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Elton John has addressed DaBaby's comments from his show at the 2021 Miami Rolling Loud festival
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Elton John has addressed DaBaby's comments from his show at the 2021 Miami Rolling Loud festivalCredit: Getty Images - Getty

What did Elton John say about DaBaby's comments?

During his show, , “If you didn’t show up today with HIV, AIDS, or any of them deadly sexually transmitted diseases, that’ll make you die in two to three weeks, then put your cellphone lighter up… Fellas, if you ain’t sucking d*** in the parking lot, put your cellphone lighter up.”

Following his remarks, celebrities and fans were quick to address the remarks.

tweeted that comments, "fuels stigma and discrimination and is the opposite of what our world needs to fight the AIDS epidemic.”

John went on to create a Twitter thread about HIV facts, to educate the public, including that HIV affects over 70 million people globally.

"A musician's job is to bring people together," John concluded his thread.

Following his remarks, the rapper saying, “I’m surprised and horrified at DaBaby’s comments. I really don’t recognize this as the person I worked with.”

The two had previously worked on the song, Levitating (Remix), together.

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