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Darius Rucker Argues Morgan Wallen Is A 'Better Person' Since Racial Slur Controversy
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The Hootie & the Blowfish singer went to bat for Wallen, whose music was temporarily dropped from radio stations following the scandal.
Darius Rucker said Morgan Wallen has taken steps to improve himself more than three years after the country star was caught on video repeatedly using a racial slur.
The Hootie & the Blowfish singer, in an appearance on the “Rolling Stone Music Now” podcast, declared that you don’t have to like artists in order to like their music before being asked if Wallen should be “forgiven.”
“I think Morgan’s become a better person since that,” Rucker told host Brian Hiatt.
“I’ve known Morgan a long time. Since all that happened, Morgan’s tried to really better himself and become a better person and see the world in a much better, better way.”
Wallen, who was caught using the racial epithet in 2021, saw his music temporarily taken off of a number of radio stations while the Academy of Country Music Awards declared him ineligible for trophies at the 2021 edition of the ceremony.