By some miracle, the Grammys have been a enjoyable time on Sunday (Feb. 2). There have been nice performances from stars like Chappell Roan, Charli XCX, and Doechii, and Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” united the Crypto.com Area when profitable 5 awards. Nonetheless, there was a blunder when an Related Press reporter on the purple carpet interrupted Babyface to name for Chappell Roan. The reporter ended the interview abruptly, and though Babyface was understanding, the web was not. The awkward second instantly went viral on social media — particularly after Khloé Kardashian made a tweet about it — and the information company has issued an apology to the R&B icon.
“We’re deeply sorry for slicing our interview with Babyface brief on our YouTube livestream of the Grammys purple carpet,” AP tweeted this morning. “We now have apologized to him by way of his consultant and to our viewers on the livestream.”
Earlier than the present, the reporter, Krysta Fauria, apologized because the livestream was ending. “First I wished to say that I’m actually sorry about interrupting Babyface earlier,” she mentioned. “Chappell Roan had come up and there was a whole lot of commotion, as there may be on these carpets. However I’m an enormous Babyface fan, as are all of us, and so I simply wished to say that I actually apologize.”
Loads are going to bat for Babyface, together with Dionne Warwick who quote-tweeted the clip of his interruption, writing, “13x Grammy Award profitable Kenneth ‘Babyface’ Edmonds? Am I seeing this accurately?”
Babyface dealt with the interruption properly in the course of the interview, encouraging the 2 reporters to speak to Chappell Roan. Afterward, he shared a press release with TMZ: “It’s all love. The most effective a part of the evening was reconnecting with previous mates, assembly new artists, and feeling all of the love within the room. That’s what I’ll keep in mind. That’s what it’s actually about. Music is larger than anyone second. A lot like to everybody who gained and everybody out right here making nice music.”
We’re deeply sorry for slicing our interview with Babyface brief on our YouTube livestream of the Grammys purple carpet. We now have apologized to him by way of his consultant and to our viewers on the livestream.
— The Related Press (@AP) February 3, 2025
she apologized y’all https://t.co/dlieoMeBjb pic.twitter.com/QlCf2apHuF
— (@beyoncegarden) February 3, 2025
13x Grammy Award profitable Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds? Am I seeing this accurately? https://t.co/GhFJwi6rXF
— Dionne Warwick (@dionnewarwick) February 3, 2025
That is so disrespectful how Babyface was handled on this interview. Babyface has had such a big impression on the music business, in sooo some ways. Its maddening to see a LEGEND not get the respect and a focus they deserve. He’s a pioneer and deserves so a lot better than… pic.twitter.com/adXhcN2jY1
— Khloé (@khloekardashian) February 3, 2025