Vanessa Bryant called Meek Mill after a lyric in his latest song referred to her late husband, Kobe Bryant.
Mill’s latest song “Don’t Worry” was leaked online and quickly eaten up by fans of the rapper. One line in particular is causing listeners to be upset because he is apparently mocking Kobe’s death in a tragic helicopter crash last year that also claimed his daughter’s life.
In the song, Mill, rapper: ‘This b —- I’m f — in’ always tells me she likes me, but she’s never shown me / Yes, and if I ever have a shortage have, I’ll go out with my helicopter, it’s another Kobe. ‘
The outrage over the song spread online and went to Kobe’s widow, who on Monday took her Instagram story to address Mill directly and express her displeasure with the lyrics.
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“Dear @meekmill, I find this rule extremely insensitive and disrespectful. Period,” her report begins. “I do not know any of your music, but I believe you can do better than that. If you’re a fan, there’s a better way to show your admiration for my husband. It has no respect and tact. “
Rapper Meek Mill has been hit back for a lyric that apparently mocked Kobe Bryant’s death.
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Mill took to Twitter in the early hours of Tuesday morning to share with his fans that he had released Vanessa privately to the lyric shortly after she shared her message. Although he did not name her by name, he did note that previous tweets that others believed referred to the setback of his lyrics were not actually about it.
“I apologized to her privately earlier today, not the public …” he wrote. “Nothing I say on my page is aimed at an internet virus or the family of a grieving woman! If you care about someone grieving, you need to change the subject!”
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Bryant, his daughter Gigi and seven others were killed when the helicopter they were on crashed into a hill in Southern California last year. They were all flying from Orange County to a youth basketball tournament in Ventura County when the helicopter encountered dense fog near Calabasas.
Vanessa Bryant, Kobe Bryant, Natalia Bryant and Gianna Maria-Onore Bryant are pictured at a premiere before the death of the NBA player.
(Jordan Strauss / Invision / AP, file)
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Those who died with Bryant and his daughter were Orange Coast College baseball coach John Altobelli; his wife Keri and their daughter Alyssa; Christina Mauser, who helped Bryant coach his daughter’s basketball team; and Sarah Chester and her daughter Payton, as well as the pilot. Alyssa and Payton were Gianna’s teammates.
Fox Gay’s Ryan Gaydos contributed to this report.