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Lil Wayne Defends Himself After “stepping on American flag” Controversy
RnB/Hip Hop | Tuesday 18th June 2013 | Emma
Controversial rapper Lil Wayne has again made music news. Weezy was captured on video stepping on American flag while shooting new video clip to 'God Bless America' song.
Lil Wayne was rapping in front of the big American flag, which suddenly dropped and the rapper continue rapping while stepping on it.
The media are in uproar, writing about how the rapper doesn’t respect American values and even fans felt offended by it. The American flag is a big part of the American society so we can’t be surprised it brought so much attention. However, Lil Wayne has tried to defend himself on Twitter saying:
“I didn't step on the flag on purpose! It's a scene in a video where the flag drops behind me and after it drop it's just there as I perform”
And on Facebook:
“It was never my intention to desecrate the flag of the United States of America. I was shooting a video for a song off my album entitled 'God Bless Amerika'. The clip that surfaced on the Internet was a camera trick clip that revealed that behind the American Flag was the Hoods of America," he said. "In the final edit of the video you will see the flag fall to reveal what is behind it but will never see it on the ground."
See the behind-the-scene footage of Lil Wayne stepping on flag:
Emma Wojcik
