Matty Healy

Ice Spice Reveals What Matty Healy Said To Her After Making Crude Jokes On A Podcast

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Lead singer of pop rock band The 1975 Matty Healy has found himself crossing paths with plenty of high-profile musicians this year. Most notably, the singer spent a few weeks as Taylor Swift’s speculated boyfriend. Many Swifties reacted negatively to the news citing various controversial statements Healy has made in the past. He also crossed paths with Azealia Banks and found himself being called out by pop singer Rina Sawayama. But one of the controversies that has stuck the most are strange comments he made about Ice Spice on a podcast.

Healy appeared on The Adam Friedland Show where he told a story about trying to reach Ice Spice through Instagram DMs. That spun into a tirade where the podcast hosts play offensive guessing games about the rapper’s ethnicity. While Healy doesn’t exactly participate directly he clearly finds the spectacle funny. Apparently, Matty felt the need to apologize as Spice was asked about it in a recent interview and she revealed what he said.

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Matty Healy’s Apology To Ice Spice

“When I had heard that little podcast or whatever, I was so confused. Because I heard ‘chubby Chinese lady’ or some sh-t like that, and I’m like, ‘Huh? What does that even mean?’ First of all, I’m thick. What do you mean Chinese? Ice Spice explains to Variety. She also revealed that she eventually received an apology from the singer. “But then they apologized or whatever. And the whole time, I didn’t really care.”

Spice also explained that she caught up with Matty recently and the pair have made up. “But that’s funny because I saw him at the Jean Paul Gaultier party a couple days ago, and he was like, ‘Hey, you OK?’ and I’m like, ‘Of course.’ He apologized to me a bunch of times. We’re good.” In the full interview she discusses a number of other artists and controversies she’s been a part of. What do you think of Matty Healy’s apology to Ice Spice for comments from a podcast he appeared on? Let us know in the comment section below.

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Rina Sawayama Calls Out Matty Healy: “I’ve Had Enough!”

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Rina Sawayama slammed Matty Healy on stage at Glastonbury 2023, over the weekend, to introduce her song, “STFU.” The swipe comes after The 1975 singer recently dealt with a racism controversy regarding an appearance on The Adam Friedland Show podcast. Sawayama, without mentioning Healy by name, also remarked about him consuming “ghetto gaggers” porn.

“I wrote this because I was sick & tired of these micro-aggressions,” Sawayama said on stage. “This goes out to a white man that watches Ghetto Gaggers & mocks Asian people on a podcast. He also owns my masters! I’ve had enough!”

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Rina Sawayama In Concert

COVENTRY, ENGLAND – MAY 29: Rina Sawayama on stage during Radio 1’s Big Weekend 2022 at War Memorial Park on May 29, 2022 in Coventry, England. (Photo by Dave J Hogan/Getty Images)

As for Healy’s comments, he, as well as comedians Adam Friedland and Nick Mullen referred to Ice Spice as a “chubby Chinese lady.” They also described her as “Inuit”, “Chinese”, and “Hawaiian.” After plenty of backlash, Healy finally apologized while onstage with The 1975 in Auckland, New Zealand. “I just feel a bit bad, and I’m kind of a bit sorry if I’ve offended you. Ice Spice, I’m sorry. It’s not because I’m annoyed that me joking got misconstrued. It’s because I don’t want Ice Spice to think I’m a dick. I love you, Ice Spice. I’m so sorry,” he said at the time.

He continued: “I don’t want anything like that misconstrued to be mean. I’m not… I hate… I don’t mind being a bit of a joker. […] It’s OK for me to be, like, a trickster or whatever, but I don’t want to be perceived as, like, being barmy. Because honestly, I just love you guys, and I love doing this. […] The truth I just want to say, ‘Hello. This is a bit embarrassing. I’m sorry if I get it wrong. We all get it wrong,’ you know? I just have to do it in public and then apologize to Ice Spice. My life’s just a bit weird. I am genuinely sorry if I’ve upset her because I f*cking love her.”

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Healy was formerly a director at Dirty Hit, the label to which Sawayama is signed. Outside of music, Rina Sawayama is also known for her recent appearance in John Wick: Chapter 4. She played the character, Akira, in the film.

