Adam Levine is in hot water
after he was heard saying, "I hate this country," on Tuesday's
episode of The Voice.
Levine made the remark after
Carson Daly revealed that America had voted to save country music singer Amber
Carrington, one of Levine's contestants. The statement was caught on Levine's
open mic, even though the camera was focused on fellow coach Blake Shelton.
It's unclear what inspired
Levine's comment, especially since America had chosen to keep one Levine's
singers on the show. Earlier in the evening, however, two of Levine's other
contestants, early frontrunner Judith Hill and soul singer Sarah Simmons, were
eliminated. Perhaps he was hoping those contestants would stay longer than
Carrington?
The Maroon 5 frontman seemed
to try to clarify his comments as a misunderstanding on Twitter Tuesday night.
He tweeted the definitions of the words "joke,"
"humorless," "light-hearted" and "misunderstand"
all in succession. Levine also issued a follow-up statement on Wednesday.
"I obviously love my country very much and my comments last night were
made purely out of frustration," he said. "Being a part of The Voice,
I am passionately invested in my team and want to see my artists succeed. Last
night's elimination of Judith and Sarah was confusing and downright emotional
for me and my comments were made based on my personal dissatisfaction with the
results. I am very connected to my artists and know they have long careers
ahead, regardless of their outcome on the show." (Source)
No comments:
Post a Comment