Billie Eilish apologizes for racial slur in resurfaced video | CBC News

Billie Eilish has apologized after a video surfaced appearing to show the American singer mouthing a racial slur and putting on accents.

In a statement posted on Instagram, the multiple Grammy Award winner said she was "appalled and embarrassed" by a compilation edit of videos from when she was 13 or 14 years old.

In her statement, Eilish said that at the time she didn't know that the word "was a derogatory term used against members of the Asian community.".

"I am appalled and embarrassed and want to barf that I ever mouthed along to that word," said Eilish, now 19.

The compilation video shared on TikTok this month also showed another clip of what it claimed was Eilish "mocking Asians.".

In her statement, Eilish said she was speaking in a "silly gibberish made up voice," something she said she had done since childhood when talking to "pets, friends and family.".

"I'm being labelled something that I am not," Eilish said, adding that she was addressing the video clip after fans had asked her to respond.