BTS’ rapper and leader RM addressed the issue of Islamophobia building up around him, denying any intention to insult the religion and stating he has no reasons to apologise.
The controversy was sparked in August, when RM shared American singer Frank Ocean’s “Bad Religion” on his Instagram story.
Online anger mounted over the next days, with many taking to his social media to condemn his action as religiously insulting and demanding for an apology to Muslims.“You keep telling that I insulted a religion, but I didn’t. There was no intention or purpose to insult a religion. I respect every belief and religion. That’s all I could say,” RM said during a Weverse live broadcast on Thursday.
“I understand what’s going my Instagram. I can see. But there was no such purpose or even at least 1 per cent of intention in my heart to insult a religion,” he added, shaking his head and rolling his eyes in apparent frustration. “I’m not apologising. I’m just saying. I have my own soul. I’m 30 years old. I can express my truth... Please, the word is the word; it is what it is. Please believe my words from myself, not just guessing, pretending and assuming,” he said.
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