Elton John schools DaBaby after rapper's homophobic HIV/AIDS comments - Salon

Complex reports that when the rapper took the stage Sunday at Rolling Loud Miami, he made widely criticized homophobic comments to the audience: "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.

In a Wednesday morning Twitter thread, John, who isn't usually particularly active on social media, condemned DaBaby's homophobia and misinformation.

The first tweet shares a graphic from the Elton John AIDS Foundation that reads, "HIV misinformation and homophobia have no place in the music industry.

Further, he corrected one of DaBaby's false claims that HIV and AIDS "make you die in two to three weeks." John tweeted that "you can live a long and healthy life with HIV.

On Tuesday evening, shortly after John shared his Twitter thread, DaBaby finally apologized for the homophobic and inaccurate tirade, despite previously lashing out in an Instagram Live earlier that day.

John isn't the only celebrity or music icon to speak out about DaBaby's Rolling Loud comments.

Dua Lipa, whose hit "Levitating" features a verse from DaBaby, shared in an Instagram story on Tuesday, "I'm surprised and horrified at DaBaby's comments.

Nonetheless, DaBaby's homophobic comments at the festival have drawn the most attention — now, all the more so, with an icon like Elton John shining a light on the harmful inaccuracies of his words.