullet’ With Clare Crawley, Amy Poehler’s ‘Parks And Rec’ Scene With Joe Biden Goes Viral. Lmaooo he needs to seek help immediately,” while another Twitter user wrote, “Daniel Caesar should’ve just sat this one out because no….”. His post outraged thousands of fans, with his name garnering more than 64,000 mentions on Twitter by the afternoon. — Xavier D'Leau (@XavierDLeau) March 20, 2019. Caesar did not immediately respond to Newsweek's request for comment. You can't win the game by choosing to not accept the winning team's strategy. I only treat people that I don't respect and I don't think that they can take a f**king joke—I think they are less than me—those are the only people don't f**king say my honest opinion around. . Watch a portion of Caesar’s Insta live above. Honestly, I’m glad this happened because I feel like I’m coming full circle. That's some biblical s**t. you have to bridge the gap," he said. He added: "To not allow people to say what they want doesn't help you. @originalkoffee // directed by @keavanx & @byseanbrown for theENDS.” That’s not equality. & he has begun to do that work. Have news, pics or video on a breaking news story? That’s also dangerous. She most significantly sparked fires during a 2017 incident in which she tweeted a photo of a tee-shirt she wanted to wear that read "n***as lie a lot. We were both pushed in the convo & it was good. Why is that we’re allowed to be disrespectful and rude to everybody else, and when anybody returns that energy to us…..I don’t want to be treated like I can’t take a joke!” People immediately began flooding the comments section of his Instagram Live with reasons why they didn’t agree with his opinion, to which he responded, “White people have been mean to us in the past, yeah, but what are you going to do about it? There’s no answer, other than creating and understanding and keeping it moving. . Waka Flocka Flame was then stopped by TMZ and questioned about the whole thing, with him taking a swipe at Caesar and saying he wasn’t in a position to speak about black people in America being Canadian. See why nearly a quarter of a million subscribers begin their day with the Starting 5. You have 4 free articles remaining this month, Sign-up to our daily newsletter for more articles like this + access to 5 extra articles. YesJulz has been known to make racially insensitive comments in the past, and people were not happy that she name-dropped these women in a recent interview, but Daniel clearly did not take issue with it, and used it as a jumping off-point for his rant about how ‘sensitive’ he thinks black people are. We were both pushed in the convo and it was good. I believe in what I said… I can admit when I’m wrong.””, In the apology, he further says, “Me and my friends we agree with the sentiment and there was no one there to challenge our ideas. 24 Mar 2019 5:30 PM. You have to acknowledge their strategy and then build a strategy on top of that.". The Grammy-winning R&B artist, 23, went live on the photo-sharing platform on Tuesday night while admittingly “drunk as f**k” and slammed trolls after influencer YesJulz. “Are we winning right now in the culture? Just days after posting to Instagram live, “Pod Save The People” host Deray claims to have spoken to Caesar about his controversial comments. We’re not. In a couple of tweets posted Thursday, Deray alleges Caesar is “learning and growing,” “I spoke with Daniel Caesar yesterday morning for a few hours as I was troubled by many of his statements from the Instagram video. Grammy-winner Daniel Caesar came under fire after suggesting black people were being "too sensitive" during a lengthy rant on Instagram Live Wednesday. You can cancel me. That’s a serious question.”, RELATED: Polaris Prize 2018: Arcade Fire, Daniel Caesar, Gord Downie, More Make The Long List, The Oshawa-born singer added, “Why is it that we’re allowed to be disrespectful and rude to everybody else and when anybody returns any type of energy to us . I look forward to seeing him continue to reflect/grow. Fans on Twitter slammed the singer for his comments: RELATED: Grammy Award-Nominated Daniel Caesar On His Oshawa Roots, You have culture vultures and you have enablers.https://t.co/QyozLZHHAq, — Charles Preston (@_CharlesPreston) March 20, 2019, Daniel Caesar asked us to bridge the gap, when he can’t even bridge his… pic.twitter.com/fYJiKmhGmG, — L E A (@_MissLeandra) March 20, 2019, Daniel Caesar "Be nice to white people, they're the winning team". 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