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Azealia Banks Calls Matty Healy A “Full Incel” After He Brushes Off Ice Spice Hate Backlash

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New Azealia Banks beef just dropped. This time around, the “212” hitmaker is taking issue with British indie rocker Matty Healy, who’s been the subject of scrutiny over the past few weeks after making troubling comments about Ice Spice on a podcast. He offered up an awkward apology to the New Yorker last month, but during a more recent interview, made it abundantly clear that he feels little to no remorse for his actions. “It doesn’t actually matter,” he said of the controversy, causing more backlash to fly his way.

Among those lashing out at the “Girls” hitmaker is Banks, who used her Instagram Story to call him out in a lengthy rant on Tuesday (May 30). “Does Matty Healy know that no one actually thinks The 1975 makes good music?” she asked her followers. “And that he’s a lame poser with a trash cliche band name that actually means nothing. He’s clearly so pressed about a Black girl who knows nothing about him or his music is making more moves and money than him,” the embattled rap diva wrote. “Does he know that Black women are more coveted [in] today’s industry because there’s BIG BUSINESS in female rap?”

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Azealia Banks Lashes Out at Matty Healy

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“He is so obviously weak in the knees, thin-jawed, and drug addicted that it’s easy to catch his crusty ass lackin’,” Banks further alleged. In her next paragraph, she trashed The 1975’s name and image entirely. “You’re not a star, nor are you good at whatever this crappy ass mid-2000’s indie pitchfork darling fantasy you’re trying to see,” the 31-year-old dissed Healy.

“Ice Spice has MILES more originality than you will ever. The 1975 is on nobody’s radar babe, maybe fat emo teenagers but no we are not checkin’ for you boo.” On the next slides, the Harlem native claimed that the English artist is “one shared needle away from tetanus.” Afterward, she advised his rumoured new girlfriend, Taylor Swift, to avoid the “full incel” at all costs.

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Keep scrolling to read what else Azealia Banks had to say about Matty Healy on her IG Story today. Do you think that The 1975 frontman owes Ice Spice a more formal apology? Let us know in the comments, and check back later for more hip-hop/pop culture news.

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Azealia Banks Reckons Taylor Swift Could Do Much Better Than ‘Full Incel’ Matty Healy, And Even Offers Up An Indie Rock Suggestion

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Matty Healy is comfortably resting in his villain era, stirring up beef with Noel Gallagher. His rumored romance with Taylor Swift isn’t helping much. Lewis Capaldi poked fun at the discourse with a parody video, but Azealia Banks’ approach isn’t as light-hearted.

In a note uploaded to the entertainer’s Instagram Story, Banks wrote, “Taylor, this guy is gonna give you scabies. He’s not on the level of powerful p*ss you worked hella hard to build. Ugh, so many much cooler people in music to work with.” Later in the post, she added, “Ugh, this dude is a full incel. You cannot be letting him climb the rich white c*ochie mountain, sis.”

As a suggestion, the rapper did offer another potential boo. “You should really tap James Mercer from The Shins,” said Banks, adding, “James Mercer is honestly one of the best lyricists ever. Yesss, Taylor Swift with ‘Black Wave’ and ‘Australia’ by The Shins vibes is the tea, sis.”

Neither Swift nor Healy confirmed or denied their relationship status. But during BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend festival in Dundee, Scotland, The 1975 leader brushed off the whispers saying, “Is it all a bit? Is it sincere? Will he ever address it? All of these questions and more will be ignored in the next hour. Ladies and gentlemen, this is The 1975.”

The 1975’s Matty Healy Is ‘Genuinely Sorry’ About Offensive Ice Spice Comments During A Controversial Podcast Appearance

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Matty Healy The 1975 Reading Festival 2022
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At a recent The 1975 concert, Matty Healy declared, “The era of me being a f*cking asshole is going to come to an end.” Healy still has some skeletons to deal with, though, and he addressed one at a concert in Auckland, New Zealand today (April 21).

As Stereogum notes, during a controversial February episode of The Adam Friedland Show, “Healy mentioned Ice Spice, whom he said he tried to DM on Instagram. The group then tried to guess at the rapper’s heritage by referring to her as Hawaiian, Inuit, and Chinese, while mocking those accents.” The publication later noted, “Healy didn’t participate in those mocking accents, but he laughed along with the podcast hosts.”

Fast-forward to today, when Healy addressed the situation on stage. He said:

“I just feel a bit bad, and I’m kind of a bit sorry if I’ve offended you. Ice Spice, I’m sorry. It’s not because I’m annoyed that me joking got misconstrued. It’s because I don’t want Ice Spice to think I’m a dick. I love you, Ice Spice. I’m so sorry.

I don’t want anything like that misconstrued to be mean. I’m not… I hate… I don’t mind being a bit of a joker. […] It’s OK for me to be, like, a trickster or whatever, but I don’t want to be perceived as, like, being barmy. Because honestly, I just love you guys, and I love doing this. […]

The truth I just want to say, ‘Hello. This is a bit embarrassing. I’m sorry if I get it wrong. We all get it wrong,’ you know? I just have to do it in public and then apologize to Ice Spice. My life’s just a bit weird. I am genuinely sorry if I’ve upset her because I f*cking love her.

Check out a video of the moment below.

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Matty Healy Makes Weird On-Stage Apology To Ice Spice

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The 1975 is a band you completely forget exists until you hear one of their songs on the radio. Best known for songs such as “Sex”, “Chocolate”, and “Robbers”, the British band has been incredibly successful domestically. All five of their albums have topped the British charts, and all but their debut album reached the top 10 in the US. Their latest album, Being Funny In A Foreign Language, reached #7 on the Billboard charts.

However, the band was in the news earlier this year for a completely different reason. Appearing on The Adam Friedland Show, lead singer Matty Healy made a number of much-decried remarks. Specifically, he talked about trying to DM slide Ice Spice on Instagram. The podcast episode then devolved into an offensive guessing game about the rapper’s racial heritage, with hosts Adam Friedland and Nick Mullen adopting offensive stereotypical accents with each guess. The hosts also body-shamed Ice Spice, at one point referring to her as “this chubby Chinese lady.” Healy did not participate in the accents but was heard laughing in reaction to them.

Healy Stops Concert To Ramble About Ice Spice

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Healy was subject to a lot of backlash after the episode premiered. Yungblood called out Healy, Friedman, and Mullen for “objectifying a young Black female artist.” Meanwhile, the overall racism of the segment was widely criticized. Aside from the racist accents, Spice does not belong to any of the ethnicities the hosts brought up. By her own account, Spice is of Nigerian and Dominican heritage. On the podcast, “Inuit”, “Chinese”, and “Hawaiian” were all suggested.

However, Healy took a break during an April 21 concert in Auckland, New Zealand to address the situation.

“I just feel a bit bad, and I’m kind of a bit sorry if I’ve offended you. Ice Spice, I’m sorry. It’s not because I’m annoyed that me joking got misconstrued. It’s because I don’t want Ice Spice to think I’m a dick. I love you, Ice Spice. I’m so sorry.

I don’t want anything like that misconstrued to be mean. I’m not… I hate… I don’t mind being a bit of a joker. […] It’s OK for me to be, like, a trickster or whatever, but I don’t want to be perceived as, like, being barmy. Because honestly, I just love you guys, and I love doing this. […]

The truth I just want to say, ‘Hello. This is a bit embarrassing. I’m sorry if I get it wrong. We all get it wrong,’ you know? I just have to do it in public and then apologize to Ice Spice. My life’s just a bit weird. I am genuinely sorry if I’ve upset her because I f*cking love her.

Matty Healy, April 21 2023

As noted in a report from Rolling Stone, the apology left a lot to be desired. Healy doesn’t actually apologize for the comments and jokes he enabled, he’s just sorry if he upset the 23-year-old whose DMs he was trying to get into. For the record, Matty Healy is 34. Overall, Healy’s apology was a blanket statement of regret if he had ever gone beyond “being a bit of a joker”. Healy also did not directly apologize to Spice, instead apologizing to a concert audience in New Zealand. Ice Spice is yet to respond to the apology but if she does, we’ll update you here on HotNewHipHop.

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