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Blake Shelton apologizes for tweets, denies being hateful

Blake Shelton apologizes for tweets, denies being hateful | iNFOnews.ca
FILE - In this Aug. 5, 2016 file photo, Blake Shelton performs on NBC's "Today" show at Rockefeller Plaza in New York. Shelton apologized on Twitter for offending people with his language, but denied being hateful after several old tweets referencing gays and non-English speakers surfaced online. Screenshots of years-old tweets posted on his Twitter account, which he controls, prompted criticism online that “The Voice” judge was sexist to women and stereotyping gay people and non-English speakers. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)

NASHVILLE – Country star Blake Shelton apologized on Twitter for offending people with his language, but denied being hateful after several old tweets referencing gays and non-English speakers surfaced online.

Screenshots of years-old tweets posted on his Twitter account, which he controls, prompted criticism online that “The Voice” judge was sexist to women and stereotyped gay people and non-English speakers.

Shelton posted a note Wednesday saying he has no tolerance for hate of any kind, but said that his humour could be at times “inappropriate and immature.” A representative for Shelton did not immediately return an email seeking clarification and a Twitter spokesperson said they don’t comment about individual accounts.

Gay rights organization GLAAD asked him in 2011 to apologize for a tweet they called a joke about anti-gay violence.

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