"I'm proud of the work I've put in, and in many ways thankful to have had the time to do it.
I've needed this time off."
Wallen faced backlash in February after a video surfaced in which he reportedly used a racial slur and profanities.The country singer, who last year was rescheduled from appearing on "Saturday Night Live" after breaking Covid-19 protocols, was seen on a video first posted by TMZ with a group outside of his Nashville home."Take care of this "p*ssy-a** m*ther**ker" -," Wallen can be heard saying, before adding "take care of this p*ssy-a** n***er" ," apparently in reference to one of the people with his group.The singer apologized.