Rihanna talks about wanting to work on music that makes her happy in uncertain times and her desire to go back on tour. (Oct. 1)
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Rihanna is apologizing to the Muslim community after her Savage X Fenty show contained a song that featured an Islamic verse, known as a Hadith, that sparked backlash on social media for disrespectfully using sacred language, especially during a lingerie show.
In a post to her Instagram Story Tuesday, the “Diamonds” singer, 32, thanked the Muslim community “for pointing out a huge oversight that was unintentionally offensive in our Savage X Fenty show.”
“I would more importantly like to apologize to you for this honest, yet careless mistake. We understand that we have hurt many of our Muslim sisters and brothers, and I’m incredibly disheartened by this!” she continued. “I do not play with any kind of disrespect toward God or any
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