Janelle Monáe Blasts Nelly For Performing At Trump's Inauguration, Calls Him A 'Fool'
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Monáe didn’t hold back when she called out Nelly's decision to perform for Trump, delivering a fiery critique that highlighted deeper cultural divides.
Janelle Monáe had a lot to say about Nelly’s controversial decision to perform at President Donald Trump’s inauguration last month.
Footage of Monáe’s performance at a Grammy Awards after-party on Sunday obtained by TMZ shows the actor and singer deeming Nelly a “fool” and urging him to “get a new attitude” in a short, expletive-laden speech.
“I used to like Nelly, but then he went to perform for Donald Trump,” Monáe said during a rendition of “Hot in Herre,” Nelly’s 2002 hit. “I care about women. I care about Hispanics. I care about Spanish people. I care about Mexicans ... I care about gay people.”
Noting that she “used to think [Nelly] was cool,” she added, “I might be a little tipsy, but I know everything I’m motherfucking saying. Fuck you, Nelly!”
Monáe, who is pansexual and nonbinary, was an outspoken supporter of former Vice President Kamala Harris during the 2024 presidential election. As for Trump, she told celebrity news outlet Bossip in November ahead of the election: “We cannot afford to have a country run by someone who is about themselves.”
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