Erykah Badu is setting the file straight after a publish on X of hers about vandalizing her Tesla induced headlines.
When the 54-year-old singer posted final week that she vandalized her Tesla amid rising protests all over the world towards Elon Musk, she wasn’t being critical, because it seems.
“Simply vandalized my Tesla,” she wrote. “Making an attempt to remain on development.”
Nevertheless, days later, she adopted up in one other publish on X to clear the air.
“Cease playin’,” she wrote. “This was humor. This silly. And y’all dumb. If I used to be even gradual sufficient to take part within the misplaced Tesla debate and smash somethin Id pay a minion to do it.”
Some immediately believed her preliminary publish as a result of it arrived as anger and frustration with Musk and the Division of Authorities Effectivity (DOGE) reached a fever pitch. Since DOGE launched, hundreds of federal employees have been laid off throughout authorities departments, and demonstrations starting from main protests at Tesla services and showrooms to situations of Tesla merchandise being vandalized or destroyed have kicked off in consequence.
On Saturday, “Tesla Takedown” demonstrations occurred throughout the nation and abroad. Organizers, who dubbed it a “world day of motion,” informed NPR there have been protests in over 253 cities worldwide. The protests aren’t nearly his dealing with of DOGE. Many are additionally upset together with his assaults on range, fairness, and inclusion initiatives and the gesture he made on Inauguration Day, perceived by many to be harking back to a Nazi salute.
There are indicators that the protests have had an impression—Tesla gross sales have slowed, and buyers are getting nervous. Tesla is predicted to launch information for its first-quarter on April 2, and its anticipated to point out a decline in demand in comparison with the identical interval final yr.
Within the meantime, Badu garnered headlines, once more, after she accepted her Billboard Girls in Music icon award on Saturday wearing a swimsuit she has dubbed the “booty swimsuit.” The ensemble—a bodysuit of an exaggerated feminine type—has elicited blended reactions. Some praised the search for its lifesized, modern resemblance to fertility statues and goddesses. Others felt like her swimsuit was mocking BBLs, or simply discovered it altogether dangerous.
Then, in fact, there are the followers who’re simply thrilled she’s engaged on her first album in 15 years.
