TikTok star Avani Gregg denies using homophobic slur in video YouTube: Avani Gregg[jwplayer ksH6zuKH]Popular TikToker and actor Avani Gregg is coming under fire after publishing a video where she danced and lipsynced to Young Thug\u2019s \u2018Thief in the Night,\u2019 which features a homophobic slur. Avani Gregg is a popular face on TikTok, boasting over 25 million followers due to her viral lipsyncing and dance videos, as well as her affiliation with the ever-popular Hype House content collective. Despite her popularity, Gregg has come under intense scrutiny as of late after a video surfaced online \u2013 one that has taken the social media world by storm due to the inclusion of a certain offensive term. The video in question shows Gregg performing choreography for rapper Young Thug\u2019s \u2018Thief in the Night,\u2019 for which she also lipsyncs the lyrics. not avani using the d slur \ud83e\uddcd\ud83c\udffb\u2640\ufe0f@lilpapivoni pic.twitter.com\/NUTbJDu5m2 \u2014 Lil\u00ed (@lilikirwann) September 2, 2020 Although Gregg covered her mouth for one portion of the clip, fans were shocked to see her mouth a homophobic slur that the rapper used, prompting outrage among her fanbase. \u201cAvani said the d \u2013 slur\u2026we can\u2019t have ANYTHING,\u201d one fan commented. \u201cThe way Avani covered her mouth on p***y but said the d-slur,\u201d another wrote. the way avani covered her mouth on pussy but said the d slur\ud83d\udc80\ud83d\udc80 \u2014 t. (@dixedamelio) September 2, 2020 Gregg has since spoken out regarding the outrage, confirming that she has since taken down the video and apologized for mouthing the offensive word. \u201cFor this video, I\u2019m sorry,\u201d Gregg Tweeted on September 2. \u201cI did not know the lyrics. I thought it said, \u2018Hit like the night!\u2019 I also did not know there was a d-slur, so thank you for informing me. I\u2019m sorry again, and I took down the video. Once again sorry, I genuinely did not know.\u201d for this video i\u2019m sorry i did not know the lyrics i thought it said hit like the night! i also did not know there was a d slur so thank you for informing me. i\u2019m sorry again and i took down the video. once again sorry i genuinely did not know. pic.twitter.com\/cDTGaq6qPS \u2014 avani dicaprio (1990s edition) (@lilpapivoni) September 2, 2020 Gregg posted a video to TikTok that contained a similar apology, but included the additional paragraph: \u201cOnce again sorry, and thank you for informing me. I will not make this mistake again and will look up the lyrics before making videos to songs I do not know. Sorry again.\u201d Thus far, it seems like fans have taken her apology in good spirits, with many thanking the starlet for her quick action and sincere apology \u2014 an admittedly refreshing take in a normally brutal online environment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
TikTok star Avani Gregg denies using homophobic slur in video YouTube: Avani Gregg[jwplayer ksH6zuKH]Popular TikToker and actor Avani Gregg is coming under fire after publishing a video where she danced and lipsynced to Young Thug\u2019s \u2018Thief in the Night,\u2019 which features a homophobic slur. Avani Gregg is a popular face on TikTok, boasting over 25 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-60720","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60720","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=60720"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60720\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=60720"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=60720"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=60720"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}