ERYKAH Badu is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress.
The entertainer recently made headlines after apologizing to the Obama family following Barack Obama’s 60th birthday party on August 7, 2021.
Why did singer Erykah Badu apologize to the Obamas?
Badu, 50, took to Twitter to seek the Obama’s forgiveness after posting pictures and videos from the massive celebration.
“Mr. And Mrs. Obama, Please forgive me 4 being the ‘terrible guest’ at such a sacred event for your family,” Badu tweeted on August 12, 2021.
The unauthorized posts showed Obama and the former first lady, Michelle, dancing mask-free with their hundreds of guests.
“I was so inconsiderate, Thank you for all your love. What an example of ‘how NOT’ to be …… erica,” Badu continued.
The videos and pictures have since been deleted from her account but were not wiped from the internet for good.
Who is Erykah Badu?
Born Erica Abi Wright, Badu is known as a singer.
Badu is most famously associated with the neo soul sub-genre in the 1990s and 2000s.
Throughout her career she has won multiple awards and has accumulated an estimated net worth of $10 million according to Celebrity Net Worth.
Badu is also the mother to three children, Seven Sirius, 23, Puma Sabti, 17, and Mars Merkaba, 12.
What is the Obama Variant?
Following Badu’s posts, many people took to Twitter to voice their “outrage” with the former president.
People used #ObamaVariant to talk about the jam-packed birthday bash.
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“Every American, no matter party, should be outraged at this ‘let them ear cake’ moment, but instead, their simpleminded sycophants justify that blatant hypocrisy,” one user said along with the hashtag.
“Where is Barack Hussein Obama’s mask?! #ObamaVariant,” New York Times bestselling author Brigitte Gabriel added.
It was reported prior to the party that Obama had “scaled back,” the guest list from nearly 500 to 200 as the delta variant of the coronavirus continues to infect Americans.