Celebs Who Have Used the N-Word

From misguided tweets to caught-on-tape rants.

Celebs Who Have Used the N-Word - The N-word has been has always been controversial. However, most people know if you aren’t Black, the word should be off-limits. In a recent case, Jane the Virgin actress Gina Rodriguez was in a media firestorm for using the N-word while rapping to The Fugees. Rodriguez ignited a debate about whether Latinx people can use the word. Take a look at the other celebrities who said the taboo word in the name of art, ignorance, or bigotry.(Photos from Left: Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagic, Alexander Tamargo/Getty Images)
Gina Rodriguez  - The Jane the Virgin actress received major backlash after posting a video to her Instagram Stories getting her hair done while rapping along to the The Fugees’ song, “Ready or Not.” She said on camera, “I can do what you do … believe me. (N-word) give me heebie-jeebies.” Rodriguez, whose parents are both Puerto Rican, quickly deleted the video after receiving serious criticism and offered two apologies to “community of color.”(Photo: Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagic)
Jennifer Lopez  - In 2001, when the Puerto Rican singer used the N-word in her hit song with Ja Rule, “I'm Real (Murder Remix),” she was quickly condemned for her lyrics. “For anyone to think or suggest or say that I'm racist is really absurd and hurtful to me," she responded to the criticism on Today. Although she did not apologize, Lopez stated: "The use of the word in the song, which was actually written by Ja Rule, was never meant to be hurtful in any way to anybody."(Photo: Alexander Tamargo/Getty Images)Lindsay Lohan - The former child star, who has been on a downward spiral for years now, is behind the most recent case. Using the N-word in a caption alongside an image of Kanye West in March of 2015, she tweeted, "#kanye&kimAlldayn****$ fun show #PFW #goodpeople=goodlife all from good moms!!!!!! @dinalohan @krisjenner." After being slammed on the social media network for her use of the offensive term, Lohan quickly altered the tweet to take out the word, which was made in reference to Yeezy's new single "All Day." She eventually deleted the tweet altogether.(Photo: Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images)

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Celebs Who Have Used the N-Word - The N-word has been has always been controversial. However, most people know if you aren’t Black, the word should be off-limits. In a recent case, Jane the Virgin actress Gina Rodriguez was in a media firestorm for using the N-word while rapping to The Fugees. Rodriguez ignited a debate about whether Latinx people can use the word. Take a look at the other celebrities who said the taboo word in the name of art, ignorance, or bigotry.(Photos from Left: Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagic, Alexander Tamargo/Getty Images)

